I do not agree that you don't need 1-3 players with elite talent to win premierships. A quick glance at every premiers from the last however many years will tell us that.
Richmond - Dusty, Cotchin, Lynch, Grimes all elite. Could argue the same of Houli and Prestia.
West Coast Eagles - Kennedy, Shuey, Gaff, Nic Nat, McGovern. Possibly Hurn, possibly Yeo.
Western Bulldogs - Bont, Macrae, only two, but two is better than none.
Hawthorn - Buddy, Roughead, Hodge, Mitchell, Rioli, Burgoyne. Possibly Gunston, possibly Gibson, possibly Birchall, possibly Lewis.
Can any of us say with a straight face that there are any elite talents of that level on this list? Heeney perhaps but he is 24, hasn't shown it thus far. Maybe Dawson, maybe Rowbottom, maybe McCartin. Possibly Blakey. None even close to elite yet though. We cannot afford to be complacent with this list thinking it is good enough and does not need elite talent added to it.
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