Roy Laird - SANFL coach of the year

[smac]

Apparently the SANFL introduced a new award this year, Coach of the Year. Voted on by all coaches, Laird was voted number 1 by his peers through 4 separate 3-2-1 votes throughout the season. Good stuff Lairdy!

http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/stor ... 46,00.html

[Pseudo]

Each coach got to vote 4 times on a 3-2-1 basis?

That would guarantee that Jars ended the poll with at least 12 points...

[smac]

Laird wasn't allowed to vote for himself, I assume the same for Jars. He may have wound up with 0!

[BPBRB]

Each coach got to vote 4 times on a 3-2-1 basis?

That would guarantee that Jars ended the poll with at least 12 points...

I wonder how many Mickan would have got for "personality" and 1/4 and and 3/4 time speeches?

[HeartBeatsTrue]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

[smac]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

He's only in his 5th year as coach, HBT.

But agree with your thoughts on Rick. Can we somehow ban SturtPeter from this thread now?

[Blue Boy]

Well done to Mr Laird - I always rekon the best awards to be given are the ones from your peers.

[Aerie]

Each coach got to vote 4 times on a 3-2-1 basis?

That would guarantee that Jars ended the poll with at least 12 points...

I wonder how many Mickan would have got for "personality" and 1/4 and and 3/4 time speeches?

Ooh! Yeah! Cop that bays fans!

[mighty_tiger_79]

Each coach got to vote 4 times on a 3-2-1 basis?

That would guarantee that Jars ended the poll with at least 12 points...

I wonder how many Mickan would have got for "personality" and 1/4 and and 3/4 time speeches?

Ooh! Yeah! Cop that bays fans![/quote]

well it has been mentioned on here before from BAY FANS!!!!!

we acknowledge he may not have personality like jars or be inspirational at the breaks but he has been getting results

[doggies4eva]

Laird's coaching record would put him in the top 2 or 3 coaches in SANFL history. His win/loss ratio must be approaching no 1.

[Hondo]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

Sturt finished 5th in 2005, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2003, premiers in 2002. That one bad season in 2006 has distracted us I reckon.

Look at their team for Sunday and tell me that isn't a fair bit better than any team outside the top 5.

No disrespect to Rick, but I don't buy the line that this is a potential wooden-spooner massively over-achieving. They are about where they should be IMO.

Back to topic - well deserved award for Roy Laird

[Dutchy]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

Sturt finished 5th in 2005, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2003, premiers in 2002. That one bad season in 2006 has distracted us I reckon.

Look at their team for Sunday and tell me that isn't a fair bit better than any team outside the top 5.

No disrespect to Rick, but I don't buy the line that this is a potential wooden-spooner massively over-achieving. They are about where they should be IMO.

Back to topic - well deserved award for Roy Laird

Well said Hondo, Im sick of this poor sturt stuff, how about Mickan getting the Bays in the finals from the bottom of the ladder after 7 games for the first time since 1999? much bigger achievement than McGowan

[sturt1]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

Sturt finished 5th in 2005, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2003, premiers in 2002. That one bad season in 2006 has distracted us I reckon.

Look at their team for Sunday and tell me that isn't a fair bit better than any team outside the top 5.

No disrespect to Rick, but I don't buy the line that this is a potential wooden-spooner massively over-achieving. They are about where they should be IMO.

Back to topic - well deserved award for Roy Laird

Well said Hondo, Im sick of this poor sturt stuff, how about Mickan getting the Bays in the finals from the bottom of the ladder after 7 games for the first time since 1999? much bigger achievement than McGowan

Your right mickan should've won it.

Each coach got to vote 4 times on a 3-2-1 basis?

That would guarantee that Jars ended the poll with at least 12 points...

I wonder how many Mickan would have got for "personality" and 1/4 and and 3/4 time speeches?

Ooh! Yeah! Cop that bays fans![/quote]

well it has been mentioned on here before from BAY FANS!!!!!

we acknowledge he may not have personality like jars or be inspirational at the breaks but he has been getting results

[Wedgie]

Congratulations Roy Laird, easily the best coach going around in the SANFL, all class.

[BPBRB]

Congratulations Roy Laird, easily the best coach going around in the SANFL, all class.

No doubt the only choice IMO

[Thiele]

Well Done Roy you desrve it

[Wedgie]

Congratulations Roy Laird, easily the best coach going around in the SANFL, all class.

No doubt the only choice IMO

Agreed and by a country mile at that.

[smithy]

Based on success there's no disputing it going to Laird. You could even give him the coach of the decade award.
Based on club improvement you cant go past MacGowan.

Sturt finished 5th in 2005, 3rd in 2004, 4th in 2003, premiers in 2002. That one bad season in 2006 has distracted us I reckon.

Look at their team for Sunday and tell me that isn't a fair bit better than any team outside the top 5.

No disrespect to Rick, but I don't buy the line that this is a potential wooden-spooner massively over-achieving. They are about where they should be IMO.

Back to topic - well deserved award for Roy Laird

Well it's ok in hindsight Hondo.......

Read these threads.....

http://safooty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=4942

http://safooty.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=6205

95 % of posters on those threads said Sturt would finish 7th or lower.
Are they all idiots or are you a genious ?

[Wedgie]

Are they all idiots or are you a genious ?

I'm no genius but I know genius isn't spelt genious.