Rd 15: Pre Game Prognostications: Carlton vs Collingwood

[crashlander]

Just wondering, why all the questions about SOS (is he ready physically, is he ready mentally, etc) and none about C Curnow when he was selected early on?

I certainly had questions, but Curnow answered them as best he could. The other thing was that Curnow is that much older the SOJ and went through a lot more of the pre-season.
I also think that there were a lot less expectations riding on Charlie's shoulders. We were expected to be ordinary and the idea of blooding kids was high on the agenda. He was a high pick and supposedly 'more ready'.
After his driving escapade, that piece of wisdom was certainly proved to be dubious.
No, I think simply that there were fewer expectations on him. We were expected to try out youngsters while we were losing. Instead we are competitive most weeks and a lot closer to finals' contention than anyone could have imagined. Our recruiters have been hailed as genius candidates for what they have done, and our coaching staff have been hailed similarly. Now the idea of simply blooding kids for the sake of trying them out looks unreasonable. Into this situation comes a young kid who was not expected to play this year with a famous name and 550 games of brilliance weighing on his shoulders.

Funny thing this football. The 'facts' seem irrelevant: it is how we look at then that counts.