I want this thread to be by far the most busy one over the next few weeks as Evans bones Dew and Haines and we speculate as Clarko arrives.
Adios Dew/Haines. Hopefully gone very soon.
Adios Dew/Haines. Hopefully gone very soon.
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When considering the Suns’ performance in 2021, it is worth remembering that in 2020 Witts, Collins, Day, Greenwood & Weller all played every match. If they’d all been available for every game in 2021, I reckon we’d have snagged at least a couple more wins & had less blowouts. That would have had us knocking on the door of the 8. Most of our young players improved in 2021, but they are not physically ready to carry the load that those senior players could. Just my opinion I know, but I don’t think replacing the coach at this stage would help. We need to recruit mature players. If we can’t, we’ll have to wait for the players we have to mature
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I agree. If Witts didn't go down we would've won that match in Adelaide. If we had him for matches against Carlton early on then St Kilda at home results may have been different too. Collins plays and Fremantle/North loses were chances for wins. Snag some of those and we are on the edge of finals!
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Every year every team gets injuries though. Obviously for teams lower down losing their senior players is a bigger issue, but can't be an excuse.
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Exactly; we lose witts early and took a month to adjust.
Burgess and Graham as our main rucks very bad, but you have to make do with what you got
Smith was ok…….. for some games but it ended up being burgess being the catalyst in our wins
Burgess since he got picked up has been a forward, defender and ruck, and surprisingly his best position was a undersized ruck.
Witts coming back will be great next year but seriously we have to target chol or any young ruck that wants a game or else we’ll be using the same excuse next year and I and every other fan will be sick of it
With the Hawks moving above us, the crows likely to beat the Roos and the possibility of the Pies beating the injectors we could end up with pick 2, that’s right pick 2 after 4 years and countless concessions
I would laugh if I didn’t feel like crying
I would laugh if I didn’t feel like crying
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Hard to defend a club when they spit in our face and get pick 2
Just watch Dews presser and 2 comments were very interesting to me
1.Q:has the club given assurances you will be coach next year. A: yes
2. the players and I are close and building
why, these smack of desperation, the club looks bad if we assured him and, players leaving if I go
the truth is players are going to go anyway if we keep serving up shit. The message to Dew needs to be finals or pack your bags, you’ve had enough time
1.Q:has the club given assurances you will be coach next year. A: yes
2. the players and I are close and building
why, these smack of desperation, the club looks bad if we assured him and, players leaving if I go
the truth is players are going to go anyway if we keep serving up shit. The message to Dew needs to be finals or pack your bags, you’ve had enough time
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I also don’t buy this talk about getting new assistants around him. He handpicked them all.
Follow the money
Same should be said about Dew.
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If there is one thing to take out of this. Haines is gone at least.
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If there is one thing to take out of this. Haines is gone at least.
Christmas coming early for Mr bods
If there is one thing to take out of this. Haines is gone at least.
Tuesday is too late.. I would tell him today he is no longer required
I would take Dew +Clarkson/Scott/Roos in a heartbeat
Haines has made my skin crawl since day 1
Haines has made my skin crawl since day 1
It’s happening!!!!!! On your bike Dew and Haines. Just go.
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Club was always going to publicly support Dew until they get their successor over the line, and they have supported him. But he was gone 6 weeks ago, Haines longer before that.
If there is one thing to take out of this. Haines is gone at least.
Roos loves the GC lifestyle and THE AFL expansion up here
I just couldn't get my head around the rookie coach going down the youngest list pathway again
It was like 2010-2014 never happened
I think the biggest issue facing the Club is player retention in 2022 and they would not have considered that was the case under the "surefire" plan where we would have been close to finals last year and playing finals this year
Now there will be panic and while Dew may pull it out of the fire next year it might be too late even if we made top 8 to hold onto our star 23yo's
They know if they can bring in Roos or Clarkson it's likely people will stay whatever
I mean....Rory ****ing Atkins FFS
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Was always surprised we didn't try and get Roos in as a coach similar to the way he took control of Melbourne for a few years and then passed the baton on. Has always defended the club publicly.
Just picture Dew and Haines standing in front of you giving a leadership/team meeting versus Clarkson Roos/Scott.
Just picture it.
But if we went the second or third time coach again it could've been a Rocket situation again. The best coaches probably still had jobs at other clubs. Dew was the right man for the job at the time.
I had and in a way still have no great problem with Dew
It's the combination of young coach with no senior A graders or senior director of football
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