Re: R6 - Blues vs Eagles (post match party)
Reply #155 –
Simply put, players are running harder now and gaining the benefits from that, including an increase in confidence.
Yep but IMO that can be attributed to being given more freedom.
What freedom could they have been given? Everyone has said the game plan has not changed. It is clear to everyone that they have increased their intensity, tackling, chasing, shepharding etc.
What is more plausible?
1. Malthouse has changed his gameplan (which should've seen us sitting at 2-2 except for some terrible kicking) to something that the players have been able to grasp in the space of 6 days and perform perfectly to get us a win over the dogs, and again over the eagles.
or
2. The players have pulled their finger out and finally started giving the effort required from a bunch of AFL footballers and are now getting results from that increase in intensity.
The simplest solution is usually the correct one. In this case its the latter.
Well McCartney spoke openly about the way we played. If you want to just dismiss that because it contradicts your opinion so be it. As for me I've given my opinion and that's where it stays.