thryleon wrote:
17th Premiership wrote:
Btw, I'll be prepared to wager (well, if I was a betting man) that if we go well next year, the Teague supporters/Sayers haters will simply claim that the same would have happened under Teague.
Its impossible to quantify either way.
The main contention from people in support of Teague (I am/was one) was that it was really difficult to get a read on his ability to coach, with respect to the overall covid landscape, not much VFL footy meaning that the kids either played seniors and got development or didnt get any real ability to play, and that he did about as well as most people with moderate expectations (which is what I had) had. Did I think we could play finals in 2021? Not really. I didnt think our "time" had come yet and it would have taken a lot of good fortune for it to play out (the number of mounting injuries showed me it wasnt likely).
My gut said 2023 from the moment we ditched Bolton to change to Teague, so it wouldnt surprise me if we did worse next year anyway and even if that comes to pass, it wont matter. 2023 is the year where all the youngsters hit that sweet spot of 100+ games, and our senior better players are still performing.
Your thoughts are clearly well considered. Cheers.
I was a big supporter of Teague but lost the faith during the season when I saw players who clearly seemed not to know where to run or what to do. And looked genuinely surprised when the opposition got through them.
I've also heard some commentators talk about Teague not being prepared to alter his approach, and contrasting this with Simon Goodwin who people say embraced the recommendations about his approach and weaknesses. Not sure how true this is or whether it is just propaganda.
Oh, and I think your point about expectations for least season is spot on. For those (like me) who thought we should have made the 8, we were obviously a lot more disappointed than those who didn't think we were quite up to that point yet.
In any event, I am now looking forward to seeing how Voss can put his stamp on this team.