Football Department Review

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Same reason as premiership coaches like Malthouse failed. Player culture, lack of drive and motivation. All player issues. Keep changing coaches, nothing changes in any of those aspects. Game plans never look like they work when players decide they won't work hard. Ridiculously, Teague has comfortably been our 2nd best coach, from a win/loss basis, this century and certainly one of the most scoreboard competitive (as distinct from actually competitive sometimes). Won't only need to change of player attitude and workrate to make finals.

Yes, agree with the latter part. From what I heard though Teague has had enough and wanted to quit a few weeks ago, Between family tragedy and trying to his his team to do as their told he probably had enough.

I really don't buy the idea that it's poor player culture that causes the downfall of our coaches ... and coaches are responsible for managing the playing group and that includes driving a competitive, winning culture.

The problem is with the board and administration that (a) sack coaches that show potential to succeed, (b) appoint the wrong coaches © don't give coaches the support and assistance they need (d) value membership numbers more than sustained success, and (e) can't stick with a plan for sustained success.