He took me through their in-house analytics product and approach, very impressive (and thought to myself no way we have anything to this level). Good get
I also asked him who the worst bloke at the pies was and before I finished the question he said “Mason” - goes to judgement
Absolutely fair - and I agree with
personal responsibility, so long as we’ve done our part and he has not done his. Given the capability of our club’s culture I suspect not
I really hope Lij stays - and not just because his skill set is exactly what we need. Made some mistakes but few don’t at 23 - we want them to be consummate professionals and forget what babies they are. Most people that age are not Sam Walsh - I certainly wasn’t and now I’m a senior exec at an...
First time watching us live this year - I get the argument re recruiting but this is not about the cattle. Bill Walsh used to say you see what you have and make lemons out of lemonade, i.e., craft your game plan around the pros and cons of your list.
We have zero system. 4th year coaching and...
Was at that game, second up against Sydney he was Cleary best on (he was average first game back against the bears), and he struggled after that game
And he came back via the VFL, at least a game maybe 2
May or may not have walked around the ground during the third when Lloyd was going bananas.
Never any doubt though.
Going ballistic with Dad and Sister at the siren (I’m not crying you’re crying), while seeing my Essendon supporting math teach balling her eyes out trying to escape the G.
And...
It sucks that we bought high and sold low but that was the situation we were in. I was a big fan of SPS when he came in, but I have zero young person to adult footballer knowledge so not surprising.
Reality is we picked a bust. But hopefully he finds himself in the west. If he does then I...
Fair enough too - I was a young fella at the time and was devastated, felt we were going the wrong path at the time (I was right but not because of smarts). This is more a home coming for me. Perspective is everything
That was 20 years ago and probably had more to with the way we were run than Aaron being a shit bloke. And that has borne out in the following years.
Neither of which seem relevant to wether he can coach.