Former hawthorn and Carlton premiership coach David Parkin says that the Blues still have a worse list than Essendon, despite 12 current Bombers banned for one year due to the supplements saga.
โWhat theyโve been able to do is sell some hope, and they couldnโt have charged a better person,โ Parkin told AAP.
โBrendon is a teaching coach, and thatโs what they need because they are starting probably with the worst list of an AFL club, including Essendon whoโve lost half their players.
โHeโs stripped the thing right back, and heโs going to teach from day one.
โItโs a rebuild of significance, and that canโt be done in two or three years.
โEven if they recruit right and develop right, itโs a four or five-year process to become competitive.โ
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Essendon's top-up players include Geelong premiership players James Kelly and Matthew Stokes and former Fremantle Grand Finalist, Ryan Crowley.
โJohn is a really solid citizen to bring in a variety of players ... whoโve had various histories of success and non-success, bring them into the bunch thatโs there and collaboratively bring them together to play,โ Parkin said.
โMy goodness, thatโs not like Brendon starting with a group and saying we all go together โ this is a melting pot.
โIโm hoping John can work a miracle."
Ras Van Der Merwe old age is getting to Parko..