09-24-2023, 11:45 PM
One of the most remarkable efforts from a Carlton side to turn a season around.
Even our wins in early games were lacklustre.
It wasn't until the switch was flicked and we charged home that we started to meet pre-season expectations.
Here's the concern though...
The nature of that recovery and the finshing position has left many supporters with a bit of a warm fuzzy feeling about the future.
There's a sense of satisfaction that we've done so well, and that's eased the hurt to some extent.
The media are telling us we should be happy how well we finished, and it's all positive for next year...not a lot needs to change.
How are the players feeling?
Naturally there will be a level of hurt and disappointment, but given the run, the injuries and exhuastion at the end, has the loss bit hard, or do they perhaps (even subconsciously) share the supporter feelings that we've done very well from the position we were at mid year?
They're entitled to believe that but, it's left us in a somewhat different position to a side that has been badly burnt and shamed in a finals campaign.
That's a side that looks for redemption.
We have nothing to redeem.
We've lost, but we've been solid.
We can't know the level of hurt internally, but there is one thing that we need to see, a much better and full on effort from the start of season 2024.
Even our wins in early games were lacklustre.
It wasn't until the switch was flicked and we charged home that we started to meet pre-season expectations.
Here's the concern though...
The nature of that recovery and the finshing position has left many supporters with a bit of a warm fuzzy feeling about the future.
There's a sense of satisfaction that we've done so well, and that's eased the hurt to some extent.
The media are telling us we should be happy how well we finished, and it's all positive for next year...not a lot needs to change.
How are the players feeling?
Naturally there will be a level of hurt and disappointment, but given the run, the injuries and exhuastion at the end, has the loss bit hard, or do they perhaps (even subconsciously) share the supporter feelings that we've done very well from the position we were at mid year?
They're entitled to believe that but, it's left us in a somewhat different position to a side that has been badly burnt and shamed in a finals campaign.
That's a side that looks for redemption.
We have nothing to redeem.
We've lost, but we've been solid.
We can't know the level of hurt internally, but there is one thing that we need to see, a much better and full on effort from the start of season 2024.