Like Purplepower, I feel off-sided by the lack of transparency around this clearout . From my days working with HR.. HR in many large companies is measured on retention, with a constant drive to get the organisation working together harmoniously and effectively. In recent years, Myer-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) theory has gained traction; a world away from crude personality tests of old, MBTI codifies 16 personality traits, that people exhibit in various combinations, and complements cultural diversity training.
Simple diagrams are used to illustrate the many different ways that peoples brains work in interpreting and processing information and taking decisions, ranging from highly creative to emotional to highly rationalistic, and all the spectrum in between. The idea is that this insight better inclines colleagues to accept how a person ticks, even when that person's behaviour feels out-of-place. In the Hogan case, possibly the Cam Mac and others, holding everyone to obsessive disciplines ("high standards") that are subjective and perhaps not universal, feels like regression to the 90's, where investment in people is less appreciated. Maybe I don't understand football clubs, but this year Hogan came good on field: when he played we looked better and usually won. This felt like success. Instead his card seems to have been unilaterally marked. If salary cap was the reason, then 'it didn't work out with Jesse' doesn't add up and we end up speculating. Is it about injury? Behaviour? Salary cap? State of mind? Combination of the above? It may be a difficult topic but discerning fans deserve more than throwaway lines and it looks like the current heirarchy has missed a strength of Chris Bond: his willingness to go the extra mile to work through people's issues.
In better news, a hint from a previous Bell interview revealed that Dixon was turning up unfit for pre-seasons, but the club do rate his ability. It's possible he may yet do a 'Sonny', be re-rookied and turn into that forward we clearly need. Let's hope so.
