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Ratten demands even effort
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Carlton coach Brett Ratten has conceded that too much has been left to too few over the opening rounds of the season and the Blues need a more even contribution on the field if they're to build some winning momentum.
Addressing the media at Wednesday morning's breakfast to promote Sunday's Peter Mac Cup clash against Collingwood at the MCG, Ratten said his lesser players had let the side down during last Saturday night's Rivalry Round loss to Essendon.
And he nominated the Magpies as the model the Blues should follow.
"We would have had close to the best six players in the ground, but I think it was the contribution of the other 13, 14 players that let the team down a little bit," Ratten said.
"You look at Brendan (Fevola)'s (eight-goal) performance and Eddie Betts and (Chris) Judd's and (Nick) Stevens, (Marc) Murphy, (Michael) Jamison on Lloyd I think was an outstanding performance for a young man - I think we had some real positive signs."
"It reminds me as a coach you need a team performance and I think when you look at Collingwood, pretty much every week they get at least 18 contributors.
"There might be a couple that might not have the best of days but they have a lot of contributors in their team and that's where we need to get to, to make sure that everyone has a say in the game and play their part at some time."
Ratten said he believed a breakthrough win would help the team rediscover its self-belief and he defended his overworked defence which has conceded 384 points in three outings this season, saying it was every player's responsibility to contribute.
"I don't think it’s the back half, I think it’s through the whole ground and I think defensively as a team we must defend better," he said.
Ratten had warm praise for the club's No.1 pick at last year's National Draft, Matthew Kreuzer, nicknamed 'Humphrey' by his teammates for his quiet disposition.
The challenge for Kreuzer, Ratten said, was to follow-up last week's excellent debut against the Bombers with a better effort on Sunday.
"You look at a lot of kids in their first game and they usually have a pretty good first game, the energy is up and away they go," he said.
"It's second-up that sometimes there's a fall away and that's the challenge for Matthew … but he's one of these kids this is really just switched on and very focused."
"His nickname is Humphrey like Humphrey B. Bear because he says nothing off the field but on the ground he speaks, he's a leader, he talks, he instructs and from our point of view he's developing really well."
http://sportal.com.au/AFL-news-display/ratten-demands-even-effort-46302
Carlton coach Brett Ratten has conceded that too much has been left to too few over the opening rounds of the season and the Blues need a more even contribution on the field if they're to build some winning momentum.
Addressing the media at Wednesday morning's breakfast to promote Sunday's Peter Mac Cup clash against Collingwood at the MCG, Ratten said his lesser players had let the side down during last Saturday night's Rivalry Round loss to Essendon.
And he nominated the Magpies as the model the Blues should follow.
"We would have had close to the best six players in the ground, but I think it was the contribution of the other 13, 14 players that let the team down a little bit," Ratten said.
"You look at Brendan (Fevola)'s (eight-goal) performance and Eddie Betts and (Chris) Judd's and (Nick) Stevens, (Marc) Murphy, (Michael) Jamison on Lloyd I think was an outstanding performance for a young man - I think we had some real positive signs."
"It reminds me as a coach you need a team performance and I think when you look at Collingwood, pretty much every week they get at least 18 contributors.
"There might be a couple that might not have the best of days but they have a lot of contributors in their team and that's where we need to get to, to make sure that everyone has a say in the game and play their part at some time."
Ratten said he believed a breakthrough win would help the team rediscover its self-belief and he defended his overworked defence which has conceded 384 points in three outings this season, saying it was every player's responsibility to contribute.
"I don't think it’s the back half, I think it’s through the whole ground and I think defensively as a team we must defend better," he said.
Ratten had warm praise for the club's No.1 pick at last year's National Draft, Matthew Kreuzer, nicknamed 'Humphrey' by his teammates for his quiet disposition.
The challenge for Kreuzer, Ratten said, was to follow-up last week's excellent debut against the Bombers with a better effort on Sunday.
"You look at a lot of kids in their first game and they usually have a pretty good first game, the energy is up and away they go," he said.
"It's second-up that sometimes there's a fall away and that's the challenge for Matthew … but he's one of these kids this is really just switched on and very focused."
"His nickname is Humphrey like Humphrey B. Bear because he says nothing off the field but on the ground he speaks, he's a leader, he talks, he instructs and from our point of view he's developing really well."
