Coach Fages and the coaching group

[SizeMatters]

One must ask. Has he lost them? Or have they simply as a collective given up?

Games moved on. Other teams have gotten better at the contested stuff to compete or more likely these days out do us but have honed the spread and transition much much better than what we have ever demonstrated.

Window closing fast. Don’t have the game plan nor the cattle to play 2024 football.

 

[PattyKwasagun]

Early prediction: we’re going to spend the better part of two decades wishing we could have Fagan back after he leaves.

 

[pod17]

It. Is. Time

 

[Nathan Barley]

Would laugh if we replaced Fages with Hudson or Davis

 

[McIvor]

Fagan has got to put the club before himself and do the right thing. His message is just not getting through anymore and it’s not like Tasmania Devils won’t have a juicy role for him.

Others seem to think the premiership window is still open, I don’t, but it is only open if a new voice is brought in and shakes the joint up. I mean Fagan had been dying on a hill protecting so many players that he refuses to drop and where has that got him because it’s got the team nowhere all because b well I don’t know why while scapegoating the same few.

 

[Tom14]

Early prediction: we’re going to spend the better part of two decades wishing we could have Fagan back after he leaves.

Probably but how much longer would he coach even if all was well? Maybe 2 years?

Obviously see how this year goes but do feel that it is probably time for a change.

Much harder to change a list than change a coach.

 

[MSB ROYS]

When we (Adelaide) lost the grand final in 2017, I adctually advocated for being progressive and sacking the coach, as it felt like we would struggle to come back from it and so would the players. A refresh would have done us good, because it then turned into a ******* disaster.

Feels similar in some ways.

He needs some very good assistants and also needs to also stop picking some players regardless of form. I dream of having Adam Kingsley as a coach.

 

[McIvor]

Would laugh if we replaced Fages with Hudson or Davis

They both should have been moved on years ago. Those two are the definition of being too comfortable and we know why Davis isn’t going anywhere.

 

[Morbidly_Obese]

 

[HereIGoAgain]

We're stuck in no-mans land really. Change is needed, but it cant happen with Fagan holding the reigns.

At some point soon we maybe giving up on the season but I don't think Fages is the guy to implement the changes we need to refresh our team and fix our game style of over handballing and high bombs into the fifty. He is too stuck in his ways and too loyal to his core group of players.

It shouldn't be that difficult to have hard conversations with players to send them back to the ressies to find form, to learn other positions or deal with any issues outside of footy. Certainly wasn't in my day.

 

[Nathan Barley]

They both should have been moved on years ago. Those two are the definition of being too comfortable and we know why Davis isn’t going anywhere.

Because he's been voted multiple times as one of the better assistant coaches by his peers?

 

[irel]

Fagan will not drop any of the undroppables
It be Lohmann, Fort and Dev pay the price

So he should drop Fort and Dev. Dev was deplorable and Fort excess to needs.
Dev has not shown that he has it in him to make it.
Fort is nothing more than injury cover for BigO.

 

[briztoon]

heck me, don't go to the "stats sheet".

 

[McIvor]

Because he's been voted multiple times as one of the better assistant coaches by his peers?

Then that’s just ridiculous. How would other coaches and assistants at other clubs really know his value. Irrespective, their voices have to be as stale as Fagan’s. Furthermore, Hudson has hardly developed any of our rucks so he’d have to be questioned.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Then that’s just ridiculous. How would other coaches and assistants at other clubs really know his value. Irrespective, their voices have to be as stale as Fagan’s. Furthermore, Hudson has hardly developed any of our rucks so he’d have to be questioned.

How would you?

 

[SpecialBruce]

poor form

How? I reckon he was guilty and he shouldn't have got off. Thats what i was implying. Same with Clarko

 

[McIvor]

How would you?

Our last four games speaks volumes.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Our last four games speaks volumes.

You mean how we made the grand final?

Seriously just take up golf or something

 

[rye]

How? I reckon he was guilty and he shouldn't have got off. Thats what i was implying. Same with Clarko

would be interested in how you came to that conclusion. guilty of what?

 

[BRAB]

We shouldn’t have gotten our coaching panel off wish.

 

[irel]

Our last four games speaks volumes.

Hahaha
But our last five years do not.

 

[McIvor]

You mean how we made the grand final?

Seriously just take up golf or something

We’ve achieved nothing and this season is going down the toilet and you think the status quo is turning this around to a flag?

 

[William C]

Need a more Strategic minded coach. Fagan rattling off how good or bad we are for each stat in the presser every time we lose is a recurring pattern.
For tonight, in the first few minutes:

"we had enough entries to win the game"
"shots at goal equal"
"played better than we have all year"

The team is way too talented yet it seems like the whole gameplan is bomb it long to the forward line. Sure if the build up is slow, bomb it and play it safe as we'll have the defence set up to contain the rebound but so many times in transition they did the exact same thing and if the ball hits the deck, we get carved up on the rebound.
Being at the game, i can only recall one or two moments where the ball carrier lowered his eyes in the F50 and hit up Daniher + McCarthy on the chest in the 2nd half. I am convinced our forward structure is based on individual brilliance and when they aren't taking great marks we become awful to watch.

 

[McIvor]

Hahaha
But our last five years do not.

And achieved what exactly?

 

[Nathan Barley]

We’ve achieved nothing and this season is going down the toilet and you think the status quo is turning this around to a flag?

Some serious spoiled brat attitude

He was a part of taking us from wooden spoon basket case to a kick away from premiers. You don’t do that with a lousy coaching panel