HINDSIGHT’S 2020 We talk a lot about Coach Luke Beveridge “going full Bevo” in fantasy circles with his bizarre press conferences and nonsensical player usage, but it was the Western Bulldogs’ list management team that took the cake in 2020. Instead of dealing wantaway midfielder Josh Dunkley after he was starved of midfield time …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 The flipside to being such an oppressive force on your home deck is that opposition clubs smell blood the minute you hit the road or step foot on an aircraft. To say that West Coast struggled in the COVID-19 season is an understatement – their inability (or refusal) to adapt to a …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 It was unfamiliar territory for the Swans, with a bottom-4 finishes ushering in the first rebuild of Sydney’s modern era. Horse Longmire has long shown a disdain for gifting players games, so much of their list regeneration has been through consistency in exposure and versatility in role for the Swans’ young flock. …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 While the general conversation surrounding Port’s minor Premiership were concentrated around a home ground advantage due to South Australia’s modest COVID-19 numbers and generous border restrictions, it was a lazy argument. They didn’t have it significantly better than any other non-Victorian club, and even copped a harder fixture than their fellow croweaters …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 Winning a Flag naturally comes with the consequence of a shorter off-season, and Richmond’s unparalleled success over the last half a decade has meant they’ve developed a reputation as slow starters. After all, Premierships are not won in March or April. 2020 was unique in the global pandemic sense, but it was …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 St Kilda’s 2020 was a masterclass in not only how to rebuild, but also how to effectively rebuild outside of the traditional draft avenues. I’ve talked about a few clubs who have butchered bringing in outside talent rather than drafting; Hawthorn is paying for it now, Fremantle was guilty of it for …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 North Melbourne learned a crucial lesson the hard way in 2020: you can’t half-ass a rebuild. Although Essendon’s streak of no finals wins was there for all to see (and more recently the repercussions of Sydney’s and Hawthorn’s reluctance to bottom out hit home in 2020), they still tried to cut the …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 The most succinct way to describe Melbourne’s season is “mediocre”. Much like ordering a tasteless mid-priced dish at a forgettable middle-class restaurant, the Demons were served exactly what they ordered with a mid-table finish. Beating just 2 teams above them on the ladder was balanced up by falling to 2 teams beneath …
HINDSIGHT’S 2020 2020 was a dramatic retelling of the Tortoise and the Hare for Hawthorn, cast as the villains in the classic cautionary tale. They raced ahead to a 3-1 record that included victories over a top 2 side in Brisbane and the eventual Premiers in Richmond, before taking that fateful nap that resulted …
HINDSIGHT’s 2020 It was a rough year on-field for the Giants, punctuated by an even rougher off-season from a list management perspective. Not Collingwood levels – if the Pies were midnight on the Doomsday Clock, the Giants were still sitting around 11.45. But it was enough to put a scare through fans and GWS …
