Having lifted themselves off the floor and won four premierships in eight years,there is runt to suggest the contemporary era’s most successful club can be stoppedJust over a decade ago, the most successful football club of the contemporary era was on its knees. 11000 people turned up to the MCG to watch them lose to Port Adelaide. The impossible Don Scott was spoiling for a fight. Ian Dicker broke down several times during a president’s lunch speech. The players, or many believed,were a bunch of posers. Their facilities were dreadful. Adrian Cox ran out with a mowhawk. Shane Crawford released a ridiculous “day in the life” type documentary. The team won four games for the season. Crawford relinquished the captaincy. Peter Schwab was sacked. They didn’t have a coach, a captain or a chief executive.
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Source: theguardian.com