Coach Do you still have any faith in Bevo? [POLL]

[Norm De Guerre]

I know things are grim, but we need to be careful what we wish for.

The likely interim coach would be Brendan Lade.

 

[Dog 36]

I know things are grim, but we need to be careful what we wish for.

The likely interim coach would be Brendan Lade.

If it is Lade as long as its interim I would take that

 

[Freshwater]

I know things are grim, but we need to be careful what we wish for.

The likely interim coach would be Brendan Lade.

I agree. I often judge coaches from how they speak to the media. From the moment we hired Peter Rhode all those years back, I was doubtful because he struggled and was nervous. Brendan Lade doesn’t fill me with optimism. This has nothing to do with their tactics and ability to be an assistant coach. But head coach needs that confidence. Bevo is speaking in tongues at the moment and look at his coaching. Craig McRae speaks beautifully and look how he’s doing?
We should have parted with Bevo at the end of last season, but we have an unwise board who signed him up for way too long. We have what we have now, so we need a replacement ready to go when and if the time comes.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I know things are grim, but we need to be careful what we wish for.

The likely interim coach would be Brendan Lade.

Still a better outcome than have a dead man walking coach the remaining 20 games. Never any upside to keeping a virtually sacked coach on.

And let’s pray to god that those rumours of people not wanting to work with Bevo are even half true and maybe we can attract an actual name of reverence to this coaching panel.

 

[BallaratBulldog]

I agree. I often judge coaches from how they speak to the media. From the moment we hired Peter Rhode all those years back, I was doubtful because he struggled and was nervous. Brendan Lade doesn’t fill me with optimism. This has nothing to do with their tactics and ability to be an assistant coach. But head coach needs that confidence. Bevo is speaking in tongues at the moment and look at his coaching. Craig McRae speaks beautifully and look how he’s doing?
We should have parted with Bevo at the end of last season, but we have an unwise board who signed him up for way too long. We have what we have now, so we need a replacement ready to go when and if the time comes.

To be fair Bevo was all over the joint with nerves in his first conferences

 

[Del203211]

I know things are grim, but we need to be careful what we wish for.

The likely interim coach would be Brendan Lade.

He is 1/1 this year

 

[fred cook]

Still a better outcome than have a dead man walking coach the remaining 20 games. Never any upside to keeping a virtually sacked coach on.

And let’s pray to god that those rumours of people not wanting to work with Bevo are even half true and maybe we can attract an actual name of reverence to this coaching panel.

You want to replace a premiership coach and the same coach that has taken us to be a runner up in a GF and taken the Bulldogs to a finals nearly every year with a assistant coach that was sacked by the most tragic AFL club in history. That makes complete sense [emoji20][emoji20]

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[CarnTheScray]

You want to replace a premiership coach and the same coach that has taken us to be a runner up in a GF and taken the Bulldogs to a finals nearly every year with a assistant coach that was sacked by the most tragic AFL club in history. That makes complete sense [emoji20][emoji20]

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No actually you’re right! Let’s give him a two year extension!

 

[Al dente]

Corne's take on Friday night is spot on.

critiqued Bevo's pressor, which was cryptic and confused. He has no cohesive narrative to share with supporters and media about where we are at, where the list is at, where we are going. Are we in the window and underperforming? refreshing? rebuilding? is the list healthy? or are there gaping holes in it? there is no sense that he knows or is willing to share where he thinks were at. has to be let go immediately in my view

 

[Doggies7]

Unfortunately yes.

Lol that's not a best case scenario though. That's a semi realistic, depressing scenario we may witness over the next few years. Not best case means at all though

 

[MaxiBont]

You want to replace a premiership coach and the same coach that has taken us to be a runner up in a GF and taken the Bulldogs to a finals nearly every year with a assistant coach that was sacked by the most tragic AFL club in history. That makes complete sense [emoji20][emoji20]

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Aside from 2021, we haven't gone past the first round of the finals since 2016. Can't keep hanging onto the past, I'm also going to be grateful for the premiership, but Bevo has consistently underachieved with this list apart from an outlier year in 2021.

 

[Del203211]

Corne's take on Friday night is spot on.

critiqued Bevo's pressor, which was cryptic and confused. He has no cohesive narrative to share with supporters and media about where we are at, where the list is at, where we are going. Are we in the window and underperforming? refreshing? rebuilding? is the list healthy? or are there gaping holes in it? there is no sense that he knows or is willing to share where he thinks were at. has to be let go immediately in my view

I think Kane’s comments are fair.

 

[dogwatch]

If it is Lade as long as its interim I would take that

Exactly. It’s probably only for a dozen or so games after all.

Some people are never happy. Most people would be overjoyed if they were told they were going to get Lade for the rest of the year.

 

[fred cook]

No actually you’re right! Let’s give him a two year extension!

I don't want Bevo to get a extension I just don't want a ex hack Saints coach to be coaching Bulldogs what will that achieve 0

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[geoffjennings79]

Exactly. It’s probably only for a dozen or so games after all.

Some people are never happy. Most people would be overjoyed if they were told they were going to get Lade for the rest of the year.

How about a rotation of Lade, Spangher and a BF collective every 3 week cycle?

 

[Optimistic Dog]

We just need our president KWW to come out and say Bevo has the full confidence of the board and then we know he is gone.

 

[CarnTheScray]

I don't want Bevo to get a extension I just don't want a ex hack Saints coach to be coaching Bulldogs what will that achieve 0

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The season is already a write off man. We could appoint God as our coach and he’d shrug and say “gotta wait until the offseason”. Doesn’t matter if we appoint Lade as interim or keep Bevo till the end, we aren’t doing anything this season, it’s just that one option is not as detrimental as the other.

 

[Deadly Darcy]

I don't want Bevo to get a extension I just don't want a ex hack Saints coach to be coaching Bulldogs what will that achieve 0

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The benefits are three-fold:

We would be finally taking the action blind Freddy could have seen was needed to be taken last year. We get some credibility back and the media hordes get the blood they are seeking and start hounding other clubs;

Lade gets interim, adds a voice of change and “may” have some impact on 2024 that might save the embarrassment of GC Sunday using pick 3 next year…. Lade is highly unlikely to get the full time gig. It would take a miracle.

We can start the hunt early for a good match day coach and get ahead of the pack. I’m not sure who we would go after but I’d like those discussions started as early as we can given it clearly has to happen by years end.

You can actually add a 4th - I’m really starting to feel bad for Luke. He looks shot and the pressure must be revolting. For his own good he should go soon.

 

[fred cook]

We just need our president KWW to come out and say Bevo has the full confidence of the board and then we know he is gone.

Who is this Bulldog president you speak of [emoji16][emoji16]

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[Next Waiting]

Exactly. It’s probably only for a dozen or so games after all.

Some people are never happy. Most people would be overjoyed if they were told they were going to get Lade for the rest of the year.

Sold! But why wait till then. I'd like to get Lade this week.

You could be his campaign manager DW but you need a few slogans.

Don't get angry get Lade!

 

[dergert]

His position is safe.

He's convinced the board we needed a rebuild once. He's probably done it again.

 

[dogwatch]

Here's an idea ...

We quietly pension off Bevo. Do a 3D printout of Bevo with a moving lower jaw, new teeth and all. Dress it in a WB polo and slacks.
Then we wire it up with ChatGPT to bark out orders at training, articulate all the game plans, team selections, pre-match addresses, mid-game tactical adjustments, half-time media interviews, post match press conferences and AFLCA votes.

What we lose in EQ we gain in system, coherent interviews and team selection.

Nobody would ever guess.

RoboDog lives!! Bwahahaha!!

 

[54Bulldog16]

Personally, I think it’s a case of Bevo being a good coach, but his style/message has maxed out with this playing list. The options are; rebuild a new list that can adopt the same message, or replace Bevo.
Im not saying it’ll be in the next 3-5 weeks, but I’d start the process for looking for a new coach now.

 

[Planet Dogs]

Bevo's sausage cook book is wafer-thin and wasn't been updated since 2017.
Time to move on.

 

[adammonerz]

This was a team willing to fight for each other, yeah we didn't have the best season that year but it still looked like the players were all on board and playing as a cohesive unit, I haven't seen us look anything like this since 2021. I reckon most of the boys have checked out sadly would of been nice to see a few of the lads go in and fight for Bont when he was getting tagged and held all game against the Bombers.

Also Bont on the really off chance your reading this, grow the hair out again