05-15-2015, 11:47 AM
(05-15-2015, 09:23 AM)kruddler link Wrote:You still don't get it.
If you take a bunch of privileged rich kids, stick them in a prison with hardened criminals. Will they come out of it the same?
The environment of the club is having a detrimental effect on our players, staff and definitely the members/supporters.
Melbourne were tanking playing kids and everyone knew it....including the players. It bred a bad culture. A losing culture. Some of these kids wanted out as a result. Tom Scully being your #1 on that list! Roos is still trying to change that. No matter how many high draft picks they get, they are still trying to shake their past.
What we want to build or rebuild is our determination/confidence/integrity as much as our playing list. We need to rebuild our culture. Play players who play for the team. Get some wins. Introduce kids sparingly, be careful not to overload them (remember Kreuzer?) but reward effort!
Rebuilding is more than getting games into some kids.
Precisely.
It's a balancing act. Culture is imperative, critical. The Pagan years and Kreuzer Cup just about ruined our culture... it's a long road back from there.
If playing loads of kids is a recipe for success then why didn't GWS and Suns rip the league a new one from the get go? Successful club introduce newbies gradually and hopefully into a winning culture so they run out each week expecting to win, knowing how to win, understanding winning and what it takes. Introducing a newbie too early is a good way to crush his enthusiasm. Better a bloke has a week or two too many in the Magoos than come into senior footy too early - that's in an ideal world of minimal injuries and a great culture. We're creating a new culture and getting it right now is incredibly critical to our success in two, five ...ten years time.
Only our ruthless best, from Board to bootstudders will get us no. 17