Leppa sacked

[M Malice]

the saddest part in all this will always be the stuff behind closed doors.

the line that got me the most was that his daughters were in tears on monday. being the father of 2 now grown up children who went to 6 different schools in around a 5 year time period it is always a very emotional time leaving friends and extended family behind.

really hope that Justin, Christie, Kya, Ava and Emily can have as smooth a transition as possible to the next stage of their life, i am sure they will. Leppas resilience would be a family trait.

 

[fightclub]

Saw an interview with a guy on the tv last night who looks like he would make a good coach. Now that we don't have a coach maybe we could look at him, maybe with a senior assistant. This guy was classy, measured, passionate and respectful and obviously bleeds for the club.

 

[Milux]

the saddest part in all this will always be the stuff behind closed doors.

the line that got me the most was that his daughters were in tears on monday. being the father of 2 now grown up children who went to 6 different schools in around a 5 year time period it is always a very emotional time leaving friends and extended family behind.

really hope that Justin, Christie, Kya, Ava and Emily can have as smooth a transition as possible to the next stage of their life, i am sure they will. Leppas resilience would be a family trait.

Absolutely. But thats the industry their father has chosen to work in. I admire Leppitsch and his family. Great people. But its similar to a military life. Can get stationed anywhere. Ive found these types to be the most resilient of all. Good luck to leppa and family.

 

[lioninthesand]

Saw an interview with a guy on the tv last night who looks like he would make a good coach. Now that we don't have a coach maybe we could look at him, maybe with a senior assistant. This guy was classy, measured, passionate and respectful and obviously bleeds for the club.

I think I Know the Guy, im personally not that keen. Apparently at his last club there was ths need for emergancy end of year reviews in 2 of his 3 years and both times the whole club review came back with really poor results for him, he also apparently really struggled to implimemt a game plan and his win loss was really, really bad. So its a pass from me at this stage, really classy character and I wish him well though.

 

[Nunez]

I think I Know the Guy, im personally not that keen. Apparently at his last club there was ths need for emergancy end of year reviews in 2 of his 3 years and both times the whole club review came back with really poor results for him, he also apparently really struggled to implimemt a game plan and his win loss was really, really bad. So its a pass from me at this stage, really classy character and I wish him well though.

He'll wrap you in his arms,
tell you that you've been a good boy
He'll rekindle all the dreams
it took you a lifetime to destroy
He'll reach deep into the hole,
heal your shrinking soul
But there won't be a single thing
That you can do.
He's a god, he's a man,
he's a ghost, he's a guru
They're whispering his name
through this disappearing land
But hidden in his coat was some bright red hair


Am I doing it right?

 

[SRH17]

Loved his subtle clip about North Melbourne and Geelong in response to a question from Brayshaw.

 

[Cockliff38]

Sounded clear to me that Leppa thinks Hanley might need a move (which is bizarre considering he signed a long term extension at the start of the year). Pretty much said after a while you just get fed up with a losing environment.

To me he also conceded Rockliff needs desperate leadership help.

 

[josephs_79]

Loved his subtle clip about North Melbourne and Geelong in response to a question from Brayshaw.

I wouldn't call it a clip, I actually thought it was more a praise for how they handled the moving on of the older guard and looking to the future as opposed to what we did coming out of 2004.

 

[Back2Back2Back]

Full shebang...

Beautiful, thank you. Geez he handled himself well.

 

[Biggies]

Thought I'd compare our best 22 (subjective I know) from the team Leppa inherited, to the team he left us with today (ignoring injuries). The 2014 team I took was roughly based off our Round 1 side against Hawthorn that year. Players ages are in brackets in years at the time and I ignored months (too much work).

Best Round 1 Team 2014
FB: Harwood (22) Merrett (29) Adcock (29)
HB: Patfull (29) Clarke (20) Golby (22)
C: Hanley (25) Rich (23) Aish (18)
HF: Zorko (25) Brown (32) Staker (29)
FF: McGrath (30) Close (19) Green (23)
RR: Leuy (25) Moloney (30) Rockliff (24)
Int: Taylor (19) Redden (23) Mayes (19)
Paparone (19)

Average age: 24.2

Best side after 2016 Season
FB: Mayes (22) Andrews (19) Gardiner (20)
HB: Cutler (21) McStay (21) Rich (26)
C: Hanley (27) Rockliff (26) Taylor (21)
HF: Bell (25) Walker (23) Zorko (27)
FF: Hipwood (18) Schache (19) Christensen (25)
RR:Martin (29) Robinson (27) Beams (26)
Int:Keayes (19) Bastinac (25) Mathieson (19)
Bewick (26)

Average age: 23.2


Few thoughts
*The age of our starting 22 has only dropped by 1 year overall since Leppa started, and thats even after taking Merrett out. This really surprised me as I thought we'd be a hell of a lot younger.

*If you look at the under 22 players I feel there is a lot more talent today then in 2014 (ignoring Taylor+Mayes who are still 22 or under and in both)
Aish Harwood Golby Close Paparone vs Andrews Gardiner Cutler McStay Hipwood Schache Keayes Mathieson. Give me the second lot any day of the week. That's a big tick.

*As everyone knows our midfield has clearly underperformed this year. Granted injuries have been a big issue, but purely judging off our age demographic, we really shouldn't have been smashed week in, week out in the middle. The boys are big enough in that part of the ground to handle themselves.

*The senior players around the ground is clearly the most obvious sign as to why we've struggled last 24 months. If nothing less the experience and bigger bodies of players like Patfull, Brown, Adcock, Staker, McGrath would really shield the younger boys and help direct and instruct play on field. Everyone knows this but it really has hurt big time this year with our lack of on field mature leaders

*Personally I don't think our list is in that bad of shape. Add another top 3 pick this year (hopefully 2) and bring in a key defender (McKenzie for mine) and I'd nearly back that same team in again for 2017 to finish with 6-8 wins. Hopefully we have a quality coaching and development team set and who knows what will happen. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I do see young talent coming through for the first time in a long time and I believe Leppa deserves credit for moulding this list towards the future.

 

[Milk Steak]

The biggest outs from that 2014 side for me are Patfull (obviously) and Moloney actually. We miss having a bit of grunt in the middle.

 

[winged1]

The biggest outs from that 2014 side for me are Patfull (obviously) and Moloney actually. We miss having a bit of grunt in the middle.

Unfortunately Moloney couldnt get his body right, but he had some fantastic games for us.

 

[Biggies]

I might do this again after trade/draft period and look how our starting 22 in 2017 compare with 2014. Maybe in more detail too (e.g. age/games etc).

 

[josephs_79]

Staker as well was another one who if he hadn't have had those knee injuries would of been good for us as well.

 

[jackess]

I would of thought Beams was a more than adequate Moloney replacement.

 

[Milk Steak]

I would of thought Beams was a more than adequate Moloney replacement.

 

[luthor]

I would of thought Beams was a more than adequate Moloney replacement.

Yeah..... and Beams has played just about the same amount of game time as Moloney this year.

 

[BuntonRules]

Jus

Full shebang...



Perhaps reading a bit into it... re. Rockliff's leadership, Leppa mentioned that it's tough not having a Montagna or Riewoldt to learn from. Was that pointed? Rockliff to Saints?

Thanx. Leppa you are a deadset f@@#$ legend.

 

[Greggy85]

Thought I'd compare our best 22 (subjective I know) from the team Leppa inherited, to the team he left us with today (ignoring injuries). The 2014 team I took was roughly based off our Round 1 side against Hawthorn that year. Players ages are in brackets in years at the time and I ignored months (too much work).

Best Round 1 Team 2014
FB: Harwood (22) Merrett (29) Adcock (29)
HB: Patfull (29) Clarke (20) Golby (22)
C: Hanley (25) Rich (23) Aish (18)
HF: Zorko (25) Brown (32) Staker (29)
FF: McGrath (30) Close (19) Green (23)
RR: Leuy (25) Moloney (30) Rockliff (24)
Int: Taylor (19) Redden (23) Mayes (19)
Paparone (19)

Average age: 24.2

Best side after 2016 Season
FB: Mayes (22) Andrews (19) Gardiner (20)
HB: Cutler (21) McStay (21) Rich (26)
C: Hanley (27) Rockliff (26) Taylor (21)
HF: Bell (25) Walker (23) Zorko (27)
FF: Hipwood (18) Schache (19) Christensen (25)
RR:Martin (29) Robinson (27) Beams (26)
Int:Keayes (19) Bastinac (25) Mathieson (19)
Bewick (26)

Average age: 23.2


Few thoughts
*The age of our starting 22 has only dropped by 1 year overall since Leppa started, and thats even after taking Merrett out. This really surprised me as I thought we'd be a hell of a lot younger.

*If you look at the under 22 players I feel there is a lot more talent today then in 2014 (ignoring Taylor+Mayes who are still 22 or under and in both)
Aish Harwood Golby Close Paparone vs Andrews Gardiner Cutler McStay Hipwood Schache Keayes Mathieson. Give me the second lot any day of the week. That's a big tick.

*As everyone knows our midfield has clearly underperformed this year. Granted injuries have been a big issue, but purely judging off our age demographic, we really shouldn't have been smashed week in, week out in the middle. The boys are big enough in that part of the ground to handle themselves.

*The senior players around the ground is clearly the most obvious sign as to why we've struggled last 24 months. If nothing less the experience and bigger bodies of players like Patfull, Brown, Adcock, Staker, McGrath would really shield the younger boys and help direct and instruct play on field. Everyone knows this but it really has hurt big time this year with our lack of on field mature leaders

*Personally I don't think our list is in that bad of shape. Add another top 3 pick this year (hopefully 2) and bring in a key defender (McKenzie for mine) and I'd nearly back that same team in again for 2017 to finish with 6-8 wins. Hopefully we have a quality coaching and development team set and who knows what will happen. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I do see young talent coming through for the first time in a long time and I believe Leppa deserves credit for moulding this list towards the future.

Nice analysis.
Just a quick comment on average age -- it is more significant than the 1.0 year difference between the two teams.
Given, all the players from the initial team are now two years older, and we've removed the ~30 year old players, the average age is not representative -- we actually skew much younger.

 

[Biggies]

Nice analysis.
Just a quick comment on average age -- it is more significant than the 1.0 year difference between the two teams.
Given, all the players from the initial team are now two years older, and we've removed the ~30 year old players, the average age is not representative -- we actually skew much younger.

Yeh fair call Greggy. Cheers. I'll fix it up and do a more in depth version during the off season.

 

[Simbatheking21]

He made barret look like a dick right from the start....

"Don't want to shake his hand?" - billy
"Well, He could of come here. It's a long walk" - leppa

Brilliant

I have no idea what Barrett was going for with the ZOB question. Real dick question by a real dickhead

 

[Football Pope]

Thought I'd compare our best 22 (subjective I know) from the team Leppa inherited, to the team he left us with today (ignoring injuries). The 2014 team I took was roughly based off our Round 1 side against Hawthorn that year. Players ages are in brackets in years at the time and I ignored months (too much work).

Best Round 1 Team 2014
FB: Harwood (22) Merrett (29) Adcock (29)
HB: Patfull (29) Clarke (20) Golby (22)
C: Hanley (25) Rich (23) Aish (18)
HF: Zorko (25) Brown (32) Staker (29)
FF: McGrath (30) Close (19) Green (23)
RR: Leuy (25) Moloney (30) Rockliff (24)
Int: Taylor (19) Redden (23) Mayes (19)
Paparone (19)

Average age: 24.2

Best side after 2016 Season
FB: Mayes (22) Andrews (19) Gardiner (20)
HB: Cutler (21) McStay (21) Rich (26)
C: Hanley (27) Rockliff (26) Taylor (21)
HF: Bell (25) Walker (23) Zorko (27)
FF: Hipwood (18) Schache (19) Christensen (25)
RR:Martin (29) Robinson (27) Beams (26)
Int:Keayes (19) Bastinac (25) Mathieson (19)
Bewick (26)

Average age: 23.2


Few thoughts
*The age of our starting 22 has only dropped by 1 year overall since Leppa started, and thats even after taking Merrett out. This really surprised me as I thought we'd be a hell of a lot younger.

*If you look at the under 22 players I feel there is a lot more talent today then in 2014 (ignoring Taylor+Mayes who are still 22 or under and in both)
Aish Harwood Golby Close Paparone vs Andrews Gardiner Cutler McStay Hipwood Schache Keayes Mathieson. Give me the second lot any day of the week. That's a big tick.

*As everyone knows our midfield has clearly underperformed this year. Granted injuries have been a big issue, but purely judging off our age demographic, we really shouldn't have been smashed week in, week out in the middle. The boys are big enough in that part of the ground to handle themselves.

*The senior players around the ground is clearly the most obvious sign as to why we've struggled last 24 months. If nothing less the experience and bigger bodies of players like Patfull, Brown, Adcock, Staker, McGrath would really shield the younger boys and help direct and instruct play on field. Everyone knows this but it really has hurt big time this year with our lack of on field mature leaders

*Personally I don't think our list is in that bad of shape. Add another top 3 pick this year (hopefully 2) and bring in a key defender (McKenzie for mine) and I'd nearly back that same team in again for 2017 to finish with 6-8 wins. Hopefully we have a quality coaching and development team set and who knows what will happen. Maybe I'm being overly optimistic but I do see young talent coming through for the first time in a long time and I believe Leppa deserves credit for moulding this list towards the future.

losing Clarke set us way back...

 

[Hollow Knight]

I have no idea what Barrett was going for with the ZOB question. Real dick question by a real dickhead

Especially as he had asked the exact same questions to Leppa on Footy Classified a couple of months ago.

 

[Viceregal]

I hope he can find a job elsewhere.

They seem to like him at Richmond and have just dumped 5 coaches. I'm sure he won't find it too hard.

If Leppa still has ambitions to be Senior Coach maybe getting assistant coaching experience somewhere that is *not* Lions or Tigers (or Bears ) would be a great idea - maybe somewhere with a system more entrenched above the mediocrity level?

 

[lioninthesand]

If Leppa still has ambitions to be Senior Coach maybe getting assistant coaching experience somewhere that is *not* Lions or Tigers (or Bears ) would be a great idea - maybe somewhere with a system more entrenched above the mediocrity level?

I dont think he will ever get a senior coaching gig again. Dont mean to be harsh but cant see it happening. Incredibly highly regarded assistant no probs.