On the Couch

[carlyp]

Does anyone have a transcript?

 

[The Passenger]

Originally posted by iceman
You got banned??

yea for a breif period of about 3 hours, but it was still bloody annoying. I think it was a mishap in the BF system, cause there is a post on the main board, and I think it happened to a few people.

 

[noodle]

somebody got hold of a mods password and went on a banning rampage.

 

[llosis]

heard someone point out the correlation between Woosha joining us and our success - we all agree with that. But also with what has happened at Carrrrlton since Woosha left there. The'yve really gawn downhill since the great man came home. Coincidence???

I don't reckon

 

[Outoftheblue]

But also with what has happened at Carrrrlton since Woosha left there. The'yve really gawn downhill since the great man came home. Coincidence???

I think there may be a few other reasons for Carlton's demise


Has there ever been a greater contrast between the on-field and off-field man than Worsfold? I respect the fact that he got out of the comfort zone and moved to the other side of the country to see what makes a different club tick (turns out it was a time bomb ), before returning to his own. As a coach he doesn't seem to get distracted by things that may seem unfair, but are out of his control (the free-kick count against the Bulldogs, the possibility of having to play a ''home'' final in Melbourne). Was involved in a few incidents on-field that don't reflect well on him, but as a coach he's very impressive.

 

[Mead]

Originally posted by Outoftheblue
I think there may be a few other reasons for Carlton's demise


Has there ever been a greater contrast between the on-field and off-field man than Worsfold? I respect the fact that he got out of the comfort zone and moved to the other side of the country to see what makes a different club tick (turns out it was a time bomb ), before returning to his own. As a coach he doesn't seem to get distracted by things that may seem unfair, but are out of his control (the free-kick count against the Bulldogs, the possibility of having to play a ''home'' final in Melbourne). Was involved in a few incidents on-field that don't reflect well on him, but as a coach he's very impressive.

It is something I've wondered about myself. I guess what I reckon is that Worsfold presents a very different persona outside the club to what goes on behind closed doors- in effect, he's giving the media his 'tribunal face', all the time.

All I know is that the Eagles are playing like a team half inspired/terrified by their coach. The thing about Worsfold as a coach is that he believes in people- sounds a cliched, hackneyed thing to say, but its his one defining quality. He took people like Wooden, Embley, Carroll, Hunter, Green, Haynes, Wilson, Adkins etc etc etc. who were on the outer for various reasons, and he gave them a place in the team, a job to do, and made it clear that he thought they could do it. You look at the case of Embley last year who bloody well DID NOT deserve a 2 year contract, and was lucky not to get the arse from the club. Worsfold trusted him when there was no real reason for him to be trusted, and somehow it worked, simply because they don't want to disappoint them.

You wonder what must have happened after the bulldogs draw. I don't think, Worsfold even raved or ranted, he would just have been...disappointed. The results of that displeasure were 5 changes to the side, and a team desperate to win back their coaches' respect. The result of that, we saw on the weekend.

 

[ONE EYE]

Well how dumb am I. Of course I cant afford Foxtel so I thought you were talking about "Talking Footy" So I stayed up late to watch it. Now I am just tired and cranky. Had to put up with Greg Stafford instead. Now wouldnt you just like to put his smiling pearly whites down his throat? Well I did when I realised at 11.30 last night that Woosha wasnt going to be on!

 

[Outoftheblue]

With the benefit of 20-20 hindsight you wonder whether a few of the Eagles got caught looking a bit beyond the Bulldogs to the challenge a week later. And the Dogs do have some top-liners that make them better than their win-loss record suggests.