LESSONS FROM LAST WEEK: We need to get a few more games into our younger players. Last week, our young boys might have made a few errors that cost us a little late in the game and we ended up being overrun by a good quality team that was well-led by some premiership players.

The reason we lost the game is we conceded too many goals. Our structure allowed us to score heavily but it also allowed our opponents to do the same.
It needs to be sorted out and I'm sure it can be in time.

I would argue that the reason we lost the game was because we kicked too many points and Brisbane did not. We produced a significant amount of opportunities to put Brisbane away.
Our problem was not conceding goals but converting opportunities.

Hardess thing to say in life is " I was Wrong"

But once you have said it a few times it becomes easy and you become a better person I think

Hardess thing to say in life is " I was Wrong"

But once you have said it a few times it becomes easy and you become a better person I think

Even if Pagan wins 3 premierships in a row with us, I wouldn't think we'd hear you say those words from you

If Pagan could win three GAMES in a row I would probably say it

I would agree that was a very significant issue as well.
Was that caused by our youngsters and their inexperience?

Crosisca could have said "we are trying to establish a style of play which hopefully will give us the opportunity to establish prolonged success.
It will take time."

Now that's what I call putting your neck on the chopping block
The spirit of Lou Richards is alive and well.

Kudos to you, and I hope to check back on this later in the season.

I would agree that was a very significant issue as well.
Was that caused by our youngsters and their inexperience?

When did you last hear the coaching staff admit they made an error which cost the game?

Oh and I noticed a lot of your posts have these in them even when they aren't funny so I better add a few Oh yes and a to finish off.

We can only work with the results he has provided...

WORST COACHING RECORED EVER AT CARLTON.

Pagan and Carlton dont mix......... i keep saying it.... Ron Barassi was awake to this in the mid sixties... the first thing he did when he came to Carlton was sack Pagan...

http://carltonfc.com.au/Season2007/News/NewsArticle/tabid/4311/Default.aspx?newsId=42463

These articles are a great initiative and I commend the club for producing them. As expected, they divulge little but Crosisca and Ratten have put the time in which is great.

As usual I have a criticism and it relates the following quote_



I am past our coaching staff pointing the finger at the players to excuse losses.
Its always "they made errors at critical times" or "they got ahead of themselves"
When did you last hear the coaching staff admit they made an error which cost the game?
I'm damn sure the inflexibility and inabilities of our coaches have cost a game or 2 over the past 5 years.
When did you last hear them admit they made a mistake????
When did they last analyse themselves and highlight their inadequacies to the media?


The reason we lost the game is we conceded too many goals. Our structure allowed us to score heavily but it also allowed our opponents to do the same.
It needs to be sorted out and I'm sure it can be in time.

Crosisca could have said "we are trying to establish a style of play which hopefully will give us the opportunity to establish prolonged success.
It will take time."


Highlighting our youngsters and their inexperience is purely and simply deflective nonsense.

BTW, this is not neccesarily a criticism of Gavin Crosisca but the coaching philosophies as a whole.
I've had the opportunity to talk to Crosisca in the past few months and watched him work with our backs and IMO, he will be fantastic value to our kids.

The coach is there to coach the players. This process obviously entails a review on the player performance. This is what is being described.

The review of the coach should be done by the match committee or football dept. Now if it was the match committee or football dept being interviewed then you could expect such a comment about the coaching. If you expect a coach to come out bagging themself which could harm future contract negotiations or future employment then you are just living in dream land.

Of course.

Its better to harm the future employment or contract negotiations of the players than give an honest appraisal.

The coach should review his own performance. If he cant do that and be honest with himself, he's doing the club a disservice and should move on.