Andrew McQualter - how long?

[stallon]

The team will be better than last year, Baker and Owies are still good additions, despite the ridiculous cost

He will be fine im sure, at least for couple years

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Some people would wait for him to coach for 2-3 years before talking about sacking him but this is Bigfooty.

 

[captain blood 17]

Just another step closer to WCE folding and Freo becoming the biggest player in WA. Sad really. I remember when WCE were good when they basically had an interstate team playing for them.

 

[Jim Prideaux]

It Mathew Clarke that should take the hit.

Every club will have a view on how hawthorn just walked and left em in a really sh.t spot though

How did Hawthorn walk?

 

[Belnakor]

Not sure how much is his fault, and how much is the Board wanting a light rebuild and top up.

reminds me of when I think it was Scott Watters got the Saints job because he told the board what they wanted to hear - they didn't need to rebiuld, they just needed to get some mature agers and double down on the list because "the talent was there"

 

[Trent the flight Steward]

Why didn't they go Warner this year? Why waste 3? They could have used 3 and 14 and a future 2nd to get Warner. They could have got owies for nothing and baker in the psd. Where has the ruthless club of the 90s gone?

 

[Anja_Nees]

There was probably some sense in splitting the pick - two picks in the early teens in a good draft might be better overall than one early pick.

Going on to torch one on a solid player like Baker is baffling.

 

[Anja_Nees]

reminds me of when I think it was Scott Watters got the Saints job because he told the board what they wanted to hear - they didn't need to rebiuld, they just needed to get some mature agers and double down on the list because "the talent was there"

Matty Knights patented that move.

 

[Andyy]

Makes you wonder why they didn't just trade Hawks P1 for Baker and keep 3

 

[bungalow_bill]

This one isn't on him and I don't think clubs will hold it against him.

Does not matter it's optics, what it looks like to the fans regardless of reality.

 

[bungalow_bill]

There was probably some sense in splitting the pick - two picks in the early teens in a good draft might be better overall than one early pick.

Going on to torch one on a solid player like Baker is baffling.

Yep 12 and 14 wouldn't have been too bad.

 

[Eastern Rangers]

Whoever is pushing it behind the scenes, McQualter is the one that will be left holding the responsibility down the line. If pick 3 ends up the next Chris Judd when they split that pick to be pick up one of his mates from his former club, they will go nuclear on him.

Not concerned by that, this draft isn't all that. The issue was turning pick 3 into Baker and 12 and not Baker, 12 and something else. or simply 12 & 14.

If McQualter is a good coach he should inject energy and tactical changes into a playing group who's needed new direction for some time. I would wait for some sort of body of evidence in the first half of 2025 before jumping to conclusions. He was clearly the best candidate from the evidence that's come out.