Rocket Eade

[Bunk Moreland]

The heat will start to come though it's far too early... But what are people's predictions on how he's going to turn out?

I'm not sure how's it's going to go... I just remember how the Dogs were in 2011.... we played them in the first game that year and unexpectedly smashed them. I remember it just looked like he'd completely missed the boat in terms of how the tactics of the game developed that year, and he was gone from the Dogs at the end of that season..

Not sure what his role was or what he did with Collingwood.

What do Dogs or Pies fans think?

 

[Kram]

I thought with all those draft picks they were supposed to be dominating the competition by now according to Big Footy..

 

[Cmarsh]

Oh to be Guy McKenna right now.

 

[Bunk Moreland]

I thought with all those draft picks they were supposed to be dominating the competition by now according to Big Footy..

This was always baseless hysteria.

 

[Big Cox 88]

No idea why McKenna was let go , he was developing the Suns nicely.

 

[Crawb]

The next 3 weeks:
Geelong (Geelong)
GWS (Canberra)
Brisbane (Gold Coast)

Huge month ahead. If they go 0-5...oh boy O.O

 

[Punchy Bassett]

I was happy when the Suns got sucked in by the Vic media and hired him. Will take them nowhere

 

[LicoriceAllsorts]

Gold Coast have NFI, that's their problem.

First of all, they put unrealistic expectations on there team and coaching staff, saying that they expect to be in premiership contention by 2014-15.

Then they fire a coach, a guy that has coached a team of teenagers, for the first 4 years of their AFL life. He is all they know, and they grew to a position where they were contending for finals with there first set of draftees at age 22.

They lose their captain and most valuable player, which causes them to miss finals.

They sack the coach that was doing a tremendous job.

That sacking will take at least 2 years to get over. It will be 2016 before they make finals, and 2018 before they push for a flag.

 

[SBYM]

Carlton will be challenging before the Suns.

Amirite?

 

[ManWithNoName]

The Suns were always dependent on Ablett. And he's a cripple at the moment. Maybe we should give Eade longer than one pre-season and 6 quarters.

 

[i am a logo]

Them getting rid of Mckenna could go down as one of the biggest coaching blunders of all time. They just had one "off-year" so to speak, and that off-year was still an improvement over their 2013. Heck they were even in the top 4 for a few rounds in 2014.

 

[Quivorir]

Poor Brad Scott saying no to this mob.

 

[Matt Stevic]

Eade at GC = Malthouse at Carlton.

 

[vide0n]

Carlton will be challenging before the Suns.

Amirite?

No

 

[crownie]

couldn't get a very good bulldogs team into a grand final.

never understood the appeal about hiring him.

 

[Leezorr]

I hope they suck and all the kids want to come home.

 

[Barry_Badrinath]

McKenna's sacking made no sense. The Gold Coast (and GWS) were a special case in list building/development so you couldn't really judge their coaches compared to the established clubs. He had them tracking well compared to GWS.

 

[DrEvil_]

Carlton will be challenging before the Suns.

Amirite?

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here...

 

[SBYM]

Let's not get carried away.

No

Let's not get too far ahead of ourselves here...

C'mon lads...

Ya gotta have a dream!!!

 

[manboob]

Getting rid of the old coach was 100% the right thing to do. He had no idea. Built an entire game plan around 1 player. The wrong thing was replacing him with a guy who's coaching record is just OK, he'll get the Suns to the bottom of the 8 but no further... that said they are getting smashed at home by last year's spooners...

 

[CoastersFlag No.5]

Carlton will be challenging before the Suns.

Amirite?

Well they beat Josh Kennedy by a point on Friday night.

 

[beta_condition]

Why didn't they hire Bomber?

 

[manboob]

Why didn't they hire Bomber?

Or Bolton.

 

[SBYM]

Well they beat Josh Kennedy by a point on Friday night.

You're welcome.

 

[SdKfz 181]

Carlton will be challenging before the Suns.

Amirite?

no