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Title: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: one-eyed on September 22, 2008, 03:48:35 AM

Saints need leap of recruiting faith
Jake Niall | September 22, 2008

IN 2001, a team coached by an ex-St Kilda captain reached the preliminary final. It had been smashed in the first final by the top team and reigning premier, but the double chance gave it another shot. In week two, it duly rebounded and vanquished a hated rival.

But that second chance would prove irrelevant, as this good-average team — which had fallen into fourth in the final round — was dismantled by the emerging premiership challenger.

At the end of that season, Danny Frawley's Richmond would "top up" with seasoned recruits, in the deluded belief that it was close to a premiership. The Tigers have not seen a finals series since.

The Saints of 2008 followed the Richmond 2001 script, with a meaty second-week victory over Collingwood sandwiched between terrible hidings by the top two.

Often reminded of how the Tigers miscalculated and then paid in the subsequent seasons — a situation caused partly by salary cap issues — Frawley yesterday cautioned his old club against replicating the Richmond pattern of seeking to fill one or two holes with seasoned recruits.

Frawley knows first-hand how a preliminary final can be the fool's gold that never leads to silverware.

"They (the Saints) need to look at where they're going to be in three years' time."

Noting the patience shown by both Hawthorn and Geelong, the former Richmond coach and St Kilda captain said long-term decisions might take the club "three steps back and six steps forward."

Frawley is among those who believes that, far from needing to top up, the Saints would be well-served if they managed to obtain an extra first-round pick. Finding one, however, will require an act of list-management courage.

http://www.realfooty.com.au/news/news/saints-need-leap-of-recruiting-faith/2008/09/21/1221935450938.html?page=fullpage#contentSwap1

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: tigersalive on September 22, 2008, 09:38:10 AM

First time I've really heard Frawley say he stuffed up.

Of course it's only being said now to help St Kilda out.  :whistle

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: TheUmpire on September 22, 2008, 12:04:20 PM

And then the Grade A Fool Frawley proceeded to top up again the next year. How the hell does this moron have any respect in the football world.

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: WilliamPowell on September 22, 2008, 01:41:00 PM

Thanks for sharing Danny, truely enlightening stuff  :wallywink

Dont let the door whack you on the way out

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: Hellenic Tiger on September 22, 2008, 06:09:06 PM

Thanks for stating the obvious Danny. :scream
Now tell me o enlightened one who's playing in the GF on Saturday :rollin

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: Tazzytiger on September 22, 2008, 06:42:56 PM

LMAO

Title: Re: Don't "top up" and instead go for another first round pick: Frawley
Post by: Ox on September 22, 2008, 06:57:28 PM

How can u not hate this bum.

LMAO@ The way they treat him like the idiot he is on the Sunday FS.