Blue Vain wrote:
tap in 79 wrote:
Who hired Bolton?
Was that Stephen Silvagni’s fault as well?
How many premiership coaches are there over last 50 years who have not played at AFL level?
I think it is zero... unless I am mistaken.
So that is quite a gamble betting on going against 50 years plus of evidence. And the clowns stuck with Bolton after the evidence of his coaching was in.
“But in the NFL Bellichick has led the Patriots to blah, blah, blah..,”
Australian football is the toughest, most physically challenging football code in the world. In this game, you want someone who has been in the trenches too. NFL is far more a tacticians game... so using the Bellichick argument doesn’t wash.
Bolton? Isn't this a thread about Silvagni?
FWIW, I thought Bolton was the perfect choicest the right time.
We needed someone who could hold the club together while we totally dismantled and rebuilt the list. Bolton did that.
He also put game time into the kids that will pay off in years to come.
As for playing coaches that haven't played AFL, that's a rubbish argument IMO. The record exists because very few have been given the opportunity. For every coach who hasn't succeeded with out playing AFL, I'd suggest there's another 5 unsuccessful coaches who
have played AFL.
Warwick Capper played 100+ games, would that make him a better coach than Bolton? Move on, Bolton did what was required and he's gone. The foundations have been set and the future should be the focus.
The CEO that we presently have stated that if Bolton goes - he also wants Silvagni to go...that is why it is linked.
I never trusted Bolton. It didn't seem like a good fit for me ever....but horses for courses. I can understand why people liked him as the media went on about him being involved in "education" he's an educator... and then also due to the Hawthorn link.
It is ok, but we will have to agree to disagree on the AFL experience aspect.
There have been enough non-AFL playing coaches to gather evidence:
Cahill- Collingwood - great SA record...faultless - but never played at AFL level.
Wayne Brittain
Col Kinnear
Brendan Bolton
Bob Hammond
etc.
And put it this way-would you run through a brick wall for Ron Barassi when he was coaching in 1967-70 seeing he had impacted so many grand finals and could lead by example?
Or would you run through a brick wall for a teacher from Tasmania who had an in-depth talent is sprouting double cliches.
"People, you've got to bring them with you, (and) process is about getting the job done," said Bolton.
say it with fewer words - "I am going to bloody well bring people with me. Full stop."
"process is about getting the job done" wtf. cut the cliches.
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