Opinion Non-Crows AFL 5: Save Ken

[hippyhippy]

Does Truck get the sack now, or maybe even walk?

The way he’s been treated this week for nothing must be the worst for him

Hasn't he got another year on h8s contract? No way he's walking. And there's no way he's coaching given the past week. So he just needs to sit tight until they give him a cheque.

 

[Danger in Texas]

Essendon should go for Ross the Boss, they need a strong experienced coach who can teach them how to defend

This would be smart

Then again, I can’t see Essendon making the smart decision right now

 

[Vader]

Combined top 5 crows/power, I hear you ask?

1. McLeod
2. Roo
3. Modra
4. Jarman
5. Tredrea

And the only point of debate would be the order of the top-2.

 

[CrowsB4hoes]

 

[Bay62]

So Clarko to North, one of Yze and Kingsley to GWS, the other one to Essendon

And Port get to keep Ken!

 

[Geoffa32]

I thought that was more an off field finances thing, they weren't that bad on field

Bit of both. Couldn't capitalise on the 80s and 90s success

Remember they got a PP in the Buddy/Roughed 2004 draft

Any way I reckon great news for North.

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[footy4ever]

I know we make some bad decisions as a club, but if Essendon do this, nothing will ever top its awfulness. They can’t, surely?

Robbo the sot I-love-Essendon, trying to force the narrative thinking Hird will be the messiah.

Stock up on syringes boys.

 

[Slippery Pete]

Combined top 5 crows/power, I hear you ask?

1. McLeod
2. Roo
3. Modra
4. Jarman
5. Tredrea

I’d have Hart, Rehn, Edwards, Goodwin and Smart ahead of Mods.

Unless we’re ranking on pure excitement

 

[Slippery Pete]

I know we make some bad decisions as a club, but if Essendon do this, nothing will ever top its awfulness. They can’t, surely?

What have they actually told Rutten?

Is it as bad as “We’re chasing someone else but you can warm the seat until we get them?”

Maybe I’ve missed something, but that’s what it seems like.

 

[hippyhippy]

Wow... hird back? So all that is forgiven now? They haven't even recovered from that scandal yet....

 

[AFC3000]

I have to wonder if North and Essendon gave Noble and Rutten the resources (assistants, high performance etc) North will and Essendon would have given Clarkson?

You've got to figure two first timers would need a lot more support around them than the greatest of all time, Clarkson should be able to do it all himself...

We've been guilty of running some pretty lean football departments alongside inexperienced senior coaches in recent times, seems to have improved.

The best clubs seem to not be affraid to still surround premiership coaches with other former senior coaches as line coaches or very experienced heads of football and all of that.

Not sure if it's the better experienced coaches being comfortable enough to have former coaches sitting below them or clubs having confidence in them to invest further or just the good clubs knowing its the right thing to do. I'm guessing it's also a bit that the best people know that sitting alongside a Clarkson or Hardwick will enhance their resumes.

Eitherway, if you can't put together the right team around a first time coach, maybe a first time coach isn't the right fit for that club.

Think it's something the AFL is getting better at, but to discard a first time coach after his first go, even though 2 years prior he would have been the best candidate and assistant coach, and learnt a ton of stuff failing as a senior coach, likely due to things out of their control seems pretty wasteful.

 

[LeftyLuke]

I know we make some bad decisions as a club, but if Essendon do this, nothing will ever top its awfulness. They can’t, surely?

Not happening.

 

[George Kramer]

More on the delusional ramblings of Janus, Sam De Koning would be a target for a KPD

 

[Thetrader15]

A 7 year deal to injury plagued Charlie Curnow

30

Charlie Curnow

Age

27

Ht

194cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.3

3star

K

9.7

4star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.8

4star

...wow...let's see how this ends!

Locked in: Curnow signs monster deal to stay with Carlton

Star forward Charlie Curnow to stay at Carlton until 2029 as the Blues prepare for Sunday's do-or-die clash against Collingwood

www.afl.com.au

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

 

[FR0GGY]

A look at the GWS results since Hird was appointed tells you all you need to know

Performance not enhanced

 

[FR0GGY]

What a ripper he was

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Essendon considering bringing back James Hird?!

Are they on drugs?

 

[ams4crows]

Imagine being and Essendon fan? Haven't won a final in 15 years, drug scandal and now this?

Who would you rather be us or them?

 

[TubbsFarquhar]

You get what you deserve Essendon. Karma for their treatment of Rutten who deserves a better club.

 

[relapse]

Essendon considering bring back James Hird?!

Are they on drugs?

Essendon supporters never cease to amaze me sometimes.

The fact that there is still a large contingent of their supporter base who still blindly idolise that guy is insane.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

I wonder if Truck is pragmatic about all this?

How often will there be a 4-time premiership coach still quite young in coaching terms, available and open to offers?

 

[FR0GGY]

Well with the amount of optimism from the Roos now, there’s certainly no need for a priority pick.

 

[Brett Cummings]

I hope gws get yze as coach because then port are gonna be left with sweet fa. They needed to move on ken now lol.

 

[Amacca 23]

I hope gws get yze as coach because then port are gonna be left with sweet fa. They needed to move on ken now lol.

No they dont we want them to resign him for 5 more years