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3950

I wish Essendon was in as much disarray as Brisbane are.

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3951

We areā€¦

3952

So where are our flags then?

3953

The two are mutually exclusive. We are in disarray and have no flags. The Lions are in disarray and have 2 flags!

3954

How exactly are we in disarray currently?

Yes. Weā€™ve been a mess in the past, but Iā€™m curious as to what you think still puts us in disarray.

The club is committed, standards are improving, training top class, drafting the best itā€™s been for years, social media from club is outstanding and our support staff and coaches are finally aligned for the future.

The doesnā€™t sound like disarray to me. We just need to start winning and staying healthy and hopefully great things are coming.

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3955

I think we found Welshyā€™s account.

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3956

Expect the Cannons squads to be released in the next week, have heard up to 12 Essendon tied players will be amongst the groups

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3957

Go on ā€¦

Very easy statement to make, but what is improving?

3958

Iā€™ve got to admit Iā€™m sceptical every time someone says our drafting has improved. You canā€™t know this until those kids become elite players.

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3959

I wouldnā€™t be. The term is improvedā€¦ not that its good.

Itā€™s easy to tell itā€™s improved because every kid has shown an AFL attribute or more. In the past weā€™ve had kids come and go and we are all still wondering what they ever saw in them.

3960

Well ok, thatā€™s a low bar. We need to do better than that or itā€™s still a failure.

3961

This is 100% correct. You might see improved attributes like the player is an elite kick or is super fast, but whether they end up good AFL players generally takes 3-4 years to determine. Assuming they last that long.

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