3 minor premierships has nothing to do with his coaching , that rely's solely on the quality of the playing group which was very good(mostly because of Pat and I give him credit for that)…. Please don't try and intimate that Pat's coaching had anything to do with how the 2nds and thirds went...
Im not saying Pats coaching had anything to do with the 2's and 3's success directly however i guarantee he would of assisted the 2nds and 3rds coach as every good senior coach would do. But a man that cannot coach what so ever like you are making it out cant walk into a league and dominate the home and away season based on a few recruits and out coach someone like Lance 2/4 times. Yes they lost in the finals, but first final could of gone either way.
You points have flaws in them. Potter won 2 flags with teams that people thought would struggle. The other problem is Lance can’t coach. That was proven at glenroy and craigieburn before that. The fact he won last year was he had a superior list to other clubs and was a better coach then Pat. It also doesn’t help that Tulla’s coach isn’t the best coach either. Think he has won 1 or 2 finals in the 7-8 years in divy 1. So can I say the coaches in Divy 1 this season wasn’t as strong as years gone by.
I don't think they were stuffed before he got there - They were only in this division for 2 years and won 6 games both years. He came in to win a premiership and he clearly let everyone know about it before his first season " In fact, i have recruited these players to play in premier division"- Well guess what - He & the club fell short and he is going to try again with another 20-25 players from across the state. On paper this team looks unbeatable !! But of course, he CANNOT fit them all in as he will need at least 10-11 home grown 1 pointers - This is where his challenge will be ! Now, as a coach, he can just sit back and watch it all unfold - he just needs to blow the whistle at training and move the board around on match days. There are at least 8-10 players in the squad who have fantastic leadership skills and are almost ready made coaches. Either way, i will be watching very closely the last 4 weeks + finals of the season, cause that is when a closer look may be required. This is when the cream will rise to the top OR This is when the wheels may fall off ( injuries, knifes out, disagreements, players leaving etc) and this is where my namesake may come to fruition again !!!
How could people think Potter will struggle with unlimited funds and a full vfl and afl list and a club with arguably the best junior system in the league. I agree with you DC clearly cant win a final to save his life. EK out played and coached them in the finals with pretty much all his stars out from memory (Grabowski brothers and Lyons etc)
Never said they were stuffed i just know they were playing with half the cap which is how they managed to sign all these new players no that they can spend the full cap or close to it i assume.
But you don’t want to have to many on field leaders as that could become a big issue with directions flying everywhere. It could backfire big time. Arrow usually steps in when issues arise down back.
I’ll be honest and say I don’t think there are many good coaches in Divy 1.
Are you sure about that
I totally agree and it’s a huge advantage to have a good coach. I would rather chase a good coach than spend money on players. Get a better coach and less recruits. The advantage Lance had over other coaches last season was he had coached premier level so implemented that type of game plan. I think APW have probably the best coach as his coached a Div1 flag in the NFL and got Nth Heidelberg into premier level. His young and has energy and probably relates to players better than older types.
cougars probably won by a 5 or six goals , pretty scrappy affair as you expect for 1st practice match . Recruits look ok but looked a bit slow after the 1st 2 1/4s . Flew out to a 5/6 goal lead , Mazzeo, pettigrove, Klix , josh grabowski all stood out early but hard to get a good read as there was 40+ players rotating with few not playing , no arrow, caluzzi, vanderbyl, n grabowski, Lucas Watson, Dean Roberts , palazolo. Just a light hit out in the end
Was it Rusi in the ruck? All these recruits won’t be able to fit in the side at once so that will be an issue.
Looked like a fair bit of trial and error from both teams last night, Dion Hill at full back for a QTR, young Ben Nichol had a dominant 2nd half on the ball, Mazzeo was on fire, even big Jimmy Philpot had a run and kicked one.
FACT - If all players were available at this club throughout the year - The best 22 Will never play together at any time throughout the year ! No-one will get within 10-12 goals of their reserves team, what a boring season ahead for those one's players playing in the two's. But, as previously mentioned, it will be dependent on how your finish the season not how you start when everyone is fresh !!
Apparently the only out of any note (and carrying points) is Lyons so they will definitely have issues playing l there recruits as they were playing at the max most weeks last season. Maybe can fit in 3-4 max.
I went along hard to tell who won without keeping scores. Very competitive game.
Josh Grabowski is premier standard and a class above anyone in that side. His explosive and runs and follows up. His brother is lively (especially when things are going well) but nothing like Josh. His just a player imo..
Josh is an absolute Jet! Def leaps and bounds above his brother.
