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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    So Macca is potentially batting clean up for Eade again. I think he is more likely to go there as the 2IC
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Clayton & Macca together. Now there's a recipe for success.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by The Doctor View Post
    Clayton & Macca together. Now there's a recipe for success.
    Nothing could possibli go wrong.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    If you recall it was BMac who ensured a disciplined approach to player recruitment via the draft was installed at the club. It was all a bit of a mess up to that point.

    Overall he was good for our club. He was no outstanding senior coach - but in my view not as bad as some believed him to be - and had some man management and game plan issues, but he was instrumental in getting rid of or breaking some players who needed to go for the betterment of the football club. Without that, we'd have no flag in 2016.

    This year was the first where the current leadership team could claim the club solely as their own. Not even the biggest BMac acolyte (if that's even a thing) could claim his influence would still permeate the playing group in a truly meaningful way. It will be interesting to see how the current leadership group turns what is clearly a destabilised club around for the better.

    It's also interesting that Jake Stringer was so vocal about the club under Bmac's leadership. Peter Gordon reported Jake was really eager to give his opinion on the state of affairs under Bmac, who had publicly been critical of Stringer's effort - sometimes more overtly than others. Now Jake's not worked any harder and is looking like being jettisoned for the betterment of the footy club.

    This next 18 months is unbelievably critical to the current leadership structure.
    Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Old Dog in frame to coach Suns


    MELBOURNE assistant and former Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney has emerged as a left-field candidate to coach the Gold Coast Suns.
    It's official. The meeja have run out of (vaguely) sensible things to talk about.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    I wonder if they're looking at Rawlings with B-Mac as a senior assistant.
    "You always own the option of having no opinion. There is never any need to get worked up or to trouble your soul about things you can't control. These things are not asking to be judged by you. Leave them alone" - Marcus Aurelius

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by The Underdog View Post
    I wonder if they're looking at Rawlings with B-Mac as a senior assistant.
    That'd be a more likely set up I think.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    FFC: Established 1883

    Premierships: AFL 1954, 2016 VFA - 1898,99,1900, 1908, 1913, 1919-20, 1923-24, VFL: 2014, 2016 . Champions of Victoria 1924. AFLW - 2018.

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    Important to remember that no matter how bad things seem now, they could always be worse.
    - I'm a visionary - Only here to confirm my biases -

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

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    Scapegoat?
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    Scapegoat?
    Pure speculation but I think we could use a disciplinarian in our coaching ranks. Not saying they have to be as tough as B-Mac but perhaps a contrast to what we have.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    Scapegoat?
    Would seem that way.

    If nothing else there are certainly cracks for this type of stuff to get out.

    the level of disenchantment and frustration with McCartney is palpable

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by azabob View Post
    Scapegoat?
    They had this issue last year when Macca left the coaching box and sat on the bench when he had issues with other assistants.
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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Pure speculation but I think we could use a disciplinarian in our coaching ranks. Not saying they have to be as tough as B-Mac but perhaps a contrast to what we have.
    Someone like Brett Montgomery, obviously that ship has sailed.

    I wonder if Sam Mitchell could play the disciplinary role?
    More of an In Bruges guy?

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    Re: Brendan McCartney to Melbourne

    Quote Originally Posted by GVGjr View Post
    Pure speculation but I think we could use a disciplinarian in our coaching ranks. Not saying they have to be as tough as B-Mac but perhaps a contrast to what we have.
    Melbourne players seem a soft bunch. Refusing to do a pre season program indicated to me they might be.

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