Hockeyroos trained harder than most AFL teams, no question!

[Frodo]

Said by Ric Charlesworth bagging clubs who preferred not to play games in Cairns and Darwin.

With all respect to his success as a Hockey coach I think this comment shows how little he knows about footy. Training for a six month season with players that require a lot of muscular bulk and have to contend with the physical side of footy have to be trained in a much different way than hockey players. To draw a comparison seems ridiculous. Of course trainig and playing in heat and humidity may be okay for hockey players that play in India, Pakistan and Malaysia but it is hardly a good thing for conditioning footy players before the regular season who will be playing in the cold and wet most games.

 

[Carey_is_King]

The man is an egomaniac (but an outstanding hockey coach) and they have taken a huge gamble on him. Desperate clubs do desperate things. They better button his mouth though.

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Trample the Weak,
Hurdle the Dead.

 

[Richmondfan#1]

The dockers are definately not desperate however I agree it was a gamble. The docker's have a young breed of players and once they are fully developed, they'll be a sure team to beat.

I think Charlesworth was a good option. Nobody knows what he will be like but I'm sure he'll add confidence to the squad.

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"The glory of success is not in never failing, but in rising every time we fall."

 

[CJH]

Yes hockey players have to train harder for all those bone crunching collisions they have in that game.

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[walshy1993]

i think charlesworth can bring a lot to the game
obviously he has to learn alot but he can also add a lot of coaching techniques
have a look at brittain, he never played afl
buchanan never played cricket for australia, played very few games for queens
you dont have to be an expert in a sport to be able to contribute
have a look at collingwood