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The Edukator said:
What's a few good examples of him thriving under pressure that isn't on field then..?
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I don’t follow your point. Football games are played on football grounds, the team who kicks more points win games.

Games win premierships, I couldn’t care less if Walsh played chess off the field, what does it matter?
 

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The Edukator said:
What's a few good examples of him thriving under pressure that isn't on field then..?
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Maybe give Walsh another season with a view to Captaincy in 2023, possibly Weitering & Walsh could be Vice Captain in 2022, no doubt we don't have genuine leaders that stand out which is a problem within itself as most of better performing clubs do.
 
The Blue Baggers said:
putting 2 and 2 together …. Interesting Ross Lyon is not in the final 5 for the Magpie job !!
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Hmmm…

My question would be, is that because he is not interested or do they know he’s not interested or ….? You wouldn’t want to look as though you missed a coach because your arch enemy got him…
 
JustaBattler said:
Not convinced about Teague refusing an improvement in his assistants, kinda believe he was loyal to those who supported him in getting the coaching role - but that isn't a bad thing - others would have been involved in agreeing -given he was asked ( presumably) if he wanted changes...

I agree with game plan being a bit wonky - poor enough in parts that even arm chair watchers (like me and you) can pick issues - but that in't 'skill error' in players - thta is coaching.

As for player skills I think the team is carrying a few players that can't execute basic skills under any sort of pressure and sometimes even no pressure.

SO I put things all together and think - well game plan can be fixed - and players can improve or be replaced- we all know/suspect who the weak links are and what needs to be improved one way or another. So I am totally neutral on Teague - can see upside can also ssee downside in replacing or keeping him.
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It's a fair point - he was an assistant who stepped in to fill a gap above him, and was then approved to retain that role. Not many people in that position would be comfortable turning around and sacking a handful of the colleagues they'd worked closely with for the previous few years. Even harder for him to make an educated call on them given he hadn't really had much direct oversight of them to make decisive judgements on their capabilities, nor would he have the pull to bring in "highly rated" assistants from other clubs to work under him.

If he was more ruthless, maybe he, and we, would be in a better position now. But I imagine there are very few people in the industry who'd have the guts to sack a few colleagues 5 minutes after getting a promotion.
 

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Blue__Balls said:
It's a fair point - he was an assistant who stepped in to fill a gap above him, and was then approved to retain that role. Not many people in that position would be comfortable turning around and sacking a handful of the colleagues they'd worked closely with for the previous few years. Even harder for him to make an educated call on them given he hadn't really had much direct oversight of them to make decisive judgements on their capabilities, nor would he have the pull to bring in "highly rated" assistants from other clubs to work under him.

If he was more ruthless, maybe he, and we, would be in a better position now. But I imagine there are very few people in the industry who'd have the guts to sack a few colleagues 5 minutes after getting a promotion.
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5 minutes?
It was one and half seasons later.
 
forever blue 1 said:
I don’t follow your point. Football games are played on football grounds, the team who kicks more points win games.

Games win premierships, I couldn’t care less if Walsh played chess off the field, what does it matter?
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You don't know how Walsh will respond to the captaincy until he's made captain. It's likely that he responds well, because he seems the type to dig deep and push through adversity. But then so did Cripps, he carried the team on his back for years on-field, and look how he's tracking now.

As likely as it is that Walsh would cope and maybe even thrive, you still have to consider what happens if it ends up being a responsibility too many, too soon.

Weiters as skipper would buy Walsh a bit of time, and Walsh as VC or just part of the leadership group would get some good experience and have ample opportunity to lead in his own way. Weiters also reads the game very well, and we may benefit more with a captain down that end of the field who sees the game with a defenders perspective. Using a cricket analogy, it's like having your captain at first or second slip instead of steaming in from the long run-up or parked at deep backward square.
 

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