Don't think any supporters pro Voss or anti Voss buy the idea that he genuinely resigned. It was a negotiated exit and another Carlton sacking designed for less mess than usual to generate better optics for the outside world. The players let Voss down, there is no magic in Frasers board of magnets or messaging Imho. The same players Voss defended all season were the same ones who didn't produce for him when it mattered and when it's your top players it's only going to end one way. Why are they playing better now? maybe extend their careers, save their careers, push their asking price up for other clubs or fear the newbie enthusiastic kids will expose their lack of effort? Wright, Priestley and Davies wouldnt be my idea of a supportive senior management. I was and am no fan of Voss the coach but he should have been let go last season in a clean manner and not made to be part of and suffer the treacherous masquerade and waste of time that went on this season.
EB, players play to a system at the highest level sure they have to execute it but the actual gameplan is on the coaches. There has been significant game day changes since Fraser took over (in particular the first 3 weeks).
Our current coach and players disagree with this contention.
Interesting that Jagga Smith still felt the need to credit Vossy for win in his post match interview.
I wonder if the club will put a stop to that.
I made a comment about that earlier.
Josh Fraser has also done it himself. ....there have been others.
Its almost like the coaching/playing group are standing as one in voicing their opinion that perhaps he was hard done by. Maybe the powers that be at the club should start to take note of this. Puts the incoming coach in a poor position from day 1. Similar to Malthouse after Ratten.
after shocking start to the season, hayward was really starting to find his form, kicking goals, and working as that last kick into 50. but the previous couple of weeks (prob since caroll went down), he seems to be playing more wing, and getting a lot of ball at half back. he may be good at this role, but he is exceptional in the forward half. they need to get him back to where he is most dangerous - kicking goals or creating them
I like his aggression but, instead of the late (unnecessary) bump that seems to surface from time to time, he needs to sell those actions as an attempt to smother or adversely effect the kick.
You almost wanna keep them in just to keep the opposition honest.
Its a bit like Robbo back in the day. You never know when he's going to bury someone. Sometimes it will give away a free, other times the perceived pressure results in a turnover.
I need to go back and watch the replay back but they received an extraordinary number of free kicks at the centre bounce, whether it be a ruck infringement or holding free against us.
Please bombers were screwed over. We would be filthy the other way around which is often usually the case.
See above as the only real issue i saw with free kicks and they 100% got the better judgement there. Of course its ruck rules, so not even the rucks know which way its going most of the time.
Also worth pointing out final free kick count was 25-19 their way.
