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Thanks- could be right but they seem to promise a lot and not deliver.
My bold predictions for the 2022 AFL ladder
Hi Graeme. Thanks. Selecting the team was harder than I thought it would be especially the opening slots. Green was great in many ways- I just feel at number 6 more reliability is needed with the bat.
Combined Ashes team of the series: Who makes the cut?
Thanks Sheek, that is a great “second” 11 !
The greatest West Indies Test side of the last 50 years
Thanks Paul- yes I agree that having a few who can score 400 plus is key. Parkinson would be a gamble in Australia.
If England make it Down Under, this is a squad that could win the Ashes
Hi ChrisH thanks. Yes Smith was the clear winner. Six premierships will do that !
Who are the AFL's greatest ever coaches?
Thanks Kick to Kick fair point to segment the time period
Who are the AFL's greatest ever coaches?
Thanks Goalsonly- that weighting would work well
Who are the AFL's greatest ever coaches?
Thanks kick to kick, fair point. I think there are two things- identifying overall proportion of coaches inside and outside; and then within that the relative successes- I have gone for the latter for manageability of the exercise but see the connection
Do clubs' favourite sons ever make good coaches?
Many thanks yes the points you make are true
Do clubs' favourite sons ever make good coaches?
Targa, Hi. quite right- arithmetic error !
The best New Zealand Test cricket side of the last 50 years
Good points Kick to kick. Picking a benchmark is problematic. Maybe a historical average of all the coaches?
How are coaches performing at the midway mark of the season?
Thanks James good point about looking at the last two to three years. I guess I was thinking that the whole period for coaches would smooth out the fluctuations.
How are coaches performing at the midway mark of the season?
Thanks Peter- yes Witts is interesting as you say. Before his injury he was going very well at the Suns including the captaincy
How have Collingwood traded over the past decade?
Thanks Peter, yes very frustrating to watch the same thing over and over, especially either chipping it around and/or then just bombing to an aimless contest. The few times that they look any good are when Moore delivers to Howe through the middle, in which case I am unsure why Magden is the outlet player (admittedly he was on the wing and played a reasonably good game).
Where is the dare, Collingwood?
Chris, thanks. Not sure you understand the premise of the article at all. It is about coaches under scrutiny from most scrutinised or under pressure to least. How can Buckley with his “ out of touch “ style be at the bottom??? How can Beveridge who won a flag just five years ago and has them in great shape be at the top?
The coaching scrutiny ladder
Fab Phil, thanks very true about number of coaches at Collingwood, but the ones that are/have been there seem to have to endure a lot.
The coaching scrutiny ladder
Thanks Peter. Yes dead right about frenetic scrutiny of coaches. I think the same is happening with trades- the talk starts earlier and earlier every year !
Buckley for GWS? Could be fit although there has been talk before about him heading into AFL corporate world with some high profile position.
The coaching scrutiny ladder
Richmond appear to have drafted well this time around
My bold predictions for the 2022 AFL ladder