Towards the end of the program it was interesting that Ratten believed being the type of player he was, he seriously doubted he would be drafted today with the way football is played! Yet we gave up an early draft choice for a similar type player who never has been and never will be half the player Ratten was!

The real bits you should see.....
ARE the bits with R. Walls.
HE FIRES a 12 gauge and hits a target on the BULLSEYE!

Everything he said he was spot on about!

The interview demonstrates that Ratten is a magnificent assistant coach. He is the guy you want who is close to the players building team spirit. I listen to that interview and seriously question his credentials as a match day coach

Rattens comment on Kreuzers benefit as a Ruckman being his second effort. Surely if second efforts are a big mans x factor he is better played as a forward - umm why? Shirley there are more second efforts across the whole ground than as a marking forward? but more than that, listen to the question - X factor AS A RUCKMAN!!! so gosh gee mr wilson, Ratts answered that question.

Rattens view that our poor first half against Freo was due to getting 8 less hard ball gets
Roberts walls said and blind Freddy could have seen, the poor effort against Freo was due to poor set up and skill execution and goal kicking. All the tape showed poor goal kicking. - Ratts would get hammered by many if he used poor kicking as an excuse so he didn't. Instead he talked about the mindset of the team from the outset and how he felt they didn't compete in that area - and I thought it it wasn't 8 less it was 8 to 24 (or close to that)

Walls says Yarran should play in the midfield so we can use his kicking skills (which we lack). Ratten says he isn't fit enough(fair call). However, Yarran gets tried in the middle too late in the game. Why wasn't the move executed in the second or third qtr. Roll the dice Ratts.

When Walls says we don't have the list to win a grandfinal and asks are you going to pick guys who can get you to finals or ones that can win a premiership (play some young kids as Hadley, Thornton, Carrots et al are not good enough). Ratts says a combination when the correct answer is we should be playing guys that are capable of playing in a grand final--today. - Ratts agreed one day (so you know he gets it) but Yarran was coming back from an injury and needed to get a feel for the game - think Yazz also went higher in the third but hey., use this to crucify him

This interview subtley indicates that Ratts has many great qualities but is not a strategic thinker.

The interview demonstrates that Ratten is a magnificent assistant coach. He is the guy you want who is close to the players building team spirit. I listen to that interview and seriously question his credentials as a match day coach

Rattens comment on Kreuzers benefit as a Ruckman being his second effort. Surely if second efforts are a big mans x factor he is better played as a forward

Rattens view that our poor first half against Freo was due to getting 8 less hard ball gets
Roberts walls said and blind Freddy could have seen, the poor effort against Freo was due to poor set up and skill execution and goal kicking. All the tape showed poor goal kicking.

Walls says Yarran should play in the midfield so we can use his kicking skills (which we lack). Ratten says he isn't fit enough(fair call). However, Yarran gets tried in the middle too late in the game. Why wasn't the move executed in the second or third qtr. Roll the dice Ratts.

When Walls says we don't have the list to win a grandfinal and asks are you going to pick guys who can get you to finals or ones that can win a premiership (play some young kids as Hadley, Thornton, Carrots et al are not good enough). Ratts says a combination when the correct answer is we should be playing guys that are capable of playing in a grand final--today.

This interview subtley indicates that Ratts has many great qualities but is not a strategic thinker.

for !@#$%& sake he had just spent the game rucking against Sandilands and Bradley and he isn't a ruck (for those that forgot)

for !@#$%& sake he had just spent the game rucking against Sandilands and Bradley and he isn't a ruck (for those that forgot) plus he drifted forward to help out the forward line, plus he gave away frees simply because he did not know how to ruck and was about a foot too short anyway so you know I think he deserves a bit of slack.

Rattens comment on Kreuzers benefit as a Ruckman being his second effort. Surely if second efforts are a big mans x factor he is better played as a forward
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