Most annoying coaches

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Most annyoing coaches in the AFL

In my opinion, based on their press conferences and interviews, openess about issues relating to their team and football in general, ability to take a joke and in general when they are speaking you are keen to listen because you are not going to get the same old cliches.

Best to Worst

1. Mark Thompson - honest and always has interesting views and open views relating to is team.
2. Paul Roos - seen many of his antics pre-game and on the bench, always interesting to listen to
3. Mark Williams - seeing an angry Mark Williams post game after a Port loss, he lets fly and doesn't hold back.
4. Dean Bailey - very measured with his responses and enjoying listening to what he has to say
5. Brad Scott - first year as coach and has a firm stance and won't hold back. Liking his apporach to taking NM in a new direction.
6. Rodney Eade - can play with the media at times and make some subtle comments
7.Alistair Clarkson - Mr Angry the second. Love seeing him get fired up and angry after a loss
8. Michael Voss - doesn't make excuses for injuries and has some good views on football in general
9. Mick Malthouse - Mr Angry, like to see when the media challenges him. It fires him up for nasty responses
10. Matthew Knights - always on about processes and the direction Essendon is heading, tad repetitive, but tough for a man after Sheedy
11. Damien Hardwick - nothing to say as yet really. Has to much work to do in getting Richmond to be competititve
12. Brett Ratten - has his moments, but never really creates headlines with anything he says
13. Mark Harvey - Mr Excuses, always got something to whinge about
14. John Worsfold - Mr Cliche and boring with his dull press-conferences
15. Ross Lyon - thinks he has been in the game of coaching for a Sheedy like time, and has a bit of arrogance about him which he doesn't justify having.
16. Neil Craig - the worst of the lot. It is like having someone with a saw cutting away on your ear. Painful listening. Mr Boring, always calling reporters by their first names in press conferences? Constants mentions of "processes, development and young players" Take your science to the lab Craig, its not needed for the football, the sooner you go the better the Crows will be. Last time he smiled : once he got the Adelaide coaching job.

Keen to hear other peoples opinions.

 

[TheCerealKillee]

Craig has a voice from hell.

 

[DonMare]

Yeah, Craig annoys me sometimes, but I can't stand Malthouse and Thompson for a single incident that happened ~5 years ago.

I remember a few years ago when Melbourne was playing Geelong in an Elimination Final and King kicked Jeff White in the face, breaking his jaw. It happened just in front of me. I got home from the 'G and watched the Press Conferences and remember Thompson saying that King could just have easily broken his foot as White had broken his jaw. It was the stupidest thing I've ever heard and it's just stuck with me.

 

[Silvagnis]

Malthouse, Clarkson, Voss, Williams and Knights are annoying.

I get the feeling Voss has pictures of himself all over his house.

Appears to have tickets on himself, yet doesn't come across as too bright once he opens his mouth.

I feel Knights gets a bit shirty at press conferences.

Receiver in spirit and temperament.

I don't know why anyone would find Ratten annoying.

Down to earth country bloke who was a tough inside player and doesn't use spin.

Isn't afraid to make the hard calls.

 

[Speck]

I love the way Ross Lyon deals with the media.

Never gives anything away and he is always a smart ass back to the journalists. He does come across as arrogant and is not afraid to tell the media that they are wrong. It just gives an indication of a 'I know what I'm doing and no one will question it' attitude.

 

[Pumbi]

I love the way Ross Lyon deals with the media.

Never gives anything away and he is always a smart ass back to the journalists. He does come across as arrogant and is not afraid to tell the media that they are wrong. It just gives an indication of a 'I know what I'm doing and no one will question it' attitude.

As a St Kilda Fan like yourself, this is why we love him so much. But, for the same reasons, I can understand why oppositions sides find him annoying.

 

[HugeJohnson]

Anyone who isn't Roos, Eade, Williams or Malthouse.

 

[Simmonds2Hislop]

Hardwick probably isn't overly interesting but after listening to Wallets bullshit for the last few years it's a breath of fresh air.


Malthouse was always a knob, but the "Spirit of the Anzacs" comment lost me.

 

[JUBJUB]

13. Mark Harvey - Mr Excuses, always got something to whinge about

and todays press conference was no different

 

[AFLOnline]

How do you figure that about Ross Lyon? Did he openly say, 'I've been coaching as long as Sheedy?'

Or did you just make an assumption?

 

[bedford]

Ross Lyon, for just being boring with a dull voice. Love Roos but i am biased and Choco and Clarko for their no bullshit attitude

 

[Rawhead]

From worst to shizenhouzer.

1. Williams.
2. Malthouse.
3. Williams.
4. Ratten
5. Malthouse
6. Williams.

 

[andypie]

I like Baileys attitude and nature. I reckon his sense of humour kept him going through the hard times. He seems to have the attitude that would keep you sane in such a tough job, ala Paul Roos.
I like the way Brad Scott is trying to erase the poor us attitude at North, and only portraying a strong positive image.
As for Malthouse, he obviously doesnt like the media, but I reckon its mainly those who do know homework and merely ask the same old dorothy dicks questions. A journo at his press conference a few weeks back asked him what changes he would be making the following week. Mick asked the journo who he thought should come in. The journo named three players, Mick snarled back that two had been injured for the past two weeks. funny stuff.

 

[mysainters]

Winston Churchill by a mile...

 

[The Chiefton]

1: Ross Lyon
2: Rodney Eade
3: Neil Craig
4: John Worsfold
5: Mark Williams
6: Brett Ratten
7: Mark Harvey
8: Mick Malthouse
9: Damien Hardwick
10: Dean Bailey
11: Al Clarkson
12: Michael Voss
13: Matthew Knights
14: Brad Scott
15: Mark Thompson
16: Paul Roos

 

[TheWhiteRhino]

Pretty clear Roos doesn't annoy anyone, and don't know how he could.

Craig on the other hand...

 

[legend166]

Mark Thompson annoys me a bit, to be honest.

The way he answered that question about Melbourne a few weeks back made him look like a huge knob.

 

[Dez!]

Malthouse, Thompson, Williams and Craig shit me to tears but Brad Scott enrages me the most, cannot stand him at all.

 

[Lance Uppercut]

I like coaches who discuss questions and don't throw their dummies.

So, Malthouse, you suck. I've even heard the club try and justify his behaviour, which was just a joke. Apparently Mick gets upset if he isn't allowed to talk about just what he wants to talk about; if he can't disseminate the Collingwood message, it all gets a bit much for him.

Clarkson, another shocker. The worst of the bunch. Serious poison dwarf/napoleon syndrome. Displayed some disgraceful behaviour in the past, & a leopard doesn't change his spots. Absolute tosser.

I think my coach does alright for a still inexperienced guy. Obviously mashes his language a bit, and *long blink* has a very *long blink* weird habit; but he doesn't shirk the issue. I've heard some media commentators very complimentary to the way Knights conducts post match interviews. Can be irritating though, I'm sure, to opposition fans. Plus he's an albino.

Some don't like Bomber - I love him. He's just such his own man & **** everyone else. I love the sandwich, I love the kookiness, I love the aura.

Hardwick & Scott both appear very impressive for rookies.

Craig is a disgrace. Boring, boring, boring.

I used to think Harvey was a complete ****ing space cadet, & I guess I still do, but it's amazing what a successful side can do. I think he probably learnt a little too much off Sheedy. His Mui Mui Foy Foy was pure gold, the cheeky look in his eye really impressed me.

Bailey is the professor, boring as batshit, too relaxed; in some ways what the Dees need, in others well off it, as he's waaaaay to vanilla for a club that is coming off the elite promotional abilities of the the Rev.

Voss I don't mind, smart, a bit confrontational, but usually keeps his sense of humour, & he's a hard man not to respect.

Ratten... meh. Looks like Alfred E Neuman, makes about as much sense sometimes. Another who benefits from a winning team, but **** he can look like a deer in the headlights in the box. Don't think he's a great performer in the media. Too close to his boss.

Eade, too intense, but can have a good sense of humour. Obviously got a very high footy IQ, but too much of a perfectionist.

Worsfold, no real complaints.

Roos, I king amongst men. My favourite coach of all. Would have him at Essendon in a hearbeat. A true leader of men.

Willo, Sheedy mark 2. Used to hate him, still don't love him. His time is probably up. Good sense of humour, but way too whacky.

Ross Lyon, well, very laconic. Maybe too much, but that's not a bad thing really. Minces around a touch too much.

Have I forgotten anyone?

 

[shoe]

Malthouse, Clarkson, Voss, Williams and Knights are annoying.

I get the feeling Voss has pictures of himself all over his house.

Appears to have tickets on himself, yet doesn't come across as too bright once he opens his mouth.

I feel Knights gets a bit shirty at press conferences.

Receiver in spirit and temperament.

I don't know why anyone would find Ratten annoying.

Down to earth country bloke who was a tough inside player and doesn't use spin.

Isn't afraid to make the hard calls.

Please explain how being a 'tough inside player' in any way affects his performance in pressers?

 

[Dont cry 4 me Riewoldt]

thompson and lyon by a mile the biggest tools ever,

why ---- 4 years ago one match away from getting the arse, win some in a row , known as the best coach in the world (Fxxkin media) thats why i hate mark (i love myself) thompson.

why------ how can you respect a guy that walks and talk like a girl. when he does talk i swear he must be drunk i cant understand him , i hope they never win a flag with him coach , without doubt the worst coach in the afl.

ps not a fan of mick malthouse as well.

pss i love paul roos. , bailey not bad.

 

[errrp!]

Malthouse, Thompson, Williams and Craig shit me to tears but Brad Scott enrages me the most, cannot stand him at all.

i too would be enraged as a demons supporter. its a tough gig

why does Brad uspet you so? is it his clarity of speech and of purpose? is it something he did on-field in 2002?

 

[Kildonan]

Mick Malthouse (the Liar) is the worst. He is now past his use by date. Has had every advantage the club can provide and is just not good enough.
He tries to come off as an elder statesman offering wisdom, actually comes off as a foolish, self-deluded, know-nothing tool.

 

[errrp!]

Ross Lyon and his po-faced media appearances annoy me most.

also think his treatment of luke ball last year to be appalling and really hope the pies do stkilda by say a goal to Ball after the siren in the prelims this year. poetic justice to be sure.

other coaches are mostly ok.

glad to see Harvey get himself together.

malthouse's rant are only amusing - like an eccentric old auntie.

clarkson behaviour excused due to madness

most other coaches are inoffensive.

 

[johncitizen]

Anyone that hasn't coached Collingwood. Apart from Tony Shaw