But thats not talking about drafting strategy which is what the statement was, thats trading strategy which isn't what I was commenting on. The statement was that Clarke had screwed up our drafting since 2020, when he hasn't had many high picks. The only 2 in the top 20 were Gibcus (cruelled by injury) and Brown who's just starting to show something.
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Game Day R21 - Foldnorf v Richmond at the Dump
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But thats not talking about drafting strategy which is what the statement was, thats trading strategy which isn't what I was commenting on. The statement was that Clarke had screwed up our drafting since 2020, when he hasn't had many high picks. The only 2 in the top 20 were Gibcus (cruelled by injury) and Brown who's just starting to show something.
Agreed and my original comment was meant to be glass half full.
It's the impression I get from reading posts about trading players out and salivating about drafting all the supposed high picks we'll get from it.
He is the new Petrie. Destined to destroy us every game.As predicted Larkey kicked 5
He actually didn’t do a lot for his 5. Took one good mark I think and the rest were gimmes.As predicted Larkey kicked 5
Kicked well
I'm away at the moment, but looking at the scores, looks to me like we kicked ourselves out of that game. 7 more scoring shots and we lost? Not good, but not as bad as it could be. If we had a forward line we likely would have won.
Not much fun bottoming out, but what matters is what you make if the situation. We can gnash our teeth and whinge. But I'm sure the club is looking at how to use the opportunity of early draft picks, and the opportunity of getting more early picks as a result of swaps last year, to improve the team and get competitive.
DS
Not much fun bottoming out, but what matters is what you make if the situation. We can gnash our teeth and whinge. But I'm sure the club is looking at how to use the opportunity of early draft picks, and the opportunity of getting more early picks as a result of swaps last year, to improve the team and get competitive.
DS
Ha! Mark it down now.
We will be the only team GC beats away.
It's a bit of that DS, it's also that despite having had some really good draft picks over the last few years, North are still putrid. I just hope we don't go down the same path. Switching coaches around looking for the saviour does that.
2 games, 3 games, 4?
They jumped the shark. Discarded the champs, alienated Cyril, and languished in the cellar for a decade.
Swans or cats never went back2back
swans defy graVity with exclusive access to 5 million well fed kids
And geelong start on 40 points on a soccer pitch
As long as they miss the finals, who cares. It'll prove nothing beating the 'worst team in the comp'.
Plus 7 scoring shots and plus 16 I50’s and we still lost. I’m not unhappy with the result at all. North were missing Wardlaw and have had a pretty settled team all year. We haven’t had any continuity and we were missing almost our total forward line. I loved what I saw from Steely, Seth, HUGO, Banks and Trezise. I’m content that we can bounce back hard.
Well the trading strategy is why he hasn't had any picks of value. So like I said it's pretty hard to stuff up if you don't get to select any and therefore can't really make a judgement (which is what you're saying I think) . Not sure if Clarke plays a key role in the decision to trade away picks and who to trade in for those picks but imo that strategy and selection was a total balls up.
We use to laugh at Lolnorth!
Now we are worse!
Back in the past it was an embarrassment to be the wooden spooners. Now some on here are proud of getting 1st pick in the draft.
How many first picks have North and West Coast had in the last few years and they are still struggling at the bottom of the ladder.
All you guys who crowed loud when we won 3 premierships in 4 years and are now saying we've got great picks in the draft need to look at the reality of the situation.
Draft picks do not guarantee a rise up the ladder. In fact it is a bloody lottery of talent and if you're lucky you might jag a couple.
Further our off field club management is in complete disarray. When we won those recent flags our off field management had a plan to build our club finances and membership and our on field team. Currently we are like a ship on a dark foggy night without radar - they have no clue where we are going.
We are hoping a 1st year coach can steer the team out this! How many coaches have North had in the last 6 years.
This debacle is going to take many years of hard work and many tears to fix.
Draft picks or no draft picks it is extremely embarrassing for a proud club like Richmond to be wooden spooners.
And that, IMO, is the truth!
Now we are worse!
Back in the past it was an embarrassment to be the wooden spooners. Now some on here are proud of getting 1st pick in the draft.
How many first picks have North and West Coast had in the last few years and they are still struggling at the bottom of the ladder.
All you guys who crowed loud when we won 3 premierships in 4 years and are now saying we've got great picks in the draft need to look at the reality of the situation.
Draft picks do not guarantee a rise up the ladder. In fact it is a bloody lottery of talent and if you're lucky you might jag a couple.
Further our off field club management is in complete disarray. When we won those recent flags our off field management had a plan to build our club finances and membership and our on field team. Currently we are like a ship on a dark foggy night without radar - they have no clue where we are going.
We are hoping a 1st year coach can steer the team out this! How many coaches have North had in the last 6 years.
This debacle is going to take many years of hard work and many tears to fix.
Draft picks or no draft picks it is extremely embarrassing for a proud club like Richmond to be wooden spooners.
And that, IMO, is the truth!
A decade? Played finals in 2018. Whatever they look like they’re back.
We will have an interesting rebuild comparison to analyse next few years.
