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"He helps creates high-performance environments driven by strong leadership through empowerment. The absolute key is that coaches don't take the reigns back once things go wrong - it's a player-driven process. That's where real development occurs and onfield leadership emerges.."

That's exactly what Roos has been saying for most of the year and explains why the coaches rarely make changes during the game. It should be up to the players to make the adjustments needed.

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His mettle and sanity has been tested over the 3 years, but what a job he has done.

To think there were people actually calling for him to hand over the reigns to Goodwin just weeks out from round 1... David King in particular was very vocal about it from memory. What an arrogant piece of work that clown is.

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1 hour ago, Juicebox said:

His mettle and sanity has been tested over the 3 years, but what a job he has done.

To think there were people actually calling for him to hand over the reigns to Goodwin just weeks out from round 1... David King in particular was very vocal about it from memory. What an arrogant piece of work that clown is.

A few on here wanted him gone to...

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1 hour ago, Juicebox said:

His mettle and sanity has been tested over the 3 years, but what a job he has done.

To think there were people actually calling for him to hand over the reigns to Goodwin just weeks out from round 1... David King in particular was very vocal about it from memory. What an arrogant piece of work that clown is.

Many reasons why it would be awesome if we smashed our way into finals this year, this would be one of them... David how is Roos coaching at present?

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25 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Many reasons why it would be awesome if we smashed our way into finals this year, this would be one of them... David how is Roos coaching at present?

You are asking King for an opinion...............depends on which way the wind is blowing at the moment (same as the Ox)

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Just now, Satyriconhome said:

You are asking King for an opinion...............depends on which way the wind is blowing at the moment (same as the Ox)

Yes Saty I'm asking David for an opinion, I assume he spends most of his days checking in here...

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3 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Yes Saty I'm asking David for an opinion, I assume he spends most of his days checking in here...

So does Barrett, Stevens, Hutchison et al...........tried an experiment couple of years ago, what I typed was quoted verbatim by Barrett as "some Melbourne supporters are very vocal about...........", seen other posters paraphrased as well

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What a great endorsement by one of his former premiership players, beautifully written and with memorable insights into how he went about his craft. We got a Beaty in Roos'y. Lets hope a fair bit rubs off on his MFC players and protege. GO DEE'S!!!!

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6 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

A few on here wanted him gone to...

Oh no, SWYL. You misunderstood. They just wanted him to be held 'accountable'. :rolleyes:
I wonder if those same blokes would like to be held accountable for some of the reactionary crap that they bandied around late last year (you know who you are).

 

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14 hours ago, Satyriconhome said:

So does Barrett, Stevens, Hutchison et al...........tried an experiment couple of years ago, what I typed was quoted verbatim by Barrett as "some Melbourne supporters are very vocal about...........", seen other posters paraphrased as well

Barrett et al are "reporters" David is an expert... Just ask him. Totally different.

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"The main thing I took from learning these from Roos was a focus on instilling confidence within a group. Under Eade during that period, a lot of us were low on confidence and were afraid of making mistakes but Roos backed his players to lift after making errors. His ability to communicate with someone on a human level was vital. As young men trying to find their way in the footy industry - and the world in general - that confidence was really needed. It wasn't about being sprayed on the phone after a turnover, it was about giving more and making amends."

Supporters here would do well to reflect on those sentiments next time they shoot down any player for a mistake. After the bounce in the game day thread today, take a deep breath when a player makes an error, and rather than post some negative while muttering that the player is a "spud" and should "never play for Melbourne again", look at the larger picture.

And look in the coaches' box today and ask who you'd rather have ... the relative calmness of Roos or the theatrics of, say, Eade or a Scott.

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