I do because it’s contempt how he leads our club as the softest club going around.
It’s an indictment on his attitude towards the performances including his own.
Being a captain means not only huge responsibility but it’s your peers voting you in because you are someone they inspire too, look for guidance, advice and setting an example. Not to mention pride for the jumper
Yep.
Not that it would be a good thing for any of our assistants to have any aspirations right now. But thankfully none are covering themselves in glory.
Just gives the opposition ammunition. You like smiling we show you smiling
nek minute they get flogged
There’s about 20 assistant coaches that would put their hand up. Why do we need someone else’s reject just becuase they are a “name”
Kids would look at him as a mate not a captain
Total agreement. Doing nothing and just hoping things will turn around would be stupid. That’s why I think we have to get bolder with our list management and stop protecting players and overrating them. We have a history of doing this. Right now I’d be calling some agents and getting them to start making enquiries with other clubs.
Explains why players don’t give a fck they look at him like a mate not captain
if I have poor game it dosen’t matter our captain will say don’t worry about it she’ll be right
Would we sack Truck for a brand new, young coach??
I hope an opposition player goes up to Hep next week after the game and gives him a big smile and pat on the back
The older coaches available are no good. Lyon is out of touch with the modern game and Clarkson has absolutely nothing to prove and I question whether he will have the drive to work through a tough period.
If we do then we should yes.
Recycling coaches like Woosha, Eade, Malthouse, Pagan and Wallace ends up badly.
I saw that too. I don’t dislike Truck, there’s a good man underneath it all. He’s just not getting results. Would be hard for him, he probably hoped we’d be doing far better than we are.
If you were a young aspiring footballer, would you really be wanting to hang around with this rudderless, soft, touch football team? I doubt it. The look on Perkins face every week makes me think he wants out already. Hope I’m wrong.
We were a top half tackling team under Worsfold.
18th this year
Which is pretty much the difference from where we were, to where we are.
A lot of everything stems from how much pressure you’re putting on. Which we’re just not doing, to anywhere near the required level.
Totally agree. I think Heppell has been a wonderful player for the club and he’s a great clubman, but he’s not a captain. And unfortunately, it starts with him. My observations are that his positive and upbeat leadership style seems to have been imposed upon other leaders within the group. I can only assume that the feedback systems associated with that sort of leadership style is that everyone is his/the groups mate. That style isn’t going to drive success or create strong standards because a mate gets away with a lot of things. I hope I’m wrong, but the results on field when things aren’t working out, speak for themself I reckon.
There’s a long way to go this season but the Suns would be stupid to move Dew on at the moment. They are finally looking half decent and likely to improve further.
Nathan Buckley has, this weekend, ruled himself out of coaching in 2023. Not that I think he would be even be interested in Essendon or vice versa.
Feel like the narrative with Ross Lyon changes each week. I’m not sure even he knows what he wants.
Clarkson and GWS look a good fit but still a fair bit to play out there as well…
I had a coach and captain that led the exact same way Heppell does
We smiled and laughed at training even after getting belted. We hang around with the oppositions players after getting belted.
We had won 3 flags in our first 70 years (all grades)
We now have over 25. 22 flags in 20 years
They were the nicest blokes you could ever meet.
But they had non negotiables, and we met them, we didn’t agree with them, but we trusted them because they were our leaders (they have both moved on but their legacy lasts as we added another this season gone)
Now if a bunch of amateurs can do that, then a bunch of professionals getting paid a shot load of money should have absolutely no issue doing it.
But they don’t, they are selfish entitled little ■■■■■ imo
You weren’t the only one…
I’m already angry after reading that and the game still a week away
Gutless footy team that dosen’t give a fck
That is just his face, he was like that when he was drafted.
Also, don’t forget his reaction after his goal against Hawks. I wouldn’t read into anything unless you are going to read into everything equally