02-29-2020, 11:58 PM
(02-29-2020, 11:44 PM)Blue Moon link Wrote:What I am concerned with is the tendency for our sides to pick and choose when they are going to try. ............. The problem with that is that Carlton sides have been doing this for decades during the real season. It was alright during the 70's, 80's & 90's when we were winning Premierships, but this century we have been winning wooden spoons. Winning teams win because they win, losing teams lose because they lose. The lack of a winning culture has cost Brittain, Pagan, Ratten, Malthouse and Bolton their jobs. This is the one aspect of culture Teague needs to fix.
It's an interesting point to ponder, and I doubt there's a simple answer. I'm sure part of it is because clubs are simply more risk averse, living as we do in a more professional, welfare-aware era. In earlier times, I'm quite certain they were running on half rat juice so as to conserve energy for the recovery session at the pub, starting with a race to see who could get there first.