04-19-2022, 01:21 AM
I'm looking forward to this game.
I think we'll learn a bit about where we really sit and any issues we may have.
A few questions might get some answers.
There has been an incredible gap between our best and worst football this season.
Is there a fitness issue? That may not necessarily be a total negative depending on training loads and where we sit in the training cycles...but it may be leaving players struggling at the end of games.
Is the game plan we are trying to develop just a bit in front of where we are physically and as the season progresses will we handle those physical pressures better?
Is it more a mental issue. We get leads and relax just that little bit. Both our own players and the opposition have in the back of their minds that Carlton can be a bit flaky and susceptible to wilting. When it begins it's hard to reverse.
In games like the Gold Coast did we go in a bit overconfident, thinking the task would be easier and weren't prepared for the pressure they brought.
Some of these things aren't new, they've become ingrained over the last few years.
Reversing some of these issues is one of Voss's goals...and it may take the best part of the year to see how he manages the task.
The thing about the up-coming game is that there will be no illusions.
Don't come prepared, or drop the effort after getting a good lead, and Fremantle will punish us ruthlessly.
I think we'll learn a bit about where we really sit and any issues we may have.
A few questions might get some answers.
There has been an incredible gap between our best and worst football this season.
Is there a fitness issue? That may not necessarily be a total negative depending on training loads and where we sit in the training cycles...but it may be leaving players struggling at the end of games.
Is the game plan we are trying to develop just a bit in front of where we are physically and as the season progresses will we handle those physical pressures better?
Is it more a mental issue. We get leads and relax just that little bit. Both our own players and the opposition have in the back of their minds that Carlton can be a bit flaky and susceptible to wilting. When it begins it's hard to reverse.
In games like the Gold Coast did we go in a bit overconfident, thinking the task would be easier and weren't prepared for the pressure they brought.
Some of these things aren't new, they've become ingrained over the last few years.
Reversing some of these issues is one of Voss's goals...and it may take the best part of the year to see how he manages the task.
The thing about the up-coming game is that there will be no illusions.
Don't come prepared, or drop the effort after getting a good lead, and Fremantle will punish us ruthlessly.