Point proven

Can i just ask who is responsible for player development and output???

And why do clubs change coaches... when they have no impact on what is put out on the field???

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Who is responsible for the skills - If Ratts has any balls at all - He is the bloke that should be targetted

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You cant tell me guys like Gibbs cant hit a target from 20 meters or fumbles???

thats something thats between the ears....

.. thats cos Ratts is about the Carlton swagger and not the modern day game...

The Carlton swagger back eh????



We need professionals...

We need the best people for every job!!!

We dont need amateurs and ex footballer mates..

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Ratten obviously. Riley, Lappin, Harvey etc are just there for decoration.

Harvey is an outsider...

I think the majority of others know each other pretty well..... and most of them are ex footballers...

So why rock the boat???

And they all are under the directive of the coach though .. right???

plus who out of that bunch has vast experience at coaching?

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Excuse me for interrupting and stating the obvious.....but would'nt it be prudent to get SOS back as an assistant ASAF*****P!!!!

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Don't think the Saints would be letting him out of their sight.....it IS heartbreaking him seeing him in a Saints top 'tho.

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And round and round we go. No point arguing with someone who must reduce the situation to the simplest terms possible.

Another Ex Carlton player on our coaching board.

that would make it:

Brett Ratten - Coach
Matthew 'great half time speech' Lappin - Forward Coach
Sticks - President
Craig Bradley - Kicking Coach?
Greg Williams - Not sure what he does
Silvagni - Backline Coach
Teague - Bullants coach


I'd love to have Silvagni as backline coach IF hes the best available not just because he played for us.

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Weve never discussed why we would get rid of Pagan just to replace him with someone who is unqualified and has no accountability on our performances before...

i wanna know how its not his responsibility.. (Ratts)...

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We need Brad Pierce....!!!

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Who said it wasn't? Some of us are merely trying to point out that he's not the sole member of the football department and the players also have some influence on whether we win or lose.

Who cares if he's ex Carlton!
Have you seen the Saints defensive unit this season?
Dawson is in their best 22 FFS!
The fact that he's left the club to further his career can only be benificial.
Who's our current defensive coach...Montgomery? give me a break. The young players would REALLY look up to him, such a defensive icon!

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Ratts is the leader of the football department, he manages and sets the program for the development of the team in every facet. If he isn't and someone else like Icke is stepping in, then we need to address the problem.

You're not assisting your agenda in the slightest by fabricating nonsense .

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I think he manned Richards up and went more one on one? Also moved Gibbs off Goodes and moved him into the middle.

It seems these moves (if I remember them correctly) should have been made earlier in the game - you would think these matchups/loose men would have been recognised earlier? I realise you don't necessarily make a move unless it's actually hurting you but Goodes and Richards were hurting us and it seemed to take so long for the move to happen.

Just the slow reaction is troubling - you'd think changes would be made earlier.

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Give me 10 names in football right now in a well-regarded developmental coaching role.

10 names, not just Alan Richardson and Harris.

I think there will be a coaching review at the end of the season and you will see Lappin get the flick. Bradley wouldn't be far behind. Tap SOS on the shoulder not because he is ex-Carlton but because he is leading the number 1 defensive unit with a carousel of players having to come through. No issues with Riley because he has been superb. Williams is a part-time coach so that's fine.

Forwards coach is a focus along with acquiring talent for the forward line.

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And only 7 that you like;
20 ways to see the world,
Or 20 ways to start a fight.

Now go through our losses Prelim.

Lost to Essendon* lucky we didnt kick straight things would have been interesting
Lost to Hawks - Ruffy got them over the line
Saints- Lucky rewolt had a good start or things could have got ugly. Lyon threw the game plan out the window and the fullback kicked the winner
Swans - Lucky we didnt kick straight early or things would have been interesting.
..etc

You struggle to deal with a loss Prelim99. Things really are not that bad......relax and enjoy the ups and downs of a developing side.

Some posters don't read the post they're "replying to" or vastly exaggerate and distort them to a statement that is very different to what was said, then proceed to savagely attack the "post" with vitriol. They often start out with "So you're saying that...."
Any logic goes out the window.
IMO it says more about the poster than the topic supposedly under discussion.
It's pointless having a discussion on that basis and a waste of time reading it.
Cheers

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