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1) Personnel - I'd be trading either Tuck or Foley, whoever attracts the higher pick. I reckon one of them might get us a top 20 pick.
2) Knowing limitations - agree. But the subtext of what you're saying is "We are mentally soft". Surely a big problem to address? Is playing to lose going to help?
3) Resources - agree.
4) Leadership - yep, pathetic. It's debatable, but I reckon strong leadership in our situation is to ignore the tanking temptations and send the message that previous "losing" practices won't be tolerated. (eg St Kilda with Gram, Geelong with Johnson etc etc — unless you believe that everyone is preparing perfectly, or behaving well - I don't.)
You've identified some of the club's underlying problems - really big problems, yet the tankers would have us believe that an extra 17 year old kid will solve them. I don't subscribe to that POV. Sure, take him if he's there and we have the pick. But we need to try to win, prepare to win and win if the game is there to be taken. Then, if we want another pick, go out and get it. Make a few hard decisions that we've avoided in the past, precisely because we tend to overestimate the ability of our players. IMO both Tuck and Foley are limited players - good, but limited. Trade one for a reasonable pick.