06-14-2020, 10:39 AM
(06-14-2020, 10:22 AM)rocky link Wrote:Thanks for that piece PP. The most interesting thing I took from the summary was that "the game was umpired by Carlton Head of Development Luke Power". F$#% me, people are asking why Stanton and Barker as our midfield coaches the bigger question should be, why not Power?? As I recall he was a reasonably good midfielder.
No worries. IMO, I'd be wary of using playing history / quality as an indicator of coaching ability. It's an easy and tempting trap to fall into : great player = great coach. Sheedy, Malthouse, Pagan, not great players by any means. Voss was an absolute gun. I'm not saying scrappers make the best coaches, just that good coaches and good players do not necessarily share or need the same qualities.