List probably needs a cut and rebuild too
List Mgmt. Ross Lyon - Sacked
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From Alcock...
I am OK he is gone though and Alcock was more on the money when he said the club needed a refresh and new start and in imo better game style.
Rosich; not sure why the hatred on here. It was not a bad decision to extend Ross at the time and the CEO only has limited influence on the playing fortunes. Managerially/commercially I think we were doing OK. The drop in members imo was also alot about the fans taking a peek at the new stadium and the loss of so many freagle (and other clubs) fans we used to have as members. They no longer need to be a member to see several games of footy a year.
I know him through friends so may be biased though. He is also by far and away been our best CEO in history, not sure why he needed to be shoved out.
I don't think it is unreasonable to be outside the 8 (of 18 teams) for 4 years after making a GF. If we were anchored on 4 wins then maybe but we weren't far away from finals this year, a bit of luck and we could have made it. So I don't think it is a fair measure on the coaches ability.
I am OK he is gone though and Alcock was more on the money when he said the club needed a refresh and new start and in imo better game style.
Rosich; not sure why the hatred on here. It was not a bad decision to extend Ross at the time and the CEO only has limited influence on the playing fortunes. Managerially/commercially I think we were doing OK. The drop in members imo was also alot about the fans taking a peek at the new stadium and the loss of so many freagle (and other clubs) fans we used to have as members. They no longer need to be a member to see several games of footy a year.
I know him through friends so may be biased though. He is also by far and away been our best CEO in history, not sure why he needed to be shoved out.
Yeah because we haven't done enough cutting over the last 3 years.. Seriously..
He's also one of if not the best assistants in the league. Talked about very highly to become a senior coach
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Pardon the intrusion, I know nothing about what's happening behind the scenes, etc, but on field, you guys were crippled by injuries to key position players, were looking good before they all went down.
Really!! Our fleet of smalls that most great clubs have is putrid. Swit/Crowden/Schultz absolutely useless, Matera hit and miss but at least he can sniff a goal. Add in Walters though is a big yes.
Also our key forwards can't kick.... Tab, Cox, Hogan, McCarthy (50/50) all f'd kicks imo
If Ross was fired because we didn't make finals then we're not embarking on a second rebuild in 5 years. The people that made this decision, rightly or wrongly, believe we're capable of winning now
I would honestly back the current list to become revitalized if there's a big change in coaching and the playing system. We need to break away from this list recycling trend we've been in right now. Get some new eyes on the players and back the improvement to come from our actual coaching and teachings.
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That's about where I sit. I'm excited for the future now. Lyon's contract for next year is obviously the reason why Rosich is also gone, because as promising as this is, it's also not ideal at this stage of a rebuild. I saw the writing on the wall as early as 2016, and I pray that our new coach brings back some attacking flair and improves our deplorable skills.
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Probably should have been gone after we failed to improve between 2017 and 2018. Feel this was a long time coming.
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McCarthy is an excellent kick.
I'd agree if we didn't make so many list changes. At the very least during those times pressure should have been constantly applied more for him to loosen up on the field.
He was highly rated as an assistant at West Coast before he went to Collingwood and transformed their backline. I've heard Pies players doing interviews in Melbourne bring up Longmuir out of the blue and give him a wrap when asked about how good Buckley is as a coach (lol). He clearly makes good relationships and knows how to get through to the players. He's pretty well regarded in the industry now. So not just the Freo ties.
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I've worked out why Lone was sacked today.
If he lost this week his Freo W/L percentage would drop below Connolly. Clearly the board wanted to preserve his integrity.
If he lost this week his Freo W/L percentage would drop below Connolly. Clearly the board wanted to preserve his integrity.
So when he signed his extension to have us playing finals by the end of 2020 and starting a rebuild they lied to us?
And now we have a 10 year target going forward so I don’t think we are seeing finals next year either
Ironically, if he were to coach GWS, he could very well get them to a GF. And then...who knows?
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He was the forwards coach at West Coast before the Pies I think so he's coaching across the ground with success.
Reckon ross will have year off but then I think he should apply for the gws job(Cameron is a fraud and will be sacked end next year).
As for us who knows I don’t care who as often the best candidates are often not the best coaches.
In fact the majority of best coaches today (apart from maybe Simpson) were seen as “outsiders” for a the head coaching role
I just pray to god we do our due dilligence
As for us who knows I don’t care who as often the best candidates are often not the best coaches.
In fact the majority of best coaches today (apart from maybe Simpson) were seen as “outsiders” for a the head coaching role
I just pray to god we do our due dilligence
If I were GWS I would be asking the question. For whatever you think of Ross:
Ross >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Leon Cameron
GWS would do well to hire him to replace Cameron.
Cool. I've never heard him being in contention for any other senior coaching role.
Speaking about assistant coaches... Ive never heard any praise for Rock, Guerra, Hale and others. The players used to love Kirk. Says a bit imo.
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