It's the year of the Dog, but 'Macca' should take a bow

[Topdog]

Re: It's the year of the Dog, but 'Macca' should take a bow

Not at all, the training was already in place. Wood was dropped last year because he didn't take the game on and on his return to Footscray Maple talked on what they were insisting Wood needed to do. He did exactly what was expected of him and was back in the seniors the following week. We weren't far off the mark defensively.

In theory? In practice? Cos in reality we were a long way away.

We are on track to concede 300+ less this season. Look he laid some foundation in terms of contested footy but should he take a bow? Well no, he got sacked for a reason - 29% win percentage and falling out with a massive group of players.

Does he really deserve credit for possibly doing one aspect of his job well despite failing in many many others?

And crediting him with the VFL team (not you G just a general comment) is ridiculous.

[GVGjr]

Re: It's the year of the Dog, but 'Macca' should take a bow

In theory? In practice? Cos in reality we were a long way away.


Does he really deserve credit for possibly doing one aspect of his job well despite failing in many many others?

My original post was that I believed Bevo would acknowledge that he inherited a team that had been taught the correct way with regards to the defensive set up part of the game and at stoppages. I know that statement seems to be causing some angst among some here but it's not a shot a Beveridge, in fact far from it, as he has taken them to a level Macca could have never achieved.
In simple terms what was explained to me was that Bevo didn't have to start from scratch in that aspect.

I don't mind if people dump things on Macca but in some aspects I don't think he was as bad as he is being portrayed. That's the point I seem to be having some trouble making. His overall mark was a fail but the list he handed over was far better than he inherited.

The big win for Beveridge, which I don't think any of us really predicted, was losing the likes of Griffen, Cooney, Higgins and Jones etc.
The first 2 had a poor habit of only running hard forward and I think it didn't set a great example for our younger midfield. Now they all play hard at both ends of the ground.

[Remi Moses]

Re: It's the year of the Dog, but 'Macca' should take a bow

If it looks like a turd, smells like a turd, then it's more than likely a turd.

Did anyone hear Brad Scott's presser?
He had a turd in his back pocket