I would expect good management to make a tough decision on Hardwick if it was required
Thats about the crux of it Jake, if required. 7 weeks into his first season is a bit too early to be making such calls.
Also important to be aware of what hardwick has said he will deliver.
He has not promised to deliver success, but he has said he will deliver the blueprint for success. He needs to change the whole culture of the club first. Get rid of the playing for yourself attitude. Get players sheparding rather than peeling off hoping for an easy possession. Working hard to create space when in possession or to get to a contest to help out a teammate.
His mantra appears to be to get a team that works hard and plays for each other which hopefully will be the springboard for success. Whether he has the footy nouse to then take advantage of this "transformation" only time will tell.
No one has enjoyed the seemingly endless period of crapness, time and time again waiting for a coach to deliver. No one enjoys watching our young side getting belted week in week out. For the first time in a long time though, the side we are putting on the park is matching the opposition in contested possessions. They are causing turnovers by pressuring the opposition. The tackle counts are up on the wallace era and the club has shown that players need to toe the line.
There is still a long, long way to go, but I can see more positives, from a long term point of view, right now than at any stage last year.
It wouldn't matter who we had steering the ship right now, we would still need patience, unless you want to take short cuts for short term benefit.
