Opinion Matthew Nicks: Adelaide's Coach (Part 2) - Full Support of the Board

[feenix67]

I don't rate him. Took the reigns of a young premiership team in the window and sent them down the ladder

Maybe suffered the same messiah complex as Voss. Possibly benefited from the experience?

 

[FR0GGY]

Maybe suffered the same messiah complex as Voss. Possibly benefited from the experience?

Also we haven’t seen him outside of Collingwood, maybe it would work for him.

 

[1990crow]

N Buckley

Spot on.

 

[1990crow]

I don't rate him. Took the reigns of a young premiership team in the window and sent them down the ladder

That can be true, and he can be better for the experience.
I think he would make us relevant.

 

[Milo Cyrus]

When you see the same skull*ery going on at the club year after year and the complete predictability of the same outcome and utter helplessness of the supporter base to influence any sort of meaningful change ( excluding the happy clapper sheep) I can't help but liken it to either of the big two political parties in this nation. The majority of party members in them are there to take the piss for a large pay check with no real sense of responsibility or reality. The majority grossly out of touch, arrogant and unqualified for their positions. And the majority on the look out to cull anyone involved that is bucking the trend and wanting to make a difference for the common man.

We be ****ed.

Vote for Independent Candidates!

 

[skam85]

So Soligo was the sub because he wasn't fit enough.

Tell me oh AFC brains trust, what was the plan if someone was injured in the opening minutes of the game??

 

[Milo Cyrus]

So Soligo was the sub because he wasn't fit enough.

Tell me oh AFC brains trust, what was the plan if someone was injured in the opening minutes of the game??

 

[texanmike]

So Soligo was the sub because he wasn't fit enough.

Tell me oh AFC brains trust, what was the plan if someone was injured in the opening minutes of the game??

The AFC brains trust do not think that far ahead.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

So Soligo was the sub because he wasn't fit enough.

Tell me oh AFC brains trust, what was the plan if someone was injured in the opening minutes of the game??

We were planning for no injuries

And, being a preseason practice game, it didn't matter if we got it wrong and lost as a result

 

[skam85]

We were planning for no injuries

And, being a preseason practice game, it didn't matter if we got it wrong and lost as a result

The response probably is "look how much progress we've made from the Tyler Brown and Tom Lynch sub days"

 

[George Kramer]

You don't need to be Einstein to work out it would have involved rotations and the way match fit players minutes would have been managed.

Yes but if you have half a brain you’d realise that would mean other players having to increase their load and given the conditions and it was the first game of the season, you don’t need to be Einstein to work out that’s dumb.

Let me guess, you are ok with the decision?

 

[feenix67]

You don't need to be Einstein to work out it would have involved rotations and the way match fit players minutes would have been managed.

So with an extra mid in the mix, had he started, wouldn't they have been able to manage his minutes in the same way? What happened to the "if you're declared fit, no excuses" mantra.

Our coaches seem pretty good at outsmarting themselves.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

None of which changes the obvious way they would have managed Soligo or the other players minutes in the event of an early injury.

Imagine having to manage a player in Round 1, by choice, when you could pick anyone you wanted

 

[feenix67]

None of which changes the obvious way they would have managed Soligo or the other players minutes in the event of an early injury.

No, but it would have enabled him to be on the ground.

 

[Pugsley]

If things go south for nicks over the next month, who is actually available and would come to Adelaide? Dew?

Dew ain't moving from the Gold Coast with his wife there and no thanks.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

You mean like a player they don't have pencilled in at this point as best 22 like Soligo when match fit?

Yes, like Nankervis

 

[cleanhands]

If things go south for nicks over the next month, who is actually available and would come to Adelaide? Dew?

 

[FR0GGY]

So with an extra mid in the mix, had he started, wouldn't they have been able to manage his minutes in the same way? What happened to the "if you're declared fit, no excuses" mantra.

Our coaches seem pretty good at outsmarting themselves.

We’re trying to play 4d chess but still haven’t mastered checkers.

 

[cleanhands]

We’re trying to play 4d chess but still haven’t mastered checkers.

Would be nice to see when we need something a bit of imagination used, not this stick to our structure BS

 

[FR0GGY]

Would be nice to see when we need something a bit of imagination used, not this stick to our structure BS

Trust the process mate.

 

[cleanhands]

Trust the process mate.

 

[1970crow]

You mean like a player they don't have pencilled in at this point as best 22 like Soligo when match fit?

It’s March, pencils were put away at least 2 weeks ago.

 

[craig crowing]

I am certainly not sold on Nicks as a coach, as although seems to have players backing and a fighting spirit in team .
But clearly he is out of his depth with team structures and systems that create spaces to run into and lead into etc,
However he has little support with the bargain basement assistant coaches that he and club have assembled.
They let the best coach walk out the door back to Geelong .
Apart from Burns none of them have any real credentials and have him plugging holes.
Our last 2 appointments are Jack Hombsch

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Jack Hombsch

Age

31

Ht

194cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.8

3star

K

7.5

3star

HB

4.3

3star

M

4.5

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

163.1

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.6

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

7.2

5star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.4

4star

( why --where --what )
But we topped that in appointing a hack SANFL ruckman that could never bother to get in real playing shapes as our ruck coach.

 

[FR0GGY]

I am certainly not sold on Nicks as a coach, as although seems to have players backing and a fighting spirit in team .

Well for 1 qtr he did

 

[MrBarry]

Time for the team and nicks to stand up this week, this is a defining game in his final season with us.