List Mgmt. 2024 Trade Thread - No.3

[True Believer]

Ah, the Malcolm Blight at St Kilda school of coaching

I believe it's actually called the "Malcolm Blight Technique" designed to achieve laser like focus in communication.

Basically, outside of official club sessions, the coach doesn't speak to anyone other than his caddy!

 

[True Believer]

Ah, the Malcolm Blight at St Kilda school of coaching

He also only refers to the players by number or hair colour, to avoid any overly friendly personal relationships with them.

This leaves him capable of functioning without fear or favour when it comes time to make, sometimes brutal, playing list decisions......

 

[Diehard Saint]

I think a lot of that had to do with our crappy ball movement at the start of the year but either way Membrey turns 31 next year, if he wasn’t finished by next year it would probably be the one after. Loved him but it was time to move on.

One year was the correct decision.
Also showed him some respect as an integral part of the team over a decade., rather than just retiring him.

Hope he does well in the next couple of years.

 

[Waiting for Godot]

Wasn't Richo a development guru at Port before we got him?

Richo was a poster boy for mediocrity. The club invested millions in his development as a coach. An estimated $4 million in salary alone.

He was sent on numerous leadership/personal development type courses in the off season periods, with one at Harvard costing $250,000 for a six week stint!

A complete waste of time and money. Another bizarre mistake from Matt Finnis. It was never going to work. Richo was a very limited player and was the same as a coach.

Dull, uninspiring, a poor communicator (feedback from a player who spent 3 years being coached by him), who often lost his temper. He had all the charm of a suburban caravan park.

His appointment ranks in the top 3 mistakes of the, "Decade of Mediocrity". The other 2 were selecting McCartin ahead of Petracca, and the appointment of Elshaug as the head of recruiting, despite him having no qualifications nor relevant experience.

We're still trying to recover from these disastrous decisions.