Ahhh the golden years... It is hard to believe that in the space of 3 years the Beagles went from back to back Grand Final appearances with the youngest team in the comp, to duking it out for bottom of the ladder. While they have shifted on their problem children (Gardiner, Cousins, Judd) and kept others (Kerr?), they were an absolute shambles last year.
Indeed, it appeared that they were in a battle for last, throwing games left, right and centre, but unfortunately for them, they were up against some stiff competition. No one was going to have the balls to throw as blatantly as Dean Bailey (no coincidence that Deano spent some time with the Paps eh?) - so they eventually decided to try and win a few games... and... oh lordy... they did. In the process they found some big huge talented mutha that you can call Naitanui.
That's a name that will be in every dream team in the comp, and he, my friends, is the reason why the Beagles won't finish bottom. That and the fact the the Dees are still crap. But will they threaten for the 8? No. Will they threaten for the 10? No. Will they threaten? Well... No. Those days are behind them. And those days are WELL ahead of them...
For now they will have to be content with 11-14th, but they'll worry a few...
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