Head Coaching Position 2012

[LostDoggy]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

Really?

At the start of the season we would have expected to get more out of Lake & Cooney who are best 2 players, having these guys fit for longer than they have been would have given us atleast 3 or 4 extra wins this year which would have us sitting in 6th or 7th spot.

Hear hear!

[Nuggety Back Pocket]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

Agree. We shouldn't lose sight of this.

Your comment re Lake and Cooney is understandable. The fact remains that teams like Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn and Carlton can lose quality players and still be in the top 4. Remember that at the start of the year many of the so called experts had us playing off for the flag. What has become obvious is that when we lose quality players, unlike the top teams, we do not have the depth in talent to cover these losses.
Our poor recruitment hasn't helped.

[azabob]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

Your comment re Lake and Cooney is understandable. The fact remains that teams like Collingwood, Geelong, Hawthorn and Carlton can lose quality players and still be in the top 4. Remember that at the start of the year many of the so called experts had us playing off for the flag. What has become obvious is that when we lose quality players, unlike the top teams, we do not have the depth in talent to cover these losses.
Our poor recruitment hasn't helped.

The recruitment team has changed and they have only two drafts under their belt.

Do you think we should already move them on?

It is a bit too early to tell how they have gone, but from limited game time we have seen from their recruits they have done ok.

[GVGjr]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

The recruitment team has changed and they have only two drafts under their belt.

Do you think we should already move them on?

It is a bit too early to tell how they have gone, but from limited game time we have seen from their recruits they have done ok.

No you can't move them on but the question is more around should they be doing better and are they operating in a competitive manner with the other sides.

[the banker]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

The coaching position review panel being made up of internal club people, IMO points to a
re-appointment for Rocket.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

No you can't move them on but the question is more around should they be doing better and are they operating in a competitive manner with the other sides.

The answer is



no

the proof is in the pudding. We're cellar dwellers for a reason.

Some gaping holes across the ground.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Head Coaching Position 2012

I did suggest previously that Mark Neeld as senior coach and Chris Bond as player manager would represent good value going forward. I believe it is time for a change. We have dropped off in a number of areas over the past two years. Without Barry Hall next year, our forward line at best lacks strength and class. We have placed far too much reliance this year on a handful of players including Murphy, Boyd, Griffen, Ward and Morris.
The recruiting leaves a lot to be desired with most of the newcomers failing to impress with the possible exception of Dahlhaus who brightens up our day. Our current position on the ladder is where we should be which isn't a good sign.

Are not the recruiting and the coaching too different issues?
How much say has rocket had in some of the poorer decisions? hard to say