On what basis do people think Malthouse would be doing any better than Hardwick under the cicumstances, in particular leaking goals?
In 2000 maltouse took over a side that finished last on the ladder the year before with 4 wins and a % of 85 in that year they suffered one 10 goal loss, a 50 point loss and a number of narrow defeats
in his first year they finished with 7 wins and % of 86. this included a couple of 10 goal losses a 120 point flogging and a number of 40 odd point losses (including one to us)
In his second year he improved his no of wins ( to finish......9th
) and an improved % of 107, still with a couple of heavy losses ( carlton is the regular offender through this period) but offset by some large wins.
Did he have to strip back to basics to the same degree dimma has? did he start so far behind the rest of the comp as what dimma has?
I'd say no, yet his first two years were not much better than what we are seeing now.
even in his third year, when the skunks finished 4th, it was with only 13 wins.
It has taken him 10 years to get to where the filth are now, yet some are expecting hardwick to turn a basket case around in what, 1 1/2 seasons. stuff me not even macgyver could make strawberry jam out of sh|t .
