Scape Goat Sack Cox

[legend166]

Thanks mate that puts into perspective for me now and what I thought it’s horrendous recruitment but we made 3 grand finals in that time .

We made the 22 & 24 finals off of the drafting and recruiting we did from 2013->2019. Heeney, Mills, Blakey, Amartey, Florent, Hayward, Melican, Papley, McInerney, McCartin, Rowbottom were all critical members to one or both of those sides.

Considering the 2019-2024 class seems to be Warner, Gulden, then a gaping chasm, it's hard to see us making grand finals in a couple of years. We've blown this window and I don't think we're getting another one any time soon.

 

[Wheresbuddy]

Sure but there's multiple aspects to list management. There's the scouting/drafting side and then the player retention/list building side (how much do I pay this player, who do I focus on keeping as opposed to letting go, etc).

You take Aliir Aliir with a pick in the 40s, you've hit a home run with the scouting & drafting piece of the equation. Just because we then screwed up the retention/list building aspect doesn't negate that it was a great pick.

I see where you're coming from.

My view comes from seeing the pick as one part of a list management process and in that front, i think we have done quite poorly.

We had 2 shots at securing a generational ruck (Nank and Cameron) and fluffed it by backing a guy held together by sticky tape. Plus he wasn't even really that good a player in an all round sense. So eventually we let go of Aliir to get picks for Hickey!

We let go of Hewett, who we only viewed as a tagger and felt was going to be surpassed by a younger Rowbottom when hindsight shows is now a bona fide inside clearance mid.

Dawson was most probably a lost cause but I do wonder if we had identified his potential as a mid with leadership qualities whether he would've stayed? He had certainly racked up huge numbers in the neafl as an on baller.

 

[Nuggetz]

Have we really been down an assistant coach? tbh millsy has been more of an assistant coach than a player the last few years..

 

[Kiama Chris]

After this post I'm not even going to think about it before April unless he says or does at least two incredibly dumb things.
So far he said we would be aggressive in trade and draft and to my eyes he/they have done a decent job with the ammo that we had. Improved both our attacking and defensive (probably) stocks and midfield depth. Only the one gun but that was all we could afford. The rest look definite possibles. Overall list balance looks better.
Ignoring delistings, the 3 player losses have not weakened us overall IMO.
We brought in external expertise to help get a few (potentially) key guys healthy and improve the knowledge base in the club.
We have brought in additional coaching experience and expertise (my gut is still out on Goodwin) so that should help.
Be interested to know how much of all this is Cox and how much Cameron or team effort.

 

[Kapers]

Cant do anything with ask to is talent, sack

 

[Edmund hunt]

Cant do anything with ask to is talent, sack

Sorry but this gave me a brain aneurysm.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

Cant do anything with ask to is talent, sack

What?

 

[RilesMacca]

Cant do anything with ask to is talent, sack

 

[Aardvark]

One would hope our defensive strategy is better than the one he prepared for W.A.

 

[TheGoatBaron]

One would hope our defensive strategy is better than the one he prepared for W.A.

It was an exhibition game. Most exhibition games are high scoring with no defence

 

[liz]

It was an exhibition game. Most exhibition games are high scoring with no defence

Yep. The WA defence was lacking at times, but what cost them more was the dozen or so times they streamed out of defence and hit a Vic player on the chest.

 

[Dubai Quacker]

Sorry but this gave me a brain aneurysm.

I thought it was perhaps a haiku.

But alas, no.

 

[Mister B]

Like All Star weekend in the basketball, defending is not the aim of the game in these matches. Can you imagine if both teams went full flood? The coaches would be torn to shreds for to making the game pretty enough.

 

[The King!]

lol if he won by 60 he wouldn’t be a genius, game meant nothing who cares

 

[Millky95]

lol if he won by 60 he wouldn’t be a genius, game meant nothing who cares

His team got the least amount of injuries so you could argue he won

 

[bedford]

lol if he won by 60 he wouldn’t be a genius, game meant nothing who cares

No Tassie so you have no interest ? some are allowed to enjoy it
This is possibly the worst thread

 

[The King!]

No Tassie so you have no interest ? some are allowed to enjoy it
This is possibly the worst thread

Why'd you come into it then? Same old story.


This game meant nothing in terms of cox as swans coach !


But it also meant nothing

 

[bedford]

Why'd you come into it then? Same old story.


This game meant nothing in terms of cox as swans coach !


But it also meant nothing

Because
it
came
up
on
my
alerts

 

[Jewelsbon]

Why'd you come into it then? Same old story.


This game meant nothing in terms of cox as swans coach !


But it also meant nothing

I didn't even bother to watch it, held no interest at all for me.

 

[Kapers]

Sorry but this gave me a brain aneurysm.

Tbh I posted the joke then went to bed, didn't even reread it...

 

[Kapers]

Also, just incase people didn't realise, I was joking, I know exhibition matches mean stuff all.

 

[joeykanga]

I didn't even bother to watch it, held no interest at all for me.

It was pretty enjoyable to watch. If only for the way good players thrown in to this environment over do or under do their part. There can still be an element of awe struck ness and do I belong as Ash reflected on in his post games commemts. The level and commiment was high. It didnt feel like just an exhibition. Im not so cynical on this game as others are. Even just watching Shai Bolton. He was really good but at the same time he overstrived and didnt choose the teammate option. To be noticed even in a team full of champions you have to get the individual and team balance right. It was actually fascinating to watch.

 

[The King!]

Because
it
came
up
on
my
alerts

You can unwatch or stop replying

 

[dosser]

Ok, so I'm a schoolboy. Sue me, but there is something about the two words in this thread heading that makes me smile when they appear together.

I need to grow up.

 

[bedford]

You can unwatch or stop replying

I DiD unwatch , but you tagged me