05-17-2021, 12:07 AM
(05-16-2021, 11:39 PM)Baggers link Wrote:The TT has also talked of being defined by pressure. I think it safe to assume he's moved on from any comfortable thinking afforded to him as an assistant coach. I doubt our issues are the senior coach, alone.
We put much of our faith in a rebuild! Then recruited too many duds, failed to attract A graders and the development of the rest was very suss. Then surrounded a 'thin' list with suss assistants. Then the commercial reality of getting sh1te broadcast times due to failure and a dour game plan (BB - minimize damage) so decided to suck up to the AFL with a 'pretty' and exciting brand of attacking footy to get better broadcast times, but did so with fundamentally the same group of assistant coaches!!! In hindsight, doomed to failure.
For about the 3rd time yesterday I heard a recently retired player criticize our poor 'transition' (Bartel). And our poor 'connect' is there for all to see and has been for, literally, years. Not getting reward for effort must be bloody demoralising for the players, yet, yesterday, you could not question their effort.
I can't say I've ever heard Teague talk about being defined by pressure, but happy to concede I missed it.
The transition and connection becomes harder and harder to achieve when you have 60+ list changes and a few coaching changes over a short period of time. It's hardly surprising we look like blokes that haven't played much together.