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Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Post game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #90 –
Quote from: Professer E – on
I don't revel in the media pile on, but gees it's nice for the heat to come onto another club than ours.  I can't believe how they've piled into Norf.... Perhaps we were better than people thought?  But one things for sure, a rebuild isn't 3-5 years, it's closer to 10, especially if you don't get everything right, like drafting a player who nicks off home as fast as possible

Relying on a messiah coach to turn things around is rarely the way to go, particularly if your list management is poor. 
It's still the Gulf of Mexico, Don Old!

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Post game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #91 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Quote from: Professer E – on
I don't revel in the media pile on, but gees it's nice for the heat to come onto another club than ours.  I can't believe how they've piled into Norf.... Perhaps we were better than people thought?  But one things for sure, a rebuild isn't 3-5 years, it's closer to 10, especially if you don't get everything right, like drafting a player who nicks off home as fast as possible

Relying on a messiah coach to turn things around is rarely the way to go, particularly if your list management is poor.
Preaching to the choir here mate, we've all seen how that goes first hand.
The Ox is slow but I'm running out of patience.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Post game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #92 –
Quote from: DJC – on
Relying on a messiah coach to turn things around is rarely the way to go, particularly if your list management is poor. 

There's a certain alchemy that's required to turn a losing culture into a consistent winning culture. IMO it goes well beyond the simple arithmetic of good coach + high draft picks + a couple of stars + stable off field + minimal injuries etc = success. The longer I spend in the AFL world the more I am convinced that even the pros don't really know when the switch will flick, nor do they even know how to get it to flick. I suspect all they can do is put the right pieces in place, keep plugging away and hope for the best. Richmond going from nothing to 3 flags in 4 years is the textbook example of this IMO.

I have no doubt that Clarkson is still sharp and still a very good coach. But I'm sure he can spot the differences between Hawthorn and North from a mile away.

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Post game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #93 –
Any club that thinks it's less than 10 years is smoking stuff.
As Paul said, there's no guarantees, you put the ingredients in place, follow (whatever) "process" and hope it works out.
DrE is no more... you ok with that harmonica man?
 

Re: AFL Rd 6 2025 Post game Prognostications Carlton vs North Melbourne

Reply #94 –
Nth cant attract any champion players because they are Nth a perennial lowly team with no members and living on the edge so would want to go there knowing the club could fold up at any time and chances of playing finals are minimal at best.
Add Jeremy Cameron and Jacob Weitering and Nth become a competitive team, take away Patrick Cripps and Jacob Weitering from our list and we become Nth..