Imagine if....we added Nick Riewoldt, Leigh Montagna, Sam Fischer, Adam Scheinder, Lenny Hayes, Sean Dempster and James Gwilt into the side....
If you think Richo is the coach going forward.. could having these players at your disposal gift you a core with which you could win games?
Well, Richo did have these players and Jack Stevens who was #1 for clearances and contested possessions and David Armitage was #2. They were in peak form.
Add in Josh Bruce and Mav Weller in their first season - and what could Richo the magnificent conjur?
4 WINS.
This is another reason why, he just cant get it done. Yes we won more games each season up to this one, but it's never looked cohesive ( minus a few magic passionate team efforts).
I like Richo. But the club failed him firstly by not having a director of football to guide Richo and secondly, by some hit and miss recruiting both in the draft and trades, and finally, in allowing him to assemble one of the poorest coaching staff in the AFL.
Imagine if we had put the effort into building an experienced coaching team that we put into drafting a plan on how to win ( yes, I know we did interviews but we hired a man no one else even asked to interview...there were 5 clubs besides us hunting a head coach!!).
Imagine this.....
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