on that footy classified excerpt from last night Isaac Smith named 4 hawthorn coaches clakkko had under him who were from teaching backgrounds.
I wonder what method we are using for teaching team defence? I’d have players loosely roped together so they fall over if they don’t move in unison.
That’s old school, our players would probably cry being forced to do that.
They’d probably fall over anyway.
That’s the one
Makes a bit of sense to me
That’s a good idea actually, coz with a grid defence spacing correctly is critical. Each player with rope connected to one another in sets of 3s. The individual lines in a grid defence typically have 3 players and they’d be about 15m apart (actually thinking off the top of my head, it’s 2 lines of 3 players about 15m and then 30m behind the man on the mark, with a couple of sweepers roughly placed outside of that to block the corridor).
I’d also force the playing group to go watch Collingwood live until they get it, buy 30 seats behind the goals top tier and force the team to go along and watch the pies each week to see how to do a proper grid defence. There’s is the best in my opinion, it keeps them in games and grinds down the opposition.
*On another note speaking of Hardwick being successful at the suns, it’s a valid point but it’s arguably the most talented list ever assembled at the moment, it’s why he took the job.
I’d much rather that they did that and bought the tickets to actually learn, rather than them buying finals tickets to simply say ‘we’re wanting to see how finals teams perform’.
Ok so Tom Edwards playing coach?
Joel Selwood would be a very decent option looking at potential development coaching roles. Im sure every club has pried and looked at that opportunity. Perhaps Pops Kelly can do some convincing…
Also it doesn’t sit well with me watching on as Heppel is over in Collingwood as one of their development coaches.
Pops head coach
Hinkley Director of coaching.
Make it happen.
Imagine how good Kelly’s pressers would be?
He also has the best list in the competition thanks to the AFL support. Wouldn’t we love a priority pick 1 this year and unlimited access to half the state’s best 18 year olds. But yes he’s a good chance to break the recycled coach drought.
Good luck getting Selwood. Geelong are still paying him $200k a year to speak at a function a week. Absolute salary cap rorting at play continuing to pay retired players above the odds for speaking at events.
Nah, it’s Leigh Tudor time!
Robert Walls.
Ariel Steinberg
This is the key. Young coach with an experienced senior assistant. The Hird/Bomber combo worked well, not so much on field but certainly standards were raised.
we need a “stick the solo up you’re arse!” type coach
Start with a new GM of football, get Hinkley or Horse.
Then interview the best young coaches who have done 4+ years at successfully clubs.
All the assitance coaches should reapply for their jobs
We would have to be odds on to do just that.
Keep Scott and give me half the payout we are saving. That will make me happy.