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    Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2018-04-2...-for-two-years

    As above, our AFLW Premiership Winning Coach has been rewarded with a contract extension until the end of 2020. Congratulations to him.

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Great stuff. When I read tgat he was coming out of contract I did wonder.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    He deserves it after reinventing the team with a new game plan and winning a premiership
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    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: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    He was terrible in the first season, trying to implement a game plan not suited to women’s football at that stage. Turning it around and making the girls all the better for it, was truly remarkable and he certainly deserves his contract extension.
    "Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Where did the AFLW team finish last year? It was like second or third last wasn't it?
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Where did the AFLW team finish last year? It was like second or third last wasn't it?
    Think it was 3rd last but in that season we only had one forward who was injured .
    All clubs learnt quickly you need two forwards and even though we lost one we had a couple of backs who could move forward.
    I have found the women's sides tend to play the same as the men AFL side structurally.
    Bring back the biff

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    Where did the AFLW team finish last year? It was like second or third last wasn't it?
    We finished 1st in 2018, hence the home GF. There were no preliminary or semi finals.

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by PeanutsPeanuts View Post
    We finished 1st in 2018, hence the home GF. There were no preliminary or semi finals.
    PP, Twodogs was talking about 2017.
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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by bornadog View Post
    PP, Twodogs was talking about 2017.
    I should have said first year, that would have been better.
    Have you been reading those Roddy Doyle books again, Dougal!?


    I have, yeah Ted, you big gobshite

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by Twodogs View Post
    I should have said first year, that would have been better.
    My mistake. Misread your post, somehow didn't read the word 'last' which completely altered the impression.

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    Re: Paul Groves Re-Appointed

    Quote Originally Posted by SlimPickens View Post
    He was terrible in the first season, trying to implement a game plan not suited to women’s football at that stage. Turning it around and making the girls all the better for it, was truly remarkable and he certainly deserves his contract extension.
    My mail is that he wasn't given the autonomy he should have in his first year, and was pushed to implement that game plan. Second year was able to just focus on getting the basics/skills right and it paid dividends.

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