Pre-Game Pressure: AFL 2019 Rd 12: Carlton vs Brisbane

[DJC]

I heard one of the North players talking about their post-Pudding Face win and he dismissed the idea of a change in game plan.  He said that after focusing on a game plan since the pre-season, it would be impossible to change it mid-season.  The only difference was that the players felt they had more freedom to execute the game plan without fear of the consequences of failure.

I suspect that the same will be true for us; same game plan (including a shambolic forward line) but more freedom in how the players go about it.

I'm not expecting a dead cat bounce and Brisbane are too well-drilled and have better leadership, on and off the field, to let us under their guard.  Perhaps a couple of Robbo brain fades will keep us in the game 

[WASurfer]

DJC....I reckon our poor skills and decision making will trump any Robbo brain fades...by a long way.

[DJC]

DJC....I reckon our poor skills and decision making will trump any Robbo brain fades...by a long way.

You're right ... but we can live in hope 

[WASurfer]

True....been living in hope for a long time so one more week won't hurt! ;D

[Baggers]

I heard one of the North players talking about their post-Pudding Face win and he dismissed the idea of a change in game plan.  He said that after focusing on a game plan since the pre-season, it would be impossible to change it mid-season.  The only difference was that the players felt they had more freedom to execute the game plan without fear of the consequences of failure.

I suspect that the same will be true for us; same game plan (including a shambolic forward line) but more freedom in how the players go about it.

I'm not expecting a dead cat bounce and Brisbane are too well-drilled and have better leadership, on and off the field, to let us under their guard.  Perhaps a couple of Robbo brain fades will keep us in the game 

DT said there will be minor changes, more offensive... especially forwards playing deeper (which tells me BB liked them playing further up the ground.).

[Lods]

I Have no expectations about this game at all.
We could do a North type performance....or we could get a hiding.

They've done it again the wily old so-and-sos
They've bought some more time.
They've taken the pressure off themselves....temporary though it might be.
The coach sacking was a pressure release.
No-one is expecting miracles in the short term, and then they'll gain a bit of respite while the new coach settles in

The only ones feeling pressure will be Teague (if he wants the senior job) and players on the fringe who'll be playing for their future.

So tomorrow gives us the opportunity to just watch the team go around without the worries of a coach sacking and other external concerns.
There's no worry about the result, the season is over in a competitive sense.
Added to that will/should be a new approach to the game and maybe the opportunity to see some players in different roles.
Looking forward to seeing how we go.

[Thryleon]

I Have no expectations about this game at all.
We could do a North type performance....or we could get a hiding.

They've done it again the wily old so-and-sos
They've bought some more time.
They've taken the pressure off themselves....temporary though it might be.
The coach sacking was a pressure release.
No-one is expecting miracles in the short term, and then they'll gain a bit of respite while the new coach settles in

The only ones feeling pressure will be Teague (if he wants the senior job) and players on the fringe who'll be playing for their future.

So tomorrow gives us the opportunity to just watch the team go around without the worries of a coach sacking and other external concerns.
There's no worry about the result, the season is over in a competitive sense.
Added to that will/should be a new approach to the game and maybe the opportunity to see some players in different roles.
Looking forward to seeing how we go.

Can't agree.

This buys no time.

In fact it does the opposite.  Malthouse got two years and the knives came out.

That will happen again now.

[flyboy77]

The Premier League clubs (and most European teams for that matter) change Managers (same as our senior coaches) at the drop of a hat if success isn't forthcoming?

Perhaps our Board is actually ahead of the pack after all?

And don't dredge up the Bombers at Cats, Dimma at Tigers etc etc.

[Thryleon]

The Premier League clubs (and most European teams for that matter) change Managers (same as our senior coaches) at the drop of a hat if success isn't forthcoming?

Perhaps our Board is actually ahead of the pack after all?

And don't dredge up the Bombers at Cats, Dimma at Tigers etc etc.

That's a glass half full approach,  and very generalised. The clubs that behave this way usually are at the top of the game, and spend the sort of money on a handful of players that the AFL would for the entire season.

Jurgen klopp just won his first piece of silverware with liverpool after having been appointed in 2015.

The difference?

Liverpool paid alot of money to buy some key players and didn't sell anything beyond one key player (phillipe coutinho) and some dead weights that weren't playing much.

Here's a key point of difference.  They didn't chop and change everything every year.  They identified a few holes and worked on building the team buying a few players for depth. 

[Lods]

Can't agree.

This buys no time.

In fact it does the opposite.  Malthouse got two years and the knives came out.

That will happen again now.

Who are the knives out for?

The interim coach means a bit of pressure off the board for a while
They're the So-and-sos I was talking about.

But the board...they're going nowhere
While the board stays in place SOS's position is secure as long as he wants it.
Judd's too.

The only endangered species at Carlton are coaches, and players who don't impact in their first couple of years (you don't get long as a player either)