07-26-2020, 05:56 AM
(07-26-2020, 05:39 AM)PaulP link Wrote:Bolton and Teague are the actors who make the most appearances, but the play isn't really about them. It's about understanding that any club is much bigger than one person, that one person cannot make that much difference, that clubs operate in a dynamic state, with changing values and priorities, and that we must get beyond this tip-of-the-iceberg mentality, where what we see becomes a lazy substitute for a much bigger reality. You would think Pagan and Malthouse were lousy coaches if you only knew their record with us, yet we know this is not the case.
I wish you well with this theory but you might be overthinking it a fraction. It's not like Teague took us from 5-7 wins a year and built from there. We were losing almost every game and copping hammerings on a regular basis. Some games we could barely cross halfway. Almost immediately we have become finals contenders. If you redraw the ladder from the point Teague took over we're 8th or 9th I think.
I agree It's not 100% about the senior coach but Bolts but had no idea what he was doing on any level. I think that's clear.