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Posted by Matt Kenny on April 2, 2017 at 7:40am

As a coach u put together a game plan to suit that club, u then buy & sell players to help assimilate that playing style.Then u hav to convince those players this is the way u want them to play.GOOD NEWS - If it works ur a bloody genius.BAD NEWS - If it doesn't work u try & change it up until it either begins to work, or the playing roster starts to lose confidence in wat u r trying to acheive.I hav no doubt this coach is a good one, but this is a results driven industry & this guys methods hav been implemented for a few years now with no top 8 finish in sight.Either the game plan needs to change or u change the playing roster.

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RIDER April 2, 2017 at 7:43am

Matt your first sentence was wrong. Not a good start to your coaching career.
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- Matt Kenny April 2, 2017 at 7:14pm
  
  All good points.
  
  I got one question though.
  
  The coach is now in his forth year, if he gets the playing roster he wishes, do u still keep him if the team keeps playing the way they are ?
Matt Kenny April 2, 2017 at 7:00pm

U could eliminate the player making those basic schoolboy errors ?
Matt Kenny April 2, 2017 at 7:07pm

My point is as much as I like the coach & wat he is trying to implement at the club, this is still a results driven industry & he just doesn't hav the runs on the board.

I know he did well last year, but all anyone is gonna remember is how they cheated the salary cap, not the efforts that were put in.
Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" April 2, 2017 at 7:42pm

OK Matt - first things first

Your coaching experience is what exactly?

Because baby you could not have got it more wrong if you tried.

Give yourself an uppercut.
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  - Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" April 3, 2017 at 1:02pm
    
    August 2016 Browny - but imo is a good approach even now.
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        Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" April 3, 2017 at 4:15pm
        
        Brad did come out pretty early to declare Gutherson as our 6 and French as our 1.
        
        1/2 the season perhaps - if they are continually improving then persevere even longer?
        
        The way both of them are going I cannot see a legitimate reason to drop them into different positions - or to Wenty.
Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" April 3, 2017 at 1:06pm

The two major issues there (for me)

06 NOT retaining Taylor.

That perhaps could have made JT as a coach and influenced team attitude, but we will never know.

12 - Not retaining a coach on a roll. Again a contentious issue.
Mitchy April 3, 2017 at 1:14pm

Mate didn't Hagan also go because of health.? Think he may have. Vertigo.
Smithy had his time here..and yes did well. But had long enough.
- Sir Col "THE NODDY MUSHROOM" > Mitchy April 3, 2017 at 4:05pm
  
  You got it Mitchy.
  
  A few years later he turns up as assistant to Mal for the Toads.
  
  @ Precious - I was certain there was a massive uproar with JT because Hagan had not been contracted until later and JT never got the chance to apply.
  
  I don't think Hagan was signed prior to Smith walking out.