04-04-2016, 01:12 AM
I think we need to be more concerned about setting standards rather than worrying about the names on the team sheet.
If Jones has earned a game, and Everitt has earned a dropping then it has to happen, else we will never get anywhere.
What we won't know is the criteria that the coach is using to do these things, but Liam Jones has to come into the side if he is working hard, because it will encourage others to work hard and do what is asked to earn a game and hopefully build a positive team culture. Curnow really tried yesterday (Charlie). He is probably not up to competing with a team like Sydney as yet, but even in the fourth quarter I saw him put in two repeat efforts (admittedly the tackles were pretty weak) but he applied pressure, and got hands on two opponents in a sequence and thats the important bit. Executing the tackle will come in time, but all you can ask for is the effort from guys like him.
Likewise, you cant use the same standard for all players. A youngster will earn a game off a lesser effort than an older player because the expectation is different, but if you reward the right actions, and punish the wrong ones everyone will get it, and this will breed the culture we need moving forward.
If Jones has earned a game, and Everitt has earned a dropping then it has to happen, else we will never get anywhere.
What we won't know is the criteria that the coach is using to do these things, but Liam Jones has to come into the side if he is working hard, because it will encourage others to work hard and do what is asked to earn a game and hopefully build a positive team culture. Curnow really tried yesterday (Charlie). He is probably not up to competing with a team like Sydney as yet, but even in the fourth quarter I saw him put in two repeat efforts (admittedly the tackles were pretty weak) but he applied pressure, and got hands on two opponents in a sequence and thats the important bit. Executing the tackle will come in time, but all you can ask for is the effort from guys like him.
Likewise, you cant use the same standard for all players. A youngster will earn a game off a lesser effort than an older player because the expectation is different, but if you reward the right actions, and punish the wrong ones everyone will get it, and this will breed the culture we need moving forward.
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Paul Hewson
Paul Hewson