Coach Simpson’s final years - What went wrong

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Or...we could just let people talk about what they want to and if you don't want to read it then don't click on the thread?

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If people want to trudge over old ground they can but I transferred the initial chat from the 2025 coach thread so that people could avoid it if they want by simply not clicking on the thread

 

[Goroyals22]

It went wrong on 2019 when all and sundry were excusing the team winning by 2-5 goals after leading by 6-9 goals at some stages during games….

This become the start of the pick and choose when to play at 100% or ease back to 50% in last quarters era…

It was then said we it cost us nothing because as we were still winning but it ended up costing us important percentage that when the hawthorn game came around and we dumped in the bed it meant more than Simpsons knew.


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[RookiePick]

It went wrong on 2019 when all and sundry were excusing the team winning by 2-5 goals after leading by 6-9 goals at some stages during games….

This become the start of the pick and choose when to play at 100% or ease back to 50% in last quarters era…

It was then said we it cost us nothing because as we were still winning but it ended up costing us important percentage that when the hawthorn game came around and we dumped in the bed it meant more than Simpsons knew.


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Percentage.doesn't.matter.

I remember there were some fairly partisan lines drawn here over the issue of our coasting to the line attitude. History now favours one side over the other quite dramatically.

 

[Cuzz09]

Look at 2017... there were way more results like that in 17.

We probably cost ourselves top 4 due to some of the leads we blew that year

But that finals win v Port gave us belief we could fight games out

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[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

It went wrong right from the start - when he was appointed. It should have been Sumich.

Don't start giving me fairy stories about 2018. The players won that in spite of Simpson, not because of him. Proof of that is that in the second round of that year the boys had one of their best away wins of the season with Simpson at home attending to a family drama and forwards coach Jaymie Graham

Jaymie Graham

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at the helm. This is after Simpson coached them to a thumping loss at home in round 1. Don't forget that had Simpson had his way, Sheed would've been off the ground in the final few minutes of the grand final. Sheed refused to do so and went forward creating an extra unmarked player down there. Inspiring from him, no thanks to Simpson.

 

[HitTheNailOnTheHead]

Looks like I'm going to have to defend the 2018 premiership again.

Only team in history to go undefeated in Victoria for a season.

8-3 interstate
6-0 against the top 4 on the ladder
9-3 against the top 8

We were the best team in the comp in 2018 and there isn't a doubt. Won under incredible duress with players unavailable and playing away from home too.

Tigers went 15-1 at the MCG and 1-4 interstate. Only in the AFL can you be good at one venue and be called a powerhouse. The Gold Coast Suns would be turning in their graves.

Middle of the year after our 10 match streak people forget we had a serious injury crisis. Went into R17 with 3 losses in a row, no LeCras, Darling, Kennedy, Ryan or Waterman up forward, no Barrass or Mackenzie down back. Won anyway. Went to the MCG and beat the Pies next week and lost NN for the season. Three weeks later lost Gaff for the season. Shep tore his hamstring off the bone in the QF. Down 5 goals in the GF. I think the hardest won premiership in the 21st century and it doesn't get enough credit.

Good post but I give more credit to the players than the coach.