AFL Rd 11 2023 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Sydney

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No doubt our decline since 2001 has been precipitous. We certainly want to get better, no doubt about that. We've had a succession of people in that time, at every level of the organisation : board, CEO, Head of football, senior coach, assistant coaches, high performance, medical / rehab. Hundreds of players have been turned over in that time. And yet here we are. All those that have come and gone are supposedly professional, competent, committed. I certainly believe they are. Many have come from successful organisations, and have come in specifically because we want them to impart some of that successful culture to us. I'm quite convinced that a materialist / atomistic approach is not adequate to understand or solve the problems. I don't think you can, ahead of time, be fully cognisant that if you add this person plus this coach plus this player etc. you will achieve success. I'm certainly not suggesting anything supernatural, but there is some greater whole, beyond intentionality and hope, that gets created for successful clubs, probably by accident, within a given time period. It certainly involves good planning and good decisions, but something more IMO.

Indeed. The whole is more than the sum of its parts.

My guess of the mystery component has something to do with fun. When there's a sort of harmony within the club. So that all individuals feel safe, valued, and strongly committed to the greater good. Where all individuals are well matched to their very clear goals. Where performance is reviewed regularly with transparency, learning focus, and clear process forward.

Of course the bringing together of those individuals is the most important process of all. Ok. I'm just dreaming now. Guess that's my way of coping with another disappointment ?

Go Blues