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- Feb 9, 2006
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These two stick out in my mind - whether the various rumours over the years have been true or not, there is no denying that the players DO respond to Harvey in a way I'm not sure we've seen before at Freo. The discipline thing is definitely more public - hopefully it applies on-field as well and leads to a bit more consistency
I really don't see that.
He failed to drop Farmer after the Burswood incident. No matter how people look at it (or choose to ignore it) this compromised his position as a strict disciplinarian.
A few weeks later a bunch of senior players got on the turps and were late/no shows for a session. That is hardly evidence that they afraid to step out of line.
Let's face it, it doesn't matter an ounce if you hire Harvey or Worsfold or Mathews or Chuck Norris as a coach, players are going to be young men and run amok every now and then publicly or privately.
It's time people realised that Harvey is human. He has been a little inconsistent with discipline so far and the squad haven't been angels since he took reins. Hopefully he turns out to be a great coach, but assuming already is because looks/acts kinda tough is ridiculous.