Beg to differ Flag - in this and several other threads so far people have said we have "overachieved" and Ross has made a "silk purse out of a sow's ear".
What BS.
Not a lot of love for Suban but he would be pushing a game in most sides, and possibly Hawthorns. Their bottom 6 look a lot better because they run outside and get easy touches - like that bloke Hill who "can't play footy", and we passed over. In the right structure, with the right role, players can flourish. But in our structure, guys just grind and grind and grind. Our Hill is better than Smith & their Hill, but they just rack up touches and carry every week because of the hawthorn game plan. I reckon Sheridan & Sutcliffe would look pretty good in that side too.
But also - Hawthorn's list is amazing. So just because we don't match up man for man with them doesn't mean we don't have an exceptional list. Just means you have to find the way to maximise the areas you are better at. Not saying that's easy, but that's why they have coaches, and the players don't just run out and stand in positions all day.