News David Teague - Training wheels OFF

[Aphrodite]

Teague it is.

Confirmed in an email from the Club


All the best David!

 

[Coops93]

Interesting choice, our forwardline is an absolute shambles.

Still, good luck and all the best David!

 

[LanceRomance]

I like it

 

[BLUEALLTHRU]

Good luck to you David.

I couldn't care at the moment to be honest though

 

[bigm386]

Would have gone Amos personally but happy to see Teague have a go, Barker would have been more of the same.

 

[Mondyboy]

I suppose it’s not Barker...


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[teknodeejay]

Heard this was going to be the case earlier in the day. I prefer it over Barker at least.

Has my full support of course. Now let's go and smash Brisbane.

 

[perthblue]

Hopefully it doesn't last long. Not because of Teague, but because a permanent replacement needs to be found ASAP.

 

[Blue__Balls]

Teague had Adelaide's forward line playing really attractive team-first footy - had the players to pull it off, of course. Hoping that's the mandate he's being given with us. Get the guys having fun, and enjoying eachothers successes on field. Thinking back to something that came out of Richmond's flag year - recall some of their players crediting a change in mindset from playing set roles, to each player doing what they do well. If their strength was chasing and tackling, do that well. If their strength was taking big marks, do that well. If their strength was running their opponent ragged, do that well. I think that needs to be where we're at for a while - let the players re-learn what weapons that have that make them an AFL footballer, and then structure the 22 in a way that best uses those weapons.

 

[Faz 2000]

Interesting choice, our forwardline is an absolute shambles.

Still, good luck and all the best David!

Agree with all of this.

Hard not to look at the forward line often and wonder
"how can every single player be out of position?" or
"why are we making no use of our clear strengths?" or
"being a rebounding defender against Carlton must be the sweetest gig in the AFL!"

But maybe, uhh.... maybe that wasn't on Teague.

Who effin knows.

Hope he does his job well and starts to turn this shmozzle around.

 

[TwiggleyFanClub]

Now that he has overall direction, let's see how much of our horrible forward structure has been due to the shambolic nature of how we were getting it to them.

 

[Carl Tone]

The choice has been made. Like it or not, as supporters we can only hope the club gives Teague 100% and the players come out on Saturday breathing fire and play with an enthusiasm level at a height we've not yet seen reached.

 

[Doro]

I'll be interested in how he goes with the challenge, he's a different cat, it might suit him.

 

[PostPaolo]

If Mitch McGovern can't find his feet with Teague at the helm I'll have some fears over how he'll be long-term here.

 

[rampar]

give him 5 games, give Amos 5 games, give me 1.

 

[Matty411]

Good luck,, Teaguey. I hope you can get this group playing with freedom, tenacity and unison - hopefully snagging a few wins along the way.

 

[Blue__Balls]

give him 5 games, give Amos 5 games, give me 1.

In that order?

Don't like your long term career prospects after coaching us against the Cats at GMHBA...

RIP rampar.

 

[Matty411]

If we have any respect for what Bolts has done and what he has given this club, we'll honour his request and support the players and Teague.

Sure, our forward line has been bang average, but head coach is a different thing altogether. Let's give him a chance before casting him out.

 

[rezzi]

Wait and see before I judge, but our forward line went 4.8 yesterday...not sure how I feel tbh fam.

 

[Benaly28]

Don’t think just cause we change coach that we will magically all of a sudden start winning.Hopedully Teague brings a breath of fresh air and releases some of the shackles with the group.

 

[Omega Blue]

Good David, hopefully the team can get a hard edge like you had in 2004

 

[RAPPA]

Let’s hope it wasn’t Teague who inspired the game plan of “kick it to Gibbons” when we played the Suns, and “kick it to Silvagni” when we played the Saints

 

[bigblueboy]

Good luck

 

[Arr0w]

Still believe we will have a better 2nd half of the season, but there will also be some poor performances short term

Let's hope the conga line doesn't start all over again

Understand where our list is at, any coach, ANY COACH, needs time

 

[Blue and Blue]

No pressure on Teaguey
He isnt expected to win. It just takes the spotlight off the club and the young list.
He might surprise us all. Stranger things have happened.
The fact his name isn't John Barker helps.