Sack Francis Hackson and Hartley

[Francois Jackson]

Right enough is enough with these clowns.

if hardwick values his job he would look long and hard at upgrading these 2 with our stuffin money that we generously pour into the club every year.

We shouldn't have to be relying on our top end talent to come from our first round picks.

These 2 were probably given a 5 yr extension on the back of Miles.

I have spent a bit of time going through the lists of hawks, cats, swans and fremantle and the reasons why they are so good is because they have players like Jack, Hannebury, Kennedy Gunston, Crowley, Sandilands, Bruest amongst others that have come from picks 20 plus.

I look at our list and shake my head that the Foley, Grigg, Newman, Edwards types are not getting pushed back to the seconds in favour of emerging talent.

Its either the fault of these clowns or the development spuds led by Tim Clarke have no idea what they are doing or a mixture of both. Good clubs dont care about top picks, they have faith in their recruiters to bring it home.

I personally have more faith in a used car salesman that these 2.

Time for a change. Hardwick needs to wake up and grow some balls before he is left without a job

[The Big Richo]

Excellent rant. 

[Judge Roughneck]

The list is not healthy.

[DCrane]

Great rant 
The other thing about relying solely on your first round picks is that it is a disaster if they don't work out, it also puts more than usual pressure on the likes of Ellis, Vickery and Conca, Ellis seems to have lifted and could be elite, Vickery who knows, Conca looks like your standard pick 40 at the moment.

[Willy]

Conca over Heppel looks worse and worse with every passing day.

[harry bosch]

Well said , but it won't happen.

This club just doesn't seem to understand that the number one reason for our lack of success is recruiting/list management..
So nothing will change there...

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Conca over Heppel looks worse and worse with every passing day.

It's another Tambling over Franklin.lmao@ that

[tigs2011]

That 2010 draft is an absolute shocker. 

[Diocletian]

That 2010 draft is an absolute shocker. 

Even one or two of the apologist flogs on Big Footy are finally starting to concede Conca over Heppell might have been a mistake.....so it must really be obvious now....

[eliminator]

The football department has a whole has to be reviewed. We are fortunate that in recent times are number 1 picks have been good eg Martin. However that luck cannot last for ever. We need to make our second and third round picks count. Recruiters should have been placed on notice after drafting Hampson.

[WilliamPowell]

The football department has a whole has to be reviewed. We are fortunate that in recent times are number 1 picks have been good eg Martin. However that luck cannot last for ever. We need to make our second and third round picks count. Recruiters should have been placed on notice after drafting Hampson.

Correcting for accuracy
Recruiters Blair Hartley should have been placed on notice after drafting trading for Hampson

The recruiters: Jackson, Taylor etc had no input in the decision of trading for Hampson. Whack them for drafting but not trade decisions, especially this

Hampson is a Blair Hartley special (recommendation)

But instead of putting him on notice the Club promote him 

[Mr Magic]

Correcting for accuracy
Recruiters Blair Hartley should have been placed on notice after drafting trading for Hampson

Alternatively he picked up Miles for peanuts but yeah keep focussing on the negatives.

[eliminator]

The football department has a whole has to be reviewed. We are fortunate that in recent times are number 1 picks have been good eg Martin. However that luck cannot last for ever. We need to make our second and third round picks count. Recruiters should have been placed on notice after drafting Hampson.

Correcting for accuracy
Recruiters Blair Hartley should have been placed on notice after drafting trading for Hampson

The recruiters: Jackson, Taylor etc had no input in the decision of trading for Hampson. Whack them for drafting but not trade decisions, especially this

Hampson is a Blair Hartley special (recommendation)

But instead of putting him on notice the Club promote him 

Apologies. Was using the term recruiters in the broadest sense. I should have said Football department. Not sure but I believe the decision to take Miles had more to do with the recommendation of Chocco than any masterstroke of Hartley.

[tigs2011]

The problem is that we need to actually add to our recruiters not get rid of them. I'd also look at getting the Geelong guy to take over as head recruiter.

[Diocletian]

Correcting for accuracy
Recruiters Blair Hartley should have been placed on notice after drafting trading for Hampson

Alternatively he picked up Miles for peanuts but yeah keep focussing on the negatives.

Yeah that's one resounding success - name the others....