2017 despondent players leave the division. 2018 they return for redemption and some justice.
2016 must've been a bitter pill to swallow for Beaty, Beaty-Verhaff, Brook, Bull, Cousens, Davis, Eggleton, Foley, Harris, Karvelis, Mallon, Paterson, Pinkie, Rowen, Scicluna, Stokes, Wanganeen, Webster... i'm so glad they're returning in 2018 for their redemption and justice.
#BleedBrownAndGold #HawksForLife
Believe me you don't have to pay players when they want what they deserved and in any other year had rightly earnt. You expect everyone on here to believe, that a couple of coaching appointments for West Croydon and suddenly the stars have aligned and players are all heading to Fawk Reserve for free. The group from Fitzroy who shopped around end of 2016 before landing at Roys, then shopped around end of 2017 - actually before the season had finished - and one of them had a verbal agreement with Pulteney which included a decent incentive, you're telling me they've suddenly gone "Hey shit, who cares about the $150-$200 a game we have been asking for the last 3yrs, lets go play for free at West Croydon!"
Sorry if I remain sceptical.
Ben Stokes - cant se him being free either.
West Croydon absolutely deserve to be in D5 after the past few years, doubt you'll find anyone who would disagree - just don't come on here trying to blow rainbows up our arse.. especially your loyal ex-Fitzroy recruits, i'd be surprised if they even know what the inside of WCFC even looks like yet.
Good luck next year, hope you get the result the club deserves, and who cares how much it costs you - just don't act like it's some divine intervention that's guiding half the state to Fawk Reserve.