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

[beartoo]

As the ONLY MEMBER of the Nicks supporter group …… i’m seeing a lot of 100% Nicks is **** and sack him now ….. to now hedging their bets

Talk about downhill skiers

Nothing excuses the last several years. Nothing. Not even the most unlikely happening of a 2025 premiership.
We should have parted with Nicks at least a couple of years ago.

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[Cromulant]

Nothing excuses the last several years. Nothing. Not even the most unlikely happening of a 2025 premiership.
We should have parted with Nicks at least a couple of years ago.

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Oh I dunno.... a flag would do me.

Its the only thing that would even come close.

 

[GreyCrow]

I still dont think Nicks can coach but it doesnt mean I want us to burn to the ground just to prove my point

Given the off season inputs not making Finals is a hard fail for the whole club

 

[GROTTO]

I still dont think Nicks can coach but it doesnt mean I want us to burn to the ground just to prove my point

Given the off season inputs not making Finals is a hard fail for the whole club

I wont rule out a win-win scenario, where we make Finals and still sack Nicks, thats a very long shot I know, but Im hoping behind close doors, we are at least exploring candidates to potentially replace him.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Nothing excuses the last several years. Nothing. Not even the most unlikely happening of a 2025 premiership.
We should have parted with Nicks at least a couple of years ago.

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So you aren’t in favour of full rebuilds ….. need to go to the bottom say supporters, to get the elite prospects …… but we still need to be playing finals

It’s a total illogical philosophy beartoo …. and belies your ability to fully comprehend that any coach can be successful without the cattle, a young list, and injuries

You’d pull your hair out with Clarko and his performance at NORTH ….. and Ross the Boss, no results with a far more experienced list, the club expected to be regular finalists

 

[WaynesWorld19]

I wont rule out a win-win scenario, where we make Finals and still sack Nicks, thats a very long shot I know, but Im hoping behind close doors, we are at least exploring candidates to potentially replace him.

That’s so naive

 

[Coopers]

Honestly I thought the Richmond game we lost at home was the final straw last year. That's the big low point in a year we had hoped to be in finals.

That's when I hopped off the Nicks train. I don't get a choice though, the club has him now - so what am I supposed to do?

I choose to hope we have a good season and that I'm wrong.

 

[baldandbroke]

As the ONLY MEMBER of the Nicks supporter group …… i’m seeing a lot of 100% Nicks is **** and sack him now ….. to now hedging their bets

Talk about downhill skiers

Except at the start of last year when you were off Nicks in a big way?

C’mon Wayne - you trying to claim genius status because you won’t call a shovel a shovel is as hilarious as it is see through.

Tell us what your master playbook for rebuilds tells you about what a pass mark is for a coach that starts a rebuild … because your mentor David King always says that in almost every modern example rebuild coaches don’t survive.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

As the ONLY MEMBER of the Nicks supporter group …… i’m seeing a lot of 100% Nicks is **** and sack him now ….. to now hedging their bets

Talk about downhill skiers

Who?

I'm not hedging my bets as Nicks isn't suddenly going to gain IQ.

Vast majority would be happy if he stayed in America permanently!

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Except at the start of last year when you were off Nicks in a big way?

C’mon Wayne - you trying to claim genius status because you won’t call a shovel a shovel is as hilarious as it is see through.

Tell us what your master playbook for rebuilds tells you about what a pass mark is for a coach that starts a rebuild … because your mentor David King always says that in almost every modern example rebuild coaches don’t survive.

There's a lot in your post ....so I'll respond point by point:

1. Being critical of a Coach in a particular game, isn't the same as a summarised season POV

As I posted, and please feel free to search my posts ....."let's see how Nicks handles the situation, after a bad start"

On a range of markers, he passed ......with some good victories and highly competitive games, with what was consiered a very inexperienced list

2. It's obvious you don't read posts, as I've explained pass marks in rebuilds a dozen times .....again, try the search function

3. I quoted David King on a few matters, as he gets all his gameplan info from Champion Data, the official stat provider to all clubs
Champion Data do a regular weekly analysis of various gameplans ....how teams are changing aspects of their gameplan to combat statistical weaknesses in their game, OR how other Clubs have exploited team weaknesses

It's highly enjoyable stuff .....as I simply love the whole topic of company and team strategies .....the video I posted the other day, shows how our gameplan is progressing & how it stacks up against other teams

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Who?

I'm not hedging my bets as Nicks isn't suddenly going to gain IQ.

Vast majority would be happy if he stayed in America permanently!

Kane, it must be disheartening, to have PROMISED not to attend another Crows game, until Nicks is sacked .......it's not a hill I would die on ....I enjoy my footy too much, love watching players develop too much

 

[relapse]

So you aren’t in favour of full rebuilds ….. need to go to the bottom say supporters, to get the elite prospects …… but we still need to be playing finals

It’s a total illogical philosophy beartoo …. and belies your ability to fully comprehend that any coach can be successful without the cattle, a young list, and injuries

You’d pull your hair out with Clarko and his performance at NORTH ….. and Ross the Boss, no results with a far more experienced list, the club expected to be regular finalists

Clarkson has been at North for 2 seasons and to be fair, he missed nearly half of his first season

Nicks has been at the Crows for FIVE SEASONS.

Clarkson has also had extensive success at a previous club.

It's a baseless comparison.

 

[cleanhands]

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Kane, it must be disheartening, to have PROMISED not to attend another Crows game, until Nicks is sacked .......it's not a hill I would die on ....I enjoy my footy too much, love watching players develop too much

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Clarkson has been at North for 2 seasons and to be fair, he missed nearly half of his first season

Nicks has been at the Crows for FIVE SEASONS.

Clarkson has also had extensive success at a previous club.

It's a baseless comparison.

You forgot to add-on the final 5 years Clarko had at HAW ....so we're actually talking his last 7 years of coaching

NORTH has had 6 years of high Draft picks ....during which North received 2 lots of special assistance draft packages by the AFL

After 6 years Clarko should have been the deciding factor in Norths rise .....but no, they're still anchored to the bottom

It's entirely an appropriate comparison

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

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Kane, it must be disheartening, to have PROMISED not to attend another Crows game, until Nicks is sacked .......it's not a hill I would die on ....I enjoy my footy too much, love watching players develop too much

Wayne it's disheartening to have a senior coach who clearly is incompetent.

Only mediocre people would be happy with what Nicks has done, missing finals in all his 5 years with the worst record of any Adelaide coach.

Says more about you than me as I have high expectations in what I do.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Wayne it's disheartening to have a senior coach who clearly is incompetent.

Only mediocre people would be happy with what Nicks has done, missing finals in all his 5 years with the worst record of any Adelaide coach.

Says more about you than me as I have high expectations in what I do.

You keep repeating the trash about not making Finals in year 1 & 2 of a rebuild

I know you're just making every year without finals for dramatic effect ......but it's simply not even close to being a realistic expectation

It's akin to saying we should make a GF every year .....irrespective of the status of the list ....just silly rhetoric

 

[Scorpus]

You keep repeating the trash about not making Finals in year 1 & 2 of a rebuild

I know you're just making every year without finals for dramatic effect ......but it's simply not even close to being a realistic expectation

It's akin to saying we should make a GF every year .....irrespective of the status of the list ....just silly rhetoric

There has to be a point where the club's performance is genuinely unacceptable. Even to you.

We've made finals in just 4 of the last 15 seasons. What is the limit?

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

You keep repeating the trash about not making Finals in year 1 & 2 of a rebuild

I know you're just making every year without finals for dramatic effect ......but it's simply not even close to being a realistic expectation

It's akin to saying we should make a GF every year .....irrespective of the status of the list ....just silly rhetoric

Anyone who thinks it's acceptable to miss finals for 7 consecutive years, 5 with the same coach (not 1 or 2!!!) is acceptable is someone who is content to be mediocre.

Where have I claimed we need to make the grand final every year? All I'm saying is we should be playing some frigging finals Wayne!

How many times have you heard it said the AFL are a results based industry?

Based on results, we know Nicks will never be a competent coach capable of winning a flag. You likening him to Hardwick is beyond delusional! They are nothing alike!

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

There has to be a point where the club's performance is genuinely unacceptable. Even to you.

We've made finals in just 4 of the last 15 seasons. What is the limit?

Depends how much they pay him...

 

[WaynesWorld19]

There has to be a point where the club's performance is genuinely unacceptable. Even to you.

We've made finals in just 4 of the last 15 seasons. What is the limit?

Again, a statement irrelevant to the discussion on Nicks ...so why raise 15 years as part of the Nicks discussion

I think most reasonable judges would have had us knocking on the door of the Finals in 2024 .....our recovery after Tippetgate was 5 years ....and the Crows have history in rebounding quickly

I've given my reasons for 2024 ....a factor supports by many in the industry ....however there's no excuse in 2025

We have improved the depth with experienced players .....the young players have another 15-20 games under their belt, and are now getting to that 50-70 games

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Again, a statement irrelevant to the discussion on Nicks ...so why raise 15 years as part of the Nicks discussion

I think most reasonable judges would have had us knocking on the door of the Finals in 2024 .....our recovery after Tippetgate was 5 years ....and the Crows have history in rebounding quickly

I've given my reasons for 2024 ....a factor supports by many in the industry ....however there's no excuse in 2025

We have improved the depth with experienced players .....the young players have another 15-20 games under their belt, and are now getting to that 50-70 games

Agree, prior to Nick is not relevant... but the last 5 years missing finals under him is absolutely relevant & talks for itself with the most losing record in Crows coaching history.

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Anyone who thinks it's acceptable to miss finals for 7 consecutive years, 5 with the same coach (not 1 or 2!!!) is acceptable is someone who is content to be mediocre.

Where have I claimed we need to make the grand final every year? All I'm saying is we should be playing some frigging finals Wayne!

How many times have you heard it said the AFL are a results based industry?

Based on results, we know Nicks will never be a competent coach capable of winning a flag. You likening him to Hardwick is beyond delusional! They are nothing alike!

So Kane, the expectation is RICH should play Finals in 2025 or that's two failed years under Adem Yze .....and no doubt RICH will be down the bottom in the 3rd year as well (2026)

Do you hear Richmond supporters screaming about not making finals 3 years in a row ?

I know, I know .....but they won 3 flags, so supporters will be tolerant

Kane the past is irrelevant, with previous coaches, to the judgement of the incumbent coach ......oh, and BTW, RICH also had a horrid injury run b4 discarding all their experienced talent ......reality is accepted everywhere by rational thinking people .....just not Adelaide people

 

[WaynesWorld19]

Agree, prior to Nick is not relevant... but the last 5 years missing finals under him is absolutely relevant & talks for itself with the most losing record in Crows coaching history.

Maybe the Club has a better handle on reality, than supporters .....anyway TWT, and I'll await yours and others manoeuvring out of your black & white stance on Nicks, the Club, and Recruiting Dept in 2024

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Maybe the Club has a better handle on reality, than supporters .....anyway TWT, and I'll await yours and others manoeuvring out of your black & white stance on Nicks, the Club, and Recruiting Dept in 2024

Not a chance!

7 years in a row missing finals shows the club has a very poor handle on things.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So Kane, the expectation is RICH should play Finals in 2025 or that's two failed years under Adem Yze .....and no doubt RICH will be down the bottom in the 3rd year as well (2026)

Do you hear Richmond supporters screaming about not making finals 3 years in a row ?

I know, I know .....but they won 3 flags, so supporters will be tolerant

Kane the past is irrelevant, with previous coaches, to the judgement of the incumbent coach ......oh, and BTW, RICH also had a horrid injury run b4 discarding all their experienced talent ......reality is accepted everywhere by rational thinking people .....just not Adelaide people

Only stupid people ignore the past & don't learn from it!

If the past was irrelevant Wayne, no one would ever be sacked!

You are not on the ****ing planet with the continuous drivel you post on this board.

I feel stupid for reading your posts.