News Work to be done, says Ratten

[iRemember87]

• CARLTON coach Brett Ratten says he'll "keep the foot down" rather than rest players in the lead-up to the club's first finals tilt in eight years.

Geelong and St Kilda have heavily rotated their squads in a bid to peak in September, but Ratten said the Blues had to do everything they could to continue building a winning habit.

Carlton, which plays Melbourne at Etihad Stadium on Saturday, has won eight of its past nine and remains an outside chance to sneak into the top four.

"We'll put our best team out there," Ratten said.

"We're at a point where we would like to keep that momentum up because I think it builds confidence and that confidence is a big thing going into finals, with the belief factor, so we'll put the best team on the park.

"I think we just need to focus on Melbourne. We need to make sure we don't have a slip-up. We need to keep the foot down and keep the momentum swinging our way."

Ratten said the fact a finals spot had been secured for the first time since 2001 on the back of a now-infamous pre-season marketing campaign, gave the Blues no right to think their work was done.

"I think when you set the bar a little bit higher than you did the previous year maybe there's, not relief, but maybe there's a bit of an accomplishment achieved," he said.

"But as we've said, the journey in 2009 goes until you finish playing and that was an ambition of ours to play finals. OK, we've ticked that box, but we don't start organising holidays or doing half the work . . . we just see how far this journey will take us.

"There's been an upbeat feeling around the place . . . but we've been quick to point out that when you pop your head up in this game it gets knocked off pretty quickly."

http://www.news.com.au/heraldsun/sport/afl/story/0,26576,25954497-19742,00.html

 

[Blueboys7]

I don't know about you guys but I have been super impressed with the way Ratts and the coaching staff have gone about things over the last month or so. They have built the group on belief and work ethic and have stuck to the old cliche 'one week at a time'. Keep up the good work boys!

 

[Zolli8]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

 

[Sublime]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

I dare say he would have a bit to do with them. If he can get half the gut running out of our players as he used to give, then we'll be well on the way to good things. The way we're running out matches is very encouraging.

Now, how about that start...

 

[Jeremias]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

Think he's worked more with the younger guys and from their improvement I dare say he's having a significant influence.

Anyone else chuckle at the statement that we've won 8 of our last 9?

 

[Mike_blues]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

i believe it would be a big influence, going by what juddy said on before the game 2 weeks ago

 

[HBF]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

Massive I would have thought, although he's part of the development academy, and would work a little more closely with the kids on our list. Still, you only have to look at the improvement in Marc Murphy to see what type of benefit Harvey has been to our club.

 

[celtic_pride]

On an interesting sidenote, the journo who posted that article is a big Carlton fan (Sam Edmund)
I Think he's the only one at the HUN who is a blues man

 

[Juddys_navy_blues]

Great to see Ratten wanting the boys to really keep pushing, our last 4 game last quarters have been brilliant, keep it up boys.

 

[Tanks_Alot]

Best way to go IMO. Play the best team you can and try to keep winning so they are full of confidence come finals time.

 

[AndyNicka]

Definantly a very good mind set from Ratts. Complacency is a dangerous thing, especially when you have a young team so I think from his part the message he's conveying is very positive for the playing group.

 

[DBLUES]

To all the people on this board who dislike me, if we beat the crows this saturday at the dome, I WILL NEVER BAG BRETT RATTEN AGAIN. If he is able to get our side over the line against the crows best 22 and their great coach under a closed roof in perfect conditions, I WILL EAT HUMBLE PIE AND RECOGNISE A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT - to finish 5th after the home and away season without Waite and Jamo will trully be amazing.

Time will tell.

 

[Alice]

To all the people on this board who dislike me, if we beat the crows this saturday at the dome, I WILL NEVER BAG BRETT RATTEN AGAIN. If he is able to get our side over the line against the crows best 22 and their great coach under a closed roof in perfect conditions, I WILL EAT HUMBLE PIE AND RECOGNISE A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT - to finish 5th after the home and away season without Waite and Jamo will trully be amazing.

Time will tell.

What if Carlton play really well but go down in a tight game against a solid opponent??????

 

[Malifice]

To all the people on this board who dislike me If we beat the crows this saturday at the dome, I WILL NEVER BAG BRETT RATTEN AGAIN. If he is able to get our side over the line against the crows best 22 and their great coach under a closed roof in perfect conditions, I WILL EAT HUMBLE PIE AND RECOGNISE A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT - to finish 5th after the home and away season without Waite and Jamo will trully be amazing.

Time will tell.

You again.

To all the people on this board who dislike me

"To all on this board" would have sufficed. The last bit was a given.

If he is able to get our side over the line against the crows best 22 and their great coach under a closed roof in perfect conditions, I WILL NEVER BAG BRETT RATTEN AGAIN

Wasnt this the case before the 'must win' Port game 3 weeks ago?

to finish 5th after the home and away season without Waite and Jamo will trully be amazing

Pretty amazing were in 5th at the moment considering the above wouldnt you think?

And just who was that Judd impersonator running around in the Melbourne game? I thought he was ruled out before the match?

Riddle me this:

What regenerates (but not fire and acid), has a rending special attack (but a fairly low Armour Class), lives under bridges, and likes the taste of goat?

Troll.

 

[Sublime]

You again.



"To all on this board" would have sufficed. The last bit was a given.



Wasnt this the case before the 'must win' Port game 3 weeks ago?



Pretty amazing were in 5th at the moment considering the above wouldnt you think?

And just who was that Judd impersonator running around in the Melbourne game? I thought he was ruled out before the match?

Riddle me this:

What regenerates (but not fire and acid), has a rending special attack (but a fairly low Armour Class), lives under bridges, and likes the taste of goat?

Troll.

Classic

 

[big_dunk]

anyone know how much of an influence Robert Harvey has on the midfielders?

OUT - Hadley (arm)
IN - Harvey!

 

[Malifice]

Classic

Glad my obscure D&D reference didnt go unnoticed!