Re: "Coaching To Win" VS "Playing For The Future"
Reply #16 –
I agree with the Kreuzer theory. He had to carry a load his body wasn't ready for. How can a coach expect a baby to be a key ruck for almost every game and still not suffer. He has just a kid, and now he is a broken adult. Bring players in for 2 to 4 games and then give them a few weeks off. Surely by the time they have had a dozen games in their first season, they know what they need to work on to improve. They have had exposure and know what to expect in terms of the speed of the game at AFL level. You can't play every kid in every game. Balance.
And this is where Hawthorn (sorry Carrots) get it absolutely spot on IMO. I heard Bolton recently say in an interview that they put heavy focus on ensuring that recruits do there time in the 2's and are not picked until they are 100% ready. When they are selected in the ones, they fit in and perform.There's that effin D word again!