Coaches I highly respect:
Mark Thompson: Building a solid side, and getting the leadership group right at a club that apparently lacked leaders. Getting them to the next level when the wheels threatened to fall off under immense pressure.
Mathews: Obvious reasons, premiership success, the way he is straight down the line, and the way he handles the media.
Roos: Very smart coach, sly, great communicator, consistent, and shows respect. Class
Williams: Consistent, great football mind, love his articles when he writes.
Clarkson: Wouldn't swap him for anyone, love what he's done at Hawthorn so far, still has a way to go, but just commands respect from everyone at the club.
Malthouse: Like the way he gets his side to play. Given Collingwood's midfield over the last few years, certainly gets decent results out of his list.
Neil Craig: Astute, shows respect, and is a shrewd operator.
Rodney Eade: Like the way his sides play, and is probably the best match-day coach in the league IMO. Exploits opposition weaknesses second to none.
Don't really respect:
Terry Wallace: All talk and spin, no action. Self promoter, but can't really work out what he does as a coach that makes him anything but average so far. A good motivator, but modern football requires a lot more than that, and seems to be lacking in list developing, and talent development IMO.
Ross Lyon: St Kilda have gone stale under his command. Don't like the way he plays, and has brought nothing to the club, and could leave them in an awful position in a few years if he doesn't manage the upcoming list turnovers effectively.
Mark Harvey: Early days, but just think he's not all there, and isn't sure of himself and what needs to be done.
Unsure about:
Worsfold: Even though he's got a premiership, I'm still not sure where to rate him. Even when they were winning, I thought some of his game plan was questionable, and really it was all their super midfield that was dominating for mine. I'll be interested to see how he goes over the next few years developing a new list.
Knights: Early days, and has a set way, but I'm leaning towards that its not going to work out for Essendon, just a hunch more than anything solid to base that opinion around though.
Bailey: Terrible list, terrible results, but is highly respected by those in the know. I'll wait and see with him, but has a horrible job on and off field to really show his true colours unfortunately.
Laidley: I have no idea whether I rate him or not. Has very good tactics against us, and always plays to his strengths, but sometimes I also think that he plays too negatively. PRobably gets the best out of just an above average list though.
Mark Thompson: Building a solid side, and getting the leadership group right at a club that apparently lacked leaders. Getting them to the next level when the wheels threatened to fall off under immense pressure.
Mathews: Obvious reasons, premiership success, the way he is straight down the line, and the way he handles the media.
Roos: Very smart coach, sly, great communicator, consistent, and shows respect. Class
Williams: Consistent, great football mind, love his articles when he writes.
Clarkson: Wouldn't swap him for anyone, love what he's done at Hawthorn so far, still has a way to go, but just commands respect from everyone at the club.
Malthouse: Like the way he gets his side to play. Given Collingwood's midfield over the last few years, certainly gets decent results out of his list.
Neil Craig: Astute, shows respect, and is a shrewd operator.
Rodney Eade: Like the way his sides play, and is probably the best match-day coach in the league IMO. Exploits opposition weaknesses second to none.
Don't really respect:
Terry Wallace: All talk and spin, no action. Self promoter, but can't really work out what he does as a coach that makes him anything but average so far. A good motivator, but modern football requires a lot more than that, and seems to be lacking in list developing, and talent development IMO.
Ross Lyon: St Kilda have gone stale under his command. Don't like the way he plays, and has brought nothing to the club, and could leave them in an awful position in a few years if he doesn't manage the upcoming list turnovers effectively.
Mark Harvey: Early days, but just think he's not all there, and isn't sure of himself and what needs to be done.
Unsure about:
Worsfold: Even though he's got a premiership, I'm still not sure where to rate him. Even when they were winning, I thought some of his game plan was questionable, and really it was all their super midfield that was dominating for mine. I'll be interested to see how he goes over the next few years developing a new list.
Knights: Early days, and has a set way, but I'm leaning towards that its not going to work out for Essendon, just a hunch more than anything solid to base that opinion around though.
Bailey: Terrible list, terrible results, but is highly respected by those in the know. I'll wait and see with him, but has a horrible job on and off field to really show his true colours unfortunately.
Laidley: I have no idea whether I rate him or not. Has very good tactics against us, and always plays to his strengths, but sometimes I also think that he plays too negatively. PRobably gets the best out of just an above average list though.
