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Coach of the week Denis Pagan ? Carlton
Has there ever been a better coach at getting his team ?up? after a big loss than the former Kangaroos and now Carlton coach?
Back in round seven nobody gave Carlton a chance of beating Collingwood, after they had come into the match on the back of a 105-point loss to Melbourne, but the Blues came from 27 points down in the final quarter to win that game by nine points.
They were given even less chance on Saturday against what appeared to be a revitalised Adelaide at AAMI Stadium and coming off a 108-point loss to St Kilda last week.
But after again trailing by more than four goals at the last change, the Blues rallied to win by four points and with matches against struggling Hawthorn and Richmond to come in the next fortnight ? suddenly the club which has endured the worst two years in its history is even an outside chance for the top eight this season.
And while on Pagan?s coaching, who is to say his shock and hugely criticised decision to play spearhead Brendan Fevola at full-back last week ? where he was humiliated by St Kilda?s Fraser Gehrig ? was not a contributing factor to his stunning return to form against the Crows, which saw him kick seven goals including the winning goal from 50 metres out on the boundary line with just two minutes to play.
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Coach of the week Denis Pagan ? Carlton
Has there ever been a better coach at getting his team ?up? after a big loss than the former Kangaroos and now Carlton coach?
Back in round seven nobody gave Carlton a chance of beating Collingwood, after they had come into the match on the back of a 105-point loss to Melbourne, but the Blues came from 27 points down in the final quarter to win that game by nine points.
They were given even less chance on Saturday against what appeared to be a revitalised Adelaide at AAMI Stadium and coming off a 108-point loss to St Kilda last week.
But after again trailing by more than four goals at the last change, the Blues rallied to win by four points and with matches against struggling Hawthorn and Richmond to come in the next fortnight ? suddenly the club which has endured the worst two years in its history is even an outside chance for the top eight this season.
And while on Pagan?s coaching, who is to say his shock and hugely criticised decision to play spearhead Brendan Fevola at full-back last week ? where he was humiliated by St Kilda?s Fraser Gehrig ? was not a contributing factor to his stunning return to form against the Crows, which saw him kick seven goals including the winning goal from 50 metres out on the boundary line with just two minutes to play.
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