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Rik E Boy wrote:Greetings Blackbirds. I'm normally a harsh critic of the man I call 'The Professor' (well there are worse things a coach could be called I believe) but I think the effort to get the Blackbirds into the top four is a coaching coup and that he is the coach of the year. Coaching the Cats would be a doddle, the Hawks gameplan is an abomination, Lyon is a goose and I don't think Ratten is a genius with the bevy of number one tank picks his club has. The Crows have an underwhelming forward line which was then decimated by injury but somehow the Blackbirds have managed to win six of seven to be the one club to put their hand up for fourth. Kudos Neil Craig.

regards,

REB

SJABC wrote:Geez turn it up REB...
If the Roos didn't put in an abysmal one yesterday, the Crows would've finished 5th.
Would've you sang his praises then especially after the dismal effort they put in last week ?

Think it's more of the top three teams are good to very good, and the next 5 are OK.

Bit harsh on Ratts there too, considering he's a first year coach, but I know your love for the CFC
wouldn't impede your judgement

SJABC wrote:Geez turn it up REB...
If the Roos didn't put in an abysmal one yesterday, blah blah rhubarb rhurbarp wassup watchatalkinbout etc etc

Dutchy wrote:Wheres the edit button REB?

Rik E Boy wrote:Greetings Blackbirds. I'm normally a harsh critic of the man I call 'The Professor' (well there are worse things a coach could be called I believe) but I think the effort to get the Blackbirds into the top four is a coaching coup and that he is the coach of the year. Coaching the Cats would be a doddle, the Hawks gameplan is an abomination, Lyon is a goose and I don't think Ratten is a genius with the bevy of number one tank picks his club has. The Crows have an underwhelming forward line which was then decimated by injury but somehow the Blackbirds have managed to win six of seven to be the one club to put their hand up for fourth. Kudos Neil Craig.

regards,

REB

Dutchy wrote:

Rik E Boy wrote:Greetings Blackbirds. I'm normally a harsh critic of the man I call 'The Professor' (well there are worse things a coach could be called I believe) but I think the effort to get the Blackbirds into the top four is a coaching coup and that he is the coach of the year. Coaching the Cats would be a doddle, the Hawks gameplan is an abomination, Lyon is a goose and I don't think Ratten is a genius with the bevy of number one tank picks his club has. The Crows have an underwhelming forward line which was then decimated by injury but somehow the Blackbirds have managed to win six of seven to be the one club to put their hand up for fourth. Kudos Neil Craig.

regards,

REB

locky801 wrote:I would give it to Craig cause it is the only thing he will ever win, will never win an AFL premiership, football coaches will always win in the long run over football scientists

Rik E Boy wrote:It's results that count my friend.

regards,

REB

Interceptor wrote:

locky801 wrote:I would give it to Craig cause it is the only thing he will ever win, will never win an AFL premiership, football coaches will always win in the long run over football scientists

You make it sound like he's never played a game of football in his life

The 'scientist' tag is just dumb IMO

locky801 wrote:

Interceptor wrote:

locky801 wrote:I would give it to Craig cause it is the only thing he will ever win, will never win an AFL premiership, football coaches will always win in the long run over football scientists

You make it sound like he's never played a game of football in his life

The 'scientist' tag is just dumb IMO

I know exactly what he has done footy wise and actually was involved with his footy career, as for his coaching, he uses too much machinery and technology and gets away from the basics, if he went back to the SANFL to a club that could afford it they would never lose a game but in the high pressure moments of AFL footy, itn gets back to body slamming into body, hard ball gets which are even harder in finals, not how many km's you have run on the outside of the pack waiting for an easy ball get, also perhaps if his club purchased some forwards it may well help as well.

overloaded wrote:If Neil Craig coaches next year I will hand back my membership, we will never win a GF with him as a coach. He is a joke as is any suggestion he is coach of the year.

locky801 wrote:No arguments there Interceptor, however there must be something there, our finals winning record under him is pathetic, of course everyone will get on board and say at least we are making the finals, true to a point but my point is whats the use getting there if you are going out in one or two sets. If they players haven't got he hardness questions must be asked why not, if they aint got it, piss them off, same with bad decision making, it all comes down to how things are tuned. Alot of Crows players should sit back and watch a video or DVD or whatever of todays game, a bloke by the name of Medhurst, basically shown the door at Freo cause he was a loose cannon, played one out of 10 good games, this bloke did everything today and has all year, this comes straight down to the coach getting the MAXIMUM out of his players, IMHO the Adelaide Coach does not get that, these are only my opinions from observations on TV, as I said in the game day thread, I have never been to an AFL game live and never will, however at the end of the day MALTHOUSE came mout with a match winning game plan and they were way too good on the day