Rd 20 : Pre Game thread - Carlton V Essendon

[Pratty]

Would releasing the shackles be better for their education??

Or would it hinder the ability for players to learn our game plan??

Ratts won what he won because he released the shackles and told them all to stream forward.  We never reigned it back in again though, and players stopped developing and unless you hit the ground running playing a particular way, your education ended there.

We need to do whats in our best interests contest by contest, and not geared towards any other outcome but what is good for "insert players name" developement.

Harry has played two senior AFL games now.  He is applying learning of playing a certain way to his time at AFL level.  Now, he isnt the only one, but given how long it has taken some of them to come on, should we change it up just because the season is over??  Process over outcome.  We stick to the process to yield better outcomes.  Sometimes change will be mutually exclusive, and perhaps we will need to, but its not to "release" anything, but rather to stop people nullyfying our game plan.

Would it better their education...in short  it's a massive YES.

A no brainer for mine. Be bold. It takes courage to flick the switch. I think too many are scared of what might happen.

Can't even compare now to Ratten's time. Not a good example for mine. Ratts, a terrible coach, who relied on Judd's output and a frenzy offense from the get go. Nothing alike to the work Bolton has put in. The grounding in there....NOW, it's time to flick the switch for a few games, or until the end of the year (5 games).