04-16-2019, 10:14 PM
(04-16-2019, 10:01 PM)PaulP link Wrote:No coach could have done much better when you are turning over 1/3 of the list and bringing in kids for 3 seasons straight.
Absolute crap. That's just an excuse to reinforce your argument. Our side has always been better than that. Even if a side is really bad they do better than 3 from 36.
All sides that rebuild have big list changes. Sides like Richmond under Hardwick, Melbourne under Roos/Goodwin, were finals or close to it after 4 years. Dogs under McCartney, no good, under Beverige, premiers. A good coach gets the most out of their players. people said the same thing when Pagan coached us then within 2 years they played finals. Port played finals the year after they were hopeless under Primus. Swans were so bad they lost 22 games straight in the early 90s. Come Barassi, they went close to finals within two years then under Eade Grand Finalists the next year. So don't give me the crap that that no one would've done any better. Good coaches do make improvements out of any player. Same in any sport, which I can testify to first hand. No decent coach goes 3 from 36.

