04-21-2021, 12:01 PM
Happened to listen to Matt Randell (guest on Dwayne Russell’s SEN show). He was asked about Carlton and he noted SOS was being dragged for his trades/drafting but he quoted a Richmond recruiter who said that every player who is drafted is capable of playing AFL. He says he always looked at the best games a potential recruit had played as that showed what they were capable of. From there, it was up to the club to train him to play at the level consistently. If players don’t live up to that promise, it doesn’t mean they shouldn’t have been picked. It means that they haven’t been developed properly. A coach needs to give them confidence, give them games etc. Failure to thrive means something’s wrong at the club: coaching, development or sth else. He agreed with David King’s point that Carlton was wrong to handle the “leadership coaching” internally as the person responsible had to go along with the players to keep his job. He said we need to retain an external consultant who can call a spade a spade.