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Damien Hardwick
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Yeah he spent the summer watching other sports like basketball.
Its really paid off, we don't touch our opposition but we always foul them
We had a bad year in 2016 which necessitated a rethink - play a style of game that reflected the skills of the playing group - and it worked. At the moment the game style is not a reflection of the current groups skill set. In 2017 we had a number of intelligent fast and aerobic players with several years of experience playing together. At the moment we have some very dumb, erratic, inexperienced and non aerobic players not suited (at the moment) to our previous game style. Solution is not short term, either change the style or develop/change players. Can Hardwick embrace the need to change?
So we have to develop a game style that suits very dumb, erratic, inexperienced, unfit players? Very interesting, I think I like it. Dimma will have earn't his pay if he can pull that off!
My concern is Dimma will have to do a severe remake of the team for 2024 and it’s 50/50 if he goes on beyond that and if a new coach comes in for 2025 he will have his own version of a rebuild which would mean 2 rebuilds or new version of footy in 2 years.
IMO that’s asking for trouble.
What's scarying me at the moment is that Figgy seems to stay positive with us and refers to us a lot. I don't want him as coach when Dimma leaves.
Would have no problem at all with Buckley being our next coach. Had a very good stint at Pies despite not winning a flag. With a few years off to reflect on what he did good/bad he would be IMO a sensational coach 2nd time around.
And they draft kids regardless of their age.
We need besides better kicks. Kids that mark the ball
Our biggest issue at the moment is the list and not the head coach.
Ageing stars, kids not quite up to it, lack of key tall forwards and general poor kicking skills across the group. We also lack speed & link up in the middle of the ground.
Having said that, there is a need to redefine how we want to play now with what we have and how we want to play into the next 3-5 years. Taranto & Hopper have done what they were recruited to do in at least making us a break even team at clearance. Use that as a starting point to define how we want to play.
Ageing stars, kids not quite up to it, lack of key tall forwards and general poor kicking skills across the group. We also lack speed & link up in the middle of the ground.
Having said that, there is a need to redefine how we want to play now with what we have and how we want to play into the next 3-5 years. Taranto & Hopper have done what they were recruited to do in at least making us a break even team at clearance. Use that as a starting point to define how we want to play.
How many more kids can we play? They've been getting opportunities this season. We played 7 yesterday. They're a big reason why we're not playing well.
Why was Sonsie playing wing ??.Kids a inside bull showed last year and now we want to put him on the wing puzzling.
Injuries aside he aren't coaching well preseason looking like miss skill wise , kicking and game plan all over the shop.Chopping and changing of players in positions puzzling moves he shouldn't escape criticism.
Injuries aside he aren't coaching well preseason looking like miss skill wise , kicking and game plan all over the shop.Chopping and changing of players in positions puzzling moves he shouldn't escape criticism.
what scares me is you've put it out there TF ...
and Fly and Leppa went to Piesville .. the balance effect is in play ..!
Not an inside bull. Relax
Inside pussy cat maybe definitely not a bull.
Where he went wrong is that he only read Konrad Marshall's first Richmond book, not the subsequent ones. Bucks seems to try too hard to sound intelligent and really is a failed coach. Fly has shown what a real Hardwick disciple could do with the team Bucks had at his disposal.
I say just keep playing them , not so much how many WS , just give them repeat games not in and out
