McCartney to coach Bulldogs

[The Underdog]

Re: McCartney to coach Bulldogs

We might need to keep him out of the sun...have we got room on the list for a sunscreen monitor for pre-season and trips to Perth?

[Murphy'sLore]

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Macca what else?

Oh come on, Woofers, surely we can do better than that? I guess we'll need to get to know him first.

[Mofra]

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A little more information on his background, from The Age earlier this year http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-new...430-1e25z.html

That article certainly fills me with confidence, as does the fact we've picked an outsider despite what the bookies said.

Loved this bit:

Harley says his black-and-white approach equates to fairness. "The most important part of any sort of teaching is the follow-up, and he would put hours and hours into you." He sees the McCartney philosophy as essentially old school: win your own contest, and never, ever give up. "If you're not willing to relish the contest, you won't survive too long under any regime that Macca's involved in."

[Mofra]

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I think there are a few players, however, who will have exactly 12 months to impress the new coach...

Yep - and that is overwhelmingly a positive.

He seems to be someone who preaches adherence to the gameplan too which tends to help a group perform to a higher level than the sum of their abilities.

[Bornadog]

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Without knowing anything about him as a coach, his appointment gives me confidence the process was legitimate and the club has appointed the man they believe is the best candidate.

Good luck Brendan.

This.

Press conference at 1pm

[GVGjr]

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Good, brave move by the Dogs..... Love it.

[always right]

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Oh come on, Woofers, surely we can do better than that? I guess we'll need to get to know him first.

Lennon?

[The Coon Dog]

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This from Sam Landsberger on Twitter:

@SamLandsberger
Brendan McCartney's family will be rapt. Very, very passionate Bulldogs fans. Some of which are often spotted at training.

[Bornadog]

Re: McCartney to coach Bulldogs

This from Sam Landsberger on Twitter:

@SamLandsberger
Brendan McCartney's family will be rapt. Very, very passionate Bulldogs fans. Some of which are often spotted at training.

Fantastic!!

[LostDoggy]

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Brave appointment, definitely fulfills the 'fresh voice' criteria. Looking forward to his first few moves as senior coach.

[Ozza]

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Without knowing anything about him as a coach, his appointment gives me confidence the process was legitimate and the club has appointed the man they believe is the best candidate.

Good luck Brendan.

You've summed up my position also.

[Guido]

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Found this article from 8 years ago (scraping the bottom of the barrel for info lol) discussing Ocean Grove, Neeld and McCartney.

http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2003/09/13/1063341809812.html

Only real relevance to our man were these paragraphs:

"Until 1993, when the club reached its first grand final, it was renowned for rolling over in September. But since that day, when they lost to Barwon Heads, the Grubbers have never missed the final match of the Bellarine league season, winning seven premierships at 10 attempts, with three of those flags considered to have been pinched.

In 1997, the Grubbers snuffed out Anglesea in driving rain with superior application and tactical nous. The victory sealed the Grubbers' fourth consecutive flag under coach Brendan McCartney, who left to join the match committee at Richmond before moving on to Geelong. Ocean Grove insiders regard McCartney as the main figure behind the club's rise from mediocrity."

[Doc26]

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Congratulations to Brendan on the appointment.

He will have a lot on his plate in the off season, starting now. Hopefully he can quickly get in the mind of Brian and turn him around.

[LostDoggy]

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Good.
The fact that he hasn't play AFL is a complete non-issue for me (and in most over-seas sports) and i wasn't too keen on Cameron.

[GVGjr]

Re: McCartney to coach Bulldogs

The Rocket is going to *!*!*!*!ing explode

Why would this upset Rocket?