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So why is his approach to training and fitness now being described as unprofessional?  And why does he have to complete a specific training block before being considered for selection?

I get that the coach has to stand up for his players but it sounds like Mitch was being a decoy at training too.  It’s not a good look for the coach to be saying one thing and the club to apparently contradict his message.

My main concern is how McGovern lost condition this far into the season.  I would have expected Russell to pick up any fitness issues before they became a concern.

Shouldn't have been playing and sorting his issues.

Exactly, why did you bring Bolton into it yet again?

For the tenth time.
Don’t respond without reading the post.

Yeah he should have thrown him to the wolves
Much better way to win your players trust
Bolton’s gone. Get over it

The “ongoing back and ankle injuries” that McGovern is said to have been carrying for some time turn out to be just extra weight from a lack of professionalism when it comes to training 

So much for Teague’s strident defence of McGovern as the decoy forward.  A newby mistake and one that he should learn from.

Lance may be able to provide Mitch with an old tyre to drag around Princes Park.

You mean this post;

That somebody posted in relation to the below comments from DJC about Teague that do not mention Bolton!

Circulus in probando

That’s the one.
I’m sure being so clever, you can join the dots

The club and players are having an each way bet IMO. I don't understand if he's out of shape because of injuries, laziness / lack of professionalism, or both ? And why has he held a spot up until now ? If he's too injured to do his role, he shouldn't be playing, and if he's too lazy to train properly he most certainly shouldn't be playing.

Yet another badly handled situation by our club. Frankly, calling our club amateurish is an insult to amateurs.

The club and players are having an each way bet IMO. I don't understand if he's out of shape because of injuries, laziness / lack of professionalism, or both ? And why has he held a spot up until now ? If he's too injured to do his role, he shouldn't be playing, and if he's too lazy to train properly he most certainly shouldn't be playing.

Yet another badly handled situation by our club. Frankly, calling our club amateurish is an insult to amateurs.

Yet we have Andrew Russell as head of fitness and conditioning.

Interesting.

PaulP, as people who have both stood up for Bolton, don't you see that this is a little bit of an indictment on the MC led by Brendan Bolton?

Interesting.

PaulP, as people who have both stood up for Bolton, don't you see that this is a little bit of an idictment on the MC led by Brendan Bolton?

In round 1, it was an eyebrow raiser to have played both of Alex Fasolo, and Mitch McGovern ahead of Jack Silvagni.

It sent the wrong message to the group.  A bloke who had employed his own running coach in the off season, had a really solid pre season and gotten himself in the best nick of his career (JSOS) was dropped for round 1 so we could play Alex (broke my arm in a drunken incident) Fasolo, and Mitch (Brackets/stress fracture/out of condition) McGovern?

Teague's led MC has dropped him after giving him a period to prove his worth as well as dealing with the injuries to McKay and Charlie Curnow.

We had plenty of opportunities to drop Mitch this year and havent done it.  That means there were intangibles he was bringing to the table that wasnt to do with his own performance.

Thry, I think PaulP highlights that the problem is probably bigger than the coach, while your words suggest an idea that the coach is the major or primary contributing cause. It seems obvious to me that PaulP probably thinks the root cause is a much bigger umbrella issue that the coach works under.

What was the mandate and has it changed, it seems so!

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it's an odd one, isn't it?