Who should we get as our new coach?

[boydogs]

Adelaide Crows

2002 - Gary Ayres 15-7, 3rd in home & away, made prelim
2003 - Gary Ayres 13-9, 6th in home & away, made semi final
2004 - Gary Ayres 4-9, Neil Craig 4-5, total 8-14, 12th place
2005 - Neil Craig 17-5, 1st in home & away, made prelim
2006 - Neil Craig 16-6, 2nd in home & away, made prelim
2007 - Neil Craig 12-10, 8th in home & away, eliminated week 1
2008 - Neil Craig 13-9, 5th in home & away, eliminated week 1
2009 - Neil Craig 14-8, 5th in home & away, made semi final
2010 - Neil Craig 9-13, 11th place
2011 - Neil Craig 4-12, Mark Bickley 3-3, total 7-15, 14th place
2012 - Brenton Sanderson 17-5, 2nd in home & away, made prelim
2013 - Brenton Sanderson 10-12, 11th place
2014 - Brenton Sanderson 11-11, 10th place

[1eyedog]

Adelaide Crows

2002 - Gary Ayres 15-7, 3rd in home & away, made prelim
2003 - Gary Ayres 13-9, 6th in home & away, made semi final
2004 - Gary Ayres 4-9, Neil Craig 4-5, total 8-14, 12th place
2005 - Neil Craig 17-5, 1st in home & away, made prelim
2006 - Neil Craig 16-6, 2nd in home & away, made prelim
2007 - Neil Craig 12-10, 8th in home & away, eliminated week 1
2008 - Neil Craig 13-9, 5th in home & away, eliminated week 1
2009 - Neil Craig 14-8, 5th in home & away, made semi final
2010 - Neil Craig 9-13, 11th place
2011 - Neil Craig 4-12, Mark Bickley 3-3, total 7-15, 14th place
2012 - Brenton Sanderson 17-5, 2nd in home & away, made prelim
2013 - Brenton Sanderson 10-12, 11th place
2014 - Brenton Sanderson 11-11, 10th place

You're well place to comment on Craig BD what's your opinion of him?

[Mofra]

Nothing a well managed Phalanx wouldn't fix.

Oblique Order > Phalanx

My concern with Craig is whether he is too rigid in playing structure - wasn't Huddo at the Crows told to handball at every opportunity and to avoid kicking it?

[1eyedog]

Oblique Order > Phalanx

My concern with Craig is whether he is too rigid in playing structure - wasn't Huddo at the Crows told to handball at every opportunity and to avoid kicking it?

Sounds like good advice for Huddo. While probably tracking at 50/50 of being intercepted by hand he was probably worse than that turning it over by foot. If this was the advice he was given it sounds like Craig was fully across his capabilities.

[Twodogs]

Oblique Order > Phalanx

My concern with Craig is whether he is too rigid in playing structure - wasn't Huddo at the Crows told to handball at every opportunity and to avoid kicking it?

That's what I heard too. But Craig being an an academic would have given his time at the Crows some robust and critical thought and made changes to how he would handle things next time he is faced with the same situation. He can obviously coach. I'm starting to come around to him despite a couple of concerns.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

My concern with Craig is whether he is too rigid in playing structure - wasn't Huddo at the Crows told to handball at every opportunity and to avoid kicking it?

Can we apply this to guys like Picken and Boyd who always seem to receive the ball and play roles as distributors when they're two of the worst kicks in the league?

In all seriousness, I would be interested to hear from Craig. He made some mistakes with Adelaide (too rigid, overtraining) but he did a lot right too. He's stayed involved with coaching and seen plenty of ups and downs. He'd have to be as knowledgeable as anyone IMO.

[Remi Moses]

I take that Craig is a wise old head and all, but you need to be able to relate to the whole group in this era.
As we know all to well

[Dry Rot]

I take that Craig is a wise old head and all, but you need to be able to relate to the whole group in this era.
As we know all to well

Craig gets a makeover for his first day with us to appeal to the younger ones

[Bulldog4life]

Craig gets a makeover for his first day with us to appeal to the younger ones

Promote Jack Redpath now!............By the way Dry Rot we have.

[chef]

Craig gets a makeover for his first day with us to appeal to the younger ones

'We are the danger' didn't work last time.

[Dry Rot]

Promote Jack Redpath now!............By the way Dry Rot we have.

We've announced our captain?

[Dry Rot]

'We are the danger' didn't work last time.

If Walter White had partnered with Tom Boyd it would have all been different.

[Bulldog4life]

We might even go the Melbourne way with Craig in charge for 2 years and either Monty or Beva to take over then.

[F'scary]

Interesting development this evening: Bulldog Thompson and Esserdon have parted company.

[Go_Dogs]

Interesting development this evening: Bulldog Thompson and Esserdon have parted company.

Bulldog Thompson?