Coach Craig McRae

[TradeDraft]

 

[Piesinmyeyes]

Craig “Fly McRae, proudly sponsored in 2022 by “Doors Plus”.
No Fuss..

 

[Quicky]

I'm still working my way through this thread. Has the full presser been posted anywhere?

 

[Anzacday]

I'm still working my way through this thread. Has the full presser been posted anywhere?

Press Conference: Senior Coach Announcement

Craig McRae address the media for the first time alongside Mark Anderson, Mark Korda, and Graham Wright.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

 

[Anzacday]

Some more insight into him...

McRae reflects on the journey to senior coach

Hear from new senior coach Craig McRae in his first sit down interview.

www.collingwoodfc.com.au

 

[NT.Thunder]

Welcome - great get

 

[Markfs]

I know this is just a rumour..... but some bloke told me that this guy McRae played for Brisbane....

 

[Quicky]

Who's on the short-list of likely picks for assistant coach roles? Any chance we hire a specialist ruck coach to get the best out of Grundy?

That was addressed earlier this year with Jamar.

 

[PieLebo87]

Welcome to Collingwood, Fly.

May you bring us our 16th flag!

The 16th senior coach of this great club will indeed be the one to bring us our 16th flag, don’t you worry.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

I know this is just a rumour..... but some bloke told me that this guy McRae played for Brisbane....

Correct, so he comes to the club already owing us two flags. Not to mention, Fly, but if you want to stay beyond your three years, you need to be beating Carltank. Every time.

 

[Tanski]

Great haul if leppa jumps on board aswell. Even if it's only Mcrae you are still doing well

 

[Pragmatic Shill]

Loved the straight shooting about having a balance of youth with experience and how his experience at Hawthorn was that too much youth can stress the players. That's THE development coach in him coming out, what a breath of fresh air.

 

[Black_White]

Trying to lower fan’s expectations from day one.
AFL360 doing exactly the same thing. Makes it sound like finals are 5-8 years away.
Unacceptable.

Will be very happy if he is true to his word and makes me proud of the team, win, lose or draw.
Because I haven’t been able to feel that on many occasions over the last few years.

 

[Quicky]

That’s 16 AFL Premierships of experience between those mentors.

16 + Bellamy's in the NRL

 

[TradeDraft]

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

Good luck to Fly. We only had him for 12 months, but he had a big impact on a bunch of youngsters coming from nowhere on our list.

 

[anshell]

Is it true that we’ve only had 16 coaches in our entire existence?That’s about the same number as Carlton have had in the last 20 years.

 

[Chief]

 

[Matrix10]

16 + Bellamy's in the NRL

5 NRL Premierships with the Storm , I included the 2 titles stripped off the Storm in 07 and 09 due to salary cap breaches

 

[Trickster]

Is it true that we’ve only had 16 coaches in our entire existence?That’s about the same number as Carlton have had in the last 20 years.

Amazing isn't it. I guess when Jock had the gig for the first 38 years, hard to have that many. Been 5 since Matthews in 1986, incl himself.

 

[NMBB]

Welcome to Collingwood, Fly.

May you bring us our 16th flag!

17th, 18th etc etc

 

[NMBB]

I'm still working my way through this thread. Has the full presser been posted anywhere?

Go to Club's website

 

[Quicky]

That will never happen, this club needs to stand up to the media and ban those that run blatantly biased vendettas against the club - looking at you CARO.

Ignore their questions in pressers and ban them from the club precincts and players instructed to not talk to them.

It's time the ship was tightened up completely.

The media as a group has always and always will attack this club, no amount of appeasement and accessibility will change that so let them suffer.

I understand the sentiment but that's a good way to look brattish and make things worse.

 

[Yidaki]

Hey Chief, want to be a Pies supporter? We got a few seats spare on the McFly train. Next stop Premiershipstation.

 

[domus]

I have a sense of excitement coming into the off season that I haven't felt since 2009. It feels good.. I love the way our man handled himself. All we need now is a return to big crowds and it's heaven on a stick. Rebuilds are tough but very exciting. You see small signs we are on the right path and then the day comes when your daydreams are realised and we know the holy grail is no longer a pipedream.