McCartney to coach Bulldogs

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Re: McCartney to coach Bulldogs

Very happy with this decision. Sounds like he's exactly what we need.

[Curly5]

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Let's not look for negatives where there may be none of importance. Lack of AFL playing experience is not a disadvantage when you take into account we have had 2 premiership players as coaches who couldn't get us over the line.

I was surprised to learn he's 50, older than Rocket was when he took over.

I wouldn't have been unhappy with Cameron, but this is definitely a brave appointment by the club so McCartney has obvously got a lot going for him. And we went after him, he didn't apply.

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.

This is very important. I read that he likes to encourage players on and off the field, and often has them around to his home. Brian, keep your phone turned on.

[Curly5]

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Ayce Cordy has hairy legs.
We could call him Spider.

[MrMahatma]

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Nickname: Jose? Mourhino? Never played at the highest level either. Hopefully brings similar success.

Good luck to Brendan. Hopefully the right choice. Another first time coach. That's 3 of our last 4.

[LostDoggy]

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Ayce Cordy has hairy legs.
We could call him Spider.

My God, he's Teen Wolf

[vho]

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Now that its been made, I am excited about the appointment.

It will be very interesting to see what player assessments he makes and what he can get out out all the players that are confusing and frustrating us.... Higgins, Grant, Stack, Hill, Lake, Minson. How he sees Cross and Boyd.

Welcome and good luck Brendan, I hope you can build a strong support team that will get the dogs challenging again.

In regards to the contract extensions of Cross and Boyd and to the lesser extent the group of 8 players (Easton Wood, Tom Williams, Tom Liberatore, Mitch Wallis, Liam Picken, Jarrad Grant, Jayden Schofield and Jason Tutt) that committed to the bulldogs near the end of August.
Wouldn't it be in the best interest of Brendan McCarthy and the Western Bulldogs to appoint the new coach first then start negotiating contracts with the players? (especially concerning Cross and Boyd).

[LostDoggy]

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The younger group are your core group who're going to be taking the club forward. negotiating with them early is paramount as any new coach coming in wouldnt be looking to move them on.

[Maddog37]

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In regards to the contract extensions of Cross and Boyd and to the lesser extent the group of 8 players (Easton Wood, Tom Williams, Tom Liberatore, Mitch Wallis, Liam Picken, Jarrad Grant, Jayden Schofield and Jason Tutt) that committed to the bulldogs near the end of August.
Wouldn't it be in the best interest of Brendan McCarthy and the Western Bulldogs to appoint the new coach first then start negotiating contracts with the players? (especially concerning Cross and Boyd).

Yes, we should have delayed signing them and let other clubs chat to them whilst we left them dangling in neverland............

[vho]

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The younger group are your core group who're going to be taking the club forward. negotiating with them early is paramount as any new coach coming in wouldnt be looking to move them on.

Agree with that, hence why i strongly noted Cross and Boyd at the end. Do you think they pushed really hard to get an extension before the new coach was appointed because they were so comfortable with Eade?

[Mofra]

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Agree with that, hence why i strongly noted Cross and Boyd at the end. Do you think they pushed really hard to get an extension before the new coach was appointed because they were so comfortable with Eade?

Compared to other clubs, they were signed quite late in the year.

[stefoid]

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edit: teen wolf, ha ha

[Sockeye Salmon]

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Leon Cameron just became the new Brian Royal

[Bulldog4life]

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Happy with the decision. Bad luck Leon. I thought he was over the line.

[Bornadog]

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Agree with that, hence why i strongly noted Cross and Boyd at the end. Do you think they pushed really hard to get an extension before the new coach was appointed because they were so comfortable with Eade?

At the Sutton Medal, Cross and Boyd will feature high up in the votes and Boyd may well get an All Australian tonight.

So whats your point with this post?

[Cyberdoggie]

Re: McCartney to coach Bulldogs

I've got to say he looks like a hard man.

Being a ranga probably adds to that, perhaps there's some fire under the hood, but he looks fresh and seasoned at the same time.

Very pleased we picked him over Cameron and looking forward to seeing what he can do.