We got a new coach in Voss. He replaced Teague who tried gamely but was hard pressed by circumstance and neither had the list or the fitness to work with. He had replaced Bolton who was not fully an AFL coach but the idea of an untried enthusiast had merit. Reminded me of Brittain.
With Voss instantly the organization he has learned over decades as captain, coach and assistant showed its worth.
Our best team was good enough then injury came with a vengeance. There was a lot to learn but players still weren't sure of themselves and the list too inexperienced.
Year two of Voss and they start nervously but well enough to be up the top for a month. A couple of losses and they lost their way in the midst of trying so hard to prove something. As a result they become unsure and start missing the goals consistently which only made them even more unsure all over the ground. 4 games of struggling losses later Cook releases the pressure and says not playing finals won't change the long term strategies and the list isn't finished. They start to play better but still lose the next two after poor kicking for goal.
At that point the players gather of their own volition and something happened.
What was said?
Maybe that careers were on the line and what have we got to lose and all for one and one for all.
They throw the millstone of caution to the wind and run like hell and everything falls into place.
They have grown up and stared down a challenge in that process. All the things that werent working begin to work and the goals follow.
When they kick goals they win.
You want to call that a gameplan change or a gradual change of skills fitness and culture?
I know what I call it and have said so all along. As JAB says this gameplan theory is mostly hogwash and Vossy has coached pretty much the same from day one notwithstanding the natural changes and improvements every coach needs to find in themselves and the staff each week and over time.
His team has got better. Better at what they do and better in availability and fitness. A big part of that has been patience for the unfit to get properly fit before being picked. That's new and is a key to our current form. Very few teams in any sport can win without their best team on the ground regardless of system or motivation or desire. Takes time for a coach to work out his best combination too.
I say he can coach and thank goodness the club knows it too. Its been a long time since Parkin. I dont think we have had a proper Carlton type disciplined demanding coach ever since. Bit of luck and he takes us all the way in September.
With Voss instantly the organization he has learned over decades as captain, coach and assistant showed its worth.
Our best team was good enough then injury came with a vengeance. There was a lot to learn but players still weren't sure of themselves and the list too inexperienced.
Year two of Voss and they start nervously but well enough to be up the top for a month. A couple of losses and they lost their way in the midst of trying so hard to prove something. As a result they become unsure and start missing the goals consistently which only made them even more unsure all over the ground. 4 games of struggling losses later Cook releases the pressure and says not playing finals won't change the long term strategies and the list isn't finished. They start to play better but still lose the next two after poor kicking for goal.
At that point the players gather of their own volition and something happened.
What was said?
Maybe that careers were on the line and what have we got to lose and all for one and one for all.
They throw the millstone of caution to the wind and run like hell and everything falls into place.
They have grown up and stared down a challenge in that process. All the things that werent working begin to work and the goals follow.
When they kick goals they win.
You want to call that a gameplan change or a gradual change of skills fitness and culture?
I know what I call it and have said so all along. As JAB says this gameplan theory is mostly hogwash and Vossy has coached pretty much the same from day one notwithstanding the natural changes and improvements every coach needs to find in themselves and the staff each week and over time.
His team has got better. Better at what they do and better in availability and fitness. A big part of that has been patience for the unfit to get properly fit before being picked. That's new and is a key to our current form. Very few teams in any sport can win without their best team on the ground regardless of system or motivation or desire. Takes time for a coach to work out his best combination too.
I say he can coach and thank goodness the club knows it too. Its been a long time since Parkin. I dont think we have had a proper Carlton type disciplined demanding coach ever since. Bit of luck and he takes us all the way in September.
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