https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/afl-2021-david-teague-sacked-plea-from-carlton-players-to-keep-coach-who-spoke-up-blues-players-tom-morris-news/news-story/260c34af7721b49ee66fa443468aa5ae?fbclid=IwAR3Na8d_snFc8EbXvCB6NhnzPxE_gzOlAv6vETpDmMx8VZUIR7VHn_eWc5k

They are literally the only ones who could have done something about it - i.e. Win.

Hopefully Sayers now fully understands that Liddell is the issue. He is a bloody cancer within the club!!!

Hopefully Sayers now fully understands that Liddell is the issue. He is a bloody cancer within the club!!!

I can’t see how Teague has been treated poorly. The club is absolutely entitled to review operations at any time. If his disposition is so delicate that he couldn’t cope with that, then perhaps that in itself is evidence that he is not cut out to be an AFL coach.

It’s a very very privileged position; there’s only 18 in Australia. He was given an opportunity, he tried hard but it didn’t work out.

The club has made an evidence based decision to replace him. The method & timing of it was appropriate and in the best interests of the club. The club’s best interests must always be paramount.

He gets paid out. We move on.

Thanks for your efforts David. All the best for the future

I can’t see how Teague has been treated poorly. The club is absolutely entitled to review operations at any time. If his disposition is so delicate that he couldn’t cope with that, then perhaps that in itself is evidence that he is not cut out to be an AFL coach.

It’s a very very privileged position; there’s only 18 in Australia. He was given an opportunity, he tried hard but it didn’t work out.

The club has made an evidence based decision to replace him. The method & timing of it was appropriate and in the best interests of the club. The club’s best interests must always be paramount.

He gets paid out. We move on.

Thanks for your efforts David. All the best for the future

They are literally the only ones who could have done something about it - i.e. Win.

Too many words there for your typical Hun reader / Fox Footy viewer.

https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/carlton-blues/afl-2021-david-teague-sacked-plea-from-carlton-players-to-keep-coach-who-spoke-up-blues-players-tom-morris-news/news-story/260c34af7721b49ee66fa443468aa5ae?fbclid=IwAR3Na8d_snFc8EbXvCB6NhnzPxE_gzOlAv6vETpDmMx8VZUIR7VHn_eWc5k

It is so obvious that Teague has been treated poorly. Particularly if there were approaches to Clarkson and Lyon during the season. To make matters worse, Teague has a contract in place for 2022. As I have stated previously, if there was no confidence in Teague, then he should have been formally told before the end of the season. It appears to me that this has become a process of elimination. That is, if Clarkson and Lyon didn’t accept the offer, then Teague remains coach in 2022. Although, I think Lyon will accept the offer and become our next coach.

Yep, absolutely spot on GWS

Nice guy, who started well, but has clearly shown this year that he is not up to it tactically. "Teague's gift" was always my biggest issue with his coaching and he seemed to be completely clueless (or stubborn?) of how to address it.

His behaviour over the past few weeks just wreaks of someone who can't take criticism well and sooks it up. We need someone who is willing to learn from their mistakes and realise when they are getting it wrong.

Thanks for your service David, but I am happy we can all now move on.

The long game was the huge 5 year rebuild, and the evidence confirms the club did stick phat with that.

Sure there will be questions regarding the success of some of SOS selections, but with the plethora of picks, even after a few busts, there's enough quality to turn this ship around quick smart.

"Teague's Gift" of 5 goal bleeds happened last year, and continued this year. The bleeding had to be stopped regardless of the fact he had one more year. He knew that. He couldn't explain it either. That doesn't comfort me.

Obviously, before we jump to conclusions, we need to know the story the Review told, and I'm leaning towards the findings didn't paint a great picture of Teague's coaching ability and game plan. Sure injuries didn't help, including those carried into games by stars Cripps, Williams, McKay, Martin, Silvagni, that we know of, but surely he could have adjusted his plan to not leave the team exposed to these runs of goals against.

Pickering's remarks told us of a story of conflict between the coach and the captain, and finger pointing is a deflecting mechanism imo.

Its time for the next coach, and his assistants to continue on our march to No. 17.

The Review covered all areas of the Football Dept, and I'm sure their will be improvements, and a huge focus in areas of weakness such as Development.

The list is intact, the dead wood discarded, and the next step is a tweak to the long game...we want to be a Premier, not a coach's training ground.

That was March 31 this year in reference to our defensive structures.

Today's press release:

“This was highlighted, but not limited to, an overt, consistent focus on offence at a detriment to the defensive side of the game.

Why did it take a review to highlight what was flipping obvious right at the beginning of the season (and even last year) just to supporters who were watching with their eyes wide open?

Yes true - considering he had no football director and didn't have his own assistants is harsh. Had to promote Stanton and Power from development coaching ranks and sounded out Woosha as there was no Senior Assistant at the club. Sayers set him up to fail - thats the way it looks like to me.