I would say Blair Hartley from what I have read of WP's posts. Would happy for FJ to go with him as well.
I understand that the two year extension is an obstacle but not nearly as big as some people may think.
If we finish last, "WOODEN SPOON" and we are "oh so close" to that result right now, he will go.
You can't take a team that finished 5th on the ladder (7th after losing to the 9th side) to the wooden spoon and survive. That would be a scandal in itself. The barrier of the extended contract would go with it. The reason for this is simple, if you are getting 20k people through the gate for a Fremantle game and the rest of the seasons attendances are equally poor, you have lost a heap of potential revenue. You can't as a football board go into a new season without doing something to generate hope (memberships) and improve attendances. (If they did that, there would be a rebellion of members and a strong push for a rival board setup). Personally, I find it unfathomable that this list could finish last but then I find Hardwick unfathomable in his stupidity so I'm not discounting the possibility.
For Hardwick to go sooner, there would have to be a player revolt. Just on last weekends game, if Arnot played in the middle next to Miles, we would have won. Miles has turned into the Tuck of 2014, hiding what an abominable midfield we have through individual effort and willpower. (ie. fierce attack on the ball).
There can be no excuses for Hardwicks performances this year. This is a list that he built with his recruiting department and these are the players that he has chosen to play. I cringe when I hear that skills are the reason we lost to Fremantle when this is his job to train the players and ensure their skills are up to afl level. Here is a guy who came in on a platform that we will only recruit skilled footballers who are hard at it. I only see the opposite.
