Same. Time stops for nobody though.
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It's a bloody fine line though isn't it.
I mean I can see that Macrae and Daniel are struggling (compared to their very best), but I am also confident that were they to go elsewhere they would both have good football in front of them, particularly Caleb.
We're (The collective we're, not any specific poster here) quick to really hate on those WE want to keep who lose, and trot out lots of pejorative terms for them like mercenaries, traitors, disloyal, but we can also be very much quick to want to shove loyal heroes out the door, when it suits us.
Not saying either wouldn't be better for a move at end of year, just the interesting dynamics between loyalty from different perspectives.
My take is we should not be contemplating trading either Macrae or Daniel and if the list manager is considering that then they should be sacked...
But I live in an alternative footy universe where it's US against the world, not a group of hired guns temporarily dressed in RWB against the world.
I'm all for players moving club for greater opportunity and (of course) bonanza pay deals, but when two guys who are (reportedly) well paid and play most weeks and being talked about re trade, well, I just HATE IT.
The question is if your changing tact and looking at speed , then when do you trade good players if they don’t fit the model.
You can let them see out their contract and they retire or you get zero for them or do you trade a year or two before contract ends and get good value in return?
I can’t see Macrae getting traded but Daniel I can.
Not pre-empting MJP (who has much better insight than me), but surely you design your game plan to maximise the contribution from the overall list.
When you have eggs and bacon you can make bacon and eggs, but if you only have beans you need a recipe for beans.
I think part of the problem is that a game style that matches and optimises the talent on the list will still fall short against what other teams are doing.
Good players who are slowish can beat fast players. It's hard for them to consistently beat good fast players though.