Post Game Passion: AFL 2019 Rd 22: Carlton vs St Kilda

[Thryleon]

On the relative contributions of Bolton, SOS and Teague...

It's really something we need to wait a bit longer to determine.
We're having a bit of a euphoric period just at the moment and the blue goggles are working overtime...but consider this...

Teague's coaching abilities will be tested during a full season in different ways.
Everything so far has been positive and hopefully he is able to meet any challenge that comes his way.

One of those will be the use and development of our younger brigade because a reality of our current success is that it's not built on the back of our youth.
It's a combination of youth and experience and in fact the major movers, and most consistent,  have been players like Cripps, Murphy, Kreuzer, Simpson, Jones, Levi, Thomas, Ed Curnow.
None of which were recruited by Silvagni, and many of whom are playing much  better football under Teague than they did under Bolton.

Of the young ones the best of them  like Weitering, Walsh, Curnow, Harry, SPS were early draft picks.
But there are successes further down the list with some trades and acquisitions now looking like they'll be good players.
Consistency of the young ones is probably what needs to develop.

When most of the old crew give way to the young ones in two or three years time that's when the success of Silvagni's strategy can be really judged.

In Bolton's case....Unfortunately he'll get little credit (apart from maybe a few hard core supporters) because the young player's best football is still ahead of them and Teague will get the credit for their performances.

See its really easy.

If you are coached by anyone, they are part of why you are today.

Sometimes players develop skills because of a coach, some of them will develop skills in spite of them.  Either way, both coaches make an impact on their careers.  Its folly to attribute anything to one coach.