Coach Chris Scott re-signs to 2022 (aka the Chris Scott discussion Part IV)

[year of the cat]

Almost guarantees that the “Chris Scott - coaching” thread will reach part 10.

 

[SkittleCats]

Zac Guthrie and James Parsons must be happy about this news.

He will come out of contract having coached us longer than Bomber did. Only time will tell if it will be as successful a period as Bombers was. I hope for the sake of the club it is, and that Carter and/or Cook arent left having to explain in 2-3 years why he was extended off the back of 2 poor finals performances and barely scraping into 8th this year.

 

[year of the cat]

By signing him to this length contract anything less than a flag over the next 4 years should be seen as a failure.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

If he sees it out he'll move past Bomber and be within reach of Reg Hickey.
They've backed their man, now give him some different think tanks and change up the assistant coach mix, please.

Seriously, please do this GFC.

 

[Boxhead_31]

By signing him to this length contract anything less than a flag over the next 4 years should be seen as a failure.

Will be interesting to see if the new CEO in 2021 will have the same amount of faith in Chris as Brian seems to have

 

[Grimoz]

"Chris has shown himself to be one of the best coaches in the AFL"

Ummmm...when exactly was that!!!!

Personally i wanted to get Hinkley back to Geelong, think he would do a 10 times better job than Scott but oh well the club has backed itself into this corner now so they will have to deal with the fallout when we fail to make finals next season and beyond. No Imagination, no chance of a flag, gonna be a boring 4 years.

 

[UnitedWarrior93]

By signing him to this length contract anything less than a flag over the next 4 years should be seen as a failure.

Scott has had his run at another flag though, the next 4 years I can’t see us really contending, just more of the same, and by the time 2022 comes around, Selwood could be into his final year, Taylor will be retired, Hawkins could be retired, Dangerfield will be 32/33, Ablett long retired, Duncan 29, these guys who are the main pillars in our team will be just about done and there’s not much to come after them.

Cannot see Scott getting us close to another flag, 2013, 2016 and 2017 was his chance.

 

[Rosso]

Sorry but I'm in the minority. Best winning % as a coach and we have been a constant contender. Flags are tough to win and you need a lot to go right. Imagine if we had Gaz for his whole career. Imagine Menz without 4 knee recos. Imagine Cocky and Linc playing regular AFL footy. The impact there would have been huge.

All too often we win cause the players are great and lose cause the coach os useless. Doesn't sit to well with me.

All you can ask is that the man in charge is invested and wants nothing more than to win. You only need to see his reactions to see how invested he is. I'd hate to have a camera on me when I'm home yelling at the plasma. Reckon I'd make Scotty look cool calm and collected.

And then there is the way he conducts himself in the media. He comes across as very professional and intelligent. I for one am happy with Chris Scott and the reappointment. Let's hope he leads us to another flag or two over the next few years.

 

[DangerHere]

Mission Accomplished....

 

[Gavin Excell]

Nooooooooooo

 

[Grimoz]

 

[STPer18]

Subscribed.

 

[Pollywaffle]

Talked about stability in the coaching group. That worries me a bit as 'same old same old' is arguably an issue.

 

[BUSTER29]

Talked about stability in the coaching group. That worries me a bit as 'same old same old' is arguably an issue.

Has a feeling of more of the same about it.

 

[PremierCatAttack]

I will put myself on the record now. I support this decision based on the information at hand and a lack of any standout candidates. Hopefully i feel this way in 4 years and we have won a flag in that time.

 

[Geelong Fella]

All you can ask is that the man in charge is invested and wants nothing more than to win. You only need to see his reactions to see how invested he is. I'd hate to have a camera on me when I'm home yelling at the plasma. Reckon I'd make Scotty look cool calm and collected.

I wouldn't say this was a good thing. You're a fan at home, he's the head coach. They need to make calm, controlled decisions, not lose their mind every five minutes.

I've been growing more pessimistic about the overall way the club is being run and what the goals are. This just reeks of a decision to benefit off-field, rather than on-field. Chris Scott is a safe, risk-free coach, throw in the way the club has drafted and recruited during his time and they've set a foundation to stay competitive and be a middling team, and that's all. Financially, Scott is an ideal coach, he will keep Geelong competitive, most likely throughout his entire tenure. By 2022 the core leaders of this current group will be reaching their retirements and they will continue to top up through trades and free agency. Membership will stay strong, GMHBA Stadium will stay packed and it will ensure decent revenue each year.

While this all happens off-field, on-field they'll be the same team they've been since 2012. They will never truly threaten for a premiership or even Grand Finals. It will be year after year of finals exits, questioning whether the list is good enough and who we need to bring in from other clubs to improve.

They've become a club happy to be around the mark, which seems rather pointless and frustrating.

 

[Grimoz]

I wouldn't say this was a good thing. You're a fan at home, he's the head coach. They need to make calm, controlled decisions, not lose their mind every five minutes.

I've been growing more pessimistic about the overall way the club is being run and what the goals are. This just reeks of a decision to benefit off-field, rather than on-field. Chris Scott is a safe, risk-free coach, throw in the way the club has drafted and recruited during his time and they've set a foundation to stay competitive and be a middling team, and that's all. Financially, Scott is an ideal coach, he will keep Geelong competitive, most likely throughout his entire tenure. By 2022 the core leaders of this current group will be reaching their retirements and they will continue to top up through trades and free agency. Membership will stay strong, GMHBA Stadium will stay packed and it will ensure decent revenue each year.

While this all happens off-field, on-field they'll be the same team they've been since 2012. They will never truly threaten for a premiership or even Grand Finals. It will be year after year of finals exits, questioning whether the list is good enough and who we need to bring in from other clubs to improve.

They've become a club happy to be around the mark, which seems rather pointless and frustrating.

Look on the bright side.....we aren't Carlton

 

[catempire]

“The AFL’s equalisation measures are there to force successful clubs down the ladder, so to have come through this period and to remain in contention year in year out has been a credit to Chris and his coaching group.

This quote is very very dense with meaning in the context of Chris Scott debates.

 

[catempire]

Obviously the club is happy with our recent results..happy with the way we are going ..happy with working with CS.

Its either a smart tactical move or a confirmation that there is one big gravy train inside the club where results do not really matter as long we are not ordinary to bad.

Listening to Cook on radio on the weekend it’s a forward looking assessment. They simply think he’s an excellent coach who is best placed to steer the ship. Cook even said something like “even if we go through a transition phase” which I took to mean something resembling closer to a traditional rebuild.

 

[catempire]

Can only think that a club like Freo where he has a history might have been sniffing around which is why the club locked him in no rather than letting the existing contract run into next year and then judge efforts on that form.

Nah, the parties are just mutually happy to continue. In their eyes nothing gained from waiting.

 

[MacStradbroke]

Chris Scott on 360 talking about priority picks. Fair to say he's got Richo covered.

 

[catempire]

By signing him to this length contract anything less than a flag over the next 4 years should be seen as a failure.

Listening to Cook I don’t think the club will see it that way at all.

 

[MacStradbroke]

"Chris has shown himself to be one of the best coaches in the AFL"

Ummmm...when exactly was that!!!!

Personally i wanted to get Hinkley back to Geelong, think he would do a 10 times better job than Scott but oh well the club has backed itself into this corner now so they will have to deal with the fallout when we fail to make finals next season and beyond. No Imagination, no chance of a flag, gonna be a boring 4 years.

In 2011. You may have forgotten but I certainly haven't.

 

[year of the cat]

Listening to Cook I don’t think the club will see it that way at all.

A development period?

 

[Grimoz]

In 2011. You may have forgotten but I certainly haven't.

Dont give me that shit....he didnt build that team, he inherited it from Bomber, bloody Brendon Bolton could have won a premiership with that team!!!!