- Dec 2, 2014
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Knights was and still is one of the best coaches of his generation.
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Poor old Knighta. Built a good list, got knifed for Hirdy and Jimmy completely f’ed it up.
WADA/ASADA didn't go after him though. They went the players instead.WADA/ASADA & AFL should have banned him for life and should not be allowed within 2ks of a ground and 5ks of junior footy.
Poor old Knighta. Built a good list, got knifed for Hirdy and Jimmy completely f’ed it up.
i thought the list was Dodoro's fault?The list was ahead of the development curve under Knighta.
The groundwork had been laid by the time Hird knifed him.
Hird ruined that groundwork.
However, when the likes of Sheedy and Robbo are saying give Hird a second chance, and Hird himself says never say never when asked about coaching again.....
i thought the list was Dodoro's fault?
Admittedly, we drafted ok under him.
Hooker, Hurley - both AA's
Pears could have been but injury killed him. But i remember early battles with Buddy looked like they'd be one to watch for the future
Bellchambers has been a great rookie pickup
Myers over Danger/Rioli not so good
Getting 16 for Lovett, but then letting it go for Williams and picks for Colyer & Long (Fyfe/Duncan)
Whether that was Dodoro under his direction, or filling his needs. Did pick some good players back then
too bad they were poorly coached.
Hird>Knights as a coach.
Knights>Hird in terms of not destroying the club for 4 years or more
The list was ahead of the development curve under Knighta.
The groundwork had been laid by the time Hird knifed him.
Hird ruined that groundwork.
However, when the likes of Sheedy and Robbo are saying give Hird a second chance, and Hird himself says never say never when asked about coaching again.....
Passionate and juiced up to their eyeballsHird had his shortcomings as coach but least the team played with some passion.
Passionate and juiced up to their eyeballs
Positive tests
Pies 3
Essendon 0
What ever juice the players were on it did jack s**t it's not like the team went on a rampage and won the flag so I cant see what they used as performance enhancing.
So because they didn't win the flag therefore the mysterious off site drugs they took can't of enhanced performance? Hilarious logic.
Ok then why no positive tests?
Because the case hinged on whether the Thymosin Beta-4 that Dank ordered was administered or not. How could there be an elevated level if it wasn’t? It’s a banned substance in any quantity. Would’ve thought you’d known this.Ok then why no positive tests?
I was shocked at how long it went on for.No way in hell. Considering what he did to our club. I loved Hirdy as a player but the whole drug saga was a total debacle. Should of resigned ASAP and taken the deal the AFL offered. Yet his arrogance blinded him and dragged the saga on for 4-5 years. It could have been all done and dusted by the end of the 2013.
Yeah most of us were. It would of been over quickly like the Cronulla thing. Plus hirdy wasn’t the best coach. He left us with an extremely old list after he left that Woosha has somewhat fixed. Clubs mentally weak though due to the whole thing.I was shocked at how long it went on for.
What ever juice the players were on it did jack s**t it's not like the team went on a rampage and won the flag so I cant see what they used as performance enhancing.
im not normally a fan of these revisionist comments by clubs (like Dododo saying we were going to move for Cripps and Lobb had we kept our 2013 picks)AFL really screwed Essendon over in 2006 when they changed the priority pick rules during the year.
Sheedy is on record saying they would have used their pick on Joel Selwood had the rules not been changed.
Should have picked Dangerfield the following year as well.
Who knows whether he'd have still pi**ed off to Geelong had he been drafted by a Melbourne club?