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The one and only Wallaby Coach thread

Hawko

Tony Shaw (54)
I agree we were better under rennie wnd letthing him go was moronic and we hired a moron but let’s move on please.
Who is our coach and assistants
Who is high performance head
Can we get a mick byrne type player to do skills again at super and senior club level - berrick Barnes and giteau split the country?
This discussion is pointless. McLennan will make the decision on who will coach next, just like he did last time. He has an ego as big or bigger than Jones (Alan or Eddie, take your pick). That means he is genuinely the best placed person to choose; in his mind anyway. So all other opinions are invalid. Does this remind you of a couple of heads of countries?

Based on his last great foray into coach selection and his steadfast refusal to accept any responsibility for it, I predict that he will just choose the very worst option of the ten that are presented to him.
 

The_Brown_Hornet

John Eales (66)
This discussion is pointless. McLennan will make the decision on who will coach next, just like he did last time. He has an ego as big or bigger than Jones (Alan or Eddie, take your pick). That means he is genuinely the best placed person to choose; in his mind anyway. So all other opinions are invalid. Does this remind you of a couple of heads of countries?

Based on his last great foray into coach selection and his steadfast refusal to accept any responsibility for it, I predict that he will just choose the very worst option of the ten that are presented to him.

Funny how some people fail upwards isn't it
 

Dan54

Tim Horan (67)
Someone like him would be excellent. Their is a certain irony he is a kicking and skills coach but he holds the record at the Hawks for most behinds in a game without a goal kicking 0.8
And although he was predominately a skills coach for kicking etc when he was tied up in NZ, I still remember earlier this year James Parsons saying how incredible he was at teaching him things on throwing in to lineouts etc, and how switched on he was to almost every part of game.
 

The Ghost of Raelene

Andrew Slack (58)
And although he was predominately a skills coach for kicking etc when he was tied up in NZ, I still remember earlier this year James Parsons saying how incredible he was at teaching him things on throwing in to lineouts etc, and how switched on he was to almost every part of game.
He’s probably learnt to listen to others and take in what assistants bring to the group having not come from Rugby originally. I bet he can teach a skill better than most who have been brought up on it and don’t think about the detail of an action as much.

Don’t know if anyone has been involved in a lot of training of people work related but sometimes the old expert isn’t the best teacher as they struggle to explain how to get from A-Z. The person only a bit in front of the newbie can do this as they still think about it.

Mick Byrne would be the perfect guy at the 20s level or even in the High Performance role building standards.
 

John S

Chilla Wilson (44)
Haha, I just read that and came here to post it. Grim reading - you have to feel for the players
 

Yoda

Ted Thorn (20)
Cron is being rated on potential over performance at this stage.

In reality he's won less than Coleman. Cron got his start by getting Norths a Shute Shield title. I think he is a good coach and in 15 years it will show. I wish he had of got the NSW job when they gave it to Gibson and we may be speaking differently about him.

Our coaching pathways are as busted and limited as the players.
Yes. Gibson was not a good choice.
 

HogansHeros

Bob Loudon (25)
Can someone tell me what the Brumbies style is? And how it differs from what we've generally been trying to do?
I would say it generally involves focusing on being good at Rugby Union specific skills such as set piece.

And building a game plan that works with the current squad.

Its a fairly simple plan that seems to get results. It might not be "exciting" to some but Id rather have been a Brumbies supporter the last couple years than a Tahs supporter. The Tahs game plan last year was "Lets just get big and hope the rest works out. Oh shit Bell is injured, now what do we do."
 

Yoda

Ted Thorn (20)
Andrew Blades was the DoR at Joeys in Sydney for a time.
Cameron Blades HC at Knox
Brian Smith was HC at Scots and now DoR. Has plenty of coaching experience around the world.
Tim Rapp HC Newington

I think these guys are pretty comfortable in their positions though. A guy like A.Blades could be a set piece coach...
Tim Rapp! He’s a deadset dud.
 

Yoda

Ted Thorn (20)
Love the Baabaa's concept but as an Aussie I'll be spewing if Tupou, Bell, Valentini, Ikitau, or Kellaway get a long term injury.
Much better to keep them in cotton wool and training! No games… what an absolutely ridiculous comment.
 

Members Section

John Thornett (49)
Why are we so obsessed with 1 clubs "style" look at the stormers they play completely differently to the national team & both win all the time
 

The Ghost of Raelene

Andrew Slack (58)
Tim Rapp! He’s a deadset dud.
Put in a position completely inappropriate for his experience.

Reflection of NSWRU at the time more than anything I think. How he was qualified to be GM is beyond me.

My guess is he's probably very happy to be out of the professional arena. Although the schools don't tolerate poor results either....
 

Yoda

Ted Thorn (20)
Put in a position completely inappropriate for his experience.

Reflection of NSWRU at the time more than anything I think. How he was qualified to be GM is beyond me.

My guess is he's probably very happy to be out of the professional arena. Although the schools don't tolerate poor results either....
I heard he was responsible for signing ex Newington player Tepai Moeroa on some ridiculous amount of money at the time for the Tahs. Unfortunately, a complete waste of money they couldn’t afford!
 

LeCheese

Peter Johnson (47)
Seems to lend credence to speculation around abysmal comms, senior players challenging ‘the vision’, and diabolical strategy decisions.

As someone else mentioned yesterday, one individual doesn’t make or break an organisation’s performance; however, in this instance, it seems like Supreme Leader Jones well and truly was the architect for failure. Should never have been allowed to happen, and should never happen again.
 
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