The fact is that most on here would be absolutely fine if we were losing by the margins we are if we were fielding a truely "rebuilding" team, the fact that Logue has only played 3 games, Ryan 2 games and Cox 1 game, with Darcy missing out altogether after 12 rounds, indicates that at the very best the management are hedging their bets about this so called "rebuild" or at worst it really is just a line trundelled out after bad losses to explain the poor performances.
It needs to be clarified that our best game this year both in winning margin and in general play was the rnd 3 game against the dogs, which by all players accounts the coaches took their hands off the wheels and said "go play your natural game".
Biz was lambasted on this site for suggesting that Ross didn't seem to enjoy the win and IMHO that was totally to do with the fact the players proved him so wrong. We have a talented side who when left to their own devices and allowed to take the game on can win and play attractive football. Since that game the coaches have been slowly reeling back in the reins, the exciting youngsters (Logue for one) have been dropped back to peel and old stalwarts (sutcliffe & Pierce) brought back into the side. Look how that has turned out!
Personally I think the first half of this year had put our rebuild behind schedule by 6 months so will now take 4 1/2 years.
We simply need to get as many games into the young guys as possible in the remaining 10 games and see what we have got. Otherwise this is just another wasted year in which Sandi, MJ, Mundy and anyone else over 30 edge closer to retirement and we wonder what might have been.