There has been a long trend of senior players not performing for Nicks.
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There has been a long trend of senior players not performing for Nicks.
We also have a long history on senior players dictating too much and not backing it up
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And yet he’s a big part of our future
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Laird obviously would have taken a pride hit, being told he's out of the Midfield ......some of the senior players have no right to be upset
Anytime Coaches make hard decisions .....it's in every Club
Almost like it doesn't make senseAnd yet he’s a big part of our future
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I think there's zero chance Nicks goes.
I think they make more substantial changes with the assistants though.
I think there's almost no chance he's gone.
They'll view it as well, that took a step backwards but it's part of the path we're on. Let's work on where do we go from here.
If things don't change next year though....
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We are more likely to lose Rachele than to lose Nicks this off season in terms of probability scenarios.
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Hoping but not expecting
Not that often a senior coach is sacked post season but does happen
When’s the board due to meet post season?
Not surprising but it's guys like Dawson and Fog that will get Nicks moved on. To me they are the only ones that can make the change happen.
The older group like Smith, Laird, Crouch and Tex are gone as soon as Nicks goes. The new coach will want them all out.
Haha of course Laird isn’t happy with being moved out of the midfield
God I hope this means Nicks goes
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Yeah let's play Strachan who has even struggled the last 2 weeks in the SANFL.
ROB is it unless we trade in a viable AFL ruckman for 2025 forwards.
ROB is it unless we trade in a viable AFL ruckman for 2025 forwards.
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If first half of next season is the same as this year then he will be sacked mid year
. Needs to happen for us to move forward
The senior core we have still grew up watching that environment where the senior players were allowed to call their shot until the very end of the careers. Big contracts, big attention, we've always seemed to run on the premise that you put in 200 games of service to earn that and once you hit that you're in the clique and taken care of for the rest of your career.
Now we're maybe moving towards a more modern/rational structure where we pay on a bell curve, and you still gotta put up performance wise to keep your spot in the side (albeit we move on that one VERY slowly). So there'd still be a few guys probably thinking that this isn't the deal they signed up for.
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Consistency is not too bad given the role we have given him and his age. Fumbles is probably the concern - but has been showing some genuine break away speed the second half of this year. Not a disaster to lose him - we already have similar mids that aren’t getting a proper go but would hope a pick around 30
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We’ll start with the property manager and slowly work our way up: that’s where problems start
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Can't start with the boot sprigger guy anymore hey?We’ll start with the property manager and slowly work our way up: that’s where problems start
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The one thing (seemingly) that Nicks could hang his hat on is it seems the group have been playing for him and are pretty tight
This week has shown maybe that’s not the case - if there are genuine fractures that could be the catalyst for change
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Only you and I would remember them
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He won’t be sacked on results. He would only be moved on based on feedback from the playing group - example of Rachele did request a trade behind closed doors
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We actually had a ruckman come from Richmond that had specially made high ankle hard toe knock in sprigs boots
Rumour
We have put in a request to run out 2 minutes before the bounce with the lights out so we can go straight to our positions to avoid crowd hostility
Oh wait maybe not with the lights out in the dark
that’s a bit scary
We have put in a request to run out 2 minutes before the bounce with the lights out so we can go straight to our positions to avoid crowd hostility
Oh wait maybe not with the lights out in the dark
that’s a bit scary
