We won’t be sacking Bolts unless we start losing by 10-12 goals plus to sides like the Dogs and North.
Need to keep the spirits up when losing and not drop our bundle
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We won’t be sacking Bolts unless we start losing by 10-12 goals plus to sides like the Dogs and North.
Need to keep the spirits up when losing and not drop our bundle
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After 10 seasons at it if Brad Scott doesn't pull a rabbit out of a hat he really should be gone.
North was the 3rd-oldest team of the round (pending finalisation of Geelong and Hawthorn 22's). Outside today's 22, they have eight players 24yo+ with a total of 600 games' experience who they can swap in when available. Beyond that there are 15 players 23yo and under with 41 games' experience between them. Suspect the latter group will be a last resort.
In some ways North are having the year most expected in 2018, but it's not through playing kids. Not sure how long Scott will be allowed to persevere with the current seniors before he's forced to announce a proper rebuild.
In some ways North are having the year most expected in 2018, but it's not through playing kids. Not sure how long Scott will be allowed to persevere with the current seniors before he's forced to announce a proper rebuild.
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Could we see Hodge Brad Scott and Luke Power at the Lions next season as assistant coaches
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I can symptathise with the argument that he's done well with a crap team, but there's been way too many North players who looked good early doors but haven't kicked on (Ziebell, Bastinac, Black, Atley, Harper, Wood, McDonald, Clarke, Simpkin). Not a good look at all.
Brad Scott needs to go before we burn any further on our prospects and high draft picks. There is absolutely no way he should survive even before the year is out.
Pull a 2009 Dean Laidley and bow out while you still have some honour for the betterment of the club so we can move on and prepare for a new coaching panel, preferably something the supporters can get excited about.
Pull a 2009 Dean Laidley and bow out while you still have some honour for the betterment of the club so we can move on and prepare for a new coaching panel, preferably something the supporters can get excited about.
It is Easter.
If North sack Brad Scott, WC should target him for a senior assistant gig. They are pretty light on for coaching staff.
From the outside its now obvious he's on borrowed time after that presser. He looked like a dead man walking.
Similar signs to when Richmond nearly gave Dimma the boot. But I don't think Brad survives this.
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Hard to see how a coach in his 10th year with a best H&A finish of 6th in that time and looking likely to finish bottom 4 for the 2nd time in 3 years does survive.
His one saving grace - the prelims - are now 4 and 5 seasons ago.
His one saving grace - the prelims - are now 4 and 5 seasons ago.
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Not a big fan of Bolton currently but the thing is our 'profile' hasn't changed, yet from the 2015 round 23 team we've seen off Bell (dud), Boekhorst (dud), Buckley (dud), Carrazzo (old role player), Dick (dud), Ellard (dud), Everitt (dud), Holman (dud with us, honest player at the Suns), Jamison (old role player), Menzel (dud), Rowe (old role player), Smith (dud), Tuohy (good player), Tutt (dud), Walker (old role player), Watson (dud), Whiley (dud) and Wood (dud).
We retain Cripps, Kreuzer, E.Curnow and Simpson from that side.
Docherty, Jones, Murphy, Thomas weren't in the side that day.
Also cleared off Fields, Giles, White, Yarran, Jaksch, Johnson, Russell, Walsh, Warnock, Armfield and better players in Judd, Gibbs, Henderson.
42 players cleared off the list between 2015 and 2017. A few came and go under Bolton, yes, but the vast majority of players were previous system failures.
Adding Walsh, Weitering, McKay, Curnow, SPS, Fisher, Dow, O'Brien, Marchbank, Stocker, Kennedy, Setterfield, Plowman, Williamson, Pickett, Cuningham (lines through Lang, Silvagni, Polson and Garlett for me - while the last 2 in the non-bracket column are borderline) as the 'next crop' in 3 years was never going to result in immediate success in replacing a slightly older group of duds.
Guys like Smedts (9 career Carlton games), Mullet (13), Kerridge, Lamb were nothing but stopgaps while O'Brien, Kennedy, Cuningham, Wiliamson etc got VFL experience. Not sure that's a bad thing long term.
Bell (dud), Boekhorst (dud), Buckley (dud), Carrazzo (old role player), Dick (dud), Ellard (dud), Everitt (dud), Holman (dud with us, honest player at the Suns), Jamison (old role player), Menzel (dud), Rowe (old role player), Smith (dud), Tuohy (good player), Tutt (dud), Walker (old role player), Watson (dud), Whiley (dud) and Wood (dud).
B: Watson, Jamison, Simpson
HB: Everitt, Rowe, Tuohy
C: Whiley, E.Curnow, Ellard
HF: Boekhorst, Walker, Tutt
F: Buckley, Menzel, Bell
Foll: Kreuzer, Cripps, Carazzo
Bench: Dick, C.Smith, Holman, Wood
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B: Plowman, Jones, Simpson
HB: D.Thomas, Weitering, Marchbank
C: Fisher, Dow, Walsh
HF: Gibbons, C.Curnow, E.Curnow
F: McGovern, McKay, SPS
Foll: Kreuzer, Cripps, Murphy
Bench: O'Brien, Silvagni, M.Kennedy, Polson
It's easy to see why we're still a spoon favourite, but 1) added key position players for the future 2) have players to help Cripps 3) have less obvious non-players-in-3-years (for me only Polson, Gibbons, Silvagni, D.Thomas, E.Curnow, Simpson fit that).
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Maybe the assistants should try passing on the coaches message to the players first before undermining the head coach? Wonder if this best friend's brother in law was one of the assistants we turned overin the offseason.
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I do hope by the end of 2020 we accept that if there isn't results by then, it's time to move on. Maybe Bolton is an assistant at AFL level.
But that criteria also goes for Silvagni.
Can't have Scott/Dodo types not getting results for a decade or longer, and remaining safe.
At some stage a rebuild becomes a failed rebuild and you clear em all out.
But that criteria also goes for Silvagni.
Can't have Scott/Dodo types not getting results for a decade or longer, and remaining safe.
At some stage a rebuild becomes a failed rebuild and you clear em all out.
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Brad Scott. He's had long enough.
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No he is still there. Did you read what I posted?
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In previous years north have looked competitive at least, this year they just roll over so easily
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Blues will win it I reckon. Beveridge will be in the hot seat I’d say. If the Dogs drop a few more in the next 5-6 they’ll be struggling for finals. Have been seriously underwhelming apart from a good month of footy in 2016.
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It should be Brad Scott but Norf don't have enough passionate supporters to put the necessary pressure on the board to do anything.
Unsure of what the number of supporters has to do with it.
Brad Scott is deeply unpopular with the membership and the road back is extremely narrow due to the time he’s had in the job and the little to nothing he’s achieved.
The board is already getting feedback. If people stop showing up it doesn’t matter how many folks you do or don’t have signed up - a small crowd is a small crowd and the constituency will protest this after that Good Friday debacle
