Everything Irvine has said is basically backed up here. Not picking sides but ???
It won't be the first time Taylor has addressed the playing group. He has held several individual meetings with selected players, including skipper Robbie Farah before the start of the Four Nations tournament, and also spoke to the group in grand final week.
"On that Friday before the grand final, I met with the playing group at Concord and had a chat about some simple things that I wanted them to start thinking about in relation to professionalism and some basic insights into how we wanted to go about things when they got back for the start of preseason," Taylor said.
"I met 95 per cent of people that day and had a few chats with individuals since then. I spent a fair bit of time with Robbie initially, chatting about a few different things and had a chat with a few others as well.
"It was good. The vibe from the guys right from the first day has been really good. I was always confident it would be. Footy players don't like losing. When a new coach comes into any club, if the players aren't excited about learning new stuff and aren't a bit nervous about the fact they have to start over again, then you've got concerns. But that wasn't the case."
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