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Rawlings Leaves

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2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Or did it? Maybe that’s what the French want us to think, they’re very protective of their sauces.

And product names

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    Too right, binman.  Can't say "champagne comedy" any more because of that.  Now it's just "sparkling wit".

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    I know new recruits always have to give the usual positive spin, but found these couple of quotes interesting from Twig (or maybe I'm reading too much into it):

    “It was quite clear where he sees the group are currently at, and where he believes they can get to. Rhyce’s understanding of where they’re at really impressed me."

    “I was probably looking for a bit more meat on the bone in terms of the role, and Rhyce and North Melbourne were able to provide that. I’m genuinely excited about.” 

    Rawlings looks to future

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    On 9/11/2019 at 11:16 AM, Lord Nev said:

    I know new recruits always have to give the usual positive spin, but found these couple of quotes interesting from Twig (or maybe I'm reading too much into it):

    “It was quite clear where he sees the group are currently at, and where he believes they can get to. Rhyce’s understanding of where they’re at really impressed me."

    “I was probably looking for a bit more meat on the bone in terms of the role, and Rhyce and North Melbourne were able to provide that. I’m genuinely excited about.” 

    Rawlings looks to future

    This has worked out well for both at the moment.

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    21 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

    This has worked out well for both at the moment.

    Who says it hasn't worked out well for Rawlings? Clearly wasn't happy at Melbourne with how they mucked around his role, seems to have a more settled role now. Weird bump.

    Bloke will be a senior coach at some stage. Smart footy person, good communicator, not a 'yes man' like Goody wants. He was a loss for us.

     

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    1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

    Who says it hasn't worked out well for Rawlings? Clearly wasn't happy at Melbourne with how they mucked around his role, seems to have a more settled role now. Weird bump.

    Bloke will be a senior coach at some stage. Smart footy person, good communicator, not a 'yes man' like Goody wants. He was a loss for us.

     

    His time was up at MFC.

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    Shaw very much strikes me as an interim coach. Another Brendan Bolton. Lose so many games that you can build from the draft and then get fired, only for a better coach to take over.

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    8 minutes ago, A F said:

    Shaw very much strikes me as an interim coach. Another Brendan Bolton. Lose so many games that you can build from the draft and then get fired, only for a better coach to take over.

    I know we often give it to Goodwin for being overly positive after a loss but Shaw sounds so negative regardless of the outcome. 

    I can't see him lasting too long.

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    10 minutes ago, Cheesy D. Pun said:

    I know we often give it to Goodwin for being overly positive after a loss but Shaw sounds so negative regardless of the outcome. 

    I can't see him lasting too long.

    What does he have to be positive about? ?

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    12 minutes ago, Dannyz said:

    What does he have to be positive about? ?

    He sounded like a Corpse at his previous Press Conference 

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    Jade is likeable and a very good line coach but that's it. Doesn't have the presence of a senior coach or the advanced people smarts to get the best out of players.

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    1 minute ago, Demons1858 said:

    Jade is likeable and a very good line coach but that's it. Doesn't have the presence of a senior coach or the advanced people smarts to get the best out of players.

    Yet he very nearly got the Freo job because their board were so impressed with him.

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    1 minute ago, Lord Nev said:

    Yet he very nearly got the Freo job because their board were so impressed with him.

    I'd suggest he has missed out on a few senior gigs by now not just that one. There is a dearth of coaches capable ready to step up at the moment so Robert Harvey, Jade Rawlings and others keep presenting but never get the main gigs. Its like the girl you have know for ages and are great friends with but would never go out with them :)

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    7 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

    I'd suggest he has missed out on a few senior gigs by now not just that one. There is a dearth of coaches capable ready to step up at the moment so Robert Harvey, Jade Rawlings and others keep presenting but never get the main gigs. Its like the girl you have know for ages and are great friends with but would never go out with them :)

    Haha I like that friend zone analogy. Well played.

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    Side note - has anyone else really enjoyed seeing north melbourne suck this year?

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    1 minute ago, Juicebox said:

    Side note - has anyone else really enjoyed seeing north melbourne suck this year?

    Yes

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    18 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

    Jade is likeable and a very good line coach but that's it. Doesn't have the presence of a senior coach or the advanced people smarts to get the best out of players.

    Demons, I don't entirely agree with that. I saw enough games at Casey to witness a coach with the capacity to completely hold player attention (certainly within a game day context)

    I'd also suggest that many would have thought similar about Hardwick prior to success and Clarkson when he first started. 

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    16 minutes ago, Return to Glory said:

    Demons, I don't entirely agree with that. I saw enough games at Casey to witness a coach with the capacity to completely hold player attention (certainly within a game day context)

    I'd also suggest that many would have thought similar about Hardwick prior to success and Clarkson when he first started. 

    Take your point, although I'm not sure that a good senior coach at VFL level is going to be a good coach at AFL level. Often the better coaches are types that played with mongrel or extreme levels of competitiveness and can keep players on edge and their teams tend to play a similar style ... 

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    11 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

    Take your point, although I'm not sure that a good senior coach at VFL level is going to be a good coach at AFL level. Often the better coaches are types that played with mongrel or extreme levels of competitiveness and can keep players on edge and their teams tend to play a similar style ... 

    Like Voss? Maybe Hird? How about Neeld? ;)

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