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Thats right, Myers, Daniher and Atkinson to debut on sunday. Plus more rookies to be considered at the selection table tonight. Just heard on SEN
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Coaching Staff Past Coach: Matthew Knights - Finally gets his second shot - 5/5
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Bloody hell. This has to be a record for us surely.
When was the last we had 2 let alone 3 players make their debut in the same round?
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Bloody hell. This has to be a record for us surely.
When was the last we had 2 let alone 3 players make their debut in the same round?
Round 1 last year with Davey and Jetta.
I can't think of 3 though. I'm sure someone will find a time.
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Magin?
Hislop? only played 3 games still a rookie
Dont know my friend the wind! You would probably think so though cant think of anyone else. Neagle?
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All the the best to all 3 players. I saw Bendigo against Werribee a 2-3 weeks ago and Atkinson looked far from ready. Myers and Daniher looked good.
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before he became head coach his jobs were bendigo coach and head skills coach.Our skills are so poor and our decision making is the worst in the league by far so how on earth was he made coach his bendigo coaching was average at best his game plan at senior level will not stand up.I was talking to a ex essendon player from the 90s who you all would respect and he is still in shock at knights been coach and says it was jackson and the board craping them selves and made a quick choice. With this coaching crew in charge campo hikmont presscott odonnell and crew it will be a long 5 years
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Bring back Sheedy... what the hell is Knights doing has he heard of manning up for godsake worst coach I have seen ever
Bring back Sheedy... what the hell is Knights doing has he heard of manning up for godsake worst coach I have seen ever
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Wow, 7 rounds, I'm suprised it took this long.
Wow, 7 rounds, I'm suprised it took this long.
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Now that we're losing, so they come out of the woodwork...
Look at this.
Hawthorn, 2005. Alistair Clarkson's first year as coach.
Look where Hawthorn were after 7 rounds:
http://finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp?AFLLadderTypeID=2&SeasonID=2005&Round=7-1&Go=Go
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Time, whether the decision was good or not, time is the only way we will know. Would you say Hawthorn made a good decision in appointing Clarkson? Of course you would. Thing is, you could not have predicted this based on his win/loss record after 7 rounds of his debut coaching season.
There are good signs coming from our youngsters. Young players that aren't exactly ready but are doing their best. In an ideal world, they would have been forced to show exemplary form before coming into the team but injuries have forced Knighta's hand. Put away your guillotine, it's too early for that.
Now that we're losing, so they come out of the woodwork...
Look at this.
Hawthorn, 2005. Alistair Clarkson's first year as coach.
Look where Hawthorn were after 7 rounds:
http://finalsiren.com/AFLLadder.asp?AFLLadderTypeID=2&SeasonID=2005&Round=7-1&Go=Go
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Time, whether the decision was good or not, time is the only way we will know. Would you say Hawthorn made a good decision in appointing Clarkson? Of course you would. Thing is, you could not have predicted this based on his win/loss record after 7 rounds of his debut coaching season.
There are good signs coming from our youngsters. Young players that aren't exactly ready but are doing their best. In an ideal world, they would have been forced to show exemplary form before coming into the team but injuries have forced Knighta's hand. Put away your guillotine, it's too early for that.
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
I'm sick of you bagging Knights.
Learn how to use punctuation and spell and we might take your rubbish a little more seriously.
Stop talking to your hand
What is Knights supposed to do at the moment? 10 guys are out and he's playing all the kids and giving chances to see if players are up to it.
No one was complaining when we had a good run in the NAB and first few rounds when we had our good players out there.
The bottom line is we don't have the depth and need the kids to get experience and help out!
I'm sick of you bagging Knights.
Learn how to use punctuation and spell and we might take your rubbish a little more seriously.
Stop talking to your hand
What is Knights supposed to do at the moment? 10 guys are out and he's playing all the kids and giving chances to see if players are up to it.
No one was complaining when we had a good run in the NAB and first few rounds when we had our good players out there.
The bottom line is we don't have the depth and need the kids to get experience and help out!
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
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Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Jeez people like blaming the coach.
Give him a break. We have our most important players out because of injury. Don't have a go at Knighter. He's a new coach. Its gotta be trial and error. Its the only way a new coach will find out what his team is capable of.
Jeez people like blaming the coach.
Give him a break. We have our most important players out because of injury. Don't have a go at Knighter. He's a new coach. Its gotta be trial and error. Its the only way a new coach will find out what his team is capable of.
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Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Was sacked as Port Adelaide Magpies coach before Bendigo. Im losing faith in him pretty quickly. The defensive match ups are killing us every week. Motlop would have had maybe 5 opponents in the first half, why cant we choose someone and show a bit of faith. Defenders cannot win every contest, it is impossible. Slattery looked the best on him but then after 5 mins went back to the midfield. We need an assistant with some experince in the coaches box.
Was sacked as Port Adelaide Magpies coach before Bendigo. Im losing faith in him pretty quickly. The defensive match ups are killing us every week. Motlop would have had maybe 5 opponents in the first half, why cant we choose someone and show a bit of faith. Defenders cannot win every contest, it is impossible. Slattery looked the best on him but then after 5 mins went back to the midfield. We need an assistant with some experince in the coaches box.
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Get off it! No coach in the league could cover the injuries we have, and make us competitive ATM. Very few player are playing in their best possitions, all we a looking for is bandaid/temporary solutions that just are not working. It's like trying to stop the missisipi with a bath plug.
No fair dinkum calls can be made on Knights until next season. It's very hard to plan as a coach when you are thrown a new curveball every other day.
Get off it! No coach in the league could cover the injuries we have, and make us competitive ATM. Very few player are playing in their best possitions, all we a looking for is bandaid/temporary solutions that just are not working. It's like trying to stop the missisipi with a bath plug.
No fair dinkum calls can be made on Knights until next season. It's very hard to plan as a coach when you are thrown a new curveball every other day.
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
That was 5 years ago mate. Matthew Knights wasnt the right man to coach Port Adelaide Magpies as they drifted away from the tradition that the player must have played for the club. Mark Williams was sacked from Glenelg after his 1st coaching stint, Sheedy took him under his wing in 95 as an a assistant & now look Mark is in the top 3 coaches in the AFL. Only time will tell if the club has made the wrong decision. Let's make that judgement with our best 22 on the park.
That was 5 years ago mate. Matthew Knights wasnt the right man to coach Port Adelaide Magpies as they drifted away from the tradition that the player must have played for the club. Mark Williams was sacked from Glenelg after his 1st coaching stint, Sheedy took him under his wing in 95 as an a assistant & now look Mark is in the top 3 coaches in the AFL. Only time will tell if the club has made the wrong decision. Let's make that judgement with our best 22 on the park.
Re: why knights as coach was wrong
Give it up tock - even if he was the worst coach in the world (I do not believe this to be the case though), they are not going to change their minds and find someone else. You are clearly a passionate EFC fan but you are living in the past... move on for all of our sakes....
Give it up tock - even if he was the worst coach in the world (I do not believe this to be the case though), they are not going to change their minds and find someone else. You are clearly a passionate EFC fan but you are living in the past... move on for all of our sakes....
lemon chicken
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Re: why knights as coach was wrong
I not judging him on the last 2 weeks its the fact that not once this year we have gone into a game with anywhere near the right match-ups. Round 1 match included. The matchday coaching at this stage has not been great, we seem to have a lack of Plan B and C and end up putting players anywhere and everywhere.
Get off it! No coach in the league could cover the injuries we have, and make us competitive ATM. Very few player are playing in their best possitions, all we a looking for is bandaid/temporary solutions that just are not working. It's like trying to stop the missisipi with a bath plug.
No fair dinkum calls can be made on Knights until next season. It's very hard to plan as a coach when you are thrown a new curveball every other day.
I not judging him on the last 2 weeks its the fact that not once this year we have gone into a game with anywhere near the right match-ups. Round 1 match included. The matchday coaching at this stage has not been great, we seem to have a lack of Plan B and C and end up putting players anywhere and everywhere.
