Culture

[ElwoodBlues1]

Incorrect, Swann was already gone.

Yep you are right  :-[ but I still say Mick would have rubber stamped the outgoing players and tooka  different approach than
when he was at Collingwood..

[LP]

Yep you are right  :-[ but I still say Mick would have rubber stamped the outgoing players and tooka  different approach than
when he was at Collingwood..

EB1 we still have a major problem with player development. It's my opinion we still have some rather ordinary coaches who possibly retain their job by potting players. That's also a culture killer!

[madbluboy]

Yep you are right  :-[ but I still say Mick would have rubber stamped the outgoing players and tooka  different approach than
when he was at Collingwood..

Why?

[ElwoodBlues1]

Why?

Mick wouldnt move core influential players ie ratpackers on who could help win him a flag......different at Carlton where the stakes were not as high and his bad boys Robbo, Garlett, Waite etc
were moved on...

[kruddler]

Mick wouldnt move core influential players ie ratpackers on who could help win him a flag......different at Carlton where the stakes were not as high and his bad boys Robbo, Garlett, Waite etc
were moved on...

OK, so riddle me this.
If those same ratpackers were causing trouble and collingwood were not in a position to challenge for a flag, would they have been moved on?

[cookie2]

Mick wouldnt move core influential players ie ratpackers on who could help win him a flag......different at Carlton where the stakes were not as high and his bad boys Robbo, Garlett, Waite etc
were moved on...

Agree, MM stated clearly on several occasions that he was first and foremost concerned with winning games. OK he didn't actually achieve that too much of that  with us, but that was his stated primary aim. If that was indeed the case, he would have just taken whatever action was necessary according to the circumstances he saw prevailing at the time, so we can't expect to find consistency - more likely expediency.

[MosquitoFleet]

I recall an ex player saying mm run carlton like a private school for boys....yes sir no sir three bag full sir...