Walsh wrote:
Everyone has the right of say on our Senior coach.
But does take a long time to build a strong team culture.
Bomber Thompson took him seven years
Hardwick eight years
Hinkley eight years and no flag
Leon Cameron seven years and no flag with arguably the best list two years ago.
Takes a long time for the coach to imprint a team culture and keep swap and changing doesn't do anyone any good.
Providing there is a system and players not running around like headless chook and lose players in the dressing room which Bolton did he is not going anywhere. Alot of work needs to be done.
But culture takes time as you point out Walshy.
But doing nothing to set standards doesn't fast track something we are trying to build: culture.
In particular Winning Culture.
The older players who have been around since Ratten days have, I believe, have got use to failure as the norm, and don't know how to muster the desire and encouragement required to get their younger teammates over the line. Need a clean out. The older players who may be injured or out of form, or lack ticker, have not helped get wins on the board. Development opportunities are being wasted and standards are not being set with consequences for digressions.
Get rid of the oldies at the end of the year is a good start
Betts 35...bye
Murphy 34...bye
Curnow 32 ... we need to replace him with a mid with more class, till then we are stuck with him.
Casboult 31 ... bye, but we really need to replace him with a ready made Fwd Ruck...from SA WA
Jones 30....we need to replace him. Undisciplined and erratic. Throw $$ at Ben McKay or the like.
After the abovementioned are gone the nest eldest statesman are Saad 28, Doc 27 & Plow 27....gosh we need an upgrade on Plow. He was really bad yesterday....looked like, and had reflexes like an old man.
I'd rather have kids trying harder and making mistakes rather than watching mistakes being made from a lack of desire and effort.
Teague keeps selecting those types, so he will fall on his sword doing that.