Given that all the threads have disappeared .... better make a few
Got a laugh out of this tactic in age today... anyone know whether Spriggs went over to WA?
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/09/08/1157222331158.html
GUEST COACH ADAM SPENCER CO-HOST OF TRIPLE J’S BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Being a modern coach is all about analysis. The more we know about football, the more we know that everything that happens in a game falls into one of two categories: things a coach can control and things that remain beyond his reach.
Put simply, I know the Swans will get crucified by one of the two umpires to the tune of 15 frees to two. That cannot be changed; it is a universal constant as reliable as gravity. But what I can do is decide who gives them away and when.
I’d be elevating a rookie (insert- Spriggs?), someone who’s going great around the club but is no realistic chance to play AFL for at least a couple of seasons, and giving him one simple instruction: "Give away 15 frees in the fi rst fi ve minutes — only in their defensive 50 — and if they happen to involve Chris Judd and a circular saw, well don’t tell ‘em you read it in The Age."
That leaves us 75 minutes on the clock, three men on the bench and a fair free kick count to come. We’re specials from here.
Got a laugh out of this tactic in age today... anyone know whether Spriggs went over to WA?
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2006/09/08/1157222331158.html
GUEST COACH ADAM SPENCER CO-HOST OF TRIPLE J’S BREAKFAST PROGRAM
Being a modern coach is all about analysis. The more we know about football, the more we know that everything that happens in a game falls into one of two categories: things a coach can control and things that remain beyond his reach.
Put simply, I know the Swans will get crucified by one of the two umpires to the tune of 15 frees to two. That cannot be changed; it is a universal constant as reliable as gravity. But what I can do is decide who gives them away and when.
I’d be elevating a rookie (insert- Spriggs?), someone who’s going great around the club but is no realistic chance to play AFL for at least a couple of seasons, and giving him one simple instruction: "Give away 15 frees in the fi rst fi ve minutes — only in their defensive 50 — and if they happen to involve Chris Judd and a circular saw, well don’t tell ‘em you read it in The Age."
That leaves us 75 minutes on the clock, three men on the bench and a fair free kick count to come. We’re specials from here.
