05-14-2021, 06:11 AM
You can keep moving the goalposts until doomsday finding a reason(s) why coaches fail. Plenty of coaches that have played at the top level have failed. If the old boys were that keen for their mates to coach, there's plenty of them around. Wasn't the Shinboner of the Century on the committee that selected Noble ?
There is no logical reason why someone who has played up to SANFL, WAFL etc. level can't be a successful coach. Certain dubious types whose idea of football knowledge is essentially a bunch of rote learned sporting cliches from 1973 will tell you that the players won't "respect" someone who hasn't played AFL, but if that's the case I suggest the problem is the immaturity and naivety of the players themselves. Why would they respect this type of person if they are an assistant coach, instead of senior coach ? What's the difference ?
There is no logical reason why someone who has played up to SANFL, WAFL etc. level can't be a successful coach. Certain dubious types whose idea of football knowledge is essentially a bunch of rote learned sporting cliches from 1973 will tell you that the players won't "respect" someone who hasn't played AFL, but if that's the case I suggest the problem is the immaturity and naivety of the players themselves. Why would they respect this type of person if they are an assistant coach, instead of senior coach ? What's the difference ?