Koch rant at players

[Topdog]

Absolutely staggering comments by Koch here

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/dav...05b96f16007177

PORT Adelaide chairman David Koch has put his AFL club’s players on notice — play for premierships or play somewhere else.
The Power chairman spoke of his blunt warning at a supporters’ function after the Power’s heartbreaking extra-time elimination final loss to West Coast at Adelaide Oval.
Koch addressed the players immediately after Saturday night’s game and told them the club remained committed to ensuring they have the support they need to succeed.
“But while we make that commitment they’ve got to make a commitment to us,” Koch said.
“They’ve got to make a commitment to play to instructions, to play with composure.
“And we don’t want players who are living their dream just by playing AFL footy. “We want players who want to win a premiership.
“If they’re not prepared; if they’re just playing for us because they love to play AFL, they’re not players that we want.
“If they’re not prepared to win a premiership for this club, we basically don’t want them. Let us know and we’ll trade them.
“It’s not a one-off, it’s not a one-out and they’ve got to make the big moments count.” Koch told the audience the team was gutted by the outcome of the match that was decided after the siren by a goal to the Eagles’ Luke Shuey. But he added that coach Ken Hinkley had no sympathy for them and didn’t hold back in his assessment of the performance punctuated by squandered goalscoring opportunities.
After the match, Hinkley staunchly defended his decision to go with a youthful team at the expense of more-experienced campaigners — most notably veteran defender Jackson Trengove.
But Koch wasn’t as emphatic in his support of the bold selection move. “We played a young side tonight; jury’s out whether we should have,” he said. “But let me tell you, they learnt a bloody lot from tonight. “Hopefully it counts for something because we are really hurting.”

[Happy Days]

"If they're not prepared to win a premiership, we basically don't want them. Let us know and we’ll trade them."

Or: "if they aren't good, we don't want them, and we'll look to trade them for players that are good"

[ledge]

Stringer won't be going to Port then.

[Twodogs]

Isn't that Port's credo "we exist to win premierships" I'm sure that I read that somewhere.

[bornadog]

Stringer won't be going to Port then.

Stringer won't be going anywhere

[bornadog]

Isn't that Port's credo "we exist to win premierships" I'm sure that I read that somewhere.

Isn't any clubs

[Mantis]

Stringer won't be going anywhere

Just your thoughts or has it been confirmed he is staying?

[chef]

Stringer won't be going anywhere

Sadly it doesnt seem thats the case

[bornadog]

Just your thoughts or has it been confirmed he is staying?

My thoughts.

I actually hate any discussion confirming he is leaving and what trades we would get, until it is confirmed. I am not basing my thoughts on dumb arse Barrett.

[Twodogs]

Isn't any clubs

It's part of their motto or whatever you call it at Port. It's not just on the Mission Statement, it's their Raisin D'être.

[ledge]

My thoughts.

I actually hate any discussion confirming he is leaving and what trades we would get, until it is confirmed. I am not basing my thoughts on dumb arse Barrett.

I have no idea if he is going either , I look at it this way he either takes the exit interview as positive feedback on how to improve and becomes what we know he can be, or he sooks up and leaves.
To be honest what Kosch has said is probably much the same as a lot of what our players would have got at their exit interviews.

[Rocket Science]

Absolutely staggering comments by Koch here

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/dav...05b96f16007177

Extraordinary. I'm sure the players appreciated hearing that from the Chairman.

One wonders if it's a preemptive exhibition of support for the coach who might be in the gun of other board members ...

[chef]

My thoughts.

I actually hate any discussion confirming he is leaving and what trades we would get, until it is confirmed. I am not basing my thoughts on dumb arse Barrett.

Stevo seems certain he's out the door, would he be going this hard on it if he didn't have a fair idea it was happening?

[bornadog]

Stevo seems certain he's out the door, would he be going this hard on it if he didn't have a fair idea it was happening?

He just believes Barrett is right

[ledge]

To be fair to Stevo he would be wishing he was staying and would love to report he is staying.
I'm sure it hurts him to report he is out , so I guess it could be true.
Although maybe he was there when stringer walked out upset ., give it a few weeks people calm down and who knows.