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Braveheart81

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Will Genia (78)
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The news of Tony McGahan going to the Rebels is a good sign.

If a new coach is going to be appointed it is absolutely paramount that the coach gets to choose all their own coaching staff.

One of the big problems under Deans was that he didn't get to pick all his coaches.

I'd argue that it is just about more important for the national head coach to be able to hire his own coaching staff than it is for him to pick the players.
 
199madmave

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Ward Prentice (10)
Braveheart81 said:
The news of Tony McGahan going to the Rebels is a good sign.

If a new coach is going to be appointed it is absolutely paramount that the coach gets to choose all their own coaching staff.

One of the big problems under Deans was that he didn't get to pick all his coaches.

I'd argue that it is just about more important for the national head coach to be able to hire his own coaching staff than it is for him to pick the players.
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Good news for the ARU because he is gone or good news for the Rebels??
 
lewisr

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Bill McLean (32)
I think the appointment of McGahan suggests Ewen is the front runner. The only other things I can see happening in order of likeliness are:

1) Ewen goes back to the reds as director of Rugby. Jim Carmichael has already stated he will reopen negotiations if the ARU squib on Link.

2) Ewen goes overseas to coach another test team. Is anyone looking for a coach at the moment?
 
flat_eric

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Alfred Walker (16)
If the ARU drop the ball on Link a second time I doubt he stays in Australian rugby. Unless he absolutely has to (family reasons). I'm sure there will be dozens of lucrative offers for him overseas.
 
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Slim 293 said:
Or, in a strange twist...

Jake White takes over the Wallabies, and Link becomes the Brumbies new coach.... :eek:
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Or an even stranger twist. Carmichael re-signs link and they pay out Graham who goes to the Brumbies?
 
Braveheart81

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Will Genia (78)
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flat_eric said:
If the ARU drop the ball on Link a second time I doubt he stays in Australian rugby. Unless he absolutely has to (family reasons). I'm sure there will be dozens of lucrative offers for him overseas.
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If McKenzie had been made the Wallabies coach as soon as he left the Waratahs I imagine there would have been absolute outrage out of Queensland.

I think Queensland's opinion of McKenzie is dramatically different now compared to what it was like then, particularly as he'd just been coach of NSW for 5 years.
 
Ignoto

Ignoto

Greg Davis (50)
Slim 293 said:
Jake White takes over the Wallabies, and Link becomes the Brumbies new coach.... :eek:
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I can handle losing Link as it's for the good of the country, but if he went to the Bumbies, Quade said it best about James playing 10, "watching your girlfriend go off on a date with someone else".
 
Gnostic

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Mark Ella (57)
Braveheart81 said:
If McKenzie had been made the Wallabies coach as soon as he left the Waratahs I imagine there would have been absolute outrage out of Queensland.

I think Queensland's opinion of McKenzie is dramatically different now compared to what it was like then, particularly as he'd just been coach of NSW for 5 years.
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My opinion of Links coaching is different to what it was back then. I would think Link himself would regard his coaching skills differently now to back then as he has experienced vastly different environments since that time.
 
lewisr

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Bill McLean (32)
Braveheart81 said:
If McKenzie had been made the Wallabies coach as soon as he left the Waratahs I imagine there would have been absolute outrage out of Queensland.

I think Queensland's opinion of McKenzie is dramatically different now compared to what it was like then, particularly as he'd just been coach of NSW for 5 years.
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It is widely known that McKenzie rejected the offer because he didn't think he was ready for the role. So we can go on all day about "what ifs" but even he obviously admitted his coaching ability and maturity was not ready for the Wallabies.

It didn't happen, and it never would've happened so hard to make comparisons.........
 
Braveheart81

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Will Genia (78)
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Gnostic said:
My opinion of Links coaching is different to what it was back then. I would think Link himself would regard his coaching skills differently now to back then as he has experienced vastly different environments since that time.
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I agree.

I was mainly having a go at the comment about the ARU dropping the ball previously as if he should have been the Wallabies coach when he finished at the Tahs.

I don't agree with that at all and I don't believe many people would have thought that at the time. I think it is revisionist to suggest now that it would have been either a good or a popular decision.
 
Slim 293

Slim 293

Stirling Mortlock (74)
Braveheart81 said:
I agree.

I was mainly having a go at the comment about the ARU dropping the ball previously as if he should have been the Wallabies coach when he finished at the Tahs.

I don't agree with that at all and I don't believe many people would have thought that at the time. I think it is revisionist to suggest now that it would have been either a good or a popular decision.
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And let's not forget that if Deans had not come in at the 11th hour the job was going to Nucifora........
 
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