i think issue is not that Bronte does not buy us a premier more to the point what has happened to the club with the biggest crowd attendence, most members etc. It is not up to Bronte to put his hands in his pockets. Every year it is the same old members you guys included contribute to bribes for winning finals @+#%, I pledged $200 bucks, we sponsor players, ball buy memberships - I bloody buy family membership and I dont have a family - I am sure all you guys do the same. Now given that we contribute a great deal( some do) we dont seem retain sponsors ( jmo) and we dont simply spend appropriately!

are we paying some players too much to stop us from buying new ones - when guys like Hay, Spannderman, Chick etc are up for grabs we need to grab them!!!! - now some may not want or like them them but we need to build a team around a core nucleus to push us closer to a premiership tilt!

We dont have a game breaker, a geninue ruckman, pace in the middle, or a tall back line! we have a lot of players out of a similar mould ie 180 cm, leanish players who we are trying to in a a variety of positions, but fundamentally they are similar type players. you only have to look at the benech to see it.

I think we need to recruit 3 high class players a ruckman, a FF and a CHB - build the spine they need good strong hands and a really fit, then we can build the team around that. remember it is the wafl, so it is not a 3/4/5 year rebuilding process - we can win a premiership next year if we do it right this year!

in 1999 we finished 8th with 5 wins and then the next year we won a premiership. mark you will be proud of my stats here. since 90 we average 10.4 wins and a finish in 4.4th place.

here is some performances

95 6th 10 wins
96 1 14
97 4 12
98 4 11
99 8 5
00 1 15
01 2 14
02 1 13
03 3 13
04 5 11
05 6 6
06 5 7
07 4 11

in each of the years where we have had big #'s of recruits we have done very well( I think) maybe the 80k we made in 07 needs to be spent - only this way we can drive up membership and support becuase I think we are in some serious trouble not just on the field.

Royals30
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