Never liked that appointment of Dan Richardson a former player agent in his role hasn'timpressed me at all.Neil Balme was our man and he was never contracted to the cats.
Yea done a terrible job re signing every one of our stars off contract 
get a clue , he s one of the best in the business , 
Retaining the best players is the bare minimum a club in our position should be doing.
Like how Hawthorn lost buddy? Geelong Ablett and Christensen? Sydney Malceski and Mumford? Collingwood Beams? Adelaide likely Dangerfield? St Kilda Goddard? Looks to me if we are one pf the only teams to retain our players. Dont just wipe that away like a grain of salt - its a far bigger deal than you make it out.
And giving 6 year contracts on multimillion dollars is absolute stupidity if you ask me. Look at the NBA and NFL if you want examples of where they have failed (Inner turmoil with Scottie Pippen amd MJ as their deals by 3rd year were outdated deapite being two of the top 5 players... or allan houston. Knicks signed him to biggest contract ever and he flops with injuries. All unexpected).
I for one think Dan has nothing to answer for at this stage.
Hawthorn - had already won a flag -2 if you count 2008- then added Lake, McEvoy & Frawley (not to mention Burgoyne, Hale & Gunston since 2008). Sydney - won a flag, then got Franklin & Tippett, Malceski's on his last legs, didn't even try to keep Mumford; though admittedly they also had COLA . Geelong - had just won their 3rd flag in 5 seasons when Ablett left for a new expansion side that had massive concessions and money to burn. All those sides have more bonafide stars than we have. St. Kilda - already had 2 GF appearances(and a replay), premiership window was closed, rebuilding, years away from another premiership tilt when Goddard walked.... Adelaide - well how about you wait until that's actually confirmed before you use it as an example? (Ironic that one the other teams you used as an example is his most likely destination if he does leave) Besides - Dangerfield's a FA, only Rance has been a FA for us , the other stars we've re-signed so far haven't been. Riewoldt will be next year.
Not sure what that Seppo sport has to do with the price of fish either....do they even have a salary cap over there...or limits on free agency? Totally irrelevant to the AFL.
Unless they go against form and what Richardson just indicated and pull something out of their arse come the silly season, as it stands right now, Richardson, Hartley & Hackson are all incompetent boobs and need to stuff off. Another HBF a priority - stuff me drunk.....it's like Wallace, Miller & Cameron never left....
