Re: R1 Carlton vs Power After-match Aftermath
Reply #271 –
Haven't read any of this thread, so sorry if I repeat!
I don't know what Mick told the boys b4 the game, but our 1st qtr was a beauty !!!
But our boys seem to have short memories. the message was only partially followed in the 2nd and 3rd qtrs and completely forgotten in the 4th !!!
I reckon that collectively our boys are the type that need a rocket up them every qtr, just to keep them on their toes and motivated. Back off from them and they retreat back into their shells very very quickly.
Just a thought I had anyway.
Can't really ride on emotion like that. First, it's covering up bigger problems and eventually it will start to wear off. Need something more substantial than the rocket evey quarter. Every now and again, okay.
I agree that this approach would be unsustainable. But (to me anyway) it says something about our players that they seem to need this sort of approach to keep them motivated.
What upset me the most about the loss was that we just did not show any heart in the way we down in the final qtr. IMO a team with any pride at all would not let that kind of qtr happen to them, at least not for a whole qtr. Our boys in Navy Blue seem to let it(large lapses) happen to them all too often, for my liking anyway.