So round and round it goes where it ends no body knows.
It's obvious that some people will never understand what tanking actually is.
There are a small number who dounderstan, yet are more than happy to cheat. These are the sort of people who risk getting shot in card games.
Then there are the poo stirrers.
The big difference in the way I view things is that if we lose, i take consolation in the fact that it could lead to higher draft picks, some though, do do seem to actually take delight in the loss. Something I cant fathom myself, the idea of barracking for the enemy is just so foreign to me.
It's interesting how some 'pro tankers' are also those that sook the most when we loose, or over selections/non selections of certain players.
"We've put the cue in the rack". what does that mean? the players aren't trying?
The simple FACT
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) is that we will still finish near the bottom of the ladder without breaking any rules or sinking to the depths of Carlton. People that put little substance on integrity probably don't have much themselves.
Meaningless wins is a good one. if you want to get fair dinkum about what a win means, if you dont win the premiership, then all wins you may have in the season are meaningless.
Anyone that thinks the run of wins we had were meaningless would be at odds, I feel , with the playing group and coaching staff. Anyone that thinks that continually getting beaten does not negatively affect your confidence in your own ability, the team and the coaches, let alone the whole spirit and culture of the club has obviously not played in a side that continually gets beaten.
Then there's the winning culture stupidity.
A winning culture is not a culture developed by winning. A winning culture is a culture that will lead to winning.
Hardwick is installing exactly that sort of culture in this club and that is why when the football gods smiled on us for a month and a bit the team was able to actually take advantage and notch a few morale building wins.
I've very little doubt that the selfish, front running, down hill skiing, pea hearted Richmond of recent years would not have grabbed all of those wins under those circumstances.