Can see him taking a role with Collingwood.
Eddie backed up James yesterday on radio and Buckley was supportive of Hird during the saga.
Eddie backed up James yesterday on radio and Buckley was supportive of Hird during the saga.
Coach James Hird - is it time to give him a second chance at coaching an AFL club? Gil says yes!
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i think if Wayne Carey gets a chance than Hirdy is a shoe in. I wouldn't want him at my club. And that's saying something as we need all the help we can get. I think if Jimmy went and knocked on Gill's door and said he wanted to help in the area of mental health within the AFL he'd gain some respect back. I'd suggest he stays away from the coal face of the game and tries to repay first before he steps back in. I think he could offer something, but probably not in the coaching stakes for a while. He's had a rough trot and for the most part that was brought upon himself. But if I was a young player struggling with the pressures of the game on and off the field and James Hird came in the room offering to listen and perhaps impart some advice, for all his failings, I'd probably listen.
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No f**ken way
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just no
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Let's hit the f*ken road!
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2nd chance only on April 1st or February 29
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I don't defend him.
He is badness.
Period.
I'll listen to his podcast with Crawf and Racetrack Ralph Horowitz but I don't support him.
I'm a lot more negative because of him.
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what percentage of dons fans agree with you?
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I think old Sheeds has had to many knocks to the head and its showing
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Yes positively insane that we forgive a past great clubman for non malicious negligence.
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Like ‘whatever it takes’ but obviously not that
Like ‘whatever it takes’ but obviously not that
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Would've thought I'm on my own with this.
In Harry Potter, Lord Voldemort is "he who shan't be named."
Hird kinda fits that.
If he joined social media, I wouldn't follow any of his accounts.
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Very mediocre player outside the year he was on drugs never polled over 20 Brownlow votes and it's not like he was playing in a great team with players taking votes off him either
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Personally not as a coach.
I see him being for example a Board member or perhaps (and how much fun this would be) AFL CEO. His business background opens more doors than it closes.
I see him being for example a Board member or perhaps (and how much fun this would be) AFL CEO. His business background opens more doors than it closes.
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Herein lies the issue that goes to the heart of the problem. This attitude that he did nothing wrong that was deserving of public scrutiny. He absolutely did and was right to face that scrutiny and whatever challenges that presented. I mean I understand your defending your club and talismanic figures of such but this is beyond that, this is just shitting on the face of reason.
The main thing? No, the main thing isn't that he did it privately, the main thing is he caused the whole football community to have to basically accept that the competition was artificially impaired those years in favour Essendon by systemic cheating.
He owes public apologies to the football community at large for the disgrace he brought upon our game.. as far as Im concerned, the healing hasn't even started when it comes to Hird.
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Imagine if you were one of the top assistant coaches in the look aspiring for your next gig. Make it through to interview for Carlton or St Kilda's senior gig (face it, they'll both have new coaches in 2020) and then this big eared twit swans in after destroying a club and is handed the job ahead of you.
I mean, what's his coaching CV include?
Some under 9's team and an AFL doping saga.
Good luck to any club who sees that and decides they're on a winner.
Seriously - it was a ridiculously stupid decision to appoint hird in the first place with his lack of experience. An embarrassing decision.To pay him a million a year or whatever it was - even more embarrassing. The fact they then had to pull in Thompson as an 'assistant' on huge coin as well is even more embarrassing.
Think about that for a second - 2x premiership coach acting as an assistant to a block that has never coached a side in his life. At any level. How can you defend that kind of thing?
The fact he then ran the club into the ground for 3 seasons was more of a black swan event - something that requires such a rare and unique blend of incompetence and self-serving ego - that it was actually quite stunning to watch.
However - for another club to know ALL OF THIS and STILL offer him a job - well that's a new kind of stupid.
I mean, what's his coaching CV include?
Some under 9's team and an AFL doping saga.
Good luck to any club who sees that and decides they're on a winner.
Seriously - it was a ridiculously stupid decision to appoint hird in the first place with his lack of experience. An embarrassing decision.To pay him a million a year or whatever it was - even more embarrassing. The fact they then had to pull in Thompson as an 'assistant' on huge coin as well is even more embarrassing.
Think about that for a second - 2x premiership coach acting as an assistant to a block that has never coached a side in his life. At any level. How can you defend that kind of thing?
The fact he then ran the club into the ground for 3 seasons was more of a black swan event - something that requires such a rare and unique blend of incompetence and self-serving ego - that it was actually quite stunning to watch.
However - for another club to know ALL OF THIS and STILL offer him a job - well that's a new kind of stupid.
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Why don’t you go stand outside AFL House and cry until you get your recompense.
Let’s see what comes first, you get what you want, or Hird gives a **** what you think.
Shit bloke. Shit coach. Took no responsibility for his obvious involvement in the saga.
Literally is a virus to the AFL. Should not be allowed to be involved in anything at AFL level or in fact any other level of AFL
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