Coach Justin Longmuir Pt 2

[WilloTree]

Who at Saint Kilda would be in our best 22?

From WC 2024 I'd say McGovern, Barrass, Kelly, Yeo, Reid, Allan, Waterman.

That's 7, I can't name 7 St Kilda players that would get a run at Freo. Their list is horrible. RTB is still the GOAT.

Sorry, I didn't answer the question.

I'd absolutely looooooove Mitch Owens. Bit of a fan favourite, and rightly so.

Owens, King, N W-M, Hill, Henry, Steele, Marshall, Sinclair, Wilkie, Higgins, Wood and Macrea. Also think Darcy Wilson, Marcus Windhager and Mattaus Phillipou are all going to be good.

 

[WilloTree]

Higgins, King, Marshall, Hill, Wanganeen-Milera, Battle, Sinclair, Wood, Wilkie

Yes, and Henry was literally playing every game when he was with us. We don't even have to guess on that one.

 

[james haish]

Not his fault we kicked 9 goals 14 and 5 OOTF or whatever it was.

One was a draw, the other a Matthew Scarlett toe poke away. Brilliant coach IMO and made our club relevant.

Other coaches have won multiple premierships each with 5+ goal margins. Being 'near enough' but never winning the whole thing does not make you the greatest of all time.

 

[King Huskii]

Other coaches have won multiple premierships each with 5+ goal margins. Being 'near enough' but never winning the whole thing does not make you the greatest of all time.

No it doesn't but it doesn't make him a spud coach. He gets criticised by posters all the time, more so than coaches who never get their club to top 4 yet alone the grand final.

 

[james haish]

No it doesn't but it doesn't make him a spud coach. He gets criticised by posters all the time, more so than coaches who never get their club to top 4 yet alone the grand final.

No one is saying he is a spud coach, but he has obvious and significant flaws in his style that have prevented him from winning a premiership. The argument that it wasn't his fault that his teams missed so many easy shots at goal in the GFs is countered by the fact he has never really prioritised scoring.

 

[King Huskii]

No one is saying he is a spud coach, but he has obvious and significant flaws in his style that have prevented him from winning a premiership. The argument that it wasn't his fault that his teams missed so many easy shots at goal in the GFs is countered by the fact he has never really prioritised scoring.

He is a defence first and high pressure coach. Rewards effort. Set shots missed by players in the GF is clearly not his fault and Freo had enough opportunities.

Having Neale as sub was costly and having players look directly for Pav who was well covered in the gf was costly as for the people who were at the G on the day could clearly see other players open. Some lack of vision hurt. Is this his fault? Yes, but it's also on the players too.

Freo had a lot of C grade players playing in that team and almost won a premiership. I wonder if any other coach would have even made a grand final with that team.