04-20-2021, 03:09 AM
(04-19-2021, 11:28 PM)hitman link Wrote:I look at out flag teams of the 80's and 95. Whilst footy is no doubt different there is one tangible imo - the desire to play for each other.
Until we can find a coach and coaching group that get our players to play for each other we will never rise from the ashes. Those teams in the past when they went off the plan of playing for each other they could get beat by anyone - and often did (St Kilda in 95 for example). But they had the maturity to recognise and fix that, and were able to take a good old fashioned bake by the coach.
Recruiting 2 outside runners in the 2 top 10 draft picks doesn't help, but we cant change the playing stocks this year. There is no system or willingness to be hard for their mates. This will spread and inject confidence, rather than this crap of being bruise free then missing easy shots which spreads frustration and is confidence sapping. For players and supporters!
Coaches can't get players to play for each other. They can encourage it as much as possible but in the end the motivation comes from within and that one is on the players. Parko was talking that just a couple for weeks ago. Can tell you that from my experience coaching. 1995 was very player driven after failures the previous 2 years and we drew a line in the sand after an absolute flogging in a practice game. We can only hope the current players draw a line in the sand, much like Geelong did in 2007 when 2-3 after round 5, and do something.