Is Rhyce Shaw just a less experienced Mark Neeld?

[Cadillac]

Rhyce started his coaching career in 2016. After his retirement in 2015. In 2019 he filled in as the interim head coach and was officially named as the head coach at the end of that year.

I find it baffling that such an inexperienced coach would be given the senior coaching position. Obviously he’s a terrific people person and can build strong relationships because he’s a young coach and can relate to the modern day player. But tactically he’s completely out of his depth. And last year he was able to coach with a free spirit with no expectations. But this year it appears completely different and he seems lost. Could this be a massive blunder by North? And could he be as bad of a coach as Mark Neeld? One thing Neeld has over Shaw was that he started his coaching career with premiership success at the local level. And also success for a long time as an assistant. Rhyce’s apprentice pales in comparison.

 

[Jpw22511]

Rhyce started his coaching career in 2016. After his retirement in 2015. In 2019 he filled in as the interim head coach and was officially named as the head coach at the end of that year.

I find it baffling that such an inexperienced coach would be given the senior coaching position. Obviously he’s a terrific people person and can build strong relationships because he’s a young coach and can relate to the modern day player. But tactically he’s completely out of his depth. And last year he was able to play with a free spirit with no expectations. But this year it seems completely different and he seems lost. Could this be a massive blunder by North? And could he be as bad of a coach as Mark Neeld?

Just needs those 2016 umpires on his side.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

North? Massive blunder? Surely you jest.

 

[The Nostradamus]

Hasn’t got long to figure it out

Out of contract next year.

This years a right off but if he starts next year poorly could easily be gone mid next year

 

[Cadillac]

Just needs those 2016 umpires on his side.

Surely as a Lions supporter who witnessed your team go out in straight sets after winning the free kick count in both games you’d know it takes more than that to win games of footy. Bevo is a terrific coach. But let’s not make this thread about him.

 

[Dez!]

Needs to develop the Neeldy crazy eyes first.

Also not sure why he's played Cunnington and Ziebell the last two weeks? Cunnington looked like an 80 year old man in warm up/fitness test last week and they played him. Fyfe and Freo should've been a massive warning sign for Shaw and North, don't rush back hamstring injuries.

 

[nahnah]

No, but I think Brad Scott was a better coach

 

[Foucault1989]

The problem with North is their list, not their coach - well could be both but I'd like more time to assess the coach. I've been saying it for years, their list is so vanilla. They did not commit to a full rebuild when they had the chance, have a bunch of foot soldiers with low ceilings other than a few gun kids (Thomas, Zurharr and Simpkin). Just don't rate them at all.

 

[wal]

Hasn’t got long to figure it out

Out of contract next year.

This years a right off but if he starts next year poorly could easily be gone mid next year

I applaud your optimism, maybe North Melbourne will still exist next year.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

Who knows? It's 7 games into his first full season as coach with an injury riddled list.

 

[Gameova_]

Great thread. Let's judge him after 20 games with a quarter of those in a disrupted season

 

[Gameova_]

I applaud your optimism, maybe North Melbourne will still exist next year.

You go for Fre0. The 0 highlights how relevant your club is.

 

[Red Bull]

Doubt we’ll ever see another Neeld.
His press conference after his very first game was incredible ...
Eyes rolling all over the place, he threw his players straight under the bus when he replied to a question with ...
Don’t ask me ... ask them !!
Mike Sheehan couldn’t believe it, he knew immediately Neeld was a “live one”

 

[wal]

You go for Fre0. The 0 highlights how relevant your club is.

No need to be so angry, we will remember North fondly just as we do Fitzroy, we'll even give you a great send off and 60,000 singing Auld Lang Syne.

 

[BF Tiger]

No need to be so angry, we will remember North fondly just as we do Fitzroy, we'll even give you a great send off and 60,000 singing Auld Lang Syne.

60,000... wont be a North home game.

 

[Chaisa]

Comparing him to Neeld feels very harsh, but seems a McCarthy type as things stand - pretty decent developer of kids (likes of Simpkin, Taylor, Larkey have kicked on under him), knows how to set up around clearances, but seems a bit clueless otherwise. He has had a pretty rotten run with injury but it feels like a fair bit of it is down to mismanagement too. Much as I'd like an ex-Sydney player to succeed, he might be in trouble.

 

[Evolved1]

There can be only one Mark Neeld.

If anything, Mark Neeld only got worse as he was hardened from years of regular thrashings by more professional clubs. If Shaw holds the reins for several more years and finishes dead last every time, the comparison will have more merit.

 

[wal]

60,000... wont be a North home game.

Would be somewhat ironic if the last home game North ever played was on the Gold Coast.

 

[Dez!]

There can be only one Mark Neeld.

If anything, Mark Neeld only got worse as he was hardened from years of regular thrashings by more professional clubs. If Shaw holds the reins for several more years and finishes dead last every time, the comparison will have more merit.

You do realize Mark Neeld was only coach for a year and a half right? Also he didn't even finish last.

He was god-awful and it doesn't need you adding mayo to the story given it was already bad enough.

 

[Evolved1]

You do realize Mark Neeld was only coach for a year and a half right? Also he didn't even finish last.

He was god-awful and it doesn't need you adding mayo to the story given it was already bad enough.

Only a year and a half? I stand corrected then.

It felt like 5 years.

 

[Dez!]

Only a year and a half? I stand corrected then.

It felt like 5 years.

Imagine being a supporter.

 

[Evolved1]

Imagine being a supporter.

I felt sick when he was given a job at Essendon.

 

[Brunswick Trap King]

You do realize Mark Neeld was only coach for a year and a half right? Also he didn't even finish last.

He was god-awful and it doesn't need you adding mayo to the story given it was already bad enough.

Is that the shortest coaching tenure in the modern era?

 

[MadMundy]

You go for Fre0. The 0 highlights how relevant your club is.

Nice melt

 

[Chaisa]

Is that the shortest coaching tenure in the modern era?

Depends on how you define modern era. In the 21st Century I think so, I'm pretty sure every full-time coach saw at least two full seasons before dismissal.