malbi wrote:
https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/afl-trade-period-2021-live-updates-day-6-player-movement-continues-as-jordan-dawson-bobby-hill-rory-lobb-seek-late-moves-20211010-p58ytb.html?post=p52y0r#p52y0r
Say what you like about the review whether it was right or wrong to do a cleanout. Here is one ex-player Gibbons who says that it destabilised the playing group.
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Gibbons did reveal the constant speculation around the club’s preview hurt morale and focus at the Blues labelling it “incredibly stressful”.
“It creates, I wouldn’t say toxic (environment), but it’s pretty unspoken,” Gibbons said.
“When you sit down and have a chat to blokes towards the latter end of the year, it was getting to everyone.
“No fault of the media, but it was in the media every day and it becomes a bit of a cycle.”
Interesting article. Too bad it removes the context.
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He said it did have an impact on the atmosphere at the club.
“It was incredibly stressful,” he continued.
“If you talk to anyone throughout that time, a lot of people will try and play it off, but you’ve got coaches who don’t know if they’ll be there next year having to perform weekly and stay positive and players in the same position.
“It creates a, I wouldn’t say toxic (environment), but it’s pretty unspoken. When you sit down and have a chat to blokes towards the latter end of the year, it was getting to everyone.
“No fault of the media, but it was in the media every day and it becomes a bit of a cycle.”
As I've posted elsewhere, he said that "you’ve got coaches who don’t know if they’ll be there next year having to perform weekly and stay positive and players in the same position."
How is that different to the 17 other clubs? Every club will make delistings, many clubs have had coaches move or lose their jobs. Many players and coaches knew full well that they were uncontracted and not being approached to re-sign. To suggest Carlton are on their own as the article implies is rubbish. I feel for Gibbo but he's no different to another 50-100 players who will be delisted across the AFL.