Toast Chris Scott

[marshhhhh]

Top commentator too. I really enjoy listening to the ABC Radio team.
Drew Morphett is also a good caller I reckon.
There's no bullshit with ABC, just the footy.

 

[InnocentBystandr]

Occasionally I feel I have been able to put a word together in a reasonable manor....

so...you live in a nice house eh?

 

[marshhhhh]

so...you live in a nice house eh?

Ah, well spotted indeed

 

[Turbocat]

so...you live in a nice house eh?

Fair point , don't live in a glass one either so I'll say no more.

 

[dazbroncos]

Bumped...

How good has CS been this year getting the boys to where they are. There players do the work on the field for sure - but the coaches have to get them ready. We clearly have multiple game plan options that are ready to go at any time.

Not just that, but Harls mentioned the other night in the Dons game that the players have the ability to call positional changes out of the field. That HT or Lonners, Pods or Selsy or Dogga can call the move of another player to a different position. That is great on the field but it takes great coaching and trust in the playing group to not only make the call but back that it is the right call to make at the time.

Again kudos to the players for making it but how much does that reflect on the coaching group as a whole that they can instil the structures and methodology into the players and give them the confidence to take the reigns and make the call.

CS also mentioned that he spent time on the bench at the end of Q1 to talk to SJ about some setups and structures and to get SJ to address the group as CS felt the message would be better coming from the player rather than the coach.

The more I see CS in action, the more I think we are seeing the development of what could be a very special coach. His ability to communicate, delegate to others, respect the playing group for their skills and experience and then empower them to take control when they feel the need is a real skill. He has them believing in not only what he he selling but themselves to make the right decisions.

Not to mention also that he reinvigourated the older playing group, has kept and promoted the middle aged players and brought on the younger players to get them games and experience. Can't ignore Matty Knights and the development group here either.. but this is about Scotty.

I have no doubt he can still bake with the best of them too. I love the passion in the box - the smiles and laughs when Boris goaled, the eye rolls on the shocking ump calls and the fist pumps when its close. He is into what is Geelong and I have a feeling that in many years time Chris Scott and the "Geelong way" will be classed one one and the same

Go Catters

 

[mac_cat]

I have no doubt he can still bake with the best of them too. I love the passion in the box - the smiles and laughs when Boris goaled, the eye rolls on the shocking ump calls and the fist pumps when its close. He is into what is Geelong and I have a feeling that in many years time Chris Scott and the "Geelong way" will be classed one one and the same

Go Catters

I love this too, it shows that he's emotionally involved with the team, I much prefer having a coach with passion who isn't afraid to show his feelings, rather than some of the seemingly robotic, unemotional coaches.

 

[AM]

Really love how innovative he's been. First to understand the physical an mental pressures and so effectively introduced the rotation system. First to effectively use the flexibility of a side by regularly swinging players around, not only in selection but during games.

Love how he managed the transition in the last couple of years by giving young players game time so that when the retirements come we have a group of 50 gamers capable of playing telling AFL football.

Love his self effacing attitude in giving credit to the previous coach and to the input of senior players and the professionalism of the club generally.

Love the way he handles the media, putting the club in a positive light.

Think, I'm in love.

 

[THE CAT WRANGLER]

Very balanced coach a good nurturer of talent

 

[HoopsAhoy]

Very balanced coach a good nurturer of talent

And well complemented by Knights' development work with the VFL team.

Got a mate who's a rabid Essendon supporter and he always bags out Knights so I enjoy reminding him the Knights had to leave Essendon to win a VFL Premiership with Geelong, that Knights and the boys will give back-to-backs a red hot go in 2013.

 

[Turbocat]

Picking the right coach seems so simple. Just looking at Melb tells you that is not.

How clever was CS to come in and not jump up and down and throw his weight around? I suppose it seems easier coming into a club with a Premiership group of players but is it? . Id say all players deserve respect but someone would be harder to channel than others and success can breed arrogance. Few coachs could come in and match any bigheads that might have been at Geelong , ie could you imagine a Neeld coming into our system and wanting to change A to X , he would not get far. But in the game of achievement Chris Scott could play you show me yours , I'll show you mine.

In Chris Scott we appointed an ex player that Geelong could all relate too. A player from the club that we had tried to emulate , a player as well known as skilled , as being ruthless on the field. Few Geelong bigheads would have lasted big. A fresh respect face would have sharpened any dull eyes. The club would have hoped a mutual respect would have been the result of his appointment but until he is in the system , one really doesn't know. The to say publicly so early , that he was coming into a club with so much right , that just needed a minor tweek here or there , it gave credit to all the work that had come before. He was not trying to come in to burn past errors , he was trying build on what was oh so right. So the hope for respect was quickly achieved due to his nature and his managerial talent.

But at club like Melbourne , how hard would it be to do that. Such a hard thing to do.. to come in and not trample feelings , to put some offside , while making changes that one thinks are needed. To go my way or highway almost ensures so very good players hitting the road. As a strong minded Rookie coach and a Malthouse acolyte , this was not going to be a softly softly approach. And when we start throwing crud at the fan , you know that everyone is going to cop it , including the one throwing it.

A side can not be removed in the manor of clearing a house for a builder. Rebuilding is a flawed metaphor. To balance change without causing a permeant rift is no easy task , and probably not one with naivety of a debut coach. Go back and look at Ayres at Geelong. And he didn't like what he saw at club that was making GF's.

I just wonder how Scott would have handled life at Melbourne. A good thing for us is , we will never find out. The masterful way he is handling the blend of new and old. Im sure that nose's are not completely "in joint". No player wants to be out of the side , no player near the end want to take three for 1 week sore spot but keeping them all onboard , has helped us stay more than just competitive. Which in turn means that these Champs are not just seeing out time , waiting for the chop. The are a chance for one more dance.. and what's more the know without the kids ..there would be no dance at all.

If , as we all hope , that Scott continues to manipulate the levers , keeping the engine running , being very near the top while we are changing the oil .... and then by 2015 we have a side back to it peak powers .. he will go down as one of the best coaches , nay managers of all time.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Bumped...

How good has CS been this year getting the boys to where they are. There players do the work on the field for sure - but the coaches have to get them ready. We clearly have multiple game plan options that are ready to go at any time.

Not just that, but Harls mentioned the other night in the Dons game that the players have the ability to call positional changes out of the field. That HT or Lonners, Pods or Selsy or Dogga can call the move of another player to a different position. That is great on the field but it takes great coaching and trust in the playing group to not only make the call but back that it is the right call to make at the time.

Again kudos to the players for making it but how much does that reflect on the coaching group as a whole that they can instil the structures and methodology into the players and give them the confidence to take the reigns and make the call.

CS also mentioned that he spent time on the bench at the end of Q1 to talk to SJ about some setups and structures and to get SJ to address the group as CS felt the message would be better coming from the player rather than the coach.

The more I see CS in action, the more I think we are seeing the development of what could be a very special coach. His ability to communicate, delegate to others, respect the playing group for their skills and experience and then empower them to take control when they feel the need is a real skill. He has them believing in not only what he he selling but themselves to make the right decisions.

Not to mention also that he reinvigourated the older playing group, has kept and promoted the middle aged players and brought on the younger players to get them games and experience. Can't ignore Matty Knights and the development group here either.. but this is about Scotty.

I have no doubt he can still bake with the best of them too. I love the passion in the box - the smiles and laughs when Boris goaled, the eye rolls on the shocking ump calls and the fist pumps when its close. He is into what is Geelong and I have a feeling that in many years time Chris Scott and the "Geelong way" will be classed one one and the same

Go Catters

If i had to try and describe chris scott to someone who didnt know what he is like, first i would say " go and watch, read, listen, and research everything brisbane football club related between 01-04, when that person comes back and tells me they now know everything about the tripple premiership brisbane side, i will reply saying " chris scott personafies and posseses every quality and trait that gifted team had in one player".

i think if you ever had to do a wiki definition of chris scott, that should be pretty much it in summary form, the brisbane competitive nature, the brisbane teams skills( ressurected in the form of teaching knowledge and tactical implementation), the brisbane teams leadership qualities, the brisbane teams determination, the brisbane teams feelings towards losing, the communication abilities of the brisbane leadership personels. chris scott just posseses every single trait that the greatest football side of all time had during its peak of power

think about it like this... on the field, we have the best or second best footballing team ever on the park playing the game, and up in the coaches box, we have the best or second best footballing side of all time calling the shots and instructions

its the ultimate mixture of the two greatest AFL sides of all time into one

its no wonder losing isnt accepted at geelong...

 

[Son_Of_God29]

I think CS will surpass Bomber as one of, if not the greatest coach the Geelong Fiootball Club has appointed I know it is only early into his tenure at the club but has already won a premiership and re-modeled the list around player with under 50 games experience, guys like Christensen and Motlop are playing as if they have already played for 10 years, If and its a big IF Geelong can win the flag this year CS will have a lot to do with it

 

[Trek]

I have no doubt he can still bake with the best of them too. I love the passion in the box

I didn't know Scotty loved the green aaaaaand you what?

Chris Scott's been the right replacement at the right time, but I would also pretty much echo the sentiment of other posts I have liked here...

 

[Jon Douglas]

Agree with DB in his assessment. Can't add much to that assessment.

I know it might be an old thing but remember that Scott had to come in and play a lot of youngsters in his first year (and is still doing so) because in Bomber's last season at Catland he, for whatever reason, really did not blood young players like we are now doing. So he had some catch up to do. And he has done that very well and the future looks bright for us.

I also like he has added to our game day plan - and we switch it around a bit when things need a change - which I do not think Bomber did that well. He is a better game day coach already IMO than Bomber.

He is far better in the media than Bomber as well - and given that there is so much media these days to be done - that is a good thing.

If we win a Premiership this year - maybe Scott will be seen as good, or nearly as good as Bomber. yes he walked into a more ready made club than Bomber did - but with another Premiership people will start to look at Scott and and see he has done a fantastic job.

The more I see of him the more I like what I see. But so much happens behind the scenes than I do not know about - it is always hard to know everything and make a decent assessment. But from Cat fan's point of view - great selection by the club when it was under the pump.

 

[Jon Douglas]

Reckon Scott's brother Brad - is doing a good job at North as well. They will be a side. Good recruiting, good young list and a decent coach.

It would be interesting to know if they coach very similarly.

 

[Selective Retention]

Outside people will just say that he was gifted the list from Bomber, and no doubt he took over some good players, but it's now at the stage that Scott deserves a lot more credit than he gets from outside the club in terms of developing players.

Of the players that played against Essendon on the weekend, this was their games tally when Bomber left the club at the end of 2010:

11 - West
8 - Duncan
7 - Taylor Hunt
1 - Motlop
0 - Christensen, Blicavs, Guthrie, Horlin-Smith, Schroder, Smedts, Thurlow

 

[Jon Douglas]

Outside people will just say that he was gifted the list from Bomber, and no doubt he took over some good players, but it's now at the stage that Scott deserves a lot more credit than he gets from outside the club in terms of developing players.

Of the players that played against Essendon on the weekend, this was their games tally when Bomber left the club at the end of 2010:

11 - West
8 - Duncan
7 - Taylor Hunt
1 - Motlop
0 - Christensen, Blicavs, Guthrie, Horlin-Smith, Schroder, Smedts, Thurlow

Good info - and I thnk supports the view that it is likely that had Bomber stayed we would not have made as much progress with these guys as we have done under Scott.

 

[geelong_crazy26]

Outside people will just say that he was gifted the list from Bomber, and no doubt he took over some good players, but it's now at the stage that Scott deserves a lot more credit than he gets from outside the club in terms of developing players.

Of the players that played against Essendon on the weekend, this was their games tally when Bomber left the club at the end of 2010:

11 - West
8 - Duncan
7 - Taylor Hunt
1 - Motlop
0 - Christensen, Blicavs, Guthrie, Horlin-Smith, Schroder, Smedts, Thurlow

then you also have to say on the flip side of that argument, bomber thompson coached geelong apauling in 2010, that in 2011 we were minus the best player in the AFL and turned the table around on collingwood by realistically about 100 points

 

[pinion]

scotty et al.

wells finds them, the assistants teach them, scott plays them, balme and cooke keep them.

 

[HappyChappy35]

I also like he has added to our game day plan - and we switch it around a bit when things need a change - which I do not think Bomber did that well. He is a better game day coach already IMO than Bomber.

Agree with that. CS is flexible and capable of throwing a plan B out there when things aren't going well. Bomber lacked this at times, the 2010 Prelim being a prime example. When Collingwood picked apart our high-possession gameplan and lack of defensive emphasis in the 1st half through fierce pressure and intensity there wasn't much that happened in the way of tweaking our structures.

Contrast that to some of the moves Scott has made when we're falling behind and you'll see why he's better in that department. The switch to a more fast, precise gameplan in 2011 whilst improving the defensive aspects of our football, the spread of goalkickers he's engineered this season, and some of the tactical moves he makes on gameday are but three examples of this.

Also knows how to gradually blood young players into the side whilst paying attention to what veterans can offer. Has managed the transition of our nucleus from old to new very well and still continues developing our youngsters to eventually take over the reigns from guys like Enright, Bartel, Kelly, Johnson, and so forth. That's what I like to see.

dazbroncos and Turbocat otherwise summed up everything else I wanted to say. Scott possesses the qualities and attributes an ideal coach should- transparency, flexibility, thoughtfulness, vision, and an insatiable drive for our team to succeed. On top of that he has brains, and he uses them.

 

[Moggy]

Daz touched on this, but I thought I would expand a little

A couple of things that really impress me with Chris Scott is his self-confidence combined with a startling lack of ego.

This comes across in two obvious ways:
1. In his dealings with the media he is confident enough to be relaxed, take his time, say when he doesn't know something and generally be able to enjoy the moment.
2. His dealings with the senior players and his approach to all the people and structures that were already in place and working well. He doesn't need to be "the smartest guy in the room" or "calling all the shots". Only the really good managers have that.

PS: Enjoyed reminiscing on this thread... from the time of his appointment, thru to pre GF and after the win - right up to where we are now. What a great call by Cooke!

 

[Podsnap]

Agree, Agree Agree with Scotts coaching ability, impressive communication with the media, managerial role balance, innovative player movements, game plan tweaking and really with almost everything here. Thrilled he is our coach and I can trust he will be as sensitive as he can with the older players transition. Disagree with the idea Bomber had the plethora of youth we now have to work with though.

The ones he did introduce (debatably) well were:

Duncan drafted in 09, eight games by end of 2010 - the same Stringer was on before suspended. Menzel also had approx three (from memory) games in the second half of that year though I think that was because of injuries. I would have liked to see a few more enter the team that year...I would have liked to see a lot of different things happen that year.

Christenson (09), Vardy (09) and THunt (08) are the ones I wonder about, however I do remember Hunts disposal being off at times.

But:

Blicavs,(12*) Guthrie,(10) Horlin-Smith,(10) Schroder,(10) Smedts,(10) Thurlow,(12) Murdoch,(11) Walker,(10) Stringer (10) Mcarthy (11)... ( not to mention Burbery, Eardly Caddy, Kersten, Hamling...Wells has cleaned up recently eh?) weren't at the club. They are all 18-21 years old.

West has been a slow developer (2005) but not unexpected for the big guy, and over his journey he has had Mumford, Blake, King, Ottens to compete with.

Motlop plagued by shoulder injuries early and, by memory, by the end of the first quarter in his first game against the hawks he needed surgery again.

Off the top of my head Selwood, Varcoe, Harry, Hawkins, NAblett, Gamble, Tenace, Djeukkera, (Prismall eventually) were given opportunities.

Of course, the flip side being that Bomber could have done more, especially when we were so dominant in 08.

My favourite Scotty move has been, as mentioned, his player movements (Pods back, Harry everywhere, Varcoe back etc. Even the Stokes revolution 1 and 2: he was given more free reign in 11 apparently - Scott didn't want him as a defensive forward again.

I'm just imagining defenders studying up on Hawkins and Pods Harry style and then having Longergan and Taylor stroll intermittently through the forward line

 

[meto]

Just enjoy the games more watching what his reaction will be, like last week after the first quarter he strode up to Selwood as mad as a bear.
You could see Selwood giving the excuses.

 

[G0ther00s]

Does anybody know where I can find the picture of Chris Scott's reaction where he makes that funny face? Would very much appreciate it thanks guys. Just want to use it on a memes page that I run on facebook.

 

[JUBJUB]

Does anybody know where I can find the picture of Chris Scott's reaction where he makes that funny face? Would very much appreciate it thanks guys. Just want to use it on a memes page that I run on facebook.

Something like this ?