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Has Josh Mahoney secured the GM of Footy Ops job?
rpfc replied to DeeSpencer's topic in Melbourne Demons
PJ talked about the 4 positions he wanted to fill in that presser - Prez, CFO, Coach, and GMFO. It sounded decidedly like he was not done because he said the GMFO was the last one he had to get to. -
We can re-rookie him but that would require delisting him and then taking him in the rookie draft. We may do that, or we may be simply looking at what happens during trade/FA period. Around 5 or 6 players at every club will be in this situation as the new FA period brings opportunity for clubs to bring in players.
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I don't really give a flying, ignition. I just find little desire in hitting abloke on the way out - whether or not he was any good, do you think we were as bad for him and Leigh Brown as they were to us? We have been a club where careers come to die. So I am not about to curse the cursed. That's where I stand on that - happy to dismember those who have the power to cause change, and lenient and understanding of the underlings.
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Do you think I am one of those supporters? Or are you just advancing a stereotype that, if muttered by another, you would dismiss as readily as you have put it forward here? I disagree that you can judge Assistants as wholly as you have done here - but they will be tarred nonetheless. And people thank recently departed staff for their service because that is what good, solid organisations do - they don't shite on them on the way out. The club sent out a press release and a tweet thanking them and some supporters have concurred. The players thanked them at the B+F. It isn't a laughable trait or sign of anyones weakness - it is just an honourable thing to do for people that will attempt to move forward in a career that has been tarred by this club over the last 2 years - most of it not in their control.
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He didn't have the engravers around but he said that the heir apparent may be in charge before Watts re-signs, which tells me that it is soon and that a Senior Assistant will be hired.
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lol The mistaken claim that you have been 'picked on' about is a dig at posters...the phantom posters that thought Couch was to become a star. And, as RR has intimated, you have taken many digs in your short time here.
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Well, that would go against what Roos said, and the only reason I can see as to why they would backtrack on it is if the see no suitable heir from the candidates available.
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His problem was that he was under Bailey and Neeld and that we have little midfield talent. I know we are all looking for reasons that our midfield will not be third world next year, but the Assistant coach can only make a small difference. Roos will bring confidence and, hopefully, a more adept game style. His midfield assistant will only play a small part in stoppage work and ability to help the players adapt to Roos' new game plan. The way we judge Assistant Coaches on here is embarrassing, laughable, and confused.
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I read that initially as 'Now onto Syria.' So Roos was the reason they are giving up their Sarin.
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The variable in the room is the head coach - he sets direction. The other variable being talent - it upsets direction. Blaming assistant coaches is so pointless from what we can see. And I may be verbose, but I was not illustrating your point.
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I was about to post that someone is going to link this and people are going to like it and I am going to die a little inside...
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Someone on here said he was contracted for another year. That wouldn't surprise me.
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Well, I love KPIs... Mine for Watts - if he is on a wing - would be defensive acts (tackles, smothers, blocks, spoils, etc) and uncontested possessions. In fact, for most of the midfield it would be those two KPIs, plus stoppage numbers and opposition UPs.
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Yes, and CB - I would say we are keeping a few to trade. Jetta, Magner, and Nicholson have little trade value but that is more than Tynan, Davis, Gillies, et al.
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I find that saying 'he wants $X - that's ridiculous' is a little meaningless as the Salary Cap will near $10m next year. I would prefer to talk about percentage of the cap. And Betts 6%? That's ridiculous...
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Adelaide don't have any first or second round picks this year.
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What does the head coach do? Bailey had us playing as frontrunners, Neeld as norunners. Clearances and stoppage work is at the feet I the midfield coach but that is cattle. Midfield run and positioning is the head coach because today - everyone is a defender when you don't have the footy. Illustrating this point is Craig got us to average 20 UPs more than we did under Neeld and out opposition 20 UPs less. Craig made some changes, gae some confidence and it made an 80 UP differential into a 40 UP differential. And Royal was there for both. Criticizing assistant coaches I shake my head at - how would you know? How would you know?
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You're right, I didn't realise. I will gif the excellenceness of the achievement: Well done! And welcome - here is a smile:
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Well, that's nice. Hi Clint!
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Oh, yeah, The Mighty Predictors torn down! I hate those guys. With their awful predictions and their non-existence - damn them!
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Frankly, they should just stick to the defined points of reference they thought up when they made it all secret... They could tell us what they are though...
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I read the thread as "Odd for the Demons to be considered Top 8" Yes. Yes it is. Now, Dees2014, I know that with the username you have chosen - time is of the essence for us to be relevant again, but seriously, we are coming from a low base. This isn't 'Tom Hanks made a bad movie but he will bounce back' type of situation - this is a 'Lindsay Lohan can control her bodily functions, this is good progress' type of situation.
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The fate of Jetta, Nicholosn, and the one we call Magner rests with the fate of The Trade & Free Agency Period. They are not safe just yet, they must be cautious. And I think we think that Magner has trade value - I will call Todd tomorrow and inform him that: 'lolz.'