05-03-2017, 12:55 AM
(05-03-2017, 12:37 AM)LP link Wrote:Personally, I see this sort of stuff as a developing of Plan B or C.
We complained for years that Carlton only had one plan, when things were not working we had nothing else to offer.
If Edmund is correct, and that's a big "if", it may be that BB is teaching the recruits some alternate plans one plan at a time!
But think about this, if they can learn ways to win under such a diversity of plans, then that can only be a good thing! ;D
Sort of fits with BB's mantra, get comfortable at being uncomfortable!
I'm not sure that proving to the world that we know how to catch and kick is really going to achieve all that much.
My opinion is that the KISS game plan has more to do with :
a. Bolton's personality
b. his pedigree at the Hawks
than any teaching of either skills or alternate game plan.
One concern I have (among many) is that both the AFL rules and the top teams at the moment (Crows, GWS etc.) have both great leg speed and speed of ball movement. I don't really want our team to be left behind on this score.
It seems to me that Bolton is implementing a tweaked version of the Hawks precise kicking game style, which is fine if you have the personnel and understanding to pull it off. The Hawks scoring capacity have been declining steadily over the last few years, and is one reason among many why they have fallen off the pace.