The pre-match address is the last chance for coaches to speak to their players before the start of a big game.

It is often the stuff of folklore with coaches providing inspirational messages to get their teams fired up.

Crows Assistant Coach Scott Camporeale told The Crows Show the pre-match address is something that’s changed during his time in football.

“It’s certainly changed after 25 years being in this industry I’ve seen plenty of change and that’s definitely one thing,” he said.

“It’s funny because as a player you can’t really remember them, I think you’re just in the zone worrying about what you need to do yourself as part of your role.”

As a player, Camporeale spent time under some of the more vocal coaches in AFL history including David Parkin and Denis Pagan.

He said in modern football the pre-match address wasn’t a vital part of game day.

“They (the players) have a meeting when they come into the change rooms and we let them know if there are any changes with the team, that’s normally an hour and a bit before the game and then the final address and that’s not every week, some weeks we don’t need it,” he said.

“We spend a lot of time with the players during the week and there’s a lot of preparation during the week either one on ones or individual lines.”

“The meeting pre-game is just to touch off on those last two or three key points for the players to take into the game.”

Camporeale, who spent 11 games as Senior Coach last season, said each coach was different but he was fairly relaxed when addressing players pre-game.

“The players do rub off on the emotion of coaches as well so if we are calm in those situations the players will be calm in pressure situations as well,” he said.

“You put a bit of thought into but it’s more about reassuring players about what the game plan is.

“As a coach if you’re worrying about touching off on two last things and expect the players to grab hold of that, I think it’s wishful thinking because there’s a lot going on.”