Press conference midday - Eade ?

[soupman]

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Terrible decision IMO. This will haunt us for a long time. Eade is a known entity and a safe decision to rebuild a list in years where experience and some cunning will be paramount with the expansion clubs comprimising drafts etc. Why give this critical job to some young whipper snapper in his first senior coaching position, with no knowledge of the resourses he has available, looking to make a name for himself in a very ruthless environment? We have seen that mistakes at the trade table can set you back many many years yet we seem happy to have a punt? I am really disappointed in this decision by the club.

The worst part is that the man this "whipper snapper" will probably turn to for assistance will be Fantasia, who I don't rate.

[Twodogs]

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We will go with an untried coach and spend the next 5 years trying to get out of the bottom third of the ladder while the new bloke tries to work out what he's supposed to be doing.

And watch the new clubs fly past us up the ladder.


This is a time for stabilty not second guessing what we should do.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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I'm extremely disappointed with the club although I'm not surprised. Over the years we've rarely made sensible decisions.

[LostDoggy]

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The most telling comment from the Presser was Garlick's that this decision was done in isolation from any review of the Football Department.

How can that be?

[Bulldog4life]

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Just saw it on Fox. I am very disappointed with the decision that the Club has taken. Rocket was all class at the Press Conference. Thanks for bringing back excitement to our Club.

[ledge]

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Can I ask how any of you know its going to be an untried coach??
Im dissappointed as much as anyone but I am certainly not making presumptions on the new coach being new or hopeless.
One door closes another opens, seems to be shut and locked by a few already.
A lot of people have mentioned the game plan isnt working etc.
Can we just wait and see before we start canning Smorgon and co who I might add have done an awesome job over the years, just maybe it is the right choice!

[Rocket Science]

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Was shrewd of the President to concede we need to "refresh" not 'rebuild'...We don't want to go doing anything that might detrimentally affect membership next year.

Oh wait.

[Missing Dog]

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Eade was right to ask where he stood and the club has acted honorably by not stringing Eade along till the end of the season. But is it the tight decision for the club? No it is not: the club simply does not and has not had the cattle to win a premiership under Eade. Thats a reflection on the recruitment department, the skills coaching department, the matchday committee and Smorgo's leadership. The culture at the club reflects the culture of the people running the club, and its a losing culture. You can't change people, so change the people. The lot need to go.

[ledge]

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I'm extremely disappointed with the club although I'm not surprised. Over the years we've rarely made sensible decisions.

???
So getting the Western Oval renewed, paying off our debts,sponsors, signing a coach who got us to 3 pre lims.
This club off the field and on it has made awesome decisions over the last 10-15 years to say rarely because of one bad year is way over the top.
We have made many more right decisions than wrong.

[Topdog]

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Bad decision. My reasoning = Eade is still at worst the 8th best coach in the league.

[LostDoggy]

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Thanks so much to Rodney Eade for what you have done for the club.

A new era starts now at the Western Bulldogs, the biggest risks can bring the greatest rewards. Time to get behind the team and the decision.

It seems a brave decision made in the face of conservativism. In dog we trust.

[Grantysghost]

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Interesting admission from Rocket that it took at 20 goal hiding to realise that we needed to improve our forward defensive pressure. I went to our game at Ballarat v North pre-season and looked for any improvement in this area. I think we achieved one, maybe 2 shots from a turn over that day so i was a little worried although was a practice match of course.
Watching from the stands on Saturday night i felt that first quarter effort may be the end. I'm dissapointed. I think he could have turned it around, and our improvement in key areas later in the year showed he could do it. Dropped the ball pre-season in my opinion, then injuries killed any chance to completely turn it around.

[Cyberdoggie]

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I'm upset that he's gone but i'm on the side of a fresh approach to our coaching.
Rocket has been fantastic but i think our players need a new start.
I know this will hurt as Rodney will go somewhere else and will definately be successful in the short term at another club.
No doubt we will go out and pummell Port this week and everyone will say "why did we sack him etc", but i think it's the right decision.

I think this was confirmed in my mind when they asked rocket in the interview whether the inability to adopt to the press was as factor in this. He said quite rightly that they had done their work on it but they realized at about the Adelaide game that they needed run to beat it and get more forward entries. He said Gilbee's poor form, loss of Harbrow and Hargrave hurt this. Well for me this was glaringly obvious last year and even the year before. Sure we don't really have the cattle for this role yet but it was clear this was a major problem for us quite some time ago.

[The Underdog]

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I was a bit on the fence about Rocket continuing even though I like him a lot. He's been fantastic for the club and the past few years have largely been a joy. Whether this is the right decision or not will play out but I'm not completely satisfied with the reasons given and not rapt in "the process" as it appears from outside.
Hoepfully Rocket coaches again in Melbourne so the fans can say thanks.
I imagine the players will be pretty motivated this week.

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

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???
So getting the Western Oval renewed, paying off our debts,sponsors, signing a coach who got us to 3 pre lims.
This club off the field and on it has made awesome decisions over the last 10-15 years to say rarely because of one bad year is way over the top.
We have made many more right decisions than wrong.

Well I guess if you view the past 15 years as the sole sum of our history then the balance might look better, not doubt we have made a much better fist of it in recent years.
I would still argue that we have a habit of making poor decisions even in recent times.
*signing Peter Rohde
* The Jade Rawlings saga
*numerous other list management decisions
*Our President coming out and declaring GF or bust in 2011
*Have not hired a List manager, then make Eade the scapegoat for poor performance.