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Would have Eade do a role like Bomber at Essendon, n sign up Watters from Collingwood n German from Williams Town as assistants coaches.
 
Something that AFL teams dont do but NBA team do is hire ex head coaches. Love for us to target Laidley, Eade, and Bailey. Also, if Simpson misses out on head coach position and target him as well.
 
freocuz said:
I think he would be fantastic for Freo, but I reckon having him on the coaching panel in any form can only undermine Harvey's position. A bit like when Harvey came over, the media basically viewed it as him being a back-up for if/when CC was sacked.

The only way I can see us being in the running is if Harvey walks, and I don't think that will happen. Nor do I want it to happen.
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The reality is though that we were at short odds to make the 8 this year and that now looks unlikely. Sure there have been reasons for the lack of wins, but Harvey has been poor this season IMO and if we miss the 8 next year it's hard to justify his position for 2013 whether Rodney Eade is an assistant at the club or not.

I think it's fair to say that Connolly was at the club a couple of years too long and I also thought so at the time. Mark Harvey will pass 100 games as senior coach next season so if having someone with the experience of Rodney Eade as an assistant can't get him enough wins to prove he's the man for the job then it's time to pack your bags Harvs.
 
IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN said:
He's been shit at two clubs in a row now.

Very sceptical on Eade as a coach.
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Really ?? If anything has over achieved IMO at a club with no money and has done really well to play in consecutive prelims with a side far from the best in the competition.

If I was a prospective coach I'd much rather have the Adelaide or Melbourne job than coach the Bulldogs in 2012 and beyond.
 

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IAMJUNGLEMUFFIN said:
He's been shit at two clubs in a row now.

Very sceptical on Eade as a coach.
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Here, here.

Totally agree, he's done nothing! Should've achieved much more with the squads that he's had and his game plan fails under pressure.

I really don't rate him. The Bulldogs made a big blue by extending his last contract, they weren't about to make the same mistake.

They'll get Malthouse now and I doubt that any AFL club will sign Eade, he'll become another Robert Walls in the media and in a few years be refered to as "legendary coach Rodney Eade" just like Walls is and neither of them coached a premiership.
 
I'm all for Eade at Freo'. So much top level experience and knowledge to bring to the table. Plenty of examples out there within the league throughout different clubs that employing ex-senior coaches as assistants.

If we do nothing, and add no one, nothing will change at all peeps...

Loosen the purse strings and get things in motion FFC. :thumbsu:

Proactive and aggressive recruiting for the football department is a priority.
 
FREO81 said:
Would have Eade do a role like Bomber at Essendon, n sign up Watters from Collingwood n German from Williams Town as assistants coaches.
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Having Eade would be fantastic for lFreo...pay him the $$$$.

The issue having someone of the ilk of Eade is his expectation that he is on a promise if Harvs goes under the train. Whereas the job should be thrown open to other experienced coaches..
 
Whatname said:
I would say that Melbourne is his only chance for the senior job. Adelaide will go with Bickley, Port cant afford to sack Primus and Clarkson and Lyon will stay at their respective clubs.
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Adelaide need to consider every option, and if there is any club that needs fresh ideas, it is the Crows. they have also kept their ex-coach in the fold. Bickley has done ok in the time he has had, and I am not saing Eade is right for them, but they should not just look to Bickley, just as we should not have with Harvey/Connolly/Neesham.
 
freocuz said:
I think he would be fantastic for Freo, but I reckon having him on the coaching panel in any form can only undermine Harvey's position. A bit like when Harvey came over, the media basically viewed it as him being a back-up for if/when CC was sacked.

The only way I can see us being in the running is if Harvey walks, and I don't think that will happen. Nor do I want it to happen.
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What we need is for Harvey to be smart enough to see his shortcomings and the failings in the team and it's development. Then he needs to realise that the club has plenty of resources to address these problems. If he thinks Eade can contribute to his vision, chase him hard. If not, get someone else.
 
Scham said:
They'll get Malthouse now and I doubt that any AFL club will sign Eade, he'll become another Robert Walls in the media and in a few years be refered to as "legendary coach Rodney Eade" just like Walls is and neither of them coached a premiership.
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OK, the guy is a tool of the highest order, but I must stand up for him here. GF in 1986 & flag in 1987 isn't too bad.
 
Scham said:
Here, here.

Totally agree, he's done nothing! Should've achieved much more with the squads that he's had and his game plan fails under pressure.

I really don't rate him. The Bulldogs made a big blue by extending his last contract, they weren't about to make the same mistake.

They'll get Malthouse now and I doubt that any AFL club will sign Eade, he'll become another Robert Walls in the media and in a few years be refered to as "legendary coach Rodney Eade" just like Walls is and neither of them coached a premiership.
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Check your facts even though walls is atosser he coached caaarlton to 2 GFs 1986 and 1987 winning in 1987. He also discovered a lot of the talent at brisbane that went on to provide the backbone of the 2001-2003 prem sides.
 

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Scham said:
They'll get Malthouse now and I doubt that any AFL club will sign Eade, he'll become another Robert Walls in the media and in a few years be refered to as "legendary coach Rodney Eade" just like Walls is and neither of them coached a premiership.
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Walls coached a premiership. Also took the Bears to their first finals which was a phenomenal effort at the time.

Whether Eade is much chop or not is debatable, but he has achieved more as a coach than any Freo coach, and that is at clubs who are deficient in terms of resources.
 
The Night Shift said:
If there was any chance throw money at him and bring him in.... but I recall he stated he was finished.
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I've heard him say that a couple of times, but in some sort of oversight, consoltative whatever role ... oh yea, every day and twice on Sundays I'd say to yes to Roos being involved in our club. He has a proven knack of getting the best out of his players and his teams, and turned a few average careers around too.

As for Walls (though off topic). He was always regarded as a good coach from my rememberence of him, the issus these days is 1. He's probably living in the past a bit in terms of where footy has gone and 2. He regularly comments on things/teams/situations he knows nothing about. He's one of these (many) sports 'journalists' who does basically no real research and then pontificates on something as if he's the be all. But his coaching career, yea fairly solid.
 
dominguez said:
Really ?? If anything has over achieved IMO at a club with no money and has done really well to play in consecutive prelims with a side far from the best in the competition.

If I was a prospective coach I'd much rather have the Adelaide or Melbourne job than coach the Bulldogs in 2012 and beyond.
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Be developed a game plan which looked good during the regular season, but was simply not up to standard for a flag challenge.

Their runners were as good as any team going around at the time, but even when they were making prelims, they never looked like genuine challengers. Sure, they didn't really have a gun set of KPF's, but they weren't going too bad everywhere else.

I think one of the major reasons they didn't go further than what they did is purely because of the the non contact style of game they played.

As for the future, I agree those other clubs are far more attractive prospects, and that is partly due to Eade's coaching philosophy. He chose to hang on to far, far too many players on the downward slope, and play them at the price of blooding youngsters.

The dogs would have to have the worst list in the AFL going forward. Thank heavens they got lucky with guys like Libba and Dalhaus in last years draft, because they'd be even worse off. The team meetings over the past few years must be like Grandparent appreciation day, over and over again.
 

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PapaJ said:
I've heard him say that a couple of times, but in some sort of oversight, consoltative whatever role ... oh yea, every day and twice on Sundays I'd say to yes to Roos being involved in our club. He has a proven knack of getting the best out of his players and his teams, and turned a few average careers around too.

As for Walls (though off topic). He was always regarded as a good coach from my rememberence of him, the issus these days is 1. He's probably living in the past a bit in terms of where footy has gone and 2. He regularly comments on things/teams/situations he knows nothing about. He's one of these (many) sports 'journalists' who does basically no real research and then pontificates on something as if he's the be all. But his coaching career, yea fairly solid.
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"I didn't watch the game, but..."
 
Eade will never be an asst. coach or director of coaching or whatever. He's alwasy going to go for the Head Coach role. He has an ego.

Don't want him, happy with Harves. We are having a rough season, pretty standard for a list that is still being built everyone who is sprouting about replacing Harvey needs to have their head checked.
 
Don't want him at ours. His departure means that the Dogs may be thinking about beers in Bali or wherever they go in three weeks time. Could be good for us.

I wonder who the Pies will drag across the continient 2 weeks before a showdown with WC also? What are the odds for a top 8 finish?
 
Boppo said:
Don't want him at ours. His departure means that the Dogs may be thinking about beers in Bali or wherever they go in three weeks time. Could be good for us.

I wonder who the Pies will drag across the continient 2 weeks before a showdown with WC also? What are the odds for a top 8 finish?
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About $12 from memory.
 

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