Re: What is wrong with Carlton
Reply #31 –
It is really starting to look a case of everyone in every role, was not in a position to lead the club forward for way too long a period.
Prez/CEO, head coach, assistant coaches, recruiting agents, Bullants coach, list manager, fitness/strength coach etc. Lack of true skills coaches.
Picked up players with picks that could have had us better options. Poor developing of young kids. Playing players in a role that doesn't suit them. No real effective game plan A and B. Choosing players in a side that are not always the best mix. Playing players that are clearly not fit to play. Playing players that are injured or close to breaking point. Bringing in experienced players that could have been a better selection. Captain selection or leadership group that doesn't always reflect the best leaders. Poorly managed the entire list. Losing players for no compensation. Failed to trade player to the best result of this clubs future.
We have managed to screw everything up on every level. This is why we are in as much trouble as we are at the moment. I sometimes wonder if Judd wishes Hawthorn was his first choice to come back to Victoria. He would have had 2 more premiership medals, with maybe one more to go. This is why the way back up the ladder will be a long climb for this club. We have some fixes in place. Are they the best fixes at the moment ? Time will tell. We haven't fixed every level just yet. We haven't brought in the best mix of players yet.
I can't see us fixing the players mix for 2 to 3 seasons. We need to consider players in the future that give us an instant experienced body on the park. Bernie Vince, Lamumba types for not an expensive price. There have been many players on the move, and a clever side will top up with an experienced player every season. Not a 30 year old. A 26-27 year old that still has a few seasons left in their legs. A more than decent player to help mentor the young kids. We need to develop the young list. Grow our own stock. Get the best coach without a current deal, and have them coach the NB's. NOW. Not next season. Get someone now. This is where you grow your future stock. Get the best person in charge of recruiting NOW. Then decide what we do with Mick after this season. Give him a chance to do something with what he has got. I'm not sure if the head of this fish is fixed just yet. Might need a few changes there also. Then again it might be O.K now. Again time will tell.