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Luke Hodge

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Can we get this bloke on board as an assistant coach?

Pleaaase

Would take no [censored], sort the men from the boys, even though hes a "great bloke"

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    6 minutes ago, biggestred said:

    Can we get this bloke on board as an assistant coach?

    Pleaaase

    Would take no [censored], sort the men from the boys, even though hes a "great bloke"

    Doubt he'd come - he'd be amazing, but a media career beckons, methinks....

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    Heading to the Gold Coast if he doesn't take up his gig in the media.

    Edited by Ethan Tremblay

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    2 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Heading to the Gold Coast if he doesn't take up his media gig. 

    Got the "royal calling" did he?

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    25 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Messiah complex.

     

    Let's do it ourselves otherwise it will be an illusion.

     

    Has to come from within

    I dont think he's the answer. But he would help make us better for sure.

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    Would be great but I think outside of a media gig he would do either of:

    1. Go to Gold coast as a coach in waiting 

    2. Stay at the hawks where his heart is

    Speaking of hawk assistant coaches i wonder whether the club have ever approached neita or yze about coming back? Particularly yze, as he's learned from the best in clarko, his heart is red and blue and he was an elite kick which is something our midfield is presently deficient on 

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    Not a bad thought DD82. having a club legend like Neita involved could only improve our coaching standards. 

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    1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Messiah complex.

     

    Let's do it ourselves otherwise it will be an illusion.

     

    Has to come from within

    What an odd post. Let's just get the best people for the job in all positions at the club, on and off field. Doesn't matter one iota whether they come from 'within' or not.

    Not a single member of our senior coaching staff has come from 'within'. Why would this make any success we have "an illusion"?

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    Think our coaches are pretty  settled and of good quality. The improvement needs to come from the players not letting 5-10 mins slip a game which bones us.

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    1 hour ago, biggestred said:

    Can we get this bloke on board as an assistant coach?

    Pleaaase

    Would take no [censored], sort the men from the boys, even though hes a "great bloke"

    I would even put him on contract for a season, if that's what it took.

    Its a yes from me.

    1 hour ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    Messiah complex.

     

    Let's do it ourselves otherwise it will be an illusion.

     

    Has to come from within

    Well I guess we shouldn't have PJ then, & Roosy was a mistake as well. 

    We have been fooling ourselves looking outside the Mfc box all this time, when we had all the skills within to fark it ourselves.

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    37 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

    Not a bad thought DD82. having a club legend like Neita involved could only improve our coaching standards. 

    Why?

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    For skills that we needed in areas where we were lacking, such as a good CEO, or a good coach, yes, outsiders have come in and done well. Garlett, Vince, etc.

     

    But for the burning issue of mental strength, you can't buy it or recruit it.

    Has to come from within, meaning, the list we have has to solve it for themselves.

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    2 hours ago, Delusional demon 82 said:

    Would be great but I think outside of a media gig he would do either of:

    1. Go to Gold coast as a coach in waiting 

    2. Stay at the hawks where his heart is

    Speaking of hawk assistant coaches i wonder whether the club have ever approached neita or yze about coming back? Particularly yze, as he's learned from the best in clarko, his heart is red and blue and he was an elite kick which is something our midfield is presently deficient on 

    It has alway irked me that they went over and have been hanging around all those yellow and brown scum.

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    5 minutes ago, Rodney (Balls) Grinter said:

    It has alway irked me that they went over and have been hanging around all those yellow and brown scum.

    Why?

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    30 minutes ago, Mazer Rackham said:

    For skills that we needed in areas where we were lacking, such as a good CEO, or a good coach, yes, outsiders have come in and done well. Garlett, Vince, etc.

     

    But for the burning issue of mental strength, you can't buy it or recruit it.

    Has to come from within, meaning, the list we have has to solve it for themselves.

    100% agree with you here.

    But wouldnt having hodge on the coaching staff help this to happen?

     

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    Very very recent  rumour says we've just reappointed our 2017 coaches for 2018

    Reckon there's a cuppla toige's with photos and we've got no $s

    Lets just let Lewey transition into coaching first.

    Although based on Friday night  I'd bring Ooze back as the goal kicking coach !

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    3 hours ago, biggestred said:

    100% agree with you here.

    But wouldnt having hodge on the coaching staff help this to happen?

     

    No, he's indicated he's not interested in coaching and looking for a media career.

    ...we need people 100% committed to coaching who are good at what they do. I think we already have them.

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    25 minutes ago, rjay said:

    No, he's indicated he's not interested in coaching and looking for a media career.

    ...we need people 100% committed to coaching who are good at what they do. I think we already have them.

    I'll give you Goody at this early stage

    Name me one other ?

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