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

[George Kramer]

Sweet, Soldo, Visentini and Dodson is a little OTT IMO. They have holes all over the ground

And you’ve quoted the wrong post

 

[119others]

And you’ve quoted the wrong post

yeah not sure how that happened despite using BF on mutliple devices at once haha. lets hope Power dont get Dodson giving us a better chance to poach home.

 

[AFC979810]

So effectively we have Ken Hinkley MKII and that’s a very good spot?

If he can fix the tactical errors then yes - I think we are in a good spot.

Nicks has shown many examples of poor judgement and arrogance,

I agree.

do you think he will listen to Davis if he has a different opinion?

Thats the million dollar question. And once again - I am not saying this is gonna work. Just that it has a chance to.

If Davis can come in and fix the tactical errors - then we are in a great spot. Thats because I believe Nicks is doing well in a bunch of the other areas - and if we can fix the tactical / gameplan side of things it will be a great result.

 

[AFC979810]

No he sheepled

Huh? He dropped Rachele which was widely criticized. The easy (and correct) decision would have been to let Rachele play.

The hard decision would have been to give everyone the middle finger ( as alluded to in the Non Crows thread)

Weird. Who is he giving the middle finger to and why?

Would it have been hard or easy to drop Stengle?

Huh - What the hell does this have to do with the Rachele decision 4 years apart. Stick to the topic.

 

[AFC979810]

Well in 2025 I'm hoping the players don't play for Nicks... but play for Davis!

You do realize that in 2023/2024 we had 3 games where we lost by 40+ points - the same amount of games that Brisbane lost by 40 in that same time period.

17 of our loses over the past 2 years were by 18 points or less - once again - not the sign of a coach who has lost the players.

Would love an example of how you think the players dont play for Nicks.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

If he can fix the tactical errors then yes - I think we are in a good spot.



I agree.



Thats the million dollar question. And once again - I am not saying this is gonna work. Just that it has a chance to.

If Davis can come in and fix the tactical errors - then we are in a great spot. Thats because I believe Nicks is doing well in a bunch of the other areas - and if we can fix the tactical / gameplan side of things it will be a great result.

Fix his tactical errors lol.

Is he going to get a brain transplant?

The only way to fix our match day strategy is for someone else to take over from Nicks.

Hence the Davis appointment.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You do realize that in 2023/2024 we had 3 games where we lost by 40+ points - the same amount of games that Brisbane lost by 40 in that same time period.

17 of our loses over the past 2 years were by 18 points or less - once again - not the sign of a coach who has lost the players.

Would love an example of how you think the players dont play for Nicks.

So it's ok to have a horrible coaching record so long as the coach has supposedly not lost the players.

Winning isn't important so long as everyone is happy.

****ing awesome for us supporters.

 

[AFC979810]

Fix his tactical errors lol.

Is he going to get a brain transplant?

Okay - so now we are going this direction rather than the players dont play for him. I understand you ignoring that stupid argument you tried to put up - even though I dont appreciate you deflecting.

The only way to fix our match day strategy is for someone else to take over from Nicks.

Hence the Davis appointment.

No thats not true. If we brought in someone better at the tactical side of things(Davis) and he will assist Nicks and Nicks will listen - then its fixed.

And its a win win.

I am not saying its a lock, but I understand the reasoning.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Thats a very simplistic take that sounds smart to idiots, but is actually a very dumb comment.

But what someone he is talented enough to fix the tactical issues of Nicks - but then sucks at all the other roles a head coach has to undertake?

For mine - Nicks is very well liked, fine with the media, the players love him, the players play for him. Whats lacking is the tactical side of things. A coach can be a well renowned tactician but lacks in other areas and its just as disastrous (Bolton, Leppitsch, etc).

All the stuff you describe Nicks being good at only seems valuable to you because of the previous regime being unusually bad. It's actually just standard at most clubs. Pretty much every club has a coach that can do all of that except for maybe Melbourne.

Also not sure why the insults were necessary.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Okay - so now we are going this direction rather than the players dont play for him. I understand you ignoring that stupid argument you tried to put up - even though I dont appreciate you deflecting.




No thats not true. If we brought in someone better at the tactical side of things(Davis) and he will assist Nicks and Nicks will listen - then its fixed.

And its a win win.

I am not saying its a lock, but I understand the reasoning.

Yes it is true as the club have already announced Davis will be taking over the tactical side... so why lie & claim it's not true?

& why have they done this... because Nicks is a strategic dunce! He's just not very smart.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

All the stuff you describe Nicks being good at only seems valuable to you because of the previous regime being unusually bad. It's actually just standard at most clubs. Pretty much every club has a coach that can do all of that except for maybe Melbourne.

Also not sure why the insults were necessary.

Call me old fashioned, but I would prefer a coach who can actually coach as the priority.

 

[AFC979810]

So it's ok to have a horrible coaching record so long as the coach has supposedly not lost the players.

You absolute pork chop. I have not suggested anything like the above.

I have not said its okay to have a horrible coaching record.

I said the players play for Nicks. You said they dont. I showed how the fact we have only lost 3 games by 40+ shows he hasn't lost the playing group (as referenced by watching world wide sport of when a coach loses the playing group - see New Orleans Saints for one of 10,000,000 examples). You then created a bunch of bulls!t.

Winning isn't important so long as everyone is happy.

Once more - another example of absolute drivel from you. Nowhere have I suggested this.

Why do you do this? Make outlandish statements that nobody has said to argue against?!?!?

****ing awesome for us supporters.

You are so emotional and irrational.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You absolute pork chop. I have not suggested anything like the above.

I have not said its okay to have a horrible coaching record.

I said the players play for Nicks. You said they dont. I showed how the fact we have only lost 3 games by 40+ shows he hasn't lost the playing group (as referenced by watching world wide sport of when a coach loses the playing group - see New Orleans Saints for one of 10,000,000 examples). You then created a bunch of bulls!t.



Once more - another example of absolute drivel from you. Nowhere have I suggested this.

Why do you do this? Make outlandish statements that nobody has said to argue against?!?!?




You are so emotional and irrational.

I'm irrational?

Lol, read your own posts attempting to justify the worst Crows coach of all time.

Geez, you have come up with more BS than Wayne & that is a heck of an achievement!

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Call me old fashioned, but I would prefer a coach who can actually coach as the priority.

It's the greatest scam Nicks has pulled. He's got people thinking being able to do the bare minimum should go on a resume.

 

[AFC979810]

All the stuff you describe Nicks being good at only seems valuable to you because of the previous regime being unusually bad. It's actually just standard at most clubs. Pretty much every club has a coach that can do all of that except for maybe Melbourne.

Its not that easy to do. Some of the best tacticians have really struggled with it - Neeld, Bolton, Lepitsch.

Also not sure why the insults were necessary.

Not really insults. Saying someone said something is dumb isn't an insult. Its an attack on the idea - not the person.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

It's the greatest scam Nicks has pulled. He's got people thinking being able to do the bare minimum should go on a resume.

Unbelievable he actually managed to get an extension.

Just goes to show you how awful the club management are at making key decisions.

 

[AFC979810]

I'm irrational?

Correct.

Lol, read your own posts attempting to justify the worst Crows coach of all time.

Nowhere have I tried to justify him keeping his job. I wanted him sacked in 2022. Go back and read my posting history.

Geez, you have come up with more BS than Wayne & that is a heck of an achievement!

You are the worst. Tell me more about how Nicks has lost the players.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Correct.



Nowhere have I tried to justify him keeping his job. I wanted him sacked in 2022. Go back and read my posting history.



You are the worst. Tell me more about how Nicks has lost the players.

Bottom line is he is not getting the best out of players!!

Unbelievable that anyone would try to justify him as coach. That is what i would irrational!

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Its not that easy to do. Some of the best tacticians have really struggled with it - Neeld, Bolton, Lepitsch.



Not really insults. Saying someone said something is dumb isn't an insult. Its an attack on the idea - not the person.

It's not "easy". It's just the bare minimum a coach should be able to do.

Pretty sure you just called a bunch of people that agreed with that post stupid.

 

[AFC979810]

Bottom line is he is not getting the best out of players!!

I never said he is getting the best out of them. Once again - you are letting your hatred of Nicks get you all emotional and irrational.

I simply said they play for him and he hasn't lost the players.

Unbelievable that anyone would try to justify him as coach.

Once more - I haven't. For the millionth time - I wanted him gone in 2022.

All I am saying is that we have brought in a guy to help Nicks with his biggest weakness - which is an upgrade on 2020-2024. There is a lot to happen before we know if its successful.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Good lord. "Nicks is good at media" isn't even true. His pressers are shit.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

I never said he is getting the best out of them. Once again - you are letting your hatred of Nicks get you all emotional and irrational.

I simply said they play for him and he hasn't lost the players.




Once more - I haven't. For the millionth time - I wanted him gone in 2022.

All I am saying is that we have brought in a guy to help Nicks with his biggest weakness - which is an upgrade on 2020-2024. There is a lot to happen before we know if its successful.

I'm irrational for not wanting a coach who can't get the best out of his players & worst Crows coach ever.

No I'm practical not emotional as I want the best for my club.

You are the one who is emotional offering you excuses for someone who is incompetent.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Good lord. "Nicks is good at media" isn't even true. His pressers are shit.

I can't watch him as boring & unintelligible.

 

[AFC979810]

It's not "easy". It's just the bare minimum a coach should be able to do.

Well no. Coaching an AFL club is incredibly tough. There are so many things that go into it. Once again the AFL is littered with coaches who are brilliant tacticians but can't do the other things correctly.

Not sure why so many people on here can't acknowledge that Mathew Nicks is actually really good at several aspects of coaching.

Pretty sure you just called a bunch of people that agreed with that post stupid.

Incorrect. I said it seems smart to idiots. They might have just liked it because they don't like me.

 

[AFC979810]

I can't watch him as boring & unintelligible.

Well - he isn't really doing media to keep you excited.