AFL 2018: Peter Schwab picks the grand final winner
Ever since last year’s draft ended, every AFL club has been building hope. Hope that this year is the year and that the new faces can provide that extra improvement necessary. Hope, by definition, is a positive, but it also can be fragile if it is not grounded in realism. And that is a challenge facing every club over the off-season. I coached Hawthorn from 2000 to 2004 and in my last season in charge, I made a statement that created headlines. Speaking at the 2004 season launch, I said that Hawthorn...