"Coaching To Win" VS "Playing For The Future"

[ItsOurTime]

The message you send is we don't tolerate list cloggers. That if you don't have your eyes on a flag, you're not part of our future.

[Thryleon]

The message you send is we don't tolerate list cloggers. That if you don't have your eyes on a flag, you're not part of our future.

We have been trying to send that message for 6 years and that message reads as follows:

If you are not good enough to win a flag TODAY perhaps you should search elsewhere as we are unable to help you.

Mind you, they are the first guys that we will be ruing not being here if they move on and we play guys like Boekhorst for the next 2 years whilst we wait for Skittles to play senior footy particularly if Carrazzo, Simpson, Judd, Walker and Jamison all pull up stumps, and all of them very well might.

[ElwoodBlues1]

Selwood is a better player than Gibbs regardless of the fact he has played for a better team. He is harder, leads by example and impacts games......

[ItsOurTime]

We have been trying to send that message for 6 years and that message reads as follows:

If you are not good enough to win a flag TODAY perhaps you should search elsewhere as we are unable to help you.

Mind you, they are the first guys that we will be ruing not being here if they move on and we play guys like Boekhorst for the next 2 years whilst we wait for Skittles to play senior footy particularly if Carrazzo, Simpson, Judd, Walker and Jamison all pull up stumps, and all of them very well might.

To take it away from theory, i would have a simple policy:

- You are maturing or
- You have cemented a spot in the team

There is no in between. 25 year olds who are fringe players kill you IMO because the temptation is to give them a game for a quick win.

[cimm1979]

To take it away from theory, i would have a simple policy:

- You are maturing or
- You have cemented a spot in the team

There is no in between. 25 year olds who are fringe players kill you IMO because the temptation is to give them a game for a quick win.

Might add a year or so for talls, but yeah, seems about right.

Good players can have form slumps but those that tease and tease and tease really need to be fucked off.

Jordan Russellesque.

[Jofo]

A coach must both coach for the win and have an eye on the future. When a team plays poorly, he must focus more on building. When it's winning, he sticks to the formula that's earning the victories. So, what's wrong with building in our situation?

[Thryleon]

Might add a year or so for talls, but yeah, seems about right.

Good players can have form slumps but those that tease and tease and tease really need to be screwed off.

Jordan Russellesque.

Mind you no one should be given a game, and thats where it all falls over.

These guys as much as everyone thinks they are holding up developement, are putting pressure on the youngsters to earn a game, and that cannot be a bad thing.

[PassIt2Carrots]

Mind you no one should be given a game, and thats where it all falls over.

These guys as much as everyone thinks they are holding up developement, are putting pressure on the youngsters to earn a game, and that cannot be a bad thing.

It's a bad thing when you consider we need to expedite the development of these youngsters by playing them collectively as many times as possible, which is what a rebuild is all about.