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[Willsy10]

Neil Craig. Football Whore.
If you pay extra he'll take his teeth out.

he has teeth?

 

[Willsy10]

Out of all the crows senior coaches Neil Craig is by far the biggest twat out of all of them, yes a bigger twat than Cornesy.

I couldn't stand him and i was always bewildered by how much their fans liked him during his tenure. He took them top in the minor rounds of 2005 and 2006 with a list that was already well established and then fluffed up both those finals campaigns in the same fashion we fluffed 2002 and 2003 but Crows choking or Craigs inability to coach in finals pressure situations barely rates a mention next to our/choco's so called choking of 2002-2003. Crows were perennial bridesmaids under Craig with a list that was good enough and continued to balls up subsequent finals campaigns with a couple classic losing the unloseable finals, at least choco got the job done eventually. Craigs finals record was about as unflattering as it gets. On top of all that he was just an A grade douche so i have no idea why the bulldogs are even considering him.

 

[western royboy]

Out of all the crows senior coaches Neil Craig is by far the biggest twat out of all of them, yes a bigger twat than Cornesy.

I couldn't stand him and i was always bewildered by how much their fans liked him during his tenure. He took them top in the minor rounds of 2005 and 2006 with a list that was already well established and then fluffed up both those finals campaigns in the same fashion we fluffed 2002 and 2003 but Crows choking or Craigs inability to coach in finals pressure situations barely rates a mention next to our/choco's so called choking of 2002-2003. Crows were perennial bridesmaids under Craig with a list that was good enough and continued to balls up subsequent finals campaigns with a couple classic losing the unloseable finals, at least choco got the job done eventually. Craigs finals record was about as unflattering as it gets. On top of all that he was just an A grade douche so i have no idea why the bulldogs are even considering him.

Craig and to an extent Chocko coached a brand of football, that ensured you made the finals but was not conducive to winning the ultimate. I am far too wise to suggest that Port were lucky to win in 2004, however at least Chocko was wise enough to realise he needed Hardwicks and co to crack our mob - who were ripe for the plundering due to a number of reasons.

The thing that you should hold near and dear to your hearts as you begin 2015 is that the way your incumbent coaches is for all days, all conditions but ultimately you know it stands up under finals pressure. But for a dodgy holding the ball decision, you may have already added to that 2004 cup. I think you might in 2015.

 

[JimmyBeerCans]

Who has missed those Craigy pressers? "speed of ball movement" "the backline leadership group is connected to midfield leadership group & the midfield leadership group is connected to the forwardline leadership group"............. me me me

 

[Doctor Feel]

I don't mind Craig, I think he is astute and difficult to dislike, but also difficult to like. Basically the essential requirements of a bulldogs coach.

 

[Relativity]

I don't see what the attraction for Eade as coach is. He turned "flooding" into an art form at the Swans. It didn't win him a premiership and arguably never would have. The game is better without that kind of innovation. Him, Wallace and Judge were a blight on the game.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

Daniel Pearce delisted

 

[Dylan8]

dick

 

[HaroldOliver]

Daniel Pearce delisted

You cheeky devil Ford.
Edit: yeah what Dylan said.

 

[Alyx]

Daniel Pearce delisted

I feel somewhat trolled.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

I clearly did not type Danyle Pearce.

 

[HaroldOliver]

I clearly did not type Danyle Pearce.

You knew what you were doing Ford!

 

[Forzaport]

Daniel Pearce delisted

That makes 11 off the Bulldogs senior list. They've already brought in 5 (2 trades, 1 free agent, 2 rookie promotions) and have a further 5 picks before 50.

Largest turnover of all 18 clubs.

 

[Ford Fairlane]

You knew what you were doing Ford!

Wellllll ....

 

[El_Scorcho]

How could people forget the special spelling of Danyle

 

[Shaucob_Burjan]

It's crazy that the Bulldogs board are for Craig as coach.

In another news lol:

 

[Changaneen]

Daniel Pearce delisted

When i read this on my phone the link didnt show up. I actually thought Danyle Pearce from Freo was delisted. Surely not. Then remembered the spelling.

 

[Powerstufff]

I feel somewhat trolled.

Need to know how to spell the names of our players and ex-players.
For proper (if accidental) trolling look at 'Foot scans end Trengove-to-Tigers deal' on the Port Adelaide Power page of The Age.

 

[Zakk Wylde]

Daniel Pearce delisted

Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down
Never gonna run around and desert you.

 

[Doctor Feel]

Foot falcon, ford fairlane. Danyle pearce, daniel pearce. All the same to me.

 

[tribey]

You forget his time at the Cats before that. Contrast the way he went about things (including ending the careers of your Coach, Bairstow and others) with the way Ken has prolonged careers or ensured warriors like Cassisi went out with dignity.

It's not staggering at all to me that Ayres didn't get another shot, he may have improved, but he might not have improved as much as was required.

Hinkley had it as a coach from day one, let me assure you. He coaches largely the same way as he did the now defunct Mortlake Footy Club in 1996-1998. That's what is truly great about his coaching. He believes 100% in what he's doing, no mind games, no bullshit, no cutting corners.

The Geelong team he had taken over had just been blown out by 80 points in a GF against a West Coast side that looked like an all-conquering dynasty.

Maybe he felt he was freshening up the side by rooting out elements that were contributing to such high profile failures (their third in six seasons). Ironically he obviously took them just as far the very next season before falling to the all-conquering Carlton team of '95.

I often wonder whether we'd have gone a ways to avoiding the shitstorm that was 05-12 if Williams had cleared the decks and not kept topping up with chaff.

 

[Dalphonso]

Crows are still confusing everyone over their pick 10 for pick 14 swap
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ad...ion-at-afl-draft/story-fndv862c-1227119709018

 

[Jumbo]

Crows are still confusing everyone over their pick 10 for pick 14 swap
http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/ad...ion-at-afl-draft/story-fndv862c-1227119709018

Nah, we all know that whoever they get with pick 14 will be exactly who they wanted at pick 10

 

[Jonts]

Nah, we all know that whoever they get with pick 14 will be exactly who they wanted at pick 10

i really want Durdin to be there at 10 and not 14

 

[FromTheHartland]

An Eade-coached team that actually has genuine KPF scoring power isn't something I'm looking forward to.

I wasn't looking forward to the Suns list in 2015 under McKenna, let alone a guy (ziiiing) with Eade's experience.