Coaching Staff Senior Coach: John Worsfold - Thank you John

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Let’s summarise what those journos were trying to do:

a) get Worsfold to blame Neeld. HEY HEADLINE, ALL NEELD’S FAULT SAYS WOOSHA
b) get Worsfold to blame players. Didn’t, played straight bat, no DIVIDE BETWEEN DONS COACHES & PLAYERS headline
c) make completely leading statement based probably off shit you’ve read on social media, and try to pass it off as fact by getting Woosha to clumsily word crap or not notice the narrative. Utter fail
d) when quite nicely called out, have no defence but to either meekly retreat or even more pathetically try and create a new strawman which Woosha again demolished with a simple factual question

What we basically had in that presser, was a little group of journos who rightly scented blood in the water, but had no idea how to deal with this and instead dealt with it, with as much guile as a Sabina Park cleaner with a fly swatter trying to belt a Curtly Ambrose bouncer. And instead ended with a giant tennis ball bruise on the noggin and all three stumps splayed, all while Curtly hasn’t raised a sweat.

Worsfold is rightly under pressure. That journalistic performance was also genuinely one of the most abject things in football I have ever seen, and Worsfold didn’t even raise his voice.
 
It's a shame Cal Twomey has become just another shit digger, Matt Thompson always was so no surprise he's sooking like a child.
 
CBombers17 said:
He's a very smart guy. They should know that by now and come with decent questions. But that would require some homework and some level of expertise....So instead they are cannon fodder to someone with a sharp intellect.

I am impressed with how balanced he is. He clearly had little moments of disdain but he was able to immediatly answer the next stupid question very well and on face value. That requires a very good mind imo.
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Hope you don't mind the intrusion but Woosh always knew how to handle the media when they asked dumb questions - he would treat them with disdain which is what some of the media deserve.
 

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Posted yesterday the handling of the last few days by EFC has been appalling - You close up shop and block the media except for AFL sanctioned pressers - Thank God, Woosher is a smart person - This should be the template for the next few weeks.
 
The "communications specialists" miss the start point with Woosha - the fact he clearly doesn't read a lot of their work. So they incorrectly assume he understands the narrative they have created around some bullsiit 'event'. When he asks for clarity (which he is 100% entitled to do), it leaves him answering something like - what do you think about Clarko and Gill having a coffee n stuff? It makes for pretty good comedy really.
 
CBombers17 said:
The "communications specialists" miss the start point with Woosha - the fact he clearly doesn't read a lot of their work. So they incorrectly assume he understands the narrative they have created around some bullsiit 'event'. When he asks for clarity (which he is 100% entitled to do), it leaves him answering something like - what do you think about Clarko and Gill having a coffee n stuff? It makes for pretty good comedy really.
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This is so true. Either Worsfold is a way better liar than I give him credit for or he legitimately does not follow what the media are saying closely at all. It actually makes the media points a lot weaker because when you have to explain them on the spot you inevitably aren't able to frame them in the strongest manner unless you are really well prepared and then when you get poked with questions it all falls apart for them. The media probably don't like being asked the questions themselves at press conferences. Highly amusing stuff and definitely something I've seen regularly from him.
 
The problem with a lot of footy “journos” is it’s such a matey industry. None of them want to stare somebody down and ask a hard question, they want to ask nice, general, bullshit fluff and get nice, general bullshit answers. Listen to their questions in any press conference. They’re basically all just Dorothy dixers.

It’s funny when the actual subject of an interview is the one pushing them to actually ask a real question.
 
Bunk Moreland said:
Don’t get me wrong - it’s not easy for a journalist who’s young or starting out... to basically stare down a big figure like Worsfold and fire direct questions between his eyes. But some of these guys have been around a long time and are kidding themselves.
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Plus you've got 11 dudes with a mic all there to get the same answer.
 

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yaco55 said:
Posted yesterday the handling of the last few days by EFC has been appalling - You close up shop and block the media except for AFL sanctioned pressers - Thank God, Woosher is a smart person - This should be the template for the next few weeks.
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It has been appalling but I think the club has been equally as happy to feed the idea that Neeld is a scapegoat.
 
nah
 
Stopher said:
I've actually liked the last few days from the club. I'm far more pleased with it than I was around 5pm Saturday, that much I can tell you!
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That's natural.

Wait until we get pumped by Geelong.
 
Beerfish said:
That's natural.

Wait until we get pumped by Geelong.
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Nothing is going to change you watch we will still try to play the same garbage style. Worsfold is a stubborn coach and him being under pressure is only going to make him more stubborn.

Didn’t respond after the Pies game.
Didn’t respond after the Melbourne game.

Why would I have any confidence in them beating Geelong.
 
Should get Caracella on the phone.
 
BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!! said:
Nothing is going to change you watch we will still try to play the same garbage style. Worsfold is a stubborn coach and him being under pressure is only going to make him more stubborn.

Didn’t respond after the Pies game.
Didn’t respond after the Melbourne game.

Why would I have any confidence in them beating Geelong.
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He has made changes though?

Has brought in two young kids this week and instead of sitting on its hands the club has made a role redundant.

We are obviously on a journey here. You do not sack a coach after 5 bad weeks if you believe in the long term vision.

Hawks were in exactly the same spot last year after some massive losses. People called for Clarksons head saying he couldnt communicate with thr new players he had been there long enough and look at them now.

John has history of bringing together clubs that are a rabble. Back in your coach and support him.

If you are calling for his head in the next few rounds stop and realise that you are also calling for the heads of the entire board and ceo because they just extended him 7 weeks ago.

Strap yourself in for more uncertainty and bedding down of processes and gameplans if we are gutting the entire club after 10 rounds of footy.

Absolute goldfish memories the footy industry. That goes for media and supposed supporters. You would think the lessons of richmond and pies in the last 18 months might have sunk in but it doesn't seem so.
 

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