(05-01-2018, 12:36 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:I think its hard to compare.
Where we are at means its hard to get a read on players and their abilities because of how few experienced heads we have in the team.
In the past, where a Kane Lucas or a Matthew Watson joined a rather settled lineup, they looked like they had no idea what they were doing and didn't display even a snippet of the ability that half of these guys do.
Our kids all have shown something (except Polson who is the only real worry).
Now its about how we develope them as a unit and as individuals.
If we look back at some of the threads of the past though, you'll find that many of 'our kids' of the past all had games where there was some genuine excitement...where they showed something.
http://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=1375.0
http://www.carltonsc.com/index.php?topic=945.0
...and one of the most insightful comments from the Buckley thread was this one.
(04-01-2014, 03:08 AM)Thryleon link Wrote:No light, no tunnel, just a drop of positivity in an ocean of bullcrap expectations.
One rising star nomination doesnt make a player. He has effectively been picked as one to watch moving forward as he has a future.
That should be the minimal expectation that we have on our youngsters. Instead, we seem to have the opposite. We are so entrenched in failure we have no idea how to recognise success.
You wont see a proper club patting a bloke on the back for a rising star nomination. They will simply give the guy a pat on the back and on we go.
"Games into kids" isn't as important as "games into kids together" and at the moment circumstances (injuries, selections) are preventing that on many occasions.