Yes, but he was talking about the GF - If you want to go back a step, Roo didn't play the first 2 finals but we lost Waltham (FF) and Noonan (CHB) for the Preliminary Final and so he played (ie) he replaced an injured forward anyway. We then lost Jones (FB) with a broken hand for the GF. Waltham came back in for the GF and played with broken ribs - feel sorry for the guy he replaced?
This entire argument is crap anyway - So you feel sorry for the bloke that got left out -would you have left the best player out of the GF coz you felt sorry for the bloke that got dropped? "We lost the GF but we feel really good because Johnny didn't get emotionally traumatized" - Yea right - get yer hand off it. Biggest load of bullshit I've ever heard.
Roo's situation is totally different to that of Bassett (and Modra). He did pre-season and trained most weeks even when he couldn't play.. He was part of the A Grade squad and played far more than the required 4 games Everyone at PAOC knew the situation and I am still yet to hear anyone complain other than the opposition and on here. If we had played Modra in the finals, maybe you'd have a point, but we didn't.
As for CBC - if they weren't the outstanding team all year and thought they would win it without Jarman playing; he would have played this year. Three times both premiership player and All Australian + AFL Hall of Fame.
Anyone remember this:

As for where this all started - I agree with you blokes - if it takes a bit of coin to get a couple of good players to help you up, then so be it. The problem is managing those who dont get paid and then get offered money to go elsewhere
dedja: Dunno, I’m just an idiot.