RustyHawk
5 Mar 2008, 18:09
Hawthorn senior coach Alistair Clarkson on 3AW's Sports Today with Gerard Healy, The commissioner Mike Sheenan and possible new MelbourneFC CEO Paul McNamee.
(no doubt someone will find the link and post soon - check 3aw.com.au)
GH: No doubt focussed on Rd 1. Thoughts on NAB Cup?
AC: We used the NAB Cup to get game time in your more seasoned players and give game time to some of the kids.
GH: Disappointed not 1 more game?
AC: Oh yeah. Discussion on advantages and disadvantages. Adv - give the kids a chance to experience something like a finals. Then AC moved onto "this week its good to play under normal rules with normal interchange rules but wouldnt have minded progressing 1 more week.
Adelaide to good on the day
MS: The Paul Roos situation?
AC: Unfortunate. Trivial. Get on with footy.
MS asked about AC's thoughts on Sydney and did they try. His answer "I couldnt detect them trying to lose"
PM: Gambling, dictating what coaches do? - still on Paul Roos theme
AC: Most unfortunate part is this is playing out in public. We are the laughing stock of the major football codes the NRL, ARU, Australian Soccer. Should have been solved with a phone call and dont do it again.
GH: Hawks. Difficult to place faith in recruit with injury? (Beau Muston situation)
AC: Real unfortunate. Ripper kid.
- savage blow to the kids career. Will do his best to bounce back. Dream at the moment is shattered. - others have do it before and bounced back.
MS: Lance Franklin. Most exciting player in the AFL.
AC answered and I was interrupted ...... so talk then.
AC: Where excited BUT the excitment is greater outside the club than within it. He has had disappointing games. He has got a long way to go and he knows that. Everyone disappointed with his first 3 quarters last week.
GH: Other clubs spies? You cannot lock out people at Waverley? Major problem/issue [similiar]
AC: Not really.
- Discussion among coaches in the past regarding spies.
- protocol if you declare a closed session and a another clubs representative is asked to leave.. they leave. Hasnt always been the case [in last few weeks]
-will have a discussion in couple weeks with rest of coaches.
- if protocols in place then lets go with them.
MS: Choco (Port Adelaide Coach Mark Williams) idea for 12 teams in the finals. Your thoughts.
AC: Dont like the principle of rewarding mediocratity. [spg?] Not ridiculing Choco, has a lot of good ideas (went on to talk about a team that wins only 7 games in regular session getting up and beating a team that has won 13 games in a finals.... that team has done the hard work and wouldnt be rewarded.)
Then discussed the up coming guernsey presentation 14.03.08
End
(no doubt someone will find the link and post soon - check 3aw.com.au)
GH: No doubt focussed on Rd 1. Thoughts on NAB Cup?
AC: We used the NAB Cup to get game time in your more seasoned players and give game time to some of the kids.
GH: Disappointed not 1 more game?
AC: Oh yeah. Discussion on advantages and disadvantages. Adv - give the kids a chance to experience something like a finals. Then AC moved onto "this week its good to play under normal rules with normal interchange rules but wouldnt have minded progressing 1 more week.
Adelaide to good on the day
MS: The Paul Roos situation?
AC: Unfortunate. Trivial. Get on with footy.
MS asked about AC's thoughts on Sydney and did they try. His answer "I couldnt detect them trying to lose"
PM: Gambling, dictating what coaches do? - still on Paul Roos theme
AC: Most unfortunate part is this is playing out in public. We are the laughing stock of the major football codes the NRL, ARU, Australian Soccer. Should have been solved with a phone call and dont do it again.
GH: Hawks. Difficult to place faith in recruit with injury? (Beau Muston situation)
AC: Real unfortunate. Ripper kid.
- savage blow to the kids career. Will do his best to bounce back. Dream at the moment is shattered. - others have do it before and bounced back.
MS: Lance Franklin. Most exciting player in the AFL.
AC answered and I was interrupted ...... so talk then.
AC: Where excited BUT the excitment is greater outside the club than within it. He has had disappointing games. He has got a long way to go and he knows that. Everyone disappointed with his first 3 quarters last week.
GH: Other clubs spies? You cannot lock out people at Waverley? Major problem/issue [similiar]
AC: Not really.
- Discussion among coaches in the past regarding spies.
- protocol if you declare a closed session and a another clubs representative is asked to leave.. they leave. Hasnt always been the case [in last few weeks]
-will have a discussion in couple weeks with rest of coaches.
- if protocols in place then lets go with them.
MS: Choco (Port Adelaide Coach Mark Williams) idea for 12 teams in the finals. Your thoughts.
AC: Dont like the principle of rewarding mediocratity. [spg?] Not ridiculing Choco, has a lot of good ideas (went on to talk about a team that wins only 7 games in regular session getting up and beating a team that has won 13 games in a finals.... that team has done the hard work and wouldnt be rewarded.)
Then discussed the up coming guernsey presentation 14.03.08
End