Waratahs 2015
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mxyzptlk
Colin Windon (37)
Okay, that was pretty cool.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Credit for the sarcasm on this coaching advice suggestion. Well played. You've summed up the situation well and proposed a better alternative. And on that basis, I agree.
Why would John Eales be parachuted in for scrummaging advice? He must have been showing his hand at coaching techniques in locking out the scrum that warrants a tap on the shoulder . . . is that right?
It's a good point you make. The current bloke being paid to do the job is not up to it, so we should get a board member to dip his oar in because he's already on the payroll.
His old winning record should just rub off to fix the wobbly scrum via the second row.
Is Tim Horan a good television commentator? Does Mark Ella write good columns? - They give it a good go!
To be fair, I'm sure Eales would put his shoulder to the wheel where needed and if asked, particularly on captaincy advice where he'd have plenty to offer. I doubt that he adds to the answer for the scrum. Too many cooks, and all that. It needs a specialist technical coach.
Credit for the sarcasm on this coaching advice suggestion. Well played. You've summed up the situation well and proposed a better alternative. And on that basis, I agree.
Why would John Eales be parachuted in for scrummaging advice? He must have been showing his hand at coaching techniques in locking out the scrum that warrants a tap on the shoulder . . . is that right?
It's a good point you make. The current bloke being paid to do the job is not up to it, so we should get a board member to dip his oar in because he's already on the payroll.
His old winning record should just rub off to fix the wobbly scrum via the second row.
Is Tim Horan a good television commentator? Does Mark Ella write good columns? - They give it a good go!
To be fair, I'm sure Eales would put his shoulder to the wheel where needed and if asked, particularly on captaincy advice where he'd have plenty to offer. I doubt that he adds to the answer for the scrum. Too many cooks, and all that. It needs a specialist technical coach.
I actually wasn't being sarcastic.
It was a suggestion based on the fact that we've got limited time to fix things and potentially no one available to do the jobs required.
As a legendary Wallaby lock already involved with the ARU, Eales seemed like a good option.
I realise Eales has never been a coach but surely he can aid our locks in their core skills.
We have a specialist forwards coach in Blades but the argument being made is he's either not up to it or has shortfalls.
I absolutely agree with the too many cooks premise but maybe this year is the exception. We've got a lot to do and little time to do it.
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I don't think Eales is the solution to the scrummaging woes nor do I think it's a position he would take up. Wallabies need someone who has coaching experience and someone who has been involved In coaching or playing the game in the last 10 years.
Might be time to look further abroad and accept that the expertise might not be available from within Australia.
Might be time to look further abroad and accept that the expertise might not be available from within Australia.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Sarcasm was my method for that post, I'll admit.
Eales has been volunteered by posters on here as the Mister Fixit in various roles from tour manager to water boy. Let him do his job as a board member.
If we're going to have someone do a half-arsed, part-time job then at least add a specialist with some technical coaching experience.
And how long does Blades need? Did he join with Robbie Deans after 2011? Not saying he is a bad coach but it seems he has a way to go in being able to get the scrum working as a complete unit.
Eales has been volunteered by posters on here as the Mister Fixit in various roles from tour manager to water boy. Let him do his job as a board member.
If we're going to have someone do a half-arsed, part-time job then at least add a specialist with some technical coaching experience.
And how long does Blades need? Did he join with Robbie Deans after 2011? Not saying he is a bad coach but it seems he has a way to go in being able to get the scrum working as a complete unit.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
The way the board is going, I wouldn't be recommending any of them for anything.
Pass it to Dunning!
Bob Loudon (25)
Just spoke with Dave Dennis. He said he'd be good for the first game of the season, injury-wise.
Lovely bloke.
Lovely bloke.
kiap
Steve Williams (59)
Why is that?
Most of the board are a bit over a year in. They'll be gone before long as well and there should be an independent board soon enough.
The ARU's problems are long standing.
In terms of scrum coaching roles, I'm not sure anyone on here really knows who is appropriate. In fact that goes for any coaching role.
I'm not badmouthing the Eales suggestion, or the Rodriguez one either. I think coaching is obviously a really nuanced art, hence the success of Mike Cron where other (more on-field qualified) coaches have failed. It is very hard to predict who will succeed and who will fail.
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I'm not badmouthing the Eales suggestion, or the Rodriguez one either. I think coaching is obviously a really nuanced art, hence the success of Mike Cron where other (more on-field qualified) coaches have failed. It is very hard to predict who will succeed and who will fail.
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kiap
Steve Williams (59)
C'mon, mate. That's nonsense.
You've just thrown your hands in the air without a clue so that rules you out straight away. Which makes it two crossed out because I know I couldn't do the job.
Mike Cron, after playing at a decent level, was coaching for well over 20 years before he joined the All Blacks group. That included 15 years with Canterbury in the NPC, as well as years with the Canadian national program. He didn't gain his scrum guru status overnight out of nowhere.
Rodriguez has had at least ten seasons as a coach or as a scrum consultant for rep teams, club teams and at the World Cup. He's also written a book on the subject, so he has runs on the board.
By comparison, Eales is a Nobody.
He hasn't put his hand up as a scrum consultant.
I'm calling it now: We won't be seeing Eales hired to work under Cheika trying to fix the scrum. He is a smart bloke.
Inside Shoulder
Nathan Sharpe (72)
If Eales felt like coaching he would have done it by now.
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
Because you get recommended for something else when you have achieved something in your current role. I've seen no spectacular accomplishments in any particular part of the enterprise.
But I think we've all strayed off Waratahs 2105.
swingpass
Peter Sullivan (51)
and therefore, perfect
Quick Hands
David Wilson (68)
I'd like to see a top flight scrum coach appointed, but I may be dreaming there.
I understand that the extended squad have been training really well and according to today's Manly Daily, Nathan Grey got straight off the plane and went to the SFS and spent the day training with the boys. That's the sort of dedication which breeds a winning culture. He was apparently very impressed by how the boys trained as well, so they've obviously been putting in the hard yards while Cheika and Grey have been in Europe. All sounds very promising to me.
Pfitzy
George Gregan (70)
No. We have sarcasm, speculation, and attempts at wit.
Which means rugby season is clearly over and people need to get the fuck off the forum for a few weeks.
boyo
Mark Ella (57)
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