P.Roos you clever bugger

[Merv]

SYDNEY Swans coach Paul Roos took an unusual step last week, the Daily Telegraph reports.
With the Swans playing ladder leaders Port Adelaide and facing a 3-5 record if they lost, Roos let his senior players pick the team.

Roos said he would “absolutely” have stuck with whichever 22 the players had selected.
"It is interesting when you watch players pick the team, they really start to think, they begin to realise the implications,” he said.
“And then they look for reasons on why they should or should not play.”

 

[Kaiser Powser]

SYDNEY Swans coach Paul Roos took an unusual step last week, the Daily Telegraph reports.
With the Swans playing ladder leaders Port Adelaide and facing a 3-5 record if they lost, Roos let his senior players pick the team.

Roos said he would “absolutely” have stuck with whichever 22 the players had selected.
"It is interesting when you watch players pick the team, they really start to think, they begin to realise the implications,” he said.
“And then they look for reasons on why they should or should not play.”

You'd be concerned if someone left themselves out.

 

[RUNVS]

You'd be concerned if someone left themselves out.

Adam Goodes was rather close to leaving himself out. I saw a interview with him and he basically said that if he didnt play well against Port Adealaide then he wouldnt be suprised if he was playing in the reserves the next week.

 

[GoDons]

Wouldn't be feeling so great if I was Jarrad Crouch or Keiran Jack right now when the senior guys don't think you're up to it.

 

[RUNVS]

Wouldn't be feeling so great if I was Jarrad Crouch or Keiran Jack right now when the senior guys don't think you're up to it.

Keiran Jack is only young and most players at his age dont make the first team anyway. As for Jarrad Crouch he hasnt been in form since he came back from injury. I fully expect him to do a Nick Davis and spend abit of time in the reserves and come back better than ever.

 

[Merv]

Wouldn't be feeling so great if I was Jarrad Crouch or Keiran Jack right now when the senior guys don't think you're up to it.

It doesn't mean that the senior guys don't think you are "up to it"

Maybe they then realize that not only do a virtual faceless bunch of selectors think they need to do more or work on some areas, but so do their teammates.

 

[GoDons]

They didn't think they were up to it that week. That's more what I was arguing.

But, being a footballer myself, I'd rather the coaches made those decisions rather than the guys that kick the ball to me.

That's my feeling.