SA Footy

MW wrote:Sam McClure going with a story that Rocket Eade has been sacked effective immediately.

Hinkley and Dew early nominations.

Suns have sacked Eade.

PatowalongaPirate wrote:Suns have sacked Eade.

Yup

Club not renewing his contract for next season and opted to not coach the remaining three games of the year

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/rodney ... e7fa194d76

Unless there's more to it, imho thats piss weak from Eade .. 3 games to go, be professional and see out your time.

Always thought he was overrated anyway though.

JK wrote:Unless there's more to it, imho thats piss weak from Eade .. 3 games to go, be professional and see out your time.

Always thought he was overrated anyway though.

I agree that it is unprofessional. If you've got the sulks so be it, but see the season out, surely?

Eade the longest serving coach to never win a flag?

Agree he was over-rated, but I think he was a shit choice for a club with a culture problem. Not sure he could relate to a bunch of young men heel-bent on partying over playing quality footy.

Good point, while the top knobs might have thought ruling with an iron fist was the way to straighten things up it might have been too much for the nicely tanned lads to handle. Too much change, too soon.

Yep, excellent point Mags

Booney wrote:

JK wrote:Unless there's more to it, imho thats piss weak from Eade .. 3 games to go, be professional and see out your time.

Always thought he was overrated anyway though.

I agree that it is unprofessional. If you've got the sulks so be it, but see the season out, surely?

Yeah I disagree. Once it's over it's over. The players know he is gone, he knows he is gone, nothing good can come of him seeing out the end of the season. They may get a spike and finish the season with a win or two so I think it's the best result for both parties

a win or two will cost them a spot or two on the draft order.

Jim05 wrote:

Booney wrote:

JK wrote:Unless there's more to it, imho thats piss weak from Eade .. 3 games to go, be professional and see out your time.

Always thought he was overrated anyway though.

I agree that it is unprofessional. If you've got the sulks so be it, but see the season out, surely?

Yeah I disagree. Once it's over it's over. The players know he is gone, he knows he is gone, nothing good can come of him seeing out the end of the season. They may get a spike and finish the season with a win or two so I think it's the best result for both parties

Of course they get a spike, they've just caused their coach to be sacked, it's almost a given they come out and lift but it's a false lift and one built on embarrassment not renewed form or increased ability.

So who will the AFL pick to coach them now?
Gil would have Roos on speed dial I'm sure he will give him a call or one of the other coaches from the boys club

Jim05 wrote:So who will the AFL pick to coach them now?
Gil would have Roos on speed dial I'm sure he will give him a call or one of the other coaches from the boys club

What's Guy McKenna up to these days?

Magellan wrote:

Jim05 wrote:So who will the AFL pick to coach them now?
Gil would have Roos on speed dial I'm sure he will give him a call or one of the other coaches from the boys club

What's Guy McKenna up to these days?

Nothing

This is going to be interesting. Whilst I still doubt the rumours, if Gold Coast poach Hinkley, Stuart Dew would be the favourite for the Port job

bertiebeatle wrote:This is going to be interesting. Whilst I still doubt the rumours, if Gold Coast poach Hinkley, Stuart Dew would be the favourite for the Port job

Or Bassett.

Booney wrote:

bertiebeatle wrote:This is going to be interesting. Whilst I still doubt the rumours, if Gold Coast poach Hinkley, Stuart Dew would be the favourite for the Port job

Or Bassett.

The Primus era scares me about Dew.

Booney wrote:Good point, while the top knobs might have thought ruling with an iron fist was the way to straighten things up it might have been too much for the nicely tanned lads to handle. Too much change, too soon.

I try and picture what it might've been like to have a guy who is almost 60 years old giving a dressing down to an early 20-something Harley Bennell or K. Hunt for their indiscretions. It'd be like being told off by a loser step-dad that you didn't respect. "Yeah, like, whatever, grandpa. I'll be at training late, right, coz I got an afternoon appointment at the tattoo parlour at Broadbeach."

Booney wrote:

bertiebeatle wrote:This is going to be interesting. Whilst I still doubt the rumours, if Gold Coast poach Hinkley, Stuart Dew would be the favourite for the Port job

Or Bassett.

Yuck, still feel uneasy with him in the box.

Lightning McQueen wrote:

Booney wrote:

bertiebeatle wrote:This is going to be interesting. Whilst I still doubt the rumours, if Gold Coast poach Hinkley, Stuart Dew would be the favourite for the Port job

Or Bassett.

The Primus era scares me about Dew.

Ditto, have been told that the guy can coach and luckily there is no one left from that era. He would have played against a couple of guys when he played at Hawthorn but that was it

And now Lynch put in cotton wool until next year by the Suns. Picked up a knock to the knee last week