redback wrote:
Blue Vain wrote:
Soft, dumb, slack footballers?
I'm sure Sydney had similar come into their system. Mitch Morton meets most of those criteria yet he's now a premiership player.
Unfortunately the system doesnt allow you to throw talented players out the door and restock them with more talented players. Chris Yarran was viewed as a lazy footballer before we drafted him. In his favour, he was viewed by those in the know as the most talented footballer to attend the Clontarf academy. A huge rap considering the players that have walked through their doors.
What are we doing to instil urgency into him? What have we done to progress him as a footballer? We're talking about a 22 year old kid who finished top 10 in our B&F as a 20 year old. Not a bad achievement in a team that performed in the finals.
Instead of talking about throwing half our list onto the scrap heap, perhaps our coaches should take some responsibility and actually develop what we have into good footballers. The coaches role is to oversee a strong, successful development program. We're not paying Mick a million dollars to throw our talented players because its too hard for him. Lets see him actually get something out of them.
Just to logical.
Who needs to work for their money, especially ifyou can shift blame.
Let's start
Walker hardly blossomed under the previous regime (injuries didn't help)
Russell didn't
Gibbs didn't
Lucas didn't
Mclean didn't
Bower didnt
Austin didn't
Hampson didn't
Grigg didn't
What does that mean? It means no matter how great a coach's reputation is, they are not miracle workers. Ratten's list above could've contained a few more names
Yarran had issues from his academy days. He had one reasonable season and we're all sooking because MM won't play him off HB or can't get the best out of him. Every coach will have players they can't get through to...both the amateur coaches like BR all the way to a Paul Roos/Matthews.
No one has ever said that MM is a deity, no one said he's a miracle worker. He has come to the CFC with an impressive record. No guarantees about the future, so to all you anti MM, stop hiding behind the million dollar/super duper drape as your cover when you throw pot shots at him.
If Alfred E Neuman gets 5 years, I'm happy to give MM at least two seasons.
And as far as Yarran is concerned, flower him. Whilst MM is coach, play whatever role you're given to the best of your ability, and with privilege and pride wearing the best strip in the AFL. Otherwise flower off to WC
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