North is 4-15 in games decided by a goal or less under Brad Scotts. In 9 of those games we have held 20 plus point leads at significant stages of the game. Speaks volumes of how the team performs under the hammer.
I'd argue that we have a lot of blokes with the character to be able to perform under that sort of pressure,
However, confidence was lost in the initial losses and then we were fed the spin
-we know how to change it
- we've identified the problem
-we will get out on the track and try our hardest
Yardayaddayadda
They are conditioned to losing the close ones because brad doesn't have the ability to change the tempo/style because of the culture he has started.
Good on the players for buying in and being shown a way to play footy. You need these blokes above them to be coaching them to be mini coaches on the ground. To be the architects and set the standards. It's as though brad hid them early days and now the lads are happy for him to continue to hide them.
Look at the teams who have won flags recently other than the bulldogs.
Onfield leadership in spades. Coaches who set the tone and standard high, not only teachers but managers, motivators and manipulators.
Unfortunately brad is just a teacher, and not a great one at that.