Im not even sure Craig knows?
But whatever it is, we are winning. Hopefully he can stop Stanton calling for the ball when surrounded by opposition and hot potatoing it back, which has dropped off this year... correlation?
Mahoney thinks that Nikko cap is delicious.
I don’t hate Craig, I just don’t rate him.
He took the crows nowhere and look at the shape he left the list in, look at the great work he did at Melbourne. He got a rep for being good coach without being one.
Yet he considered a genius by mike Sheehan because he remembers journos names.
My disappointment last year was hiring a bloke that has won nothing and built nothing, who had also most recently been involved with dank at Melbourne after he was at essendon, and managed to remove himself from any blame.
We then hire the bloke that hired dank after us to manage our coaches and governance?
I hope he is doing a good job and having positive influence, but those thinking him umpiring practice drills and passing on messages on the bench are behind our season are farkin deluded.
He also wears short shorts and pulled up socks at training, I am sure he would wear sandles if he could.
No reason why Neil Craig needs defending but some the crap written by Lee provokes a reaction.
I knew Neil pretty well when I lived in Adelaide in 1980s. He was Captain of Sturt at the time and he worked at SA institute of Sport. Top bloke, easy to talk with, good listener who cares about people, totally professional in all he has ever done. Very good player and he had some regrets about not moving to AFL. He was happy being the big fish in the small pond, and the offers did not entice him enough, but he would have liked to see if he could have made an impact at the highest level.
Took Adelaide to finals 5 times and with a bit of luck could have won a flag but is still seen as a successful coach. Definitely not an extrovert and would prefer to set sportspeople on the road to excellence than talk about it.
I do not know what his job is, but whatever he does he does very well and is a bonus for Bomba, Hirdy and the boyz. You need to get past that he is a croweater
If Hird and Bomber think he is good to have around then I will go with that.
Just for a laugh I wonder if he ever introduced himself as Craig Neil…umm probably not.
No reason why Neil Craig needs defending but some the crap written by Lee provokes a reaction.
I knew Neil pretty well when I lived in Adelaide in 1980s. He was Captain of Sturt at the time and he worked at SA institute of Sport. Top bloke, easy to talk with, good listener who cares about people, totally professional in all he has ever done. Very good player and he had some regrets about not moving to AFL. He was happy being the big fish in the small pond, and the offers did not entice him enough, but he would have liked to see if he could have made an impact at the highest level.
Took Adelaide to finals 5 times and with a bit of luck could have won a flag but is still seen as a successful coach. Definitely not an extrovert and would prefer to set sportspeople on the road to excellence than talk about it.
I do not know what his job is, but whatever he does he does very well and is a bonus for Bomba, Hirdy and the boyz. You need to get past that he is a croweater
I'm glad you know him and he is a top bloke, but not sure how that makes my opinion of what he has done and brings crap.
He won nothing at the crows, the list was left in a shambles, and are we really debating what he brought to Melbourne?
Like I said if he helps the club great, but doesn't make me rate him in terms of what he has done in the AFL, a couple of finals and never making a GF at the Crows makes him less rated than grant Thomas or anyone of that ilk to me.
If we win a flag it will be the best job he has ever done and I am sure many others will want him umpiring their practice drills too.
we're going ok and everything seems pretty settled after a shocker 15 months.
i know, lets bag the absolute ■■■■ out of something that's going right!
ahhh, thats better.
Craig did well with the Crows and left the list in place to get to second on the ladder the very next year.
Obviously lost the players or the gameplan at some point, but its daft to think he ruined the list.
His worst mistake was probably not playing Dangerfield in the middle enough.
 
I’m glad you know him and he is a top bloke, but not sure how that makes my opinion of what he has done and brings crap.
No reason why Neil Craig needs defending but some the crap written by Lee provokes a reaction.
I knew Neil pretty well when I lived in Adelaide in 1980s. He was Captain of Sturt at the time and he worked at SA institute of Sport. Top bloke, easy to talk with, good listener who cares about people, totally professional in all he has ever done. Very good player and he had some regrets about not moving to AFL. He was happy being the big fish in the small pond, and the offers did not entice him enough, but he would have liked to see if he could have made an impact at the highest level.
Took Adelaide to finals 5 times and with a bit of luck could have won a flag but is still seen as a successful coach. Definitely not an extrovert and would prefer to set sportspeople on the road to excellence than talk about it.
I do not know what his job is, but whatever he does he does very well and is a bonus for Bomba, Hirdy and the boyz. You need to get past that he is a croweater
 
He won nothing at the crows, the list was left in a shambles, and are we really debating what he brought to Melbourne?
 
Like I said if he helps the club great, but doesn’t make me rate him in terms of what he has done in the AFL, a couple of finals and never making a GF at the Crows makes him less rated than grant Thomas or anyone of that ilk to me.
 
If we win a flag it will be the best job he has ever done and I am sure many others will want him umpiring their practice drills too.
I'm glad you know him and he is a top bloke, but not sure how that makes my opinion of what he has done and brings crap.
No reason why Neil Craig needs defending but some the crap written by Lee provokes a reaction.
I knew Neil pretty well when I lived in Adelaide in 1980s. He was Captain of Sturt at the time and he worked at SA institute of Sport. Top bloke, easy to talk with, good listener who cares about people, totally professional in all he has ever done. Very good player and he had some regrets about not moving to AFL. He was happy being the big fish in the small pond, and the offers did not entice him enough, but he would have liked to see if he could have made an impact at the highest level.
Took Adelaide to finals 5 times and with a bit of luck could have won a flag but is still seen as a successful coach. Definitely not an extrovert and would prefer to set sportspeople on the road to excellence than talk about it.
I do not know what his job is, but whatever he does he does very well and is a bonus for Bomba, Hirdy and the boyz. You need to get past that he is a croweater
He won nothing at the crows, the list was left in a shambles, and are we really debating what he brought to Melbourne?
Like I said if he helps the club great, but doesn't make me rate him in terms of what he has done in the AFL, a couple of finals and never making a GF at the Crows makes him less rated than grant Thomas or anyone of that ilk to me.
If we win a flag it will be the best job he has ever done and I am sure many others will want him umpiring their practice drills too.
I'm walking away from this thread now Lee is involved
It’s working, it’s not broken. No changes for mine.
I'm walking away from this thread now Lee is involved
i think some people get you wrong.
There is nothing funnier than see a poster defend an indefensible position.
There is nothing funnier than see a poster defend an indefensible position.
Im not even sure Craig knows?
But whatever it is, we are winning. Hopefully he can stop Stanton calling for the ball when surrounded by opposition and hot potatoing it back, which has dropped off this year... correlation?
how on earth would any of you know whether he is doing a good job?
this ■■■■■■ board
"We still have no farking clue what Neil Craig does at the EFC."
Fark Lee, do you actually know this stuff or are you just as stupid as the crazy bloke that picked up and started swinging a cactus at a car?
Is this you Lee(guy in background with Cactus in hand)?
I remember the first time I ever watched a Neil Craig press conference... I expected him to have this real tough guy voice... the man looks like an enforcer, but speaks like Elmer Fudd.
Got no problem with what hes doing and had no problem with his appointment.
