@geo said in [‘It’s the truth’: compelling new WT doco](/post/1420904) said:
It just goes to show what we all know that the playing group is mentally fragile.. no amount of coaching can in-still that into individuals..
No matter how talented or skilful… Mentality comes from within.. no words can unlock it.. you can become resilient but only do it yourself.
It’s a generational thing IMO.. everyone gets a ribbon..
I’m not saying that isn’t true … Because it clearly is , but if it’s a generational thing , why is it only affecting Places like the tigers . The storm , they don’t recruit the best players all the time , like Nico Hynes is a prime example of this . He just wanted it more . Do we search for the exceptions not the rule ? If a whole generation are fragile , how do you find resilience ? Do we just recruit a little lower on the natural talent but A plus on the mental aptitude ?
This has to be What Adam Hartigan, Kimmorley , Tim Sheens and Madge would be having conversations about .
For me , I’d look to America . Thier aptitude testing is another level . And the prima Donna egos floating around the NRL , are nothing compared to an NFL locker room . “The Patriots way” has to be something that’s looked into , as they do exactly what the storm do . Identify talented players , but ones with a real hard edge .
How they do that , I have NO idea . But if we could tap into that knowledge stream , even just a little bit , it would go a long way to get us out this mess I reckon .