I'm happy for them to sell silver linings - more games into Goddard, test out Delaney, Lee and Shenton etc. Thats all nice spin and PR and its what clubs do. But for a footy journalist to say "zero damage" from Carlisle's ban is ridiculous. This fantasy that players just magically develop because of age is ridiculous. That is the trap Melbourne go into thinking they could just put lot of young kids in and sit on the eggs for four years and hey presto we've hatched a premiership team.magnifisaint wrote:So what is the silver lining?saintbrat wrote:http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/p ... 9ade766b0c
.IN just 83 days at St Kilda Jake Carlisle denied and then admitting snorting drugs, slept through training sessions, then was banned for the entire 2016 season.
Not a bad hit parade for a player on a $2.4 million contract, as St Kilda’s bold recruitment was roundly mocked as a catastrophic failure.
Yet the collateral damage to St Kilda’s long-term plans is exactly zero, with 25-year-old Carlisle’s absence actually containing a small silver lining
Why do clubs spend so much time on decision making video's, tactical meetings, training drills, complex plays, teaching players resilience and a billion other things? Because they don't want to bore the players? Think about your own work. You develop by doing the work, doing courses, talking to customers, being in meetings and exposed to different areas and growing your knowledge base. You sit at home you aint learning s***.
Carlisle has a lot of development to do. He has been inconsistent and immature on the field. To miss a season in our great development environment is a blow. ANd to possibly miss out on playing alongside Fisher and Demps with their brilliant play reading is a real shame. Its certainly not as bad as dogs and port. No damage. I'm sure the club punched the air when they heard the verdict. No damage there! Whoo-hoo.