06-19-2021, 12:34 PM
(06-19-2021, 12:23 PM)ElwoodBlues1 link Wrote:Fair point Jim...falling on your sword is better than being hung out to dry by your playing group.
Actually feel sorry for Teague, the effort from some players tonight was disgraceful, how do you coach players who wont give you 4 quarters of effort?
He sees this effort, he's had tragedy in his family. Fair chance he has had enough and will probably not coach next year.
Players came to us because Teague was here when he was an assistant, has had great reports before coaching us, was a brilliant coach of the Bullants getting heaps out of an average side. Problem is, when you coach a side with a bad culture that lacks drive, motivation, hunger, or basically a care factor, then you have an impossible job. The only thing that has happened under Teague is that we have been alot more scoreboard competitive (as distinct for actually competitive) and he has the 2nd best record of any coach we have had this century, even if the bar is as low as it gets. Same again. A coach gets to the 3rd year and the players essentially turn their toes up. This is the response after a review is called.
Two sides you wouldn't touch, Carlton and St.Kilda as you senior coaching careers ends right there after a few years. Ratts must've have been a genius getting two sides with such poor cultures to 4 finals series in 6 years but he's struggling with the Saints now for similar reasons.