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Briefly caught Chapman being bombarded with questions from the Sunday Footy Show panel. For those who care:
- Lowest point in his career, hasn't experienced anything like this in his time down at Geelong
- Thinks it's more confidence that's the issue than a lack of fitness, though he didn't rule out the 'fitness' theory behind fade-outs
- Knew WC would come back; that's why they're on top of the ladder
- Confidence is hard to regain, especially after winning solitary game over past few weeks
- Learning curve for all of them, need to get themselves out of hole, hopefully this week
- Bomber was, in Chappy's words, "surprisingly positive" after the game
- Bomber stressed how they'd done some good stuff for 2 and a half quarters
Costa interview down at Geelong followed (I question if it's the same one recorded and aired earlier in the week...)
- Costa repeated his previous effort: guarantees Bomber's contract in '06, signed till '07 so no need to go back on that now
- Mentioned that everyone will be reviewed at the end of season though (Tony Jones, reading between the lines, suggests that Costa merely bringing up the 'review' statement suggests Bomber is not safe for the last year of his contract)
- Brought up the fitness concerns [not enough base done in pre-season?]
- Mentioned that, for all bar one game, we've been in the hunt at 3 quarter time before 4th quarter fadeout
Perhaps what interested me the most was the acknowledgement of our fitness base, or lack thereof. Certainly downplayed as the major cause of our fade-outs (Chappy suggests it's a 'confidence' thing - methinks that has some merit to it. Lack the necessary leadership etc to stand up), but nonetheless conceded it as an issue and matter of concern.
- Lowest point in his career, hasn't experienced anything like this in his time down at Geelong
- Thinks it's more confidence that's the issue than a lack of fitness, though he didn't rule out the 'fitness' theory behind fade-outs
- Knew WC would come back; that's why they're on top of the ladder
- Confidence is hard to regain, especially after winning solitary game over past few weeks
- Learning curve for all of them, need to get themselves out of hole, hopefully this week
- Bomber was, in Chappy's words, "surprisingly positive" after the game
- Bomber stressed how they'd done some good stuff for 2 and a half quarters
Costa interview down at Geelong followed (I question if it's the same one recorded and aired earlier in the week...)
- Costa repeated his previous effort: guarantees Bomber's contract in '06, signed till '07 so no need to go back on that now
- Mentioned that everyone will be reviewed at the end of season though (Tony Jones, reading between the lines, suggests that Costa merely bringing up the 'review' statement suggests Bomber is not safe for the last year of his contract)
- Brought up the fitness concerns [not enough base done in pre-season?]
- Mentioned that, for all bar one game, we've been in the hunt at 3 quarter time before 4th quarter fadeout
Perhaps what interested me the most was the acknowledgement of our fitness base, or lack thereof. Certainly downplayed as the major cause of our fade-outs (Chappy suggests it's a 'confidence' thing - methinks that has some merit to it. Lack the necessary leadership etc to stand up), but nonetheless conceded it as an issue and matter of concern.
