Tigers look to US for help on finals failure ......... (afl site)

[yandb]

Clarkson is not afraid of bringing in highly experienced coaches to assist, Hardwick on the other hand brings in ex players with little or no experience.

Is Hardwick's football dept. budget so tight or is he so insecure re his position?

[Mr Magic]

Clarkson is not afraid of bringing in highly experienced coaches to assist, Hardwick on the other hand brings in ex players with little or no experience.

Like Chocco Williams?
Sorry I have read this a few times around the place and it's complete crap. Williams is about as good a football brain as there is in the industry.

[RFC_Official]

It's a pretty annual thing to go over to the US for the coaching staff, just because it's not written about doesn't mean it doesn't happen.
Vice versa when it does get written about, doesn't make it a big deal.

Why the U.S.? In fact, why travel? Many industries have worlds best practise in Europe or the US but don't spend money flying staff on an all expenses paid annual trip. Not necessarily saying it isn't worthwhile but it would be interesting to understand why clubs (and Richmond) feel it so necessary to make an annual trip

Other areas of staff have been to Europe - high performance, recruiting, marketing and sponsorship.

[Phil Mrakov]

The fetish afl has over nfl and other american sports makes me sick

[yandb]

Mr Magic does Choco sit in the gameday box? In the last two years we have brought in 3 ex players to our assistant coaching ranks to replace the experienced assistants we have lost.

Try doing a bit of research MM.

[Chuck17]

Mr Magic does Choco sit in the gameday box? In the last two years we have brought in 3 ex players to our assistant coaching ranks to replace the experienced assistants we have lost.

Try doing a bit of research MM.

You said coaches initially, are you now restricting it to coaches who sit in the game day box?

Bit hard for him to keep up if the goal posts are changing

[RFC_Official]

Mr Magic does Choco sit in the gameday box? In the last two years we have brought in 3 ex players to our assistant coaching ranks to replace the experienced assistants we have lost.

Try doing a bit of research MM.

He does a bit of both in the box and on the ground.

[Diocletian]

The fetish afl has over nfl and other american sports makes me sick

I agree with this in general, though one initiative I would like the AFL to copy from NFL is banning all technological assistance for coaches during matches.  Computers, GPS etc....pee 'em all off and make coaches go back to coaching by their wits.

[wayne]

15 seconds to go, Tigers down by 1 in the Grand Final. Riewoldt throws a 30 yard pass to Martin who shoots the three!! Tigers win!!!

[RFC_Official]

15 seconds to go, Tigers down by 1 in the Grand Final. Riewoldt throws a 30 yard pass to Martin who shoots the three!! Tigers win!!!

[yandb]

Mr Magic does Choco sit in the gameday box? In the last two years we have brought in 3 ex players to our assistant coaching ranks to replace the experienced assistants we have lost.

Try doing a bit of research MM.

You said coaches initially, are you now restricting it to coaches who sit in the game day box?

Bit hard for him to keep up if the goal posts are changing

Fair point I should have been more specific. Of the three assistants I believe two were game day coaches sitting in the box. Yes RCF official Choco occasionally sits in the box but spends most of his time on the bench. The last final Choco was on the bench, if his football brain is so valued one would have thought he could have been better value in the box because Hardwick just looked like a deer in headlights.

[Mr Magic]

Mr Magic does Choco sit in the gameday box? In the last two years we have brought in 3 ex players to our assistant coaching ranks to replace the experienced assistants we have lost.

Try doing a bit of research MM.

All good.

[the claw]

Not sure about the angst on here to be honest

Other clubs have done exactly the same thing

Hawthorn did it a few years back. Folks on here praised them for it and the questioned why the RFC wasn't doing the same thing in an effort to improve

Now they go off and do one of these trips and folks bag them for it

Can't win 

its not the fact they went to america. its the content of the article and the reasons why.
i mean to say its a real worry that they are totally kidding themselves about where the list is actually at. if we need a psychiatrist to handle the emotions of losing then ours are probably better than the shrinks in the us.
if we need to go to the usa to ask WHY DID WE LOSE AGAINST PORT, tHEN THEOSE IN CHARGE SHOULD NOT HAVE A JOB. A 10 yr old can see why we lost.

[Chuck17]

Because Port were on fire?

[Go Richo 12]

Yes, and because they play never tear us apart before the bounce.