Opinion Bye Bye Clarko

[Gasometer]

The 80's had 12 Teams.

 

[desie]

The 80s was ups and downs.
We could beat anyone on the day, with a couple of seasons where it looked we might pinch one.

We couldn't beat shit with a stick at the minute.

This is light years worse than the 80s. '84 was our worst season by a mile and id take that over any of the last 6 years.

And as bad as ‘84 was, we hammered one grand finalist and lost by a goal to the other.

Not sure we’re doing that these days.

 

[Samsquanch]

Shit no. Back then you felt like we could turn it around fairly quickly. And we were generally pretty competitive.

We were downtrodden and on the nose for the latter part of the 80s SW. I can remember feeling mighty upset at the floggings we were copping on a fairly regular basis. But at least we had the ability to win occasionally so the last few seasons have been worse I guess.

 

[Caracas]

Watching the Suns debacle at home gives me a little bit of hope…

 

[WesternRoo]

For what it is worth, when we got Clarkson, I was hoping we would have got Mitchell instead.

Having said that, I can't help but wonder just how much the fallout from the racism saga at Hawthorn, continues to impact on Clarkson's ability to coach at the same level he once did.

I hear this excuse trotted out. It’s nonsense.
Fagan has won 2 flags since.

 

[Gasometer]

I hear this excuse trotted out. It’s nonsense.
Fagan has won 2 flags since.

Just as much as judging how two different people react to the same situation?

And Fagans list cycle was at 11pm not 11am

 

[Horace]

I hear this excuse trotted out. It’s nonsense.
Fagan has won 2 flags since.

No it is not nonsense. We are all wired differently and react to things in very different ways. What might be a ho-hum matter to one person, may be deeply disturbing to another, because of their very different personalities.

Additionally the racism thing dominated news in Melbourne for a long time. I doubt if it would have been the same in Brisbane. It was in his face all the time. And of course Clarkson was the one who had to bear most of the scrutiny, because ultimately as senior coach, he was the one most under scrutiny. It is absolutely not nonsense to suggest that the racism saga may have had an impact on him.

 

[king rising]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

 

[kool kangas]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

Maybe they are looking at Crocker for the mens team and Daisy for the Womens...l hope not! Keep Crock as Womens coach and train Kearney to replace him when the time is right if she wants to.

 

[Samsquanch]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

I would hope and pray that he is just making up a story and that it's an utter fabrication and nothing more.

In fact, if there was any substance whatsoever to this story and somehow Watson has genuine insight it would mean that Clarkson is gone as of now and if that's true, I'd be surprised that a leak got to Watson but not to any and every one of the ambulance chasing blow-hards that dominate the AFL media contingent.

Seriously, would Watson be more likely to get a genuine scoop compared to Wilson, cormes, McGuire or any of the other so-called senior football reporters?

Having said that, of it is true then I will do what I did when brad Scott was appointed - he made me sick to be a member.

 

[toepoker]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

I didn't hear that, simply because my coping mechanisms don't allow to take in any more football media than is absolutely necessary, but I'm tipping that is 100% garbage

 

[Krakouer Bonar]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

Check out the Premiership coach and coach of some 7 draftees of the Eastern Ranges in last years u18/Coates Talent league before you go completely McNuff-Nuff.....

 

[Mixed Results]

Realistically, we're going to learn a lot about his future over the first four games.

Port Adelaide, West Coast, Essendon, and Carlton. A 1-3 start, or worse, from that stretch, and we should be looking for a new coach. That may seem like an oversimplification, but with a 1-3 start, you look at the rest of our fixture, and it's hard to imagine us having a better record than 2-9 at the bye.

 

[spurs]

IMO Clarko will be given this year to see what he can do but if we don't win 8+ games this year then we need to pay him out and find the next young Craig Mcrae

Craig Mcrae

Age

52

Ht

176cm

Wt

73kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

9.0

3star

HB

3.9

3star

M

2.4

3star

T

1.9

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

10.6

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

1.8

2star

T

1.2

3star

G

1.4

5star

/ Kingsley type.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

Watson loves to take the piss and stir. He was the one who started the whole Marshmallow thing with *.


But if there is even a hint of truth to this....I'd like to hear from DuckYeah !

 

[TennisPlayerAndy]

Realistically, we're going to learn a lot about his future over the first four games.

Port Adelaide, West Coast, Essendon, and Carlton. A 1-3 start, or worse, from that stretch, and we should be looking for a new coach. That may seem like an oversimplification, but with a 1-3 start, you look at the rest of our fixture, and it's hard to imagine us having a better record than 2-9 at the bye.

Anything less than 4-2 should see the end of this train wreck.

 

[King Corey]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

That's just absurd.

Putting aside the discussion of a woman senior coaching a side, Daisy doesn't have a coaching body of work at WC that proves capability to be a top AFLW or AFL coach yet.

If/when she does then it can become a more relevant discussion.

 

[Mixed Results]

Anything less than 4-2 should see the end of this train wreck.

Should, but won't.

I'd hate to think of what they internally view as a pass mark for the football department. I worry that we're going to get a 7 win season that makes nobody happy, but gives the board just enough justification to keep everybody around for another year.

3-8 at the bye, and four wins over the rest of the journey against the Eagles and Tigers, and a couple of midtable sides that take us lightly, seems plausible, but absolutely shouldn't be the pass mark for this season.

 

[Nylex]

Tim Watson eluded on radio this morning that we are interested in Daisy Pearce as our next head coach primarily due to the marketability it would give us…

If that happens, just fold the club. Simply fold the damn club. As if we didn’t need more proof the club is a woke sanctimonious cesspit.

Can’t see her doing any worse than the current coach

 

[gokangas]

Can’t see her doing any worse than the current coach

Status quo wouldn't be the target I would hope.

 

[Kangaroos4eva]

A few jumping at shadows.

 

[chubbspeterson]

That's just absurd.

Putting aside the discussion of a woman senior coaching a side, Daisy doesn't have a coaching body of work at WC that proves capability to be a top AFLW or AFL coach yet.

If/when she does then it can become a more relevant discussion.

Yep even Lauren Morecroft who has coached boys with Eastern and VM has got a bigger body of work as a coach.

 

[WesternRoo]

No it is not nonsense. We are all wired differently and react to things in very different ways. What might be a ho-hum matter to one person, may be deeply disturbing to another, because of their very different personalities.

Additionally the racism thing dominated news in Melbourne for a long time. I doubt if it would have been the same in Brisbane. It was in his face all the time. And of course Clarkson was the one who had to bear most of the scrutiny, because ultimately as senior coach, he was the one most under scrutiny. It is absolutely not nonsense to suggest that the racism saga may have had an impact on him.

Ok

No it is not nonsense. We are all wired differently and react to things in very different ways. What might be a ho-hum matter to one person, may be deeply disturbing to another, because of their very different personalities.

Additionally the racism thing dominated news in Melbourne for a long time. I doubt if it would have been the same in Brisbane. It was in his face all the time. And of course Clarkson was the one who had to bear most of the scrutiny, because ultimately as senior coach, he was the one most under scrutiny. It is absolutely not nonsense to suggest that the racism saga may have had an impact on him.

I’m just wondering how this has effected his ability to come up and implement a competitive AFL gameplan and team?

 

[Stay Frosty]

Unless there are some horrid performances, I think Clarko is safe for his contract. The players look as though they enjoy going to work (they looked like they were being held hostage and not willing to provide a 'proof of life video' in the Noble era) and there is comradery in the group.

Our best and most skilled players are still boys but belief is finally returning after being putrid and nearly unwatchable for years. From the outside looking in, it looks as though the players love Clarko and things just need to 'click' for the self-belief to grow and results to follow.

From where we were, I dont think we can underestimate the role Clarkson and co has done to get the club out of the doldrums and making the workplace somewhere where players want to be, learn and (hopefully) perform. For a few years, North stunk from self-inflicted wounds (prior to Clarko arriving). I think in many cases these were the correct decisions (gutting the playing list etc), but we became embarrassing and irrelevant; but now for some of us, there is now hope.

Plenty of things still need to be improved, particularly on field results; but I can't see how these results would improve drastically by removing the coach. The quickest way for improvement (at least in my eyes) is for the boys to become men.

I can also confirm this is just an outside opinion and not a paid post haha