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Russell to step away at season’s end
Andrew Russell will step away from football at the conclusion of the 2024 AFL season.
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Why is the injury list purely on the S&C when the same players are on it every year? I’m not saying getting rid of him is the wrong decision, but using him as the scapegoat doesn’t achieve anything when it’s the same players.
You’d have to take that up with Brian Cook and the board.
S&C must have signed off on these players …
Or maybe S&C recommended that they should be moved on
Perhaps Cook/Club has someone in mind to take over and have started the ball rolling
I suspect, it will be someone highly credentialed and we have plenty of coin to attract the right person
Just start moving on the injury prone, otherwise, not much will change
I suspect, it will be someone highly credentialed and we have plenty of coin to attract the right person
Just start moving on the injury prone, otherwise, not much will change
In any other international sporting organisation he probably would never have lasted this long with the optics. The AFL although people feel it can be cut throat is pretty fair in comparison with parting ways with senior staff.
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Making decisions based on optics & is essentially pandering to the nuffies in the outer/bleachers & you'd hope that any organisation stays well away from that.
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1st rule of thumb - Not all players are the same. You need to train players accordingly to manage their individual loads.
These players haven't been on the ground ALL YEAR, even for them that is not right.
My gut tells me, they haven't been given a chance and as an example, Cerra to do the same injury 3 times in one year, after multiple efforts - rang the alarm bells for me.
Do we trade him now????
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Do some research on Antonio Pintus
He is the conditioning guru at Real Madrid
We should think outside the box and use him in a casual consultancy role; our S&C team (+senior players) going there for a week or two, him coming to visit us outside of his RM commitments
He is a gun!!!
He is the conditioning guru at Real Madrid
We should think outside the box and use him in a casual consultancy role; our S&C team (+senior players) going there for a week or two, him coming to visit us outside of his RM commitments
He is a gun!!!
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Not entirely but it's amateur hour if you're making decisions based on it.
Fans are by their nature, ignorant to the inner workings of a club & inclined to form take an emotive stance, hardly conducive to ensuring best practice.
Locked in at the Crows isn't he?
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I don't know anything about sports science, I am unsure about how much our problems have been injury prone players vs mismanagement.
But in terms of overall conditioning, I think this year the team has clearly hit a physical wall and dropped off at a crucial point in the season.
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But in terms of overall conditioning, I think this year the team has clearly hit a physical wall and dropped off at a crucial point in the season.
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I’d dare say there would be decision makers at the club going wtf is going on just like us plebs on a forum.
Difference will be they are able to ask the questions and decipher facts from spin.
They wouldn’t make decisions from social media or bigfooty or anywhere else that’s frothing, but they absolutely need to be able to read the room of their constituents and start having hard conversations internally.
At the end of the day, footy clubs are in the winning business and they get shitloads of money and adulation from us plebs, and that winning business is significantly affected when you’re missing significant parts of your team constantly due to injuries that a HPT can have some control over.
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Difference will be they are able to ask the questions and decipher facts from spin.
They wouldn’t make decisions from social media or bigfooty or anywhere else that’s frothing, but they absolutely need to be able to read the room of their constituents and start having hard conversations internally.
At the end of the day, footy clubs are in the winning business and they get shitloads of money and adulation from us plebs, and that winning business is significantly affected when you’re missing significant parts of your team constantly due to injuries that a HPT can have some control over.
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People calling our players being injury prone need to remember that Rusell has been there for 6 years. Not all the players have been injury prone prior. I suspect the roll of HP team led by Russell is to get all players fit and playing after all.
My biggest concern is the recent injuries to Walsh and Cerra over the past couple of seasons along with the spate of repeat soft tissue injuries. I suspect the club has analysed the injuries over a period of time before making the decision to part ways.
My biggest concern is the recent injuries to Walsh and Cerra over the past couple of seasons along with the spate of repeat soft tissue injuries. I suspect the club has analysed the injuries over a period of time before making the decision to part ways.
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Good luck to Russell. It's a tough job and the consequences of getting it wrong are very public. Unfortunately not many would agree that over the long term he got much right.
The last preseason was infuriating in real time and it blew up in our face before we even got to Rnd 1.
I had a strong suspicion that was his last at the club. As many have noted Cook is a pretty fair person and I would think he's made this call having given Russell more than enough chances.
I doubt Cook would view this as the silver bullet either. I'd guess the injury prone players are all but gone. Unfortunately Marchy, cunners, etc. just didn't have bodies that could cope with the ridiculous demands of AFL. I also hope there's a non injury prone player recruitment policy.
The last preseason was infuriating in real time and it blew up in our face before we even got to Rnd 1.
I had a strong suspicion that was his last at the club. As many have noted Cook is a pretty fair person and I would think he's made this call having given Russell more than enough chances.
I doubt Cook would view this as the silver bullet either. I'd guess the injury prone players are all but gone. Unfortunately Marchy, cunners, etc. just didn't have bodies that could cope with the ridiculous demands of AFL. I also hope there's a non injury prone player recruitment policy.
I think he has done a great job, considering all the fragile players he inherited
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I'd rather take Doc and Crippa's word on the subject
Russell retired right?
Maybe Cripps might not not know what it takes to get a team to peak for a premiership run in todays football?
Well, he isn't a HP expert, but clearly he and others hold Russell in high regard
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