Coach John Longmire

[Superstar swan]

I imagibe the HC role of the sydney swans would be one of the most coveted in the game...we could literally have anyone we wanted and wer stick with this mental midget

 

[RUNVS]

If you havent seen the tweaks you dont really go to games and just rely on what the cameras on tv show you. Its a limited way to watch aussie rules IMHO.

So then what has changed?

 

[HeeneyGT]

I genuinely believe that some on here have better ideas than the guy taking a million dollars off of us a year

I dont, i think we would be smashed by 10 goals plus every weekend with the malarky i have read. Feels like i listening to the "experts on TV" who have as much of a clue as your regular joe watching footy from his lounge chair.

 

[Superstar swan]

Thats a rubbish claim.

Nope...he is hopeless. Mark neeld could get this group to a prelim

 

[HeeneyGT]

I imagibe the HC role of the sydney swans would be one of the most coveted in the game...we could literally have anyone we wanted and wer stick with this mental midget

Mental midget? Why are you disrespecting the club and the coaches and most fans? Stop being emotional.

 

[Superstar swan]

I dont, i think we would be smashed by 10 goals plus every weekend with the malarky i have read. Feels like i listening to the "experts on TV" who have as much of a clue as your regular joe watching footy from his lounge chair.

So what has or does horse do right? What is some of his gems

 

[HeeneyGT]

Nope...he is hopeless. Mark neeld could get this group to a prelim

You honestly dont know what you are talking about.

 

[RUNVS]

I dont, i think we would be smashed by 10 goals plus every weekend with the malarky i have read. Feels like i listening to the "experts on TV" who have as much of a clue as your regular joe watching footy from his lounge chair.

Your right, Longmire is perfect, his plans, his strategies, everything is perfect.

 

[RUNVS]

You honestly dont know what you are talking about.

and you do? Please tell us what Longmire has changed structurally since 2016?

 

[Mick Oxlong]

Well you make do with what you have..ok no tall depth with experience...so what can you do ?

A) nothing...play a bunch of short people and get exposed by height last night with brown and mason "carey" wood

B) play aliir back who has played well there in the past, play grundy up forward. Its not ideal but it would at least provide some sort of structure and force the north talls to at least be accountable.

No sane person with any idea what theyre doing would pick option a? Oh yea our coach would

I don’t get the play Aliir rubbish of the past few weeks. It’s not that he’s not good enough, that he certainly is. However, the whole idea of playing him in the NEAFL is purely to get him match fit. He’s had that game time to improve his fitness and it’s now time to pull the trigger as it is the right time!

 

[Superstar swan]

You honestly dont know what you are talking about.

I know that he is trying to turn genuine forwards with forward footy smarts into mids ( papley and hayward)

I know that he likes to bomb the ball long and high despite that not being buddy's greatest strengths

I know plays too defensively

I know he plays a loose man in defence (reid) when we are winning games

I know last week against the cats he let them play a loose man in our defence and we couldnt score for half a game

 

[Superstar swan]

I don’t get the play Aliir rubbish of the past few weeks. It’s not that he’s not good enough, that he certainly is. However, the whole idea of playing him in the NEAFL is purely to get him match fit. He’s had that game time to improve his fitness and it’s now time to pull the trigger as it is the right time!

Havnt you heard? Horse thinks aliir is going to be the next tony lockett

 

[Mick Oxlong]

Havnt you heard? Horse thinks aliir is going to be the next tony lockett

I’ve heard the song...’there’s only one Tony Lockett’!

 

[HeeneyGT]

Your right, Longmire is perfect, his plans, his strategies, everything is perfect.

His win loss ratio speaks for itself.

 

[RUNVS]

His win loss ratio speaks for itself.

and if the goal in the AFL was to have a positive win/loss ratio I would agree with you.

 

[Superstar swan]

His win loss ratio speaks for itself.

He has just been at the right place at the right time with our list. Buddy, kennedy, goodes, parker, hanners, jack, grundy, rampe, richards etc....a sign if a good coach is not what he does when its all working but what he does when the chips are down and last night was a massive failure

 

[HeeneyGT]

I know that he is trying to turn genuine forwards with forward footy smarts into mids ( papley and hayward)

I know that he likes to bomb the ball long and high despite that not being buddy's greatest strengths

I know plays too defensively

I know he plays a loose man in defence (reid) when we are winning games

I know last week against the cats he let them play a loose man in our defence and we couldnt score for half a game

Thats correct, i too would make the same assessmenst when the commentators spoon feed it to me on tv.

 

[Superstar swan]

Thats correct, i too would make the same assessmenst when the commentators spoon feed it to me on tv.

Spoon fed by media? For one reason or another,horse has escaped a lot of criticism over the years, if anything he is protected by the media.

So your telling is we are all wrong for the things we criticise him for, how about you telling us what he does well?

 

[HeeneyGT]

He has just been at the right place at the right time with our list. Buddy, kennedy, goodes, parker, hanners, jack, grundy, rampe, richards etc....a sign if a good coach is not what he does when its all working but what he does when the chips are down and last night was a massive failure

Because the disgraceful skills and easy miss at shots were his fault. Should Horse go out like he is coaching an auskick side with a megaphone and run telling the players how to kick the ball?

 

[Superstar swan]

Because the disgraceful skills and easy miss at shots were his fault. Should Horse go out like he is coaching an auskick side with a megaphone and run telling the players how to kick the ball?

Skill errors happen to every team, its the structure failures that he can prevent.. such as ben brown taking chest mark after chest mark down back. Because A horse had no counter and b refused to direct the players to stop bombing the F@$@ ball inside 50

 

[HeeneyGT]

Spoon fed by media? For one reason or another,horse has escaped a lot of criticism over the years, if anything he is protected by the media.

So your telling is we are all wrong for the things we criticise him for, how about you telling us what he does well?

He escapes media criticism because there is no real reason for it. He took a side that was 0-6 last year to finals. No self respecting observer of the game will criticise him. He does get put under the microscope now and then but then the team comes out firing the next game and we win.

Again, his record speaks for itself.

 

[Superstar swan]

He escapes media criticism because there is no real reason for it. He took a side that was 0-6 last year to finals. No self respecting observer of the game will criticise him. He does get put under the microscope now and then but then the team comes out firing the next game and we win.

Again, his record speaks for itself.

So what does he actually do right, what has he evolved since 12' ?

 

[HeeneyGT]

and if the goal in the AFL was to have a positive win/loss ratio I would agree with you.

Everyone wants to win the flag, thats the objective of a comp like the AFL.

We would all love our team to go lossless every year but realistic that wont happen.

 

[HeeneyGT]

So what does he actually do right, what has he evolved since 12' ?

Our list for starters and the turn over of players. Man management and how he has dealt with players with issues. He is one of the most respected coaches in the league and those who are respected can see this.

Again, his record speaks for itself. Last year we could have done a Carlton 2018 but we didnt, we played finals.

Those who run one of the most well run clubs in the country can also see this and have no reason to sack him. So maybe start dealing with it?

 

[HeeneyGT]

Skill errors happen to every team, its the structure failures that he can prevent.. such as ben brown taking chest mark after chest mark down back. Because A horse had no counter and b refused to direct the players to stop bombing the F@$@ ball inside 50

So who would you have played on Brown?

hang on..i know...

AliirAliir!!