Round 17 Carlton vs Hawthorn-Post Match

[Vivian]

Rubbish. Has improved dramatically this year, was BOG last week. Yes he kicked poorly inside 50m last night but who did he have to kick to? He certainly wasn't on his own, except for being prepared to take the game on. One of the only good stories for the year.

And the above shows why we overestimate our players. If buckly is a good news story of the year then we are setting the bar awfully low. Our skills development is so poor it is a major factor in explaining why we got our backsides handed to us. All the caveats in the world dont hide that we stink and most of the players have not been coached well and dismally low standards have prevailed for too long.

Buckly is by no means alone, and plenty had shockers. But the lack of development and progress with many players is deeply worrying, with major flaws simply not being addressed. As i mentioned in the post, we applaud effort and endeavour, and the likes of buckly and simpson have plenty. But their skills are not good enough for league football as it is currently being played by the best and the club, if they were doing their job should have known this for years and either invested accordingly or moved them on, rather than hanging on in hope.

Perhaps its a good thing we play hawthorn again in 6 weeks. We will see how much changes.