Originally Posted by
mjp
Can we go with the 'Mystique of luring players to the club?'.
Lost: Buddy.
Gained: Mitchell - massive cost that no-one else would pay, no success since.
Gained: O'Meara - see Mitchell
Gained: Scully - Salary cap dump, no success since
Gained: Gunston - transfer back from interstate...Fair enough
Gained: Dew - Fat, no-one else wanted him.
Gained: Burgoyne - Chronic knees, no-one else wanted him.
Gained: Lake - Club in transition, targeted recruiting...Good Get.
Gained: Frawley - Bottom feeding club in turmoil, good timing (and good get).
Who have I missed? It must be someone...Their success was based on finishing down the bottom and maximising their draft picks - some of that was through Richmond's stupidity...some was our own fixation on Gryphon. Franlin, Roughead + Lewis in one draft? Slam DUNK. Hodge over Ball and Judd? Slam DUNK. Mitchell via the VFL? Slam DUNK. Birchall? Smith? Rioli? All of the cornerstones of the 4-premierships - even going back to Crawford, Bateman et al in 2008 - were drafted by the club.