just to finish here.
where i differ from most i believe we should retain jackson if possible. but i certainly believe we must add to our recruiting group where juniors are concerned. i really liked the idea of getting matt rendell when he got the arse from adelaide. would have gladly given him joint control and let them work together. we need to do something like this.
to me recruiting and list management has been ordinary and they are such vital areas im a firm believer that every 4 or 5 yrs there should be an independent review of these areasin particular.
yes im highly critical of jackson and i have been for a long while. but in saying that i reckon he has something to offer as well.
the other one that makes me angry is list management i dont know if any club can get it so wrong so regularly.
just to finish recruiting is about processes. within those processes you set out strict criteria for taking players i reckon get those criteria right and go thru the process yr after yr and you will not go too far wrong.
and finally imo jackson can pretty well be judged from 2005 to 2010 it is too early to make a definative call on the 2011 to 2013 drafts. i already have concerns about these later drafts.
05 - fail none left
06 - fail only riewoldt is a success s edwards is still there but should have been cut 3 yrs ago. they are the only survivors.
07 - pass. cotchin and rance are left. only 3 picks.
08 - fail only vickery left and everyone knows my views on that particular selection.
09 - seven picks, 3 gone, dea battling, griffiths and astbury not established and can go either way still. martin. this draft can still go either way of 7 picks only one has truly made it. i have my concerns and am yet to call it but i lean towards a fail.
10 - three of 5 left. conca, batchelor, helbig, imo this is a failed draft.
