06-18-2018, 01:05 AM
(06-17-2018, 11:29 PM)PaulP link Wrote:The truth is any coach is only as good as the club. Malthouse had the best talent at the Eagles, and the best support network possible at the Pies. The Pies team from the early 2000's were not elite, but they had Buckley (their Judd) and recruited tough accountable players who could play to a system, and Malthouse coached them well. The talent profile had certainly changed for the better by 2010, 2011.
He coached for too long. The year off (2012) was a big thing that is underplayed IMO. Once you lose the momentum, especially at his age, it's very hard to get it back.
You need to ask yourself why we were the only club interested in his services, before he came to us and also after. No other club went near him. It's a big tell.
A good coach will get alot more out of a side, even a so-called poor side, than a crappy coach. Might not win a flag but they surprise you with how many they win. Same in any sport. Coach is the 2nd most important person in a club outside of the recruiter. If it all come down to talent and not the coach then why have a coach.
2014 the Dogs were behind us on the ladder. Changed coaches to Beveridge and they are finalists then win the flag. Players were a year more developed admittedly but it was essentially the same group.
Last year, while we won 6 games, we led 7 times in last qtrs and lost. Fair effort for a young side. Despite injuries, this year is a failure so far and if we finish with just one win then you'd have to convince me hard as to why Bolton should stay. That's unacceptable. If we get a few wins, well, that might be different.