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Poor ol' Stewie, nice guy, too nice probably for the HC position.
Another one eats the dust
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Poor ol' Stewie, nice guy, too nice probably for the HC position.
Offer Naughton 6x1m. Now.
FTFYWould solve the centre half forward problem.
I actually think there is a potential ring around involving pick 1, Naughton, Barrass and the dogs’ two first rounders that makes a shitload of sense.
luke beveridge isn't a good coach, he's a nutter (from his media appearances) and his team's inconsistent outside of finalswhat is with footscray? they must be poorly coached. they make everything look so difficult. in finals, sure, that works. make it a grind. but they have no way of getting easy goals. they're kind of the reverse 2014-era hawthorn. if a club is going after hardwick it should be them.
what is with footscray? they must be poorly coached. they make everything look so difficult. in finals, sure, that works. make it a grind. but they have no way of getting easy goals. they're kind of the reverse 2014-era hawthorn. if a club is going after hardwick it should be them.
FTFY
Also Naughton spent 15 years growing up in Melbourne before moving to Perth. He's a Melbourne lad.
I think his coaching style isnt built for long term success, as you said hes an old school psychological type and I dont think that style works well in this era.Bevo has never developed a decent zone defence. For a start.
From what I can see he has basically deluded himself into having something like a secondary clearance sized zone that tries to follow the ball around. It's really just a slightly more sophisticated outnumber around the ball.
As a result, they can't defend ball movement other than dominating at the source. It's a strange decision given the lack of quality marking defenders they have.
It is spectacular when it comes off. It is also suited to a modern finals campaign with the week before the bye. He is clearly a good psychologist, more of an old fashioned coach.
But it is not enough and is the fundamental reason they don't makle top 4. They get nothing out of their system, their success is all about intensity. While intensity is a necessary part of all game plans the reality is it won't always be there in games or in quarters and sometime the opposition is up for it. That's when you need a solid defensive structure to stifle the opposition.
Team balance is also a problem. With a midfield like the one they have they don't need any of the grunt role players they use. They need outside run and they can't seem to fit it in.
It's why I said earlier that Bevo is an average coach and a butcher of talent. He has wildly underperformed for the talent at his disposal.
I think his coaching style isnt built for long term success, as you said hes an old school psychological type and I dont think that style works well in this era.
He reminds me alot of michael cheika the former wallabies/nsw waratahs coach. Their supporters/players love them because they stick by the players with passion and even create straw men to show how loyal they are.
Their boorish manner is really tiring for everyone else but it creates a siege mentality that really galvanises the playing group.
Unfortunately they arent analytical or strategists and eventually the players stop listening when the results start to dip because they have no system to fall back on.
Bevo also had at his disposal what I would argue is a historically great midfield on paper with an argument to be the best midfield of the AFL era and has done stuff all with it.
Untrue, he's developed a gamestyle that absolutely maximises their fantasy scores!
tidy VC score by English yesterdayUntrue, he's developed a gamestyle that absolutely maximises their fantasy scores!
They’ve only won finals in 2 of his 9 seasonsluke beveridge isn't a good coach, he's a nutter (from his media appearances) and his team's inconsistent outside of finals
not exactly wrong, but i think the 2016 season was a good example of that, their performance to win it was pretty amazingThey’ve only won finals in 2 of his 9 seasons
Yeah almost unbelievable...not exactly wrong, but i think the 2016 season was a good example of that, their performance to win it was pretty amazing
i wish it didn't happen!Yeah almost unbelievable...
It almost unbelievable they’ve never finished top 4, with the amount of talent that’s been on that list.Yeah almost unbelievable...
Yes.Did Beveridge get new set of choppers?