Rd 4: Pre Game Pressure: Carlton vs. Western Bulldogs

[crashlander]

WB new coach had a list that was 4 years ahead of our. Might have something to do with it.

Beveridge certainly had a lot of preparation done before he got there. The Dogs had some good luck with the F/S picks (Libba and co) and made some good recruiting decisions (McRae and Stringer, for example). These guys are a LOT further along than most of our guys.
The they did a huge amount of work with their previous coach that Beveridge recognized and got the benefit from.
They also seem to have the VFL structure that we appear to be trying to make this year and have had it for a couple of years. Their development is going the way we are trying to emulate.
I don't know if they are 4 years ahead of us, but they are certainly well past us on the development curve and are now reaping some rewards. Two or 3 years back, they looked very much like we do at the moment; immature, list in transition, skills lacking and not performing confidently or consistently.