'Some challenging things said': Blues hold brutal review
Young Carlton forward Harry McKay said "honest feedback" and "looking guys in the eye" were part of a tough review of Sunday's humiliating loss to GWS.
McKay was half an hour late to his scheduled media conference on Tuesday, because the review went longer than planned.
It also meant the team his the training track late.
"There was some really honest feedback from everyone, obviously the weekend was super disappointing," McKay said on Tuesday.
"There were some challenging things said and we need to bounce back this week."
As reported by The Age earlier this year, co-captains Sam Docherty and Patrick Cripps had some strong things to say to the playing group after the round seven thrashing at the hands of North Melbourne.
It worked, it had seemed, when the team bounced back six days later and almost defeated premiership hopefuls Collingwood at the MCG.
But as embattled coach Brendon Bolton said on Sunday night, it's one step forward and two steps back for the Blues in 2019.
"[The review] was driven from 'Crippa' and 'Doc', but the whole playing group bought in and that's what it has to be, it can't just be one or two people.
"When you don't bring effort and the competing isn't strong, that's what you really have to challenge.
"Sometimes when you have some really close losses and you play some good footy it's more system-based, but this is really looking guys in the eye and talking about the effort side of things, and that has to be there every week."
MORE TO COME.