▁A FL ▁spent ▁significant ▁amounts ▁of ▁money ▁to ▁help ▁the ▁B ears ▁surv ive ▁over ▁the ▁coming ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁club ▁was ▁provided ▁with ▁priority ▁draft ▁pick s ▁and ▁special ▁rec ruit ing ▁zones ▁to ▁give ▁it ▁access ▁to ▁some ▁of ▁the ▁nation ' s ▁best ▁talent , ▁which ▁over ▁the ▁next ▁few ▁years ▁allowed ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁rec ruit ▁future ▁stars ▁such ▁as ▁Michael ▁V oss , ▁Jason ▁Ak erman is , ▁Clark ▁Ke ating , ▁Steven ▁Lawrence ▁and ▁Dar ry l ▁White . ▁ ▁Four - time ▁Q AF L ▁premi ership ▁coach ▁Norm ▁D are ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁coach ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁but ▁the ▁club ▁won ▁the ▁wooden ▁sp oon . ▁He ▁was ▁replaced ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁by ▁former ▁Carl ton ▁premi ership ▁coach ▁Robert ▁W alls , ▁who ▁immediately ▁set ▁about ▁re building ▁the ▁playing ▁list ; ▁having ▁inherited ▁the ▁oldest ▁list ▁in ▁the ▁league , ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁he ▁had ▁the ▁young est . ▁He ▁ins isted ▁that ▁the ▁B ears ▁not ▁b end ▁to ▁the ▁will ▁of ▁powerful ▁Victor ian ▁clubs ▁in ▁rec ruit ment ▁matters , ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁most ▁not ably ▁in ▁the ▁case ▁of ▁the ▁young ▁Nathan ▁Buck ley ▁– ▁Buck ley , ▁who ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁won ▁the ▁S AN FL ' s ▁Mag are y ▁Medal ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁premi ership ▁winner ▁with ▁Port ▁Ad ela ide , ▁winning ▁the ▁Jack ▁O ate y ▁Medal ▁for ▁being ▁Best