07-26-2020, 05:04 AM
(07-26-2020, 02:51 AM)PaulP link Wrote:As we have seen with Clarkson, even the greatest coach can't do much with average cattle and kids. I have heard many coaches say that 80% of coaching is done during the week, and there's little they can do o match day, especially now with limited runners.
Take out 30 odd games of experience from the kids, take out PIttonet, Martin, Betts etc., and put in their place Lobbe, Phillips, Mullet, O'Shea, Smedts and many others. Take a hard line long term view on development, and specifically give kids games and tough assignments, leaving oldies on the periphery. Give all that to Clarkson, or Teague, and get back to me.
OK, take all that away......Teague went 6-5 from his 11 games.
Same cattle, Bolton went 1-10.
Oh, but that was just honeymoon period right?
Except now...
Take away Kreuzer, Charlie, Fisher, Marchbank, throw an labouring Cripps in that as well.
Oh, 4 and 4? MUST be the new recruits.
You can come up with all the excuses you want.
Occams razor suggests the simplest, less convoluted answer is the right one.
Teague > Bolton.
The end.