RD 7 : Blues V Giants (Pre-Match Pre-Amble)

[Thryleon]

Picking the best side in order to win must be the first principle of selection. The play the kids and develop young players principle must come a distant second.

Want to build a culture of mediocrity? Then losing games will get you there, especially when it come with the excuse of playing young players who need to have a go. The other deficiancy of this approach is when does it stop. When does a club decide to stop being 'developmental' and picking the best side?  Who gets an opportunity and why? It can become very confusing and incoherent very fast.

Malthouse is trying to build a bridge to a culture and attitude that is about winning and believing you can win every game. The straightforward way to this is pick the best side. Otherwise you are half a side going out to win (and knowing that you are unlikely to) and another half who are having a go.  To this i bollocks. This isn't football camp, it's the AFL. Pick the best side and try and win every game. Anything less is folly.

Yep we need this more than anything else I think.

More than draft picks, more than trading more than anything.

we need to build a culture of success.