buzzaaaah wrote: Lost the players. They just come off a season where they exceeded expectations then won the pre season comp. When did he lose them.
Game, obviously the address doesnt go through the intricasies of the game plan. Its a motivation speech. But as previously said these are basic requirements and if the players cant even do that they should ask themselves what theyre doing in the AFL
Spot on buzzaaaah. If he spent the pre-match address telling each player what his particular tasks were that day, he would be sacked as incompetent.
During the week, you'd expect that each player is given a tape containing footage of his opponent with specific advice about what to expect and how to counter this. Assistant coaches and Pagan would talk to most, if not all, of the players. There would be team meetings about the team goals and strategies for the coming week, and training would give some opportunity to put this into practice. And you would expect that the different teams within teams (e.g. forwards, backs and midfielders) would discuss the upcoming match both with the relevant assistant coaches and amongst themselves.
The pre-match address needed to inspire the team to show some intensity in the first quarter. Our first quarters have been appalling. I would have thought that there wasn't much more Pagan could do in this regard. It seemed to result in a roar which suggested that it had the desired effect. But it isn't Pagan's fault that the team failed to maintain that intensity and showed minimal levels of skill and commitment to the game plan that you would expect at an AFL level.
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