NICKS OUT

[ABAB]

massively different, Hinkley is a flog that has a team that could go all the way if it weren't for his disastrous coaching, Nicks, doesn't have the cattle, no matter what he does they are goin nowhere

Midfield of Rozee, Butters and JHF vs Dawson, Rankine and Soligo (we've closed the gap this year but you guys are still stronger). Defense of Hinge, Butts, Worrell, MM and Murray/Keane vs BZT, Ratugolea, Jones, Houston and Burton (clearly we are stronger). Forward of Fogarty, Thilthrope, Welsh and Rachele/Pedlar vs Marshall, Georgiades, DBJ, Lord and Rioli (clearly we are stronger but not as much as the defense). You have us on the ruck department but Soldo isn't hardly Gawn quality.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Lose like that after last week immediately before the bye.

Coach killer in the purest sense of the word.

He was the right man at the right time to steady the ship post Pyke.

His time is gone

Was he? Did he? We're worse now than before he arrived. So we convinced a couple of young blokes to sign on to multi year contracts. Hooray.

I think all the culture crap is deflections, propaganda and cope to distract from the fact that the Adelaide Football Corporation is an unsuccessful joke.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Serious question.

What’s Fagan’s situation at Brisbane? Took over a basket case and made them very good but his time there looks almost up. Should we throw the farm at him?

Club is already Neil Craig'd enough.

 

[Samcro24]

I've read this a number of times but what evidence is there that he's actually achieved anything in this space that any other coach couldn't have?

None, zero, zilch.

It’s a furphy

 

[Veer Right]

35.26% win rate over his tenure, barely above Alan Richardson. No coach survives with such a poor win rate and none are successful where it matters. Wasting time doing anything other then moving him on.

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[adelaidecrows]

I've read this a number of times but what evidence is there that he's actually achieved anything in this space that any other coach couldn't have?

To be fair on Nicks, the mantra was for him to be a players coach and build culture. A lot of players were moved on and a rebuild reluctantly happened. Which he achieved to the point that we have some exciting talent on the list.

I do think other coaches would have done better in the win loss ratio. Nicks is a favourites coach like Sanderson. So naturally he alienates players who fall out of favour. For those asking about evidence, Crouch was dropped after a 42 possession game and dispatched permanently to the Sanfl with no idea why he was dropped or what he had to work on. He only made it back into the side after Nicks car crashed the Essendon game. Then he realised what he had in Crouch all along. Not a sign of a coach on top of things is it? But he was allowed to get away with it.

The Adelaide media royally screwed up here. They not only accepted the rebuild but they accepted this garbage we were playing inexperienced teenagers for way too long. So much so, dingus Olsen peddled it out again in the press conference.

I was initially happy Olsen became president but sadly, he has really shit the bed over seeing the club through this period.

 

[Haymo_of_thor]

How much of this problem is Matthew Nick's fault, and how much is the god awful list he inherited with the majority of the list from 2020 (25/43) still at the club today? We have an awfully shallow list and it gets shallower every year, we had very few injuries last year, and Rankine, Dawson, and Tex all played their best but apart from maybe 5-8 players it is a very average list. I'm not sure it's entirely Nick's fault.

 

[Pugsley]

How much of this problem is Matthew Nick's fault, and how much is the god awful list he inherited with the majority of the list from 2020 (25/43) still at the club today? We have an awfully shallow list and it gets shallower every year, we had very few injuries last year, and Rankine, Dawson, and Tex all played their best but apart from maybe 5-8 players it is a very average list. I'm not sure it's entirely Nick's fault.

He keeps selecting horrible players so some of it is his blame.

 

[weekend at bernies]

He signed a 2 year deal this year, he aint going anywhere!

 

[Crow till I die]

He signed a 2 year deal this year, he aint going anywhere!

No triggers in that deal about making finals this year etc? - I thought people mentioned there were triggers in place

 

[Viva la Mattner]

He signed a 2 year deal this year, he aint going anywhere!

Ratten signed a 2 year and then turfed 6 months later for Ross the Boss

 

[weekend at bernies]

No triggers in that deal about making finals this year etc? - I thought people mentioned there were triggers in place

We can hope and pray that there's triggers, but that has not been proven.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Was he? Did he? We're worse now than before he arrived. So we convinced a couple of young blokes to sign on to multi year contracts. Hooray.

I think all the culture crap is deflections, propaganda and cope to distract from the fact that the Adelaide Football Corporation is an unsuccessful joke.

Yes I don't like how the "he did a good job at the time" is just taken as a given by some people around here. What did he actually do? He won a spoon and then failed a rebuild. Great job arseh*le.

 

[Pugsley]

No triggers in that deal about making finals this year etc? - I thought people mentioned there were triggers in place

The water pistol to get the fly off of his scone.

 

[Truck25]

I have been a solid Nicks supporter, has done a great job digging us out of the hole we were in. But starting to wonder if his message is being lost on the boys, don't want to go down the Hinkley / Beveridge path

 

[Enviable Tradition]

Thread #1?

Haha that's cute.

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[bmac84]

How much of this problem is Matthew Nick's fault, and how much is the god awful list he inherited with the majority of the list from 2020 (25/43) still at the club today? We have an awfully shallow list and it gets shallower every year, we had very few injuries last year, and Rankine, Dawson, and Tex all played their best but apart from maybe 5-8 players it is a very average list. I'm not sure it's entirely Nick's fault.

 

[Jarman3]

Thread #1?

Haha that's cute.

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I've lost my faith in Matthew Nicks.

 

[GI Joe]

Unfortunately getting rid of Nicks won't solve the problem, because we have the same people selecting the next coach.

 

[hippyhippy]

Unfortunately getting rid of Nicks won't solve the problem, because we have the same people selecting the next coach.

Not only that but it's the same people who selected our list... I think Ogilvy also needs to go. We need to get whoever is recruiting for sydney.

 

[relapse]

Not only that but it's the same people who selected our list... I think Ogilvy also needs to go. We need to get whoever is recruiting for sydney.

GWS is another club with first class list management and drafting

 

[Coopers]

The Adelaide media royally screwed up here. They not only accepted the rebuild but they accepted this garbage we were playing inexperienced teenagers for way too long. So much so, dingus Olsen peddled it out again in the press conference.

I was initially happy Olsen became president but sadly, he has really shit the bed over seeing the club through this period.

I accepted it, and everyone did based on last years "nearly won 4 games more than we actually did and that would have put us in the top 4 maybe, kinda almost".

Also looking at the list, expecting natural improvement from about 15 or so of the younger brigade, and really only expecting drop offs from Tex, Sloane and Smith, based on age. Big years from Hinge and Milera, Keays playing not-in-the-midfield, and that expecting to continue.

Hell, all we were really worried about was defence being suspect.

AND we got Curtin. And there's 5 or so blokes untried, who all seem promising.

We should have been on the up, given all of that.


WHAT THE **** HAPPENED

 

[MrBarry]

How much of this problem is Matthew Nick's fault, and how much is the god awful list he inherited with the majority of the list from 2020 (25/43) still at the club today? We have an awfully shallow list and it gets shallower every year, we had very few injuries last year, and Rankine, Dawson, and Tex all played their best but apart from maybe 5-8 players it is a very average list. I'm not sure it's entirely Nick's fault.

I'm so sick of these takes.

He keeps selecting the bottom 5 players on the list in the team every week, when there is no need to. If your going to pump endless games into McHenry and Murphy, you make the list and team look worse than it is.

 

[Taper]

I think you guys should go after Josh Carr

Josh Carr

Age

44

Ht

179cm

Wt

80kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.8

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

7.2

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.3

5star

CL

2.0

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

5.0

4star

M

2.6

3star

T

0.8

3star

.
Much like Malcolm Blight - Carr wouldn't care about upsetting the Crows boys club and would be able to make the ruthless decisions required.

 

[aabp1978]

I think you guys should go after Josh Carr.
Much like Malcolm Blight - Carr wouldn't care about upsetting the Crows boys club and would be able to make the ruthless decisions required.

Will never happen as long as Roo is here…which is forever apparently…