Crawf
Doin' the Mess Around!
What in hell is going on in the AFL right now?? Kevin Sheedy after 27 years as Essendon coach will not be coaching the Bombers next season, the fourth coach to go this season. Now I may be a bit biased as an Essendon supporter, but what's the story? Essendon are still in contention for finals, and Sheedy is still regarded as tactically one of the smartest coaches in the game today. Kudos to Sheedy; I think he did a fantastic job, and I've never known an Essendon team without him as coach.
The bigger question I think is why are so many coaches suddenly being chopped this season? My favourite media report was that despite the Roos sitting second on the ladder, the club was considering not renewing Dean Laidley's contract. And that team is on the rise! Who'd want to be a coach?
Here's a thought; perhaps the players are crap? Maybe recruit better, rather than heading straight for the coach's juggular. A coach can only do so much with an awful playing list, see Pagan and Wallace. Pagan was absolutely slaughtered by the draft punishments early on. But I guess results are results, and sadly Terry Wallace is heading down the same path with a sub standard playing list through poor recruitment. Even Neale Daniher probably had an overrated list at Melbourne, with mixed success.
I would feel very aggreived if I were Sheedy, and perhaps even Daniher as Melbourne had awful luck with injuries early on. I think these two might be back in the game next season. As for Terry Wallace, I believe the Tigers will have some better results in more like 3 to 4 years, but at the rate that AFL coaches are biting the dust, he won't be around to see it.
A final note...
MAKE THE PLAYERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR GOD SAKE!
End rant!
The bigger question I think is why are so many coaches suddenly being chopped this season? My favourite media report was that despite the Roos sitting second on the ladder, the club was considering not renewing Dean Laidley's contract. And that team is on the rise! Who'd want to be a coach?
Here's a thought; perhaps the players are crap? Maybe recruit better, rather than heading straight for the coach's juggular. A coach can only do so much with an awful playing list, see Pagan and Wallace. Pagan was absolutely slaughtered by the draft punishments early on. But I guess results are results, and sadly Terry Wallace is heading down the same path with a sub standard playing list through poor recruitment. Even Neale Daniher probably had an overrated list at Melbourne, with mixed success.
I would feel very aggreived if I were Sheedy, and perhaps even Daniher as Melbourne had awful luck with injuries early on. I think these two might be back in the game next season. As for Terry Wallace, I believe the Tigers will have some better results in more like 3 to 4 years, but at the rate that AFL coaches are biting the dust, he won't be around to see it.
A final note...
MAKE THE PLAYERS ACCOUNTABLE FOR GOD SAKE!
End rant!