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He'd have to be one of the first head coaches to not get a job immediately after. I simply cannot believe we failed ruined his stocks, I still maintain we mucked it up at the hire when we just wanted a Malthouse clone.

It's not his fault he wasn't good enough, and he was obviously trying; but he'd have to be close to the worst senior coach in this century.

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He'd have to be one of the first head coaches to not get a job immediately after. I simply cannot believe we failed ruined his stocks, I still maintain we mucked it up at the hire when we just wanted a Malthouse clone.

It's not his fault he wasn't good enough, and he was obviously trying; but he'd have to be close to the worst senior coach in this century.

So how bad does that make the selection committee?

You cant really have a go at someone who accepts a challenge in the work force that hind sight tells us was not the right fit/achievable.

When standing next to Mick Malthouse and telling the MFC representative on the phone that they need to confirm his appointment because he has another offer, I cant really blame him.

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SCHOOL REPORT CARD: Johny Couldabeen

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This year Johny has shown great progess, he laughs a lot more at his own jokes, he is good at kicking people when they are down, I realise now I am dealing with someone who is perfect and never made a mistake in their life, his opinion is the only opinion worth having, history seems to be his favourite subject, although expressing with hindsight runs it a close second

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Good luck to the bloke. It obvioulsy didnt work at the Dees but at the end if the day I recon he had the toughest ride of any coach over the last 20 years and managed to end with some dignity and without spitting the dummy.

Good bloke rubbish AFL senior coach

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I wont sink the boot into Neeld.

Was he a failure at the MFC ? yes

Should we have got a senior coach ? ( in hindsight yes).

Was he a very well credentialled assistant coach coming out of a very good system. ? yes

Whilst a few here did want an experienced coach, no one suggested he was a poor choice from the assistants available.

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SCHOOL REPORT CARD: Johny Couldabeen

Dear Parent,

This year Johny has shown great progess, he laughs a lot more at his own jokes, he is good at kicking people omwhen they are down, I realise now I am dealing with someone who is perfect and never made a mistake in their life, his opinion is the only opinion worth having, history seems to be his favourite subject, although expressing with hindsight runs it a close second

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Sat, without being rude, what are you talking about?

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Sat, without being rude, what are you talking about?

i understood what he was talking about

now youve got me worried rtg

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Good luck to the bloke. It obvioulsy didnt work at the Dees but at the end if the day I recon he had the toughest ride of any coach over the last 20 years and managed to end with some dignity and without spitting the dummy.

Good bloke rubbish AFL senior coach

Good Bloke? All reports were that he was absolute pr1ck.

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Sat, without being rude, what are you talking about?

His report card on our former CEO was a classic as well, has to be a High School Teacher.
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Isn't David King coach of Carey? How will that work. Also APS schools paying former AFL players/coaches to coach the team is a bit of a [censored]. Just get one of the PE teachers who was a decent local footy and involved in local footy to do it. These AFL guys bring in all their terminology and training methods that should be kept away from kids who should focus on schooling. The elite ones can get footy knowledge from their TAC teams.

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Good Bloke? All reports were that he was absolute pr1ck.

my nephew has a bit to do with him

says that mn is a top bloke

has no idea what went wrong at dees

first thought was that he had lost a below average group of players very quickly,and NEVER righted the ship

but pr1ck,i dunno

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Dont begrudge the guy life after coaching Melbourne. He didnt hire himself to MFC we are complicit in his appointment and his management - he doesnt get all the blame.

It says more about our government funding of private schools that they can afford ex AFL coaches - your taxes at work - meanwhile public schools cant get basic building maintenance.

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my nephew has a bit to do with him

says that mn is a top bloke

has no idea what went wrong at dees

first thought was that he had lost a below average group of players very quickly,and NEVER righted the ship

but pr1ck,i dunno

I reckon your second last line is probably closer to the truth than him being an absolute pr####

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