Coaching whispers or Chinese Whispers?
Roar Rookie By glocko87, 22 Jul 2009 glocko87 is a Roar Rookie
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The latter half of the AFL season typically produces more coaching rumours than any other time of year, most of which is unfounded, speculative gossip.
You only had to watch Footy Classified’s self-proclaimed ‘news-breakers’, Caroline Wilson and Craig Hutchison, last night to realise that, despite all their speculation on the subject of Nathan Buckley’s future, they have no idea what is going to happen and are merely guessing.
How their guesses, albeit educated guesses, make accurate journalism is questionable.
Nathan Buckley has been tight-lipped about his future in 2010, other than stating earlier in the season that it is his goal to coach at senior level, in some capacity.
The rest of the chatter surrounding him is circumstantial hearsay created and printed by journalists and footy ‘experts.’
James Hird urged Buckley in the Herald Sun to go to the Tigers and bring them back from the brink. Mick Malthouse is harassed at press conferences, fielding questions about his willingness to work with his former captain.
North Melbourne’s desire to obtain the Brownlow winner is no secret, but just how close Buckley is to signing with them is a mystery.
The Tigers don’t reveal too much other than continually repeating the club line that their ‘three-step’ approach will be applied to any and all candidates. All of this material is analysed to produce likely future scenarios, all of which are as likely as each other with the deafening silence coming out of the Buckley camp.
Where Bucks will go, only he knows.
We can guess wildly about his ambition, his preferred pathway to head coaching and his personality, but none of this makes solid evidence.
When he makes that decision, that will be the real news.
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July 22nd 2009 @ 10:32am
Paton said | July 22nd 2009 @ 10:32am | Report comment
Is this about footy or journalism? Who gives a rats what is innaccurate and “questions good journalism”. The media cant get peoples ages right let alone the details of a story!
It seems that now Collingwood are having their first smell of a flag in some 50 years that all of the Monday experts and followers are coming out of the woodwork.
A fan, a true fan doesnt care about the media writings, or the draft pick or who is saying what about who’s coaching position. We just watch the game, love it when we win, lament the losses and look forward to it all next week.
July 22nd 2009 @ 11:43am
Redb said | July 22nd 2009 @ 11:43am | Report comment
Paton,
Steady on. The Roar is about letting us punters have a crack.
glock087,
It struck me as well that Hutchy in particular is no scoop journo – he appears mostly clueless.
Redb
July 22nd 2009 @ 11:52am
Jack said | July 22nd 2009 @ 11:52am | Report comment
You have missed the point of the article and contradicted yourself. It is clearly about journalism in football. If you dont care about opinion why bother reading and commenting? Also you know the game so well by stating Collingwood have their first smell of a flag in 50 years, try 1990, just 19 years ago!! “The media cant get peoples ages right” what a joke!!! And who said this writer is commenting on the game itself, did you you go off on that tangent just so you could beat your own chest??? Yes, better to leave the writing about the game to people that do know how to write.
July 22nd 2009 @ 11:53am
Pippinu said | July 22nd 2009 @ 11:53am | Report comment
Paton
I don’t understand why you’re getting so worked up!!
July 22nd 2009 @ 11:57am
Redb said | July 22nd 2009 @ 11:57am | Report comment
Pip,
Just looked at glocko’s profile she barracks for Collingwood. Not that there is anything wrong with that, well there is, but everyone is entitled to make mistakes. Just kidding there glocko.
Redb
July 22nd 2009 @ 12:37pm
Kazama said | July 22nd 2009 @ 12:37pm | Report comment
Jeez, another Collingwood supporter calling Adelaide home. Why? You’ve only seen one Pies flag in your lifetime, if you supported the Crows you’d have two, and been old enough to enjoy them.
Anyways, glocko87, you make a fair point. Only Nathan Buckley knows what Nathan Buckley is going to do, and the rest of us – journos or otherwise – have no idea, and it is foolish to imply otherwise.
Paton, if you believe that, they why the hell are you on this site? (Tagline: “Your Sports Opinion”)
July 22nd 2009 @ 1:35pm
blinq said | July 22nd 2009 @ 1:35pm | Report comment
Leave it out, let them play. I really don’t care what the tabloids are saying, good thing I don’t read it, I know it’s a waste of time. My passion is with the game.
July 22nd 2009 @ 2:34pm
AFL Merchandise said | July 22nd 2009 @ 2:34pm | Report comment
I’m sure wherever he ends up he will make a positive impact – he has footy smarts and a brain for leadership. Journalists can speculate as much as they want, the reality is he probably doesn’t know himself yet. He will likely meet with a number of teams to discuss his future. Can’t wait to hear when an agreement is reached.
July 22nd 2009 @ 4:09pm
glocko said | July 22nd 2009 @ 4:09pm | Report comment
Paton,
I think you have misunderstood me. The very point I am trying to make is that there is a lot of unnecessary speculation about football by journalists trying to break a story before it happens, and losing focus on reporting on the sport.
Because I am a writer does that mean I am not a true fan of the sport and my club? I choose to write about football because I am passionate about it! I am not ‘coming out of the woodwork’ but have been a steadfast supporter of the Pies the entirety of my short life.
AFL Merchandise you hit the nail on the head: when he makes an agreement with the club is what I am waiting for, gossip and guessing is useless!
Thanks for the support from everyone else.
To clarify I am a Victorian who moved to Adelaide to study, so supporting the Crows was never an option!!
July 22nd 2009 @ 5:20pm
Kazama said | July 22nd 2009 @ 5:20pm | Report comment
Fair enough not supporting the Crows then. There are however nine other Victorian teams you could have picked, all of them guaranteed to make you more friends, or at least less enemies, when responding to standard Adelaidian question #47 (“So, which footy team do you support?”).