Do you have access to the full review report and the feedback on the report by key people at the club? I certainly don’t. The people who do have access to it all have made significant changes to the coaching staff and the board.

It’s one thing to have misgivings about the decision makers at the club (I have some myself) but it’s another to present unsubstantiated statements as “facts”.

You have provided your opinion in this thread (and multiple others) and your opinion has been formed without access to all the relevant information. There’s nothing wrong with that - we all do it because we are fans, none of us are on the board! The problem comes about when we (fans, posters, media) assert our opinions as “facts”.

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It's never as good as it looks and it's never as bad as it seems.

Sorry you mean Dani !!

Every time there is photo of him , it’s always in a Carlton top

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

Sorry, you mean her !!

Come on , surely you know that he was forced into that situation and he was given the green light for the job

Anyways that’s over with , next !!

I think you will find a lot of movement at the club when cats Finish their finals campaign

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

Touché… could be a them/they situation for all we know.

We’re obviously not ready for that.

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"The best argument against democracy is a five-minute conversation with the average voter" - Winston Churchill.

So, I have thought about this, and this is my best solution.

Throw everything at Clarko. $1.5 mil next year, $1mil per year after that.

Surround him with inexpensive recently retired players, or coaches from metro or VFL level as assistants to save money next year for the soft cap.

If Clarko says no, Mark Williams as senior coach on a 3 year deal and the BEST assistant in the land as his senior assistant.
In 3 years, if Choco is kicking goals, we keep him.
If he has pissed veryone off by then with hsi abrasive personality, the better of Luke Power or the senior assistant gets the job.

Choco will reform the team and Cookey can reform the club.

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T E A M

I cant see the value in Williams. Yes he adds the ra-ra that Goodwin will pull out of the drawer every so often but he is from a past era.
Let's remember he's only been back in the AFL system less than 12 months. 2 years ago he was coaching suburban Ammo's football. And when he was coaching AFL footy, he was a loose cannon. He's a dinosaur that needs to be kept on a very short leash.

As for Worsfold, he's been sacked twice for being too inflexible and lacking tactical awareness. That's the last thing we need.

There's still options out there. I originally wanted Pyke and as far as I know, he's not out of the running. There are also plenty of quality young coaches out there. Go through a proper process, ASK THE RIGHT QUESTIONS, (get the people who know what questions to ask!) and pick our coach based on knowledge.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.

Oh grow up it goes both ways.

Sayers said it - Teague was sacked because of defensive gameplan and wants the best experienced coach.

Well he aint getting the best experienced coach the guy thinks too highly of himself and the defensive gameplan albeit admittedly was poor ball movement was tier 1 beginning of the year.

..and its bloody hard to defend when you're constantly getting smashed out of stoppages and clearances as cattle was weak in there.

I don't think we will have to ask.

Walsh is still at it.
The mind boggles.

Absolutely correct !! He probably still thinks Teague is coming back …

Can you break the news to him that’s not possible …

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

How can you do a review over Zoom? Seriously! Pavlich didn't come over here.

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Silvagni

You and your injury list excuse

Wc Wafl team best us , did you forget that ??
North bottom of the ladder beats us , did you forget that ??

Oh hang on a 3 month travel weary Gold Coast team best us !! Case
Closed , get a grip your boy was incompetent at a game plan and playing politics …

I hope you ain’t going to continue this garbage next season when Carlton loses a game , about your boy !!

Cause I hate to break the bad news to you , Carlton will lose again but at least they will have a game plan …

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#sayerscouldbetheman!!

I don't disagree with the sentiment BV but didn't we go through "a process" with the "right people" when we got Bolton and it turned out "wrong"! How do we get it right this time? Maybe we need a process to select the right people to select the right coach?

Why was Bolton appointment wrong?

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This type of slight is alien in the more cultured part of the world - Walsh. Its up there with mad dogs, Englishmen and the midday sun!

It's more art than science.
Irrespective of the choice, there is still a large slice of luck and timing.
Our last 5 coaches consist of two Premiership coaches, and three rookies. None of them worked.
Either this means we need an experienced coach who has not yet won a flag or we need to recognise that there is no sure-fire way to pick the right coach (and probably accept that a coach is just one piece of the puzzle).

A proper process is important to get a sense of a coach, his approach and where/how he plans to move forward. For an experienced coach like Clarkson or Lyon (or the Scott brothers for that matter), most of this is already known - just need to get their thoughts on where/how to move forward from where we are now. As Parkin did when he came back in 1991.

For the inexperienced group, we'd need them to go through a more thorough process because too much is unknown.

It’s our club

It’s our process

You’re either up for it or not.

Ross wasn’t

We just need a tough but fair guy that cares about people. Malthouse and Pagan were too ruthless and Bolton, Teague and Ratten were too buddy buddy.

This is why after Clarkson, I would like Brad Scott or Buckley.

Other than that, whoever fits the tough but fair criteria with a good football mind.

I don't think the Bolton appointment was wrong. We sold him up the creek. He was told to play the kids and persist with development under the guise of being supported until we came out the other side. I suspect he was told we'd get mature bodies like Rockliff to help carry the load but none of it eventuated.
IMHO, the losses impacted his mindset and that of the players. Rightly or wrongly we didn't have the strength to see it through and Bolton was sacked.
Personally, I think he was great value. He stuck fat with our objectives when all the pressure was applied and our kids were given every opportunity to prove themselves at AFL level. Sadly when the hard work was done and a circuit breaker was required to take the next step, Bolton was the one to go.
But I don't undervalue his contribution. I think he was a better coach than Teague and he set standards that we will benefit from.

So the process was OK IMHO. It's the lack of experienced personnel to help him to see it through that was his downfall.

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Looking forward to seeing our potential realised.