Carlton Supporters Club

Maybe DJC thinks the work rate cannot be sustained by our clubs, because our players are weak and lazy. How many more players do we need to replace before things start to improve. If we don't beat west Coast, we are really heading for trouble. The scum in week three will more than likely be a loss. We can't be 0-3. No way at all or our season is seriously heading the wrong direction. The players need to have a good look at themselves before round 2.

I think the problem with the plan is that it ignores fatigue caused by other aspects of play, mental fatigue, stress, collisions and frustration. Your legs might be fine but that doesn't mean you aren't physically and mentally shattered. It's not a natural way to play football, it is more like a rugby scrum, wrestle or tug-of-war!

No, I don't think that at all.  Read LP's excellent analysis of our game plan which states in part:

Our players look weak and lazy because the way the coach wants them to play doesn't work.

No, I don't think that at all.  Read LP's excellent analysis of our game plan which states in part:

Our players look weak and lazy because the way the coach wants them to play doesn't work.

DJC, what exact game plan can our team employ that won't let them experience huge fatigue due to work rate, have players colliding into others, and have frustrations when things don't always work the way you would like it. How about our boys drink a can of suck it up princess, and grow a pair. We don't have a work rate that the players use for 4 quarters. we don't have a work rate that is used for 3 quarters or even 2 quarters. How we even mange to lose by less the 10 goals is beyond my understanding.

I'm not sure what our game plan is, but it appears to be one of go for a victory, but only use your efforts for around 25 mins of the entire game. Maybe 50 mins on a really good day.

Some of our players are weak and lazy.....but we make a lot of errors especially when we tire and for some reason we seem to looked tired earlier
than a lot of teams. We have tried various fitness guru's but never seem to be leaders or pace setters in the fitness area.
Our tackling still infuriates me...half arsed at times, bumping instead of tackling, one arm thrown out instead of two, players just walking through our blokes
like they dont exist....
The teams that do jump from bottom, midpack into the eight all seem to have that extra edge in fitness from the previous year....Port got superfit and went straight from bottom to top 8/4....
Crows this season look extra fit with Phil Walsh driving them hard, even the Demons are reported to be a lot fitter and it showed...the Suns look like they were in holiday mode and looked
like a few players were well underdone including Ablett and played accordingly..

We need to get fitter or get players who are fitter and this has to be a base requirement IMO...train them to run harder than anyone else, tackle harder and I reckon the skill errors
will also decrease with extra fitness...

The game plan requires a work rate that cannot be sustained.

The Hawks, Swans, Cats, Power, Freo players say "We're glad our coach has a game plan that doesn't burn energy for no return."

When you watch Hawthorn or Geelong, you must notice how often they have a string of three or four handpasses to get the ball to a player in the clear.  Even Richmond used handball to free players up.  Our players are schooled to minimise handpassing and to get their kick away as soon as possible.  That usually results in a contest or a stoppage, rarely an uncontested possession.

Any competent coach would have our blokes playing more efficient football that creates less fatigue and enables higher work rates.

I don't think it's a work rate thing I think it's a confidence thing. For whatever reason our boys are rooted to the spot, perhaps afraid to break team rules or make an error? Our best players used to love to burst forward of the ball, that is but a remnant of a bygone era for us.

I could see that if it were a problem all of the time, but it's not. Take a look at the first quarter and in the second quarter before Richmond's run starts. They were running and working all over the park. Blokes were lining up to run past the bloke with the ball. This is a familiar sight over many years.