AFL Rd 11 2023 Post Game Postulations Carlton vs Sydney

[PaulP]

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

Yes, nice post and I agree. Despite the best efforts of dozens, possibly hundreds of competent people, the moment when it all clicks and comes together is random and unpredictable. No club will ever come out and say that, and supporters don't want to hear it, but IMO it's true.

Geelong are an outlier to some degree. A better comparison for us would probably be Richmond, Western Bulldogs, and Melbourne, all three of whom were mired in nothingness for ever, and then suddenly got their sh1t together against all expectations.

I'm certainly not suggesting we do nothing. Clearly we need to be proactive and attack the problem on as many fronts as we can.