Great coaching moments

[HeavyPop]

What are some great coaching moments/moves from throughout history? Can be in game like moving a player onto a guy who is playing well or prior to the game like Scott starting Dangerfield forward against the Swans last season, Clarko telling the Hawks to rush the behind in 2008 GF, etc.

 

[hawkman]

Clarkson sending Hodge to the backline late in 2008

 

[Macpotata]

Blight starting a defender, Shane Ellen, FF in the 97 grand final. Kicked 5 goals. Not sure if Jarman started forward or went there in the last. Kicked 5 last qtr goals. Worsfold sending Hunter forward in 2005 and 2006 finals series.

 

[Macpotata]

Heady in 92 went in the mid or at half back and dominated.

Malthouse was awesome in a 99 final which went down the wire and could have been his last game at the eagles and was banging the desk and broke a bone in his hand. Raw emotion and passion. I also loved him in tears in the 2002 GF, after it when the pies lost narrowly. Not that the Pies lost, I just love that raw emotion and care he has for his club and for football. His daughter Kristy Malthouse was interviewing him after the game and was crying herself because her dad was so upset. I just welled up, people can be great at times.

* I'm a marshmallow like the 98 Roos.

 

[Macpotata]

Mark Williams doing a choking impression clutching his tie after Port won in 2004. I hated port, wasn't going for them, but good on him. He had every right to do what he did. Gave campaigners the biggest * you he could and stuck it up them in an almighty royal manner.

 

[Jesse Custer]

Sheedy's moves during the 84 GF.

 

[The_Eagles]

John Worsfold classic: Hunter from Centre Half Back to Full Forward

 

[Luv_our_club]

In 1991, during both the season and finals, the move of James Morrissey from the forward-line to the back-line to lock down on Chris Lewis.

 

[Strapping Young Lad]

“Clarko telling the Hawks to rush the behind in 2008 GF“ isn’t actually a thing. It wasn’t a coaching move or directive.

If you’re going to align Clarkson with anything in 2008 it should be his “kill the shark” theme.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Hardwick picked a pretty good time to move Martin to FF in last years GF

 

[Donakebab]

Bomber moving Bartel onto Hayes at quarter time in the 2009 GF. Changed the result of the game more than any other moment.

 

[Thrawn]

Barassi's encouragement of handballing at half time in the 1970 which revolutionised how the game was played and resulted in one of the most memorable GFs in history.

 

[Power Raid]

Michael Nunan made the prophetic quote "We have one goal in mind" before the 1989 Grand Final against Port Adelaide

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_SANFL_Grand_Final

 

[The 747]

Terry Wallace v Bombers 2000 - the FLOOD!

 

[LeverPuller]

Jack Watts to the ruck

 

[PenfoldsFan]

Mark Williams doing a choking impression clutching his tie after Port won in 2004. I hated port, wasn't going for them, but good on him. He had every right to do what he did. Gave campaigners the biggest **** you he could and stuck it up them in an almighty royal manner.

Even better was his victory speech where he said 'Allan Scott, you were wrong'
Allan had called for Choco's head the previous season declaring Port would never win a Premiership under Williams.

Takes guts to call a major sponsor out in that fashion but he was right.

 

[Captain_Bender]

In 1969 Richmond faced Carlton at Princes Park in a must win game to make finals so Tom Hafey moved Billy Barrot to full forward who kicked 8 goals and Richmond won and then went on to win the grand final that year with Hafey again moving Barrot to full forward

 

[Supercoach Bargain]

Chris Tarrant to defence. What a transformation.

 

[Sauras]

“If it bleeds, we can kill it”

 

[telsor]

Hardwick picked a pretty good time to move Martin to FF in last years GF

Apparently, Hardwick has very little to do with that (beyond approving/setting it up initially)

Seems the 'standard' team rules were that whenever Dusty wanted to rest forward, he just swapped with Caddy and the rest of the forward line knew to give him space so they played a bit further up field.

 

[Big_Birdy]

Apparently, Hardwick has very little to do with that (beyond approving/setting it up initially)

Seems the 'standard' team rules were that whenever Dusty wanted to rest forward, he just swapped with Caddy and the rest of the forward line knew to give him space so they played a bit further up field.

Ah right. Well sometimes good coaching is trusting your players to make the right move.

And sometimes you just get lucky.

 

[telsor]

Ah right. Well sometimes good coaching is trusting your players to make the right move.

And sometimes you just get lucky.

Yup. I'm sure there were times when the move happened by coaches directive, but most of the time it was just Dusty wanting a break.

 

[The 747]

Yup. I'm sure there were times when the move happened by coaches directive, but most of the time it was just Dusty wanting a break.

We used to do the same with Bartel, he would move himself and the team reorganised around him without the coaches input. Not everything is orchestrated, especially with champion players.

 

[Channels]

Pagans Paddock.

Clarksons recruitment and use of Dew on a HF Flank.

 

[The 747]

Chris Tarrant to defence. What a transformation.

In a similar vein, Tom Lonergan from below average FF to AA FB.