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Hi all,
I thought you might be interested in this!
http://kangaroos.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=201607
Coach's Column
11:24:40 AM Tue 10 May, 2005
Dean Laidley
Canberra Times
Paul Roos is a good coach. His record since taking the helm in Sydney has been first rate with two finals appearances from as many finished seasons. Yet his team’s style of play has come under fire.
Ever since comments made by AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou on Melbourne radio, the Swans and Roos’ coaching style have come under question.
Roos has done a fantastic job in the Sydney market place, and he has done an even better job of the way he has conducted himself through this issue.
Who apart from the Sydney board of directors has the right to question his team’s style – especially if it is within the rules of the game. If you look at all the AFL clubs, the Swans have played as the best team since Mick Malthouse’s Collingwood grand final teams of 2002 and 2003. They may not have an abundance of superstars that other teams might have, but they get the most out of their abilities.
In the last two years the Swans haven’t been the highest ranked team getting the ball inside 50, but they were the No.1 in scoring efficiency and accuracy once inside the arc – this makes them deadly and why they have won almost 60 per cent of their games under Roos. So far this season the Swans accuracy has been way off-target and they have payed the price.
However their game plan hasn’t changed. Coach’s coach to their strengths and Roos knows he has a great backline. So it should come as no surprise that their game is based on defence. By controlling play from defence, and having one of the hardest working midfielders in the competition, the Swans have been able to keep their forward-line open for Barry Hall, Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin to lead into.
No-one was questioning their style of play when they were winning.
Although there are other circumstances involved here, just have a look at the missing Swans. They have had or have key injuries to O’Loughlin, Paul Williams, and Adam Goodes to name a few. When you take good players out of any line-up it will test your depth – take a look at Brisbane before last week’s win over Essendon.
The Swans have been playing the same style of football for years - Roos’ style is just a flow on of Rodney Eade’s when he was in the harbour city.
Both the Swans and Kangaroos have put much resource and effort into developing the New South Wales market, which is what disappointed me most about the AFL CEO’s comments.
The AFL has given the region an awesome commitment, but why the timing of last week’s comments? If the AFL does have a problem with Sydney's play, why not bring it up privately?
In my opinion those comments have a bigger chance of having a negative impact on the overall brand in this market than Sydney’s actual playing style.
I think the response was a knee-jerk reaction to the Swans’ early season 2-4 win-loss ratio. Paul Roos is an excellent coach and everyone in football should show him more respect than what they have in the past week.
I thought you might be interested in this!
http://kangaroos.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=201607
Coach's Column
11:24:40 AM Tue 10 May, 2005
Dean Laidley
Canberra Times
Paul Roos is a good coach. His record since taking the helm in Sydney has been first rate with two finals appearances from as many finished seasons. Yet his team’s style of play has come under fire.
Ever since comments made by AFL CEO Andrew Demetriou on Melbourne radio, the Swans and Roos’ coaching style have come under question.
Roos has done a fantastic job in the Sydney market place, and he has done an even better job of the way he has conducted himself through this issue.
Who apart from the Sydney board of directors has the right to question his team’s style – especially if it is within the rules of the game. If you look at all the AFL clubs, the Swans have played as the best team since Mick Malthouse’s Collingwood grand final teams of 2002 and 2003. They may not have an abundance of superstars that other teams might have, but they get the most out of their abilities.
In the last two years the Swans haven’t been the highest ranked team getting the ball inside 50, but they were the No.1 in scoring efficiency and accuracy once inside the arc – this makes them deadly and why they have won almost 60 per cent of their games under Roos. So far this season the Swans accuracy has been way off-target and they have payed the price.
However their game plan hasn’t changed. Coach’s coach to their strengths and Roos knows he has a great backline. So it should come as no surprise that their game is based on defence. By controlling play from defence, and having one of the hardest working midfielders in the competition, the Swans have been able to keep their forward-line open for Barry Hall, Adam Goodes and Michael O’Loughlin to lead into.
No-one was questioning their style of play when they were winning.
Although there are other circumstances involved here, just have a look at the missing Swans. They have had or have key injuries to O’Loughlin, Paul Williams, and Adam Goodes to name a few. When you take good players out of any line-up it will test your depth – take a look at Brisbane before last week’s win over Essendon.
The Swans have been playing the same style of football for years - Roos’ style is just a flow on of Rodney Eade’s when he was in the harbour city.
Both the Swans and Kangaroos have put much resource and effort into developing the New South Wales market, which is what disappointed me most about the AFL CEO’s comments.
The AFL has given the region an awesome commitment, but why the timing of last week’s comments? If the AFL does have a problem with Sydney's play, why not bring it up privately?
In my opinion those comments have a bigger chance of having a negative impact on the overall brand in this market than Sydney’s actual playing style.
I think the response was a knee-jerk reaction to the Swans’ early season 2-4 win-loss ratio. Paul Roos is an excellent coach and everyone in football should show him more respect than what they have in the past week.
