Coach Craig McRae

[BEEG]

Yeah he should have said we're a bunch of losers, can't stop losing, losers losers losers.

Hey that might get a response from the players?

The current message isn't getting across do you not agree?

 

[ElliottsMaggies]

Hey that might get a response from the players?

The current message isn't getting across do you not agree?

I think this was his presser, wasn't it? Not his address to the players.

You and I have absolutely no clue what he says to the players.

And no, I actually don't think being told you are a loser is motivational at all, tbh.

 

[peter9789]

Blah Blah Blah, Winning behaviors, Blah Blah, Winners, Blah Blah, Winners not Losers

It's getting old Fly.

But I am glad we got back to work this week.

I hoped they worked hard this week after last weeks absolute sh!t show

 

[stormskye]

Blah Blah Blah, Winning behaviors, Blah Blah, Winners, Blah Blah, Winners not Losers

It's getting old Fly.

What an embarrassing post 9months after a flag

 

[jathanas]

Hey that might get a response from the players?

The current message isn't getting across do you not agree?

Yes, public ridicule might trigger a response from the players.

It won’t be the kind of response that helps the club but the important thing is that you'd feel better.

EDIT: Fly should try yelling at injuries too. See if a good spray speeds up recovery times.

 

[TradeDraft]

Yes he coached us to a Flag Last Year but he has been a Poor Coach in 2024

Making Weird Changes to Teams and Gameplan that has not Really Worked

Needs to Lift for 2025

 

[Doc1763]

this was not his finest hour

 

[HFF]

this was not his finest hour

On balance I don’t think he has coached well this season but he has credits in the bank.

He needs to get busy again in the summer and work his magic

 

[Ctracks]

He is too nice.
He was doing a good job 2022-23, but needs to be more aggressive and ruthless with the standards and game play. Need to get back to basics, take the game on, play to strengths.

 

[HFF]

He is too nice.
He was doing a good job 2022-23, but needs to be more aggressive and ruthless with the standards and game play. Need to get back to basics, take the game on, play to strengths.

It’s become obvious we have really slowed the game down this season and don’t take corridor like we did in 22-23.

We wait for numbers to roll back into our forward 50 and prefer to be “setup” it looks like behind the ball as opposed to being the team on the proactive.

If it has to do with the “legs” of some of our ageing players …then he really needs to get ruthless and make some harsh decisions because we’re wasting a lot of weapons to cater to this style

 

[bucksisbest]

Hopefully that amateur hour move doesn't cost us recontracting Joe Richards.

 

[HFF]

Another thing that tells me on purely the decisions he has made and what the eye test tells you….
The selection and type of player he has preferred to go with …says it all about how he has lost his way from the fun, gun slinger he has been.

Richards coming on the last 47 seconds…criminal
You can see on his exposed form he has talent to burn.

He has preferred to play names like Long and Bytel….it reminds you Chris Mayne and Rupert Wills

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Rupert Wills

Age

31

Ht

192cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

6.0

2star

HB

9.9

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

6.8

5star

CL

2.8

4star

D

14.8

4star

K

5.5

2star

HB

9.3

5star

M

1.5

2star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.0

4star

D

17.6

5star

K

7.4

3star

HB

10.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

8.6

5star

CL

2.2

4star

days …
It’s not that they had bad nights but you can see the way they play doesn’t fit the way we have excelled in game style.
They will always be slow, safe and just content.
Bytel …they let him have the ball all day which shows you what they thought of him in terms of what damage he can inflict with ball in hand.

 

[Mollythedolly]

Another thing that tells me on purely the decisions he has made and what the eye test tells you….
The selection and type of player he has preferred to go with …says it all about how he has lost his way from the fun, gun slinger he has been.

Richards coming on the last 47 seconds…criminal
You can see on his exposed form he has talent to burn.

He has preferred to play names like Long and Bytel….it reminds you Chris Mayne and Rupert Wills days …
It’s not that they had bad nights but you can see the way they play doesn’t fit the way we have excelled in game style.
They will always be slow, safe and just content.
Bytel …they let him have the ball all day which shows you what they thought of him in terms of what damage he can inflict with ball in hand.

Richards exposed form saw him dropped after a very quiet performance against the Hawks. Hasn’t played at any level since that game.

 

[HFF]

Richards exposed form saw him dropped after a very quiet performance against the Hawks. Hasn’t played at any level since that game.

I understand what you’re saying but to leave a fresh player on the bench until the last 47 seconds…when you can see we are in need of fresh legs and such is our pattern all season in last qtrs ….I’m sorry that’s a coaching fail and Fly needs to take the L for that.

This team has become the opposite of what he preached when got the gig.
We don’t take corridor anymore.
We don’t excite
We are effectively boring to watch save for a handful of talents and are playing far too system based…we have gone too much the other way rather than embrace our strengths of flair and dare with some of the players we possess.

Can anyone imagine Pendlebury in a grand final calling Ned Long into a centre square bounce to win the game?
Because that’s what effectively we have. Ow become
It’s not to hang shit on one individual but the standard of player and players we are gifting games too in premium slots….it’s a huge coaching fail for me.

 

[Mostfamousclub_Pies]

Next year will be a real test for him. He needs to turn things around pretty quickly or people will run out of patience.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Meh, the umpire calls a 50m penalty in that last play …

… and we’d all be lauding Fly for us beating the top of the table team on their home deck. We’d be feeling confident about our last two games and our finals chances. We’d be lauding Fly for being able to keep our season on track despite our injury woes.

But no, a few line ball calls go against us, we lose the game, and people want to sink the boot into the coach of the reigning Premiers.

 

[Vicky Park]

Next year will be a real test for him. He needs to turn things around pretty quickly or people will run out of patience.

Next year will be a test for Fly, and I’m looking forward to what he and his team of assistants (which may have some turnover) will do.

But as for running out of patience if we have a poor year - fickle flakey supporters might, but fortunately they don’t run the club.

 

[Do_Beta_Rapport]

Has been poor all year managing the sub.

A big wake up in 2024 to the ‘can’t do no wrong’ aura.

 

[76woodenspooners]

Has been poor all year managing the sub.

A big wake up in 2024 to the ‘can’t do no wrong’ aura.

It makes sense to bring a sub on when we’re behind and want to mix things up to create chances. All the more so when the sub plays forward. And I’ve got no doubt we would have if we had been behind going into that last quarter.

It doesn’t make so much sense when we’re ahead trying to protect a lead.

 

[76woodenspooners]

A big wake up in 2024 to the ‘can’t do no wrong’ aura.

Have you listened to Fly’s pressers? He has never had a “can do no wrong” aura. Screw-ups happen all the time. Instead he embraces them and learns from them.

 

[black is White]

Meh, the umpire calls a 50m penalty in that last play …

… and we’d all be lauding Fly for us beating the top of the table team on their home deck. We’d be feeling confident about our last two games and our finals chances. We’d be lauding Fly for being able to keep our season on track despite our injury woes.

But no, a few line ball calls go against us, we lose the game, and people want to sink the boot into the coach of the reigning Premiers.

The concerns and questions stated don't go away even with a win. Would paper over the cracks a little but bringing a player on with 47 seconds left boggles the mind. They have let themselves down this year.

 

[black is White]

Have you listened to Fly’s pressers? He has never had a “can do no wrong” aura. Screw-ups happen all the time. Instead he embraces them and learns from them.

Problem is they clearly haven't been learning from their mistakes . I'm optimistic they'll clean it up in the off season but they have been very slow to respond to challenges all year.

 

[76woodenspooners]

The concerns and questions stated don't go away even with a win. Would paper over the cracks a little but bringing a player on with 47 seconds left boggles the mind. They have let themselves down this year.

We brought him on pretty much as soon as we lost the lead and needed to get it back? Doesn’t seem unreasonable?

 

[76woodenspooners]

Problem is they clearly haven't been learning from their mistakes . I'm optimistic they'll clean it up in the off season but they have been very slow to respond to challenges all year.

When you learn from mistakes, so does the opposition. And next week’s opposition will be different and bring a whole new set of challenges to overcome.

 

[black is White]

We brought him on pretty much as soon as we lost the lead and needed to get it back? Doesn’t seem unreasonable?

This is one of the most ridiculous takes I've seen for some time.