bondiblue wrote:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-05-18/inside-the-game-cody-and-sean-voss-and-carlton-closing-the-gaps/101075908More Voss insights from Aunty.
Some good graphs for the statisticians to admire.
Here's a couple snippets....
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Fixing those structural defensive issues was a critical issue for Voss, but perhaps not the only one.
Overall, the signs seem positive for Carlton so far this year.
Carlton are setting up more cautiously at contests and not racing ahead prematurely.
Most prominently, the Blues seem to be defending the counter-attack more effectively.
This has included deploying the spare defenders able to assist in closing down those high-value, one-on-one opportunities.
It has taken away a little bit of the sting of their attack from turnovers but, in turn, they can stop opponents from putting up cricket scores.
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It's not just the defence that has improved so far this year.
Voss — as one of the most-damaging clearance players of his era — has an innate eye on not only how to win the hard ball but also how to make it useful.
At Port Adelaide, he helped to develop the Power group into one of the strongest in the competition, one that focused on both sides of the ball.
This strength has transferred over to the Blues' early season form.
So far this year, Carlton has had one of the most-damaging clearance set-ups of any team in the competition.
The quoted post above was made on May 18 last year. A year is a long time in football. Go back to the early part of this thread and the general vibe is how great Voss is.
What has changed? Why has it changed?
I'm numb to the thought of whether it's right to sakc Voss or keep him. I just don't care, or at least can't form an opinion with any clarity. It's not that I don't care about the club, I defintley do. But supporting your footy club means that's always diificult to rationalise.
Why is sacking Voss the answer? Why was sacking Teague, Bolton, Malthouse, Ratten, the answer? Clearly sacking the coach hasn't been a long term solution.
We need to do something different.
The media attention can't be good for the club, the coach or the players. It's great to be a at a big club like us when it's going well, but it must totally suck when it's going poorly.
How is Harry supposed to get his mind clear if he just keeps following the same process he has been all year? We know he can kick goals regularly. We know the team can play better. Something clearly isn't right.
I'm not the person to find the answer, but I think we need to do something radically different, even if it might sound totally daft. Spend a night serving at homeless shelter or something, or train in our pyjamas all week, circle up for an honesty session, they need something different to cut through all the crap and find a mental release.
And, clearly, stuffed if I know what it is, but the coach and the players need an outlet. This is where Cook should be earning his money. Finding a way to lead the footy department through this mess we're in.
But as to sakcing Voss… what's the point?! Maybe churning thrugh coaches is the answer, but it's not been a great solution since Wayne Brittain was given the arse has it!