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(06-22-2021, 10:47 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Parks is a VFL player and Martin on Whitfield was a dumb move given Whitfield runs all day. I would have played Cottrell on Whitfield as he has the pace and endurance and has done the job before.
Whitfield hates a hard tag and that isn't Martins game at all as he was recruited to be creative and provide some goals, not sit on a bloke who needs an endurance type of tagger.
If not Cottrell, I would have played Curnow (who has really gone off the boil) on Whitfield. Martin should be an offensive weapon demanding a dedicated defender, but he has lost his zip and can’t be fit.
I have hopes for Parks but, at this stage, he is a VFL player.
It’s a lot easier coaching from from an armchair and with the benefit of hindsight, but I’m really perplexed by our team selection and tactics ... or lack thereof ?
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(06-22-2021, 11:53 PM)DJC link Wrote:I suspect we do Cookie. Confused and frustrated perhaps but most are probably pretty resilient ?
DJ, I personally would include confusion as a lack of mental fitness/preparation to face the cut throat competitive environment that is the AFL, where the ability to respond quickly and effectively to opposition moves and to also be creative is vital. Confusion means delay - fatal imo. This would no doubt then lead to frustration I agree.
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Another 22 point loss after being close all day?
Stuffs me how we are always scoreboard competitive (as distinct from actually competitive) while being insipid at the same time. Surely it only takes a decent change in mental attitude (as we have been hoping for for only 20 years) to be a finals side.
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06-23-2021, 02:22 AM
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For me this sort of comment is a big worry.
Quote:Carlton leader Jacob Weitering has urged the Blues to adopt a selfless mentality and “play for your mates” in a bid to reactivate a season spiralling out of control.
Read the rest at The Rage linked
HERE.
The reason I don't like it is two fold.
Firstly, it's self evident that for AFL success you have to stick fat with each other on the field, regardless of whether you like each other off the field or at training. I've been a long time critic of our club regarding the absence of this mindset. But if Jacob Weitering has to speak that truth to his team-mates via the media what does it say about our recruiting and our player development? To me it reeks that our club is still mired in the old ways of the professional mercenary.
Secondly, if Jacob Weitering perceives this then other players will as well, other potential recruits and other potential re-signings, and that does not bode well for our club if progress and resolution of the problem doesn't become obvious!
I suppose I can look at the flipside, and in that case it just reinforces Weitering's leadership credentials.
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Maybe weiters is saying that because it was a focus in team meetings and all players are fully aware of it already.
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(06-23-2021, 03:12 AM)kruddler link Wrote:Maybe weiters is saying that because it was a focus in team meetings and all players are fully aware of it already.
I suspect that his choice of words was determined by the media commentary and is directed at our supporters rather than his teammates.
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(06-23-2021, 12:54 AM)cookie2 link Wrote:DJ, I personally would include confusion as a lack of mental fitness/preparation to face the cut throat competitive environment that is the AFL, where the ability to respond quickly and effectively to opposition moves and to also be creative is vital. Confusion means delay - fatal imo. This would no doubt then lead to frustration I agree.
I suspect that confusion arises when players are exhorted to persist with a game plan that isn’t working or to play a role to which they aren’t suited; Stocker vs Greene for example.
You have to wonder whether continually not meeting expectations, being subjected to personal media criticism and social media vitriol will have mental health implications ?
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