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Same thing happened with Buckley.

5 points away from a premiership in 2018.

4 points away from another grand final in 2019.

Made a semi final in 2020.

One bad start to the season and he’s gone by the mid-season bye in 2021.

They appoint McRae. Prelim final in 2022 and a premiership in 2023.

Meanwhile we’ve had just 3 coaches in the past 19 seasons and have only made finals 6 times in that time period.

It’s ridiculous how long we hold onto underperforming coaches for.

It’s the difference between a club like Collingwood who wants to be successful at any cost, and a club like Freo who are comfortable with being mediocre forever.