With at least 4 young potential ruckmen, who is our ruck coach in '08. Did we try to get Simon Madden or did the saints beat us to him?
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Ruck Coach?
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Simon Madden is the Saints ruck coach (i think) and i'm not sure but i think that i read somewhere that Stephen McKee is our ruck coach. (not sure on either, and please anyone correct me if i'm wrong.
Definetly should be a major priority getting a descent ruck coach for the young boys.
Definetly should be a major priority getting a descent ruck coach for the young boys.
Define 'decent ruck coach'. For the last couple of years we had Gary Dempsey as part-time ruck coach. Now we have Steven McKee. Does a great career automatically transfer into being a great coach? Of course it doesn't. Tom Hafey (67 VFL games) was a far better coach than Ted Whitten (321 VFL games).
Australia's best swimming coaches have had relatively uninspiring swimming careers themselves. Some of the best tennis coaches were average players themselves (Roger Rasheed) & I don't think Charlie Earp would ever pretend he was a champion golfer, but he certainly taught Greg Norman plenty. Steve McKee could turn about to be an inspired choice as ruck coach, or he could be a dud. Time will tell.
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in fact often a journeyman type player will be a better coach because of the effort, thought & extra training they might require to compete in a top grade unlike a natural player
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That is exactly right. That is why Teague should make a good VFL coach & development coach.
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This is a great role for Teague. I don't believe you have to be greatest player to make a good development coach. As long as you can sit down with the kids, go through their tapes, and discuss what they have done well, and what aspects of the game they need to work on.
I also think that Lappin will be good in his role as Development Coach as well.
Yeh, but who said that superstars aren't journeyman who put in lots of effort and extra training?
Tbh, i really don't know anything about who is a good ruck coach and who isn't.
I agree with you though, some people aren't made for coaching, even though they may have had a successful football career. You need to have good knowledge, work ethic, communication skills etc. etc. which you may not need as much to be a successful footballer.
Btw, i don't think that Steve McKee played more than 100 games of AFL
Does anybody know anything about Steve McKee and whether he is a good ruck coach???
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Think you might be right there MBIB. Remeber hearing something about that myself.
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He had a heart attack or something like that early this year or last year... Which is why we got a new ruck coach.
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