Carlton’s Sam Walsh has denied rumours that the Blues’ playing group aren’t seeing eye to eye.
After a disastrous first half to the 2023 season, Nine journalist Sam McClure reported last week that there is some angst amongst the playing group.
But Walsh says his team are 100 per cent unified.
The Carlton vice-captain confirmed that the playing group went down to Ed Curnow’s Torquay property during the week, a night away where the players looked to reset in a different environment to normal.
Despite the result not going their way against Essendon on Sunday night, Walsh says trips like the one they had in Torquay won’t necessarily see immediate results.
“We get the day off in the middle of the week most weeks and we went down to Ed Curnow’s property down in Torquay to try and change up the scenery a bit,” Walsh told SEN’s Whateley.
“You mentioned before that we’ve been on a bit of a losing slump, so we tried and change the environment.
“We went down there and got together as a group which was good, most clubs and playing groups try and stick together and do stuff.
“We went down there to reset and talk a little bit about our identity and how we want to be seen. I think with these things it doesn’t happen overnight, we’re probably chasing a few things at the moment, and we haven’t been able to execute in certain areas where you can win or lose games as you, we saw on the weekend.
“We’re 100 per cent unified, I’ve been in this position once or twice now with our back up against the ropes and I know for a fact that everyone’s sticking together and we’re backing each other in as players, and we’ve just got to create that confidence amongst each other.
“The same with the coaches, they’re putting in a massive amount of work and it’s up to us to start delivering because we can do all this talking, we want but unless you back it up on the field, it doesn’t mean much.”
Carlton will host the Gold Coast Suns on Sunday afternoon at the MCG.