At that time, we had young.
Nick Riewoldt
Luke Ball
Xavier Clarke
Nick Dal Santo
Justin Koschitzke
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/dal_santo.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/riewoldt12.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/clarke20.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/koschitzke24.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/ball14.jpg)
Promising young chaps, who when matured would probably lead us to a flag.
We had the great man Robert Harvey.
Still had Aussie Jones running around.
Aaron Hamil.
Lenny what a f****** legend Hayes
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/jones5.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/harvey35.jpg)
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/hayes7.jpg)
Had this bloke.
![Image](http://westofmoorabbin.com/players/milne44.jpg)
Goddard came the next year but took a while to find his feet.
Such hope came from seeing this group of players come in as kids, mature into elite superstars and come so so close to getting this club its second flag. But they didn't.
Too many annoying what ifs always circulate in my mind.
I won't rant too much, but our core group has risen now they have fallen. No grand final win. Damn it is frustrating.
I still had hope for a last hurahh this year, but too many atrociously umpired games have kept us out of the hunt.
I think the players completely lost heart after being robbed by the umpires against collingwood. You could see it last week against the dees.
The camera focused on Nick Riewoldt in the coaches box last night and he had that horrible look knowing he'll never play in a premiership.
And yes, it had to be Geelong to put the final final final nail in the coffin of our hope. Had to be f****** 3 f****** premierships geelong. That f****** team we dominated in 2004. Don't they just specialise in pouring salt in the wound?
Frustration.
I feel very sorry for Scott Watters now. He has inherited a declining list and will probably Tim Watson the team, through no real fault of his own. Just came in at the wrong time and in 2 years will have a list of total duds / old crippled men.