I am not naive enough to think that the MC never makes mistakes, but I am also not arrogant enough to think because i disagree with them they must be wrong. (as an aside Lambsy is still bitter we got Hardwick and Port got Hinkley)
You've been saying it for months? 4 months ago Cumberland played rd 1 in the VFL. in his 1st 3 games he kicked 4 goals. Should he have started the year in the AFL?
3 months ago Cumberland returned after missing a month of football. should he have come straight into the ones then?
he then kicked 3 goals each game for the next 3 weeks.
2 months ago he made his 'debut' against the Swans, not making it onto the field after playing a half in the VFL
we then had the bye, so after playing 2 quarters of football in the previous 2 weeks Cumberland went back to the VFL, replaced as sub by Kane Lambert, while Clarke made his debut, which most were happy with.
a poor game in the VFL followed, then 3 games where he kicked multiple goals. he was then promoted.
It is worth noting we lost 2 games out of 9 before Cumberland's 2nd debut- to the Swans by 6, and to the Cats by 3, and were scoring freely. That suggests the MC were getting a lot right.