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RudeBoy
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With Bucks firmly entrenched as our senior coach, for next season and hopefully for a few more years beyond that, I wonder if we could do with a bit of a shake up of our assistants? I honestly don't know much about how they've performed, and obviously only those in the club can make those calls, but nevertheless I think it's good to freshen things up every year or so by bringing in fresh ideas.
Of our current assistants, I really only know of Harvey, Burns, Hart and Pebbles. My only issue, fwiw, is that both Harvey and Burns strike me as being rather humorless individuals. Given Bucks' reputation (correct or not) for sternness, I reckon it would be good to bring in another voice; someone who can relieve the pressure occasionally with a bit of humor. Importantly, someone who would be strong enough to challenge Bucks and question strategy etc. The last thing we need are a group of sycophants (not that I'm saying that's what we've got) engaging in Group Think. Someone like Choco Williams would be a great fit I reckon, though he's probably committed to seeing a Premiership hoisted at Punt Rd. Personally i'd like Bomber Thomson, though his presence would immediately lead the media to start a whispering campaign to have him take over from Bucks, so that would not work well. What do others think? |
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Dangles
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Akermanis sounds like the cure for the ills of which you speak.i also heard someone on SEN talking about Donald McDonald last year and how they couldn't believe he'd never been a senior coach. After they read out McDonald's resume I couldn't believe it eitheir. Luke Hodge might even be an option if he retires at the end of the year. If not, he might be an option at the end of next year.
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John Wren 
"Look after the game. It means so much to so many."
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you are forgetting steve grace (ex freo) who is our forwards coach. pebs is our forwards development coach, tarks is our midfield dev coach and craig mccrae is the backs dev coach. in addition to this, you have burns as the mids coach, hart is defence and harvey, the senior assistant. they all appear to get on well with each other. unless you are with them it's hard to judge how they interact as a group.
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inxs88
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Presti would be a good humour circuit breaker
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Culprit 
Joined: 06 Feb 2003
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| Tarks and Rocca should be moved on. We need some fresh blood in the mix and they have had their superannuation topped up. |
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Lazza
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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| RudeBoy wrote: | | My only issue, fwiw, is that both Harvey and Burns strike me as being rather humorless individuals. |
I don't know much about Harvey but mate from my experience, Burns has a great sense of humour and is a fun personality. Met him quite a few times at the Collingwood Season Launches and he has been very funny in his comments about the habits of certain players.
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BazBoy
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Two football people just cut from their club --a coach /a fitness person
Dean Laidley and David Buttifant ,both ex. employee,s.
Nah!!
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John Wren
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on the flipside, if they did demonstrate instances of having a laugh they'd just as likely to be chastised for not being serious enough.   
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RudeBoy
Joined: 28 Nov 2005
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| Lazza wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | My only issue, fwiw, is that both Harvey and Burns strike me as being rather humorless individuals. |
I don't know much about Harvey but mate from my experience, Burns has a great sense of humour and is a fun personality. Met him quite a few times at the Collingwood Season Launches and he has been very funny in his comments about the habits of certain players. |
Glad to hear it Lazza. My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
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John Wren
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| RudeBoy wrote: | | My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
i think we need to implore the club to force the coaches to read nick's, bigfooty and hotrods prior to selecting the team. that would work.
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Lazza
Joined: 04 Feb 2003
Location: Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
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| John Wren wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
i think we need to implore the club to force the coaches to read nick's, bigfooty and hotrods prior to selecting the team. that would work. |
Put it this way JW, it wouldn't hurt........
Sometimes they get caught up in their ivory towers and need to hear from grass roots levels. Would be a very good thing in my view.
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Bring in Tredrea and Darren Meade!
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CarringbushCigar 
Joined: 15 Nov 2007
Location: wherever I lay my beanie
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| Lazza wrote: | | John Wren wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
i think we need to implore the club to force the coaches to read nick's, bigfooty and hotrods prior to selecting the team. that would work. |
Put it this way JW, it wouldn't hurt........
Sometimes they get caught up in their ivory towers and need to hear from grass roots levels. Would be a very good thing in my view. |
Anyone who dares question the chosen one is immediately sent packing.
They are probably just hanging on, or trying to get out. |
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jackcass
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| John Wren wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
i think we need to implore the club to force the coaches to read nick's, bigfooty and hotrods prior to selecting the team. that would work. |
Ballot selection by any other name... |
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jackcass
Joined: 01 Mar 2005
Location: Bendigo
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| Lazza wrote: | | John Wren wrote: | | RudeBoy wrote: | | My post was not intended as a criticism of any of our assistants, but rather a discussion about how fresh ideas can be best introduced into the coaching mix. |
i think we need to implore the club to force the coaches to read nick's, bigfooty and hotrods prior to selecting the team. that would work. |
Put it this way JW, it wouldn't hurt........
Sometimes they get caught up in their ivory towers and need to hear from grass roots levels. Would be a very good thing in my view. |
Would do their heads in I'd reckon. |
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