A well-known polar explorer who died greater than a century in the past is offering inspiration to Adelaide’s gamers as they search to finish their AFL finals drought.
Crows coach Matthew Nicks has taken his gamers to the films within the lead-up to their pivotal away recreation in opposition to Essendon on Sunday.
Adelaide’s gamers and coaches watched Shackleton: The Greatest Story of Survival, a film about Ernest Shackleton.
Nicks hopes the story of the Irish-born explorer, who led three British expeditions to the Antarctic from 1901-09, resonates deeply with the Crows.
“Shackleton is probably one of the greatest leaders of all time and a leader that I have admired from when I first came out of footy,” Nicks instructed reporters on Thursday.
“So you pile those together, it made the perfect visual for us to go and watch.
“Look at his management, take a look at his composure beneath stress, take a look at how he labored along with his teammates or his comrades.
“But then also learn a little bit more about the planet and what it is we need to do.”
Shackleton died in 1922 however Nicks stated his story was “completely different and exactly the same” when associated to the present AFL.
“It’s all about people,” he stated.
“It’s about emotional intelligence, it’s about understanding what makes people perform at their best – in their case, what helps people survive in treacherous conditions.
“We do not expertise these circumstances however we had been seeking to make our guys carry out at their greatest beneath stress.”
Adelaide-based explorer Tim Jarvis also attended the movie session and held a meet-and-greet with the Crows.
Jarvis in 2013 led the first authentic retracing of Shackleton’s famed double exploration, sailing a replica boat 1500km across the Southern Ocean from Antarctica to South Georgia.
He then climbed over South Georgia’s mountainous interior with the same rudimentary equipment and technology, and wore period clothing, as Shackleton did nearly 100 years before.
The Crows haven’t played finals since 2017 but hold seventh spot on the ladder enter their next battle, against eighth-placed Essendon.
The Crows sit atop the Bombers by share solely forward of the Marvel Stadium fixture however are additionally only a win behind fourth-placed Melbourne.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
