Football Department Review

[laj]

One down!

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...57z14.html

[LP]

One down!

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/blue...57z14.html

While this may well be the shooting of Bambi, I think it was inevitable, Barker was one of few stones left unturned.

Are we shocked that when he offered they acted immediately, should this be a surprise us or a tell?

[Professer E]

A tell.

[LP]

A tell.

I think there is a good chance you are correct, but time will tell.

Playing Devil's Advocate, would Barker stepped aside become a candidate for the replacement of Teague?

[PaulP]

Heard Leppa on SEN and was brilliant, there was a lot discussed but these were some of the main ones:
- He was part of a problem at one club, then 3 months later was part of the solution at another so its not necessarily that people are incompetent, just need to find the right role.
- Players who have potted the coach to the board would be the first to go, they are untrustworthy
- Richmond review culture weekly (externally by Shane McCurry)
- Andrew Russell - Does both Fitness and leadership - this is a worry to him, you need to have dedicated people in dedicated roles. Someone like McCurry works with many organisations and is constantly learning about his area of expertise and imparting it to organisations that he works with. Russell cannot be doing two roles efficiently, could be due to soft cap restrictions, comes down to what you value.
- Suggestions for Teague  - Try one or two things different this week to get players engaged and stimulated, e.g Get players to focus on the red time scores and what they can do to stop it happening. Stk and Ratten did it to stop runs of goals by getting Membrey to push back deep to the goal line, Higgins played higher up the ground and got more possies and more shots on goal as a result.
Ill try and find the audio and post it.

Thanks GTC. Not sure I agree with the second point, but the others sound OK to me.

[Gointocarlton]

Thanks GTC. Not sure I agree with the second point, but the others sound OK to me.

The concerning one is the Russell doing dual roles.

[dodge]

I think there is a good chance you are correct, but time will tell.

Playing Devil's Advocate, would Barker stepped aside become a candidate for the replacement of Teague?

The article on the CFC website/Facebook suggests that Barker had effectively resigned at the end of the season - this is bringing it forward.  It also says he's leaving footy - doesn't sound as if the Devil's advocate is doing anything for the Devil!

[PaulP]

The concerning one is the Russell doing dual roles.

Yes, that's not ideal, but was that pre covid and post covid, or just post ?

At any rate, I think the players should be allowed to give honest feedback, about the coach or anything else. If the process is conducted properly, they would investigate the allegations and get to the bottom of them, rather than just simply taking them at face value. If the players can't speak freely in a review, then it's somewhat pointless IMO.

[Shakin77]

Thanks GTC. Not sure I agree with the second point, but the others sound OK to me.

Agree.  Sounds like a sacked ex-coach that had players who didn't like his direction and went over his head.    Salty.

No one is infallible and you would hope that the senior player speak for the playing group.

I would be interested in what players that have come from successful sides like Fogarty, Betts and even Pittonet think of our set up.    Cripps and Docherty have never played in a successful side.

Barker would have read the tea leaves.    11 odd year with no success.  He was an easy kill

[LP]

Barker would have read the tea leaves.    11 odd year with no success.  He was an easy kill

That assumes he was a kill, and not a voluntary departure as is stated.

Perhaps the thing he reads are further pending hub style competitions and he might not be willing to do that, if so he won't be on his lonesome, there will be other coaches and some players who opt if this happens again!