Agree. The Graham decision showed his intentions and his philosophy from the get go IMO. The subsequent recruiting of Kingsley, Bowden, McMahon, Hislop etc. etc. shows he hasn't really changed.
He had an aim of developing our own champions, yet wasted draft picks on recycled players. He blames a poor skill level yet he has had years to either improve skill levels, get rid of blokes who aren't up to it, or recruit guys who have goot good skills. And then, with a poorly skilled team, he implements a gameplan reliant on precision skills. He reckons we are locked and loaded yet continually uses inexperience as an excuse when we get beaten. He reckons our young blokes have developed over his tenure yet he struggles to name names when questioned by Mike. He says he won't trade first round draft picks while he is coach yet he downgrades a pick for Graham Polak and chases Brendon Fevola and to a lesser extent Chris Judd. He has told us time and time again after floggings that it won't happen again and supporters can at least expect a competitive performance each week, yet we continue to be subjected to the same crap.
Spot on!
I sometimes wonder whether he actually believes his own spin. I have had a gut full of him.
