Press conference midday - Eade ?

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

In seven years, how did Eade influence the cattle he had on hand?

Greatly.

[Dry Rot]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

Greatly.

Takes away from what you just posted about finances then.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

How?

[Dry Rot]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

How?

Aren't you saying that poor Eade/poor club's the lack of money got us here?

But you also talk about the cattle Eade had....

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

Aren't you saying that poor Eade/poor club's the lack of money got us here?

But you also talk about the cattle Eade had....

It's all part of th mix. CLubs with money lure the best players.
Jolly, Ball, attracted to the pies for the reason they know who's most likely to win a flag
Trips to Arizona, those high altitude chambers, extra assistants, so on

Deny it's not a factor Dry Rot

[Dry Rot]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

It's all part of th mix. CLubs with money lure the best players.
Jolly, Ball, attracted to the pies for the reason they know who's most likely to win a flag
Trips to Arizona, those high altitude chambers, extra assistants, so on

Deny it's not a factor Dry Rot

IIRC Ball has having difficultly getting a constant gig with with Saints at the time? And IIRC Jolly or his wife wanted to return to Bleak City? And that meant a Bleak City team?

And IIRC Swans O'Keefe also wanted to return to Bleak City but the trades didn't come off?

[Dancin' Douggy]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

Great posts, The Rocket.

Thanks for that The Rocket.
Better than anything that will be printed in any media anywhere tomorrow.
Well done.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

IIRC Ball has having difficultly getting a constant gig with with Saints at the time? And IIRC Jolly or his wife wanted to return to Bleak City? And that meant a Bleak City team?

And IIRC Swans O'Keefe also wanted to return to Bleak City but the trades didn't come off?

Dodging the argument. Comparing drivers makes no difference if one is a ferrari and the other a falcon.
Yes, Jolly wanted to return. So who did he want to go with?
Yes, Ball was having troubles. But who did he make his preferred club?
$$$$$

[Dry Rot]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

this post fails to take into account the MASSIVE financial advantage Collingwood and Geelong have over us. In my view, any coach, given the cattle Rocket had on hand, would have ended up in about the same place, not to mention the specialized chambers, other equipment that even clubs like Brisbane have had for over 10 years, which we have limited access to.
Comparing apples with oranges.

Dodging the argument. Comparing drivers makes no difference if one is a ferrari and the other a falcon.
Yes, Jolly wanted to return. So who did he want to go with?
Yes, Ball was having troubles. But who did he make his preferred club?
$$$$$

Not dodging - if we'd actually had whoever who had a clue about recruiting, then we'd be in a very different situation, and outcomes.
You yourself identify a non dollar factor re available cattle.

[LostDoggy]

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Thanks for that The Rocket.
Better than anything that will be printed in any media anywhere tomorrow.
Well done.

Thanks mate.

[Ghost Dog]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

Not dodging - if we'd actually had whoever who had a clue about recruiting, then we'd be in a very different situation, and outcomes.
You yourself identify a non dollar factor re available cattle.

How is recruiting a non dollar factor? you have more scouts, more resources to search and test talent, fly them over and talk to them, medicos, computers to run tests on prospective players, more full time staff to work with migrants and new australians etc etc

[Dry Rot]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

How is recruiting a non dollar factor? you have more scouts, more resources to search and test talent, fly them over and talk to them, medicos, computers to run tests on prospective players, more full time staff to work with migrants and new australians etc etc

OK, all that explains so many duds from the alleged great Scott Clayton.

[chef]

Re: Press conference midday - Eade ?

this post fails to take into account the MASSIVE financial advantage Collingwood and Geelong have over us. In my view, any coach, given the cattle Rocket had on hand, would have ended up in about the same place, not to mention the specialized chambers, other equipment that even clubs like Brisbane have had for over 10 years, which we have limited access to.
Comparing apples with oranges.

Rocket had one of the greatest group of Bulldog players ever put together. I'm a bit miffed that he wasn't able to snag a flag.

[Ghost Dog]

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Rocket had one of the greatest group of Bulldog players ever put together. I'm a bit miffed that he wasn't able to snag a flag.

HE wasn't able to snag a flag? It wasn't him running around out there.
There's an element of luck any mature supporter has to suck up.
He gave us a fighting chance and that's the best you can ask a coach.
The rest is up to the players and the bounce of a ball and lots of other factors on the day.
Ask Geelong in 2008. St Kilda last year. And so on.

[chef]

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HE wasn't able to snag a flag? It wasn't him running around out there.
There's an element of luck any mature supporter has to suck up.
He gave us a fighting chance and that's the best you can ask a coach.
The rest is up to the players and the bounce of a ball and lots of other factors on the day.
Ask Geelong in 2008. St Kilda last year. And so on.

But it was him calling the shots, making the moves, picking the side etc etc.

He is as much a part of the team as the players, any mature supporter knows that.