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Lethal says not enough players are acutal footy fans these days. Saying a lot of players just play the game as they are gifted athletes not becuase they love the game of footy.

News.com website: http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,2...8-23211,00.html

- BRISBANE coach Leigh Matthews has disclosed a major obstacle he encounters preparing his side each week - not enough players are "footy fans".

The four-time premiership coach says too many players had to be forced to watch the bare minimum of football on TV required to prepare adequately as AFL footballers because they didn't really love the game.

"We find that we have to almost force feed them as a group to make them watch footy," Matthews said.

"You would think that as a professional footballer watching the opposition game at some stage during the week as part of your preparation would almost be mandatory. But you would be surprised how many wouldn't do it unless you made them."

- "A lot of them are just professional footballers. They only play footy because they are good at it. They don't care about the game much," he said.

- "To make the most of your talents, I suspect you have to love the game a bit."

- "Every player should have Fox channels to make sure they can familiarise themselves with the game," he said.

Interesting article. Comparing it to say NFL or even NBA were players have a play book and are each given PSP and each week are given a dvd to watch of there last game and highlights of there next opponent these guys have to do very little prep work.

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    Interesting call by Lethal, especially as you'd think he'd be making the comments based on his own players.

    I know Brennan basically does nothing football related away from training

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    Interseting article, however i heard Chris Judd talking on "On The Coach" a couple of weeks back and he didn't know most of the names of the Collingwood players he was coming up against that week and he is one of the all time greats.

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    Funny, I can't imagine doing anything I wasn't passionate about. I chose my career because I love it, and I work towards becoming better at it during work hours as well as outside them. Working in a field I didn't really care for all that much to me would feel empty and dull, no matter how good the pay was or how many chicks wanted to "meet" me...

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      Nasher said:
    no matter how good the pay was or how many chicks wanted to "meet" me...

    I call shenanigans!

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    I know for a fact that each week the Dee's are given a DVD of last weeks game to watch and report back on, as well as a DVD of their two-three most likley opponents for next week.

    I go to the footy each week, and until I have that record in hand, often I can only name between 10-15 players for the opposition. Yet I can tell you every Demon by his running style, recite geurnsey numbers backwards, heck I picked many of them from behind in suits at various functions. Does this mean I'm not a footy fan?

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      Colossus_2000 said:
    I know for a fact that each week the Dee's are given a DVD of last weeks game to watch and report back on, as well as a DVD of their two-three most likley opponents for next week.

    I go to the footy each week, and until I have that record in hand, often I can only name between 10-15 players for the opposition. Yet I can tell you every Demon by his running style, recite geurnsey numbers backwards, heck I picked many of them from behind in suits at various functions. Does this mean I'm not a footy fan?

    No it means your a little bit gay.

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      redandbluethruandthru said:
    No it means your a little bit gay.

    I knew that was coming. (Thats what she said)

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    Damn Colossus!!! Finally a poster who doesn't have a sook or defends him/herself in an over-the-top fashion after an obviously light-hearted post.

    I salute you. (non-trouser salute)

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    One wonders if Lethal is or will receive a kick-back from Foxtel, after saying every player should have Foxtel to familiarise themselves with the game?

    Good point Lethal anyway.

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    Keep in mind Lethal's idea of passion was to take out players !! I'll treat anything he says with a little more than a pinch of salt thankyou !! ;)

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      Eastie Boyz said:
    Interesting call by Lethal, especially as you'd think he'd be making the comments based on his own players.

    I know Brenna basically does nothing football related away from training

    soooooooo???

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    Well Travis didnt take long to rub off on the other Lion players.

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