Melbourne is still looking for their first grand final appearance since 2000, although despite falling one hurdle short in 2018, look to have taken a step back this season.
The Dees are 3-7, and have been a shadow of the side that willed their way to a preliminary final last year.
The club has turned over list after list since 2000, and while many of the decisions they made on players were the right ones, these eight below have certainly come back to hurt them.
7. Jesse Hogan
Time will tell for Jesse Hogan's career. The big-bodied youngster kicked 152 goals in his five seasons including winning the rising star award in 2015 with Melbourne, but has had his career constantly interrupted with off-field issues.
In the short term, the Demons have struggled for goal kickers to start their 2019 campaign, with a 3-7 record and a miserable 99 goals from their first seven matches.
Melbourne sent Hogan to Fremantle in exchange for picks 23 and 6, with the latter being moved onto the Gold Coast for Steven May and Kade Kolodjashnij. The Demons' decision to send Hogan home will be heavily weighted by the performance of those recruits and if Hogan can find his form in the west.
