Melbourne are putrid. Dawes kicking their second goal with a questionable free in the last minute before half time and injuring himself kind of sums it up. Perhaps Roos isn't the wonder coach everyone has always labelled him as.
Wristy, being serious for a sec, I agree. Guys like Beveridge and Simmo at WCE have gone past him I reckon. The new breed is "in" and the new breed is being surpassed.
Nothing wrong with that, I just hope Carlton have that in mind when they appoint a new coach.
Agree, even Ken Hinkley has been superb for Port despite having a huge lull this year.
I look at someone like Eade and think why Gold Coast why? A club needs to get pro-active and look for new directions. Even Phil Walsh has sent the Crows in the right direction.
The next generation of coaches is upon us and you don't need 300 games and a Brownlow to be a good coach, as a matter of fact it may not even help.
I thought Eade at the start of the season would be good for them, but he's been hampered by massive injuries and ill discipline. Whether he's inherited the ill discipline or not, who knows. But I wonder if he was brought in to bring discipline in as a first measure and not worry about game plan (ie, bring him in for two years to right the ship) so much and set themselves up for 2017/2018 onward. Again, who knows - given the CEO's presser after McKenna got the flick, you wouldn't have a clue as to the direction of the club.
Overall, you'd have to think that the trend is toward 'new' coaches. Surprisingly I must admit. But then you look at us, two years ago we opted for a 59/60 year old. How silly does that look now?