Opinion Matthew Nicks: Adelaide's Coach (Part 3) - The Biggest Loser

[Scorpus]

Oh that’s right, what was that again? Something about kids and values or was that another time?

He said he had no plans to debut Dowling this year or something like that

 

[Cromulant]

He said he had no plans to debut Dowling this year or something like that

Thank *** someone slapped him and probably made him do it.

 

[MRB37]

Oh that’s right, what was that again? Something about kids and values or was that another time?

That was when he ruled out playing the likes of Dowling 8-9 weeks into the year because he didn't plan on debuting them over the off-season.

 

[George Kramer]

Like seriously, what further proof does one need to finally understand the guy just isn’t cut out to be a senior coach.

 

[GreyCrow]

I'm just worried that any improvement will be brushed off as '' we said Nicks needed help , we got him help and look we were right ''

Actually I think a few here might have that in their script meetings for next year

 

[George Kramer]

I'm just worried that any improvement will be brushed off as '' we said Nicks needed help , we got him help and look we were right ''

Actually I think a few here might have that in their script meetings for next year

Yep, we are seriously going down the Ken path without any finals, so we are worse.

When the club identifies they need someone else to be in charge of gameplan, execution, assistants and development, you’d hope they’d acknowledge that Nicks isn’t the man.

But if we don’t make finals next year he has to be gone.

 

[Chances Are]

He said he had no plans to debut Dowling this year or something like that

I gave up listening to them after hearing his pathetic excuses for the loses early in the season. Just uncountable dribble.

 

[1970crow]

He said he had no plans to debut Dowling this year or something like that

It's funny because it's exactly what we were told Pyke said to junior players that were gunning it up in the 2s. He apparently told them they were going really well, but they're not going to get selected unless multiple injuries intervene. The same people just employ the same people, nothing has changed.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

That was when he ruled out playing the likes of Dowling 8-9 weeks into the year because he didn't plan on debuting them over the off-season.

And said those calling for any of our reserves players to come in probably haven't been watching the SANFL games

 

[George Kramer]

And said those calling for any of our reserves players to come in probably haven't been watching the SANFL games

And our SANFL players had to learn our values

 

[JPetro83]

Thoughts on Stewy Dew coaching again? coaching the Suns when he did was a big ask.... we all know he was sacked cos Dimma was waiting in the wings.
I don't like the idea of Nicks replacement being a untried new coach. Justin leppitch deserves another go and i think he will be better this time around. Would kill for Chris Scott

Chris Scott

Age

48

Ht

182cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

10.2

4star

HB

3.0

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

2.8

5star

G

0.4

3star

but i think he will coach Tassie.

Dew
Leppitch
Buckley
C Scott
Bevo
L Cameron

who??

 

[GreyCrow]

Davis

 

[AFC979810]

Thoughts on Stewy Dew coaching again? coaching the Suns when he did was a big ask.... we all know he was sacked cos Dimma was waiting in the wings.
I don't like the idea of Nicks replacement being a untried new coach. Justin leppitch deserves another go and i think he will be better this time around. Would kill for Chris Scott but i think he will coach Tassie.

Dew
Leppitch
Buckley
C Scott
Bevo
L Cameron

who??

Games coached at one club in VFL/AFL history without every making the finals:

Alan Richardson - 126
Stuart Dew - 121
Matty Nicks - 106

Replacing #3 with #2 is just terrible optics.

 

[Stephen2]

Games coached at one club in VFL/AFL history without every making the finals:

Alan Richardson - 126
Stuart Dew - 121
Matty Nicks - 106

Replacing #3 with #2 is just terrible optics.

Don't worry, Nicks will be 2nd by the time he's sacked, so replacing him with 3rd is an upgrade!!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Don't worry, Nicks will be 2nd by the time he's sacked, so replacing him with 3rd is an upgrade!!

So we cause Dew to drop from 2nd to 3rd so we then appoint Dew so he can become #1...

 

[Stephen2]

So we cause Dew to drop from 2nd to 3rd so we then appoint Dew so he can become #1...

Me, waiting for another flag, when AFC does this:

 

[Scorpus]

Games coached at one club in VFL/AFL history without every making the finals:

Alan Richardson - 126
Stuart Dew - 121
Matty Nicks - 106

Replacing #3 with #2 is just terrible optics.

So if Nicks coaches the entire year and misses finals he'll be the longest serving non-finals coach ever

 

[rocket18]

Yep, we are seriously going down the Ken path without any finals, so we are worse.

When the club identifies they need someone else to be in charge of gameplan, execution, assistants and development, you’d hope they’d acknowledge that Nicks isn’t the man.

But if we don’t make finals next year he has to be gone.

We bring in someone that knows what they are doing to help Nicks + our soft draw = Making finals = Nicks getting extended = No Flag for us with this rebuild.

 

[AFC979810]

So if Nicks coaches the entire year and misses finals he'll be the longest serving non-finals coach ever

Of one club.

He will be #2 behind Robert Shaw (130 games across Fitzroy and Adelaide).

 

[1970crow]

We bring in someone that knows what they are doing to help Nicks + our soft draw = Making finals = Nicks getting extended = No Flag for us with this rebuild.

I think we're consigned to years of 5th to 10th with maybe the odd isolated spike into the top 4. It's a living certainty that we'll finish between 6th and 10th this year, so the adding of high end talent is over. We'll be back to continuity and experience and doing everything we can to still be in the hunt for the final 8 for as long as we can. And even when that's no longer possible, we will continue with the same strategy because we "want to finish the season strong".

 

[Pugsley]

I think we're consigned to years of 5th to 10th with maybe the odd isolated spike into the top 4. It's a living certainty that we'll finish between 6th and 10th this year, so the adding of high end talent is over. We'll be back to continuity and experience and doing everything we can to still be in the hunt for the final 8 for as long as we can. And even when that's no longer possible, we will continue with the same strategy because we "want to finish the season strong".

This is sad because it's true.

 

[adelaidecrows]

Don't worry, Nicks will be 2nd by the time he's sacked, so replacing him with 3rd is an upgrade!!

I actually think he is primed to fluke a finals and be celebrated by the clappers as the best coach ever.

 

[Cromulant]

I actually think he is primed to fluke a finals and be celebrated by the clappers as the best coach ever.

We've got a bit of depth now, but if our 25 stay fit we SHOULD be making finals, even with this guy as coach.

 

[hugecannon]

We've got a bit of depth now, but if our 25 stay fit we SHOULD be making finals, even with this guy as coach.

Also depends on who he views as our best 25, I’m not confident he’s got a good grip on that.

 

[WeeBlake]

100% , hes not a finished product but clearly he is capable of 100+ games and that is what makes it worse.

Dowling does well and then you then wonder if Nicks has any idea what he is talking about.

Then he does the same thing with Taylor and Bond.

Maybe he needs to find better words.

Or better judgement