Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Friday night wrap for Brant. Discover the Brant Advantage. Reliable John Deere construction equipment and support that keeps you running. Cane Corns, Adam Simpson, Tom Morris and Gerard Waitley with you. We're joined by Carlton's Vice Captain, Jacob Wiedering. Jacob, great to have you on Crunch Time. Thanks for having me, guys.
What's the difference like waking up after a win like that versus what you lived through for the first couple of months of the season?
Yeah, it's nice, nice, Gerard. I had a nice little sleep in. I didn't have the baby at home last night either. So, yeah, it's good. I mean, we'll keep a bit of a lid on it for now. It's three wins on the trot as opposed to six or seven losses in a row. But at the same time, like the energy, the momentum, it's good to have going into the Bombers next week.
Jacob, it's Adam Simpson here, mate. Congratulations on last night. If you could just give us a little bit of an insight on the change that's happened in the last three weeks. And it's an obvious question, but that's the number one thing that feels like a little bit different as opposed to a month ago.
Yeah, it's probably the question that everyone is asking and we're trying to answer it to the best of our ability. I mean, the obvious one for me is...
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Chapter 2: What insights does Jacob Weitering share about the team's recent win?
I don't think a whole lot has changed. There's been a few little things that have been tinkered with. Fraser's obviously doing a wonderful job at coaching us and giving us the freedom to sort of play our way. But Bossy did lay the foundations of sort of how we're playing now and now we're getting the results of it. So, I mean, you can probably see it in our offense a little bit.
There's, you know... Some pretty exciting ball movement. And if we are turning it over like we did pretty early in the game last night, we're cleaning it up on defence. So there's that. And then I think just across the list, whether it's leaders leading, obviously Kripa in his moment last night, I thought Walshie was excellent. The boys out of the middle were terrific for us in our stoppage game.
But then we've got some young guys, exciting guys that are doing a wonderful job for us as well. So Taylor Byrne, I thought the tackle was... Well, the bump that he made on blitz halves was probably a momentum changer in that quarter. And Jack Eisen is a pretty smooth operator. And then Harry Dean's been an excellent support for me.
So across the board, I think everyone's just enjoying themselves and playing their role at the moment.
Well, can you give us a bit of an insight on the mental demons you had as a side six weeks ago when the perception was reality? And how did you work through those scenarios from an individual and collective point of view to get from we never win these games to we now expect to win?
Yeah, it's tough. And it certainly was a mindset or psychological mindset.
sort of barrier that we're experiencing I guess in my time in football that changes and you know you don't want to look too far back in history but I mean 2023 that back end of the season teams probably just didn't want to come up against us because of the way we're rolling on in that second half and the opposite was true at the start of this year where
we're playing some really good football, playing the way we wanted to play. And then sort of going into halftime, I reckon teams are thinking, okay, we're, you know, we're down by a couple here, but, um, they're going to break or, or things are going to change slightly. And, um, that sort of became a reality. It did because we were losing games off the back of it.
And, um, I did mention sort of the, the change sort of three, four weeks ago. And, um, I think it's been commented on a few times now that the selfless nature of Vossi's decision has given us that circuit breaker.
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Chapter 3: How has the team's mindset changed after recent victories?
And I don't know why that's the case with teams when coaches move on. But I think there's a bit of credit that needs to be given to Vossi to allow the group to sort of, I don't know, re-energize and get after it. And we've got the results off the back of it.
Just on that, is there any level of guilt at all on that? Like the fact that you've been able to turn it around so quickly just off the back of that big decision and that was to move on from Vossi, that the senior players are now performing to their capabilities?
Yeah, it's a tough one to sort of... to sort of put a finger on. I mean, there is an element of guilt for me personally. I won't speak to the other leaders, but when you're not getting a job done for a guy that sort of took you to finals for the first time, he was a wonderful mentor, an excellent leader of men.
Chapter 4: What changes have been made to the team's strategy in the last few weeks?
um and to the very end he he carried himself um the exact same sort of when he walked in he he didn't burn bridges he never spoke bad on anyone within within the club and i thought he was all class on the way he exited and um very frustrating and and yeah there's certainly an element of guilt from from my perspective as a player so i won't speak to others but um
You know, it's a savage game that we play and I'm sure he's on the couch watching us and supporting us just as hard as he was when he was in the coach's box.
Good honesty. Thank you for that. Is it a good job to get? From the outside, you go, well, it's been a bit of a mess for a while. A lot of coaches have moved on and it's been hard to have success as well as the pressure that comes with being the Carlton coach. From a list point of view, from where you're at, is this a good coaching job to get?
Bloody oath it is. It's a... It's a massive club. I think the reality is, and Richmond, Essendon, Collingwood, they call it the big four. When things are going well, they're going really well. You can feel the momentum. You can feel the energy in the building last night. I think there was only 60-odd thousand people usually. Yeah, so we've played in front of 80,000, 90,000 people.
Our membership base is still up to around the 95,000 mark. I think we've got the most gate attendants for the year.
um but then you look at the list and you know we're probably victims of the moment and four or five weeks ago there was probably some conversations around um blowing it up you know leaders leaving um contract situations and all the rest of it that's the external noise but again being completely honest and you've probably heard this narrative within the club um The conversations were the same.
The vibe was relatively positive. I mean, the VFL have been going on a run. They've been playing some excellent football. And then that's allowed the younger boys to come in with some confidence and do a job for us at the top level. So I think across the board, it's as stable as it's been. I know that's probably a difficult thing to hear for probably supporters and people on the outside.
But from a leadership perspective, top down, aside from obviously some, you know, some news stories and stuff that come out. And it's typical Carlton in a sense. It does blow up quite a bit. So if we can keep that sort of on the down low and just worry about what we do on the field and get wins for this club, I'm sure it's a very attractive proposition for any coach wanting it.
Now, I'm not going to ask you about Kripa because that's been covered for the first half an hour. But I will. Harry Dean, tell us about this kid because I think people don't realise a first-year player and what he's done and the impact he's having down back with your support. Tell me about his growth and his strengths.
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Chapter 5: What role do young players play in the team's current success?
For me personally, I'm very excited about the prospect of this side. And we mentioned Harry Dean. I mentioned Jack Ison before, Taylor Burns, some young guys coming through that are doing some pretty special things. And we'll just ride the momentum and see where that takes us.
Do you want to have a ping at the wildcard positions?
It's realistic. I don't want to, you know, to be honest, and that's the thing with AFL, you've got to keep a pretty level head. And as I mentioned at the very start, you've got to keep a lid on things. If you're on top of the ladder and looking at your wins and losses, that can change pretty quickly. So for us, we're just worried about what we can control.
As I said, the fundamentals, enjoying our football and moving the ball with... a bit of fizz, and I think we've been able to do that. So if we can get a few more wins, obviously, Gerard, that's a realistic chance.
Rack them up, get on a roll. Good on you, Jacob. Great to have you with us.
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Chapter 6: How did the team overcome mental barriers from earlier in the season?
Appreciate it, guys. Thanks for having me.
Jacob Wiedering, Vice-Captain of the Blues. Become a Carlton member today. Visit membership.carltonfc.com.au. And that's sort of the, regardless of what your overall view of the wildcard is, is opening up 10th and the possibility for the team who's made a dismal start to the season getting on a run and clutching at the last place. That's the charm of it. Is it already a winner, the wildcard round?
Yes.
Do you think that, Cain? Yeah, I do. Yeah, I just feel like we're all looking at 10th now. We're not looking at 8th. And I know there's a top six and you've sort of got to be there. But the life of the season, and maybe there's less teams at the bottom that are just no hope, but the life of the season is well and truly alive with... you know, 11 weeks to go. So, yeah, it's been a tick for me.
Can't wait to see what it's going to be.
Yeah, I think like the Carrot for North and like the Giants, they kick 14 goals in a quarter. What do we see with the Giants? Can they get on a roll? Taylor's back, Whitfield's back. You know, they've got some quality still to come back in. So, to keep them alive with five wins at this point of the year is great. And then Collingwood's still looming, like they would be huge in a wildcard.
So, I think absolutely it's going to be a winner. It keeps the season going for longer.
Death Valley used to be 9th. Yep. Death Valley is now 11th. Yes. You don't want to finish 11th because the draft order and then- Ruin your draft hand and miss out on the final. Yeah, and as much as the Carlton discussion is, you know, if you're in the States, and I mentioned America earlier, it'd be like, let's just get the best picks we can. But we're different. AFL is different.
You'll take a win over a later position any day of the week.
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