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Andrew 'Mini' McQualter
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He acknowledged that too in his presser Smoking, that he thought we looked tired.
That presser though. He is a quiet, matter of fact type.
It was the Cotchin ‘presser’ and understandably so.
A lot of nodding and tried a ‘drive by’ early on to Cotch about ‘where has that been’.
Bit of humour there!
Didn’t get to say much.
Cotch is a coach in waiting if ever he wants to go down that path.
Can’t lose him when he finally retires.
Got to remain at the club in some capacity.
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I thought his presser, even though he didn’t say much, was impressive. Like his demeanour
Smart man mini and a bit cooky I recon, sideways thinker. We need these types at the club. It’s funny how we were all wondering what his role was in the coaching group. He copped a lot of criticism from preers. The least flashy of our assistants but now we see. Grounded and considered.
Pretty sure Mini was caught saying "what the *smile*" when the camera switched to him in the box after one of the ridiculous Saints frees.
Mini is doing pretty good so far. Dimma said he turned the sausages 1000 times and couldn't find a way to do it one more time. I reckon Mini doesn't have the weight of trying to improve, tweak and innovate. He's come in with what he feels is the best setup and positioning of his players and just put them back there. And the boys have responded well.
Mini is doing pretty good so far. Dimma said he turned the sausages 1000 times and couldn't find a way to do it one more time. I reckon Mini doesn't have the weight of trying to improve, tweak and innovate. He's come in with what he feels is the best setup and positioning of his players and just put them back there. And the boys have responded well.
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Seems a real thinker. He knows the flexibility of the players as others mentioned with Bakes in the midfield, but going back further we knew we have had a problem in the forward line all season, so I think moving Bakes there has been a masterstroke. Provides pressure, skill and energy to the forward line and has been really important for me.
It will be interesting to see what he does with the mix when Hopper is back. I think bringing in Hopper was 1 of the reasons why we have floated Cotch and Dusty forward, so it will be interesting to see how he mixes the mix of our midfield group up when Hopper goes back in there.
It will be interesting to see what he does with the mix when Hopper is back. I think bringing in Hopper was 1 of the reasons why we have floated Cotch and Dusty forward, so it will be interesting to see how he mixes the mix of our midfield group up when Hopper goes back in there.
Good question. What flexibility does hopper have? Cotchin clearly called out he was enjoying he in the midfield. Interesting problem to have - we smashed saints in midfield yesterday and did pretty well against freo. Prestia back in amongst it too.
He said post game he hasn’t changed much.
I disagree. Primarily putting Cotch back into the middle where he does his best work is the big change from what Dimma was doing with the forward experiment. That has completely shifted our fortunes & we look far better for it.
I disagree. Primarily putting Cotch back into the middle where he does his best work is the big change from what Dimma was doing with the forward experiment. That has completely shifted our fortunes & we look far better for it.
Why have most of our senior players gone from looking like they are all cooked and should all retire, to looking almost back to their very best? Is Mini that good a coach? or were they sick of listening to Dimma?
I’m finding the stark difference to the team since dimma left as bewildering.
I’m finding the stark difference to the team since dimma left as bewildering.
My theory is that the pressure was getting to Dimma after almost 14 years in the job. Remember, it took a long time to get us out of the quagmire we had been in for decades, then lift the team to the middle and eventually the top. I reckon he was stressed and tired and it rubbed off on the players.
Dimma took on a really difficult and challenging role, it was always going to be a long term project. Once they had reached the top he was probably ready to collapse from exhaustion.
McQualter is not the permanent coach, in some ways he's on a hiding to nothing, but in others he gets a certain freedom. The players look to be enjoying the game more, they look less pressured, and so does Hardwick. I reckon Hardwick is likely realising now just how much stress he has been burying for a long time and he needed and needs a fair break.
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Dimma took on a really difficult and challenging role, it was always going to be a long term project. Once they had reached the top he was probably ready to collapse from exhaustion.
McQualter is not the permanent coach, in some ways he's on a hiding to nothing, but in others he gets a certain freedom. The players look to be enjoying the game more, they look less pressured, and so does Hardwick. I reckon Hardwick is likely realising now just how much stress he has been burying for a long time and he needed and needs a fair break.
DS
