07-08-2021, 01:15 PM
(07-08-2021, 12:37 PM)jeza link Wrote:Even if that's true (not that I'd want to question the impeccable track record of BF) but it's still on Russell. It's his responsibility to manage the players fitness - and not allow anyone else to influence his decisions on what is best for the players.
And yes McGovern has been massively mismanaged since he got to the club. To anyone who's been paying the slightest bit of attention that is fairly obvious.
But Gov is just one example - of many but who cares about trying to argue the point. Carlton's injury list has been as bad as anyone in the league since Russell arrived - that's just fact. And we can't run out games. Right now the injury list is sitting at 15 which is as bad as anyone yet again! Not saying they're ALL Russells fault - but if he left and we appointed a hyperactive Cocker Spaniel to the position I doubt we'd have worse than 15 injuries at this point. So hardly a devastating blow if he left.
Don’t get those chickens and eggs all scrambled.
If someone is injured, they are not either not playing or playing under duress… do you think that might influence your perception of their ability to run out games ?
Most people to my mind would agree that your better players are usually also your fitter players, they also tend to be faster, stronger and have better endurance.
So if you have best 22 players who are injured it stands to reason that their replacements will often be (comparatively) possessing less of these attributes.
Continuity also plays a part, if Weiters, Walsh or Plowman miss a game or two they I’m confident could come straight back to senior footy, but guys who have been battling injury’s/suspensions are going to struggle imho. And on queue, Fisher is back in the seniors this week, to me, this is an issue and I’d expect Russell is saying, “Yeah, he’s no longer injured” and the MC are sticking them straight into the team…
Did I hear that the Vfl team has a bye this week ? Grrr.
Let’s go BIG !