08-18-2017, 10:03 AM
(08-18-2017, 09:52 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Even if that goes against the culture you are trying to build in which you reward players with effort and don't give games away.
Who is to say that Army's last couple of weeks were his farewell games?
Who is to say that Army wanted a farewell game?
If you read the match reports of the various VFL games, you will note that senior players have played well and being overlooked for younger players.
I don't know Army's private thoughts, but neither does anyone else. How do you know he's not p1ssed about missing out ?
When Fisher was left on 99 games, when Houlihan was sub in his 200th, they were examples of bad culture - it didn't cross anyone's mind that maybe they were in those positions precisely because the club didn't want to gift games.