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Robert Heatley Stand / Re: AFL Rd 0 2026 Post Game Prognostications Carlton vs Sydney
Last post by PaulP -What do you think it is Paul?
I'm not saying your wrong, but just about the only common aspects of the team from days gone by... is Cripps.
Coaches, list management, admin, players have all been turned over.
Understandably a culture of struggle and losing can impact youngsters as they come into the side.
I suspect Byrce Gibbs and Marc Murphy were introduced to a culture of struggle,loss and division.
Is that's what's happened with our group...and if that's the case is that also affecting player retention..................................................
My best guess is three reasons :
1. players passing the vibes from one generation to the next
2. general knowledge in the public domain about our recent history and several semi successful / unsuccessful attempts to re-establish ourselves as a club that wins consistently. There does not need to be direct contact between generations of Board, coaches, players etc. The history can come to you in various ways.
3. The actual lived experience of losing more games than winning.
Based on this theory, there is some validity to the idea that some on here had suggested during the rebuild years, that we should have sacked the entire club at the time - all Board, all players, coaches, fitness, everybody, and started with a real Tabula Rasa. That would at least substantively take care of points 1 and 3.
The turnaround will undoubtedly come. Whether it's next week or after we're all dead, no one can say.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uzWJWUTySZM
I like this clip. It's only 4 minutes or so, but after the 2 minute mark Riewoldt gives a tiny insight into what I'd guess our players experience.