Newman being on our list is a clue as to our clubs mistaken priorities
95% of fans knew that Newman going on another year would be a mistake. Fans who are not on the inside of the club and who aren't paid professionals in the sport.
So there's something wrong when the professionals who have the expertise and access to all the info get it so wrong compared to the outside layperson. Conca over Heppell is another example of this. Hampson for a second round pick is another. We could all list another 6-12 examples.
So Drilling down further, what are these mistaken priorities? Have we overrated our list? Is it an innocent series of poo decisions? Is it Jobs for mates with performance a secondary priority. Is it structure over substance? Are the powers that be just not cut out for it all? Is it a mixture of them all?
Actually Dooks, we were talking about the Newman situation yesterday trying to work out the reason behind giving him another year.
And one thing that came up as this issue regarding our obvious lack of leadership. Someone suggested that maybe he was given another year simply because our leadership is so poor that the powers that be determined rightly or wrongly he could offer something there.
My comment that was that the idea may have merit but leadership can also be shown at the lower level if form doesn't warrant running around in the AFL side.
Sadly that is one of the main problems right now with Newman, his form doesn't warrant AFL games and the club won't drop him and he seems unwilling to put his hand up. So we are now carrying a bloke because he is "held in such high" regard.
They've created a rod for their back and they clearly haven't got either the courage or any idea how to fix it. Sadly IMHO it's the former not the latter
