Football Department Review

[Professer E]

Sorry,  phone ate my post.

I think it underlines the fact that the club is close to rock bottom, culturally, and bringing in outsiders to "magically fix it" (I can't express this elegantly) is misguided.  I think we need to develop our own Balme or Roos or Clarkson internally, not hire somebody else because that's what we've always done.  My Amos it Teague is that person?
  And except for Barassi and Parkin, 50 years ago,  it's never worked.  So,  I reckon this review is basically a waste of time other than it allows us it reset our thinking and attitude, kind of a penny drops moment.

I think a lot of the answers have actually been expressed in this site in the previous week - the playing group itself can do a helluva lot to turn this around I reckon - as pointed out by kruddler I think,  develop a feral mindset for hunting the opposition to pressure,  tackle and harass.  There's your defensive pressure.  Play harder and not nice and friendly. That would have won us at least three more games this year.

Sure,  our coaching staff need to wise up as well,  but I don't think we're far away and it could turn around fast,  but it's going to take a massive shift in mindset and attitude for it to do so (= culture) .  Otherwise we are going to be doomed to mediocrity for ever.