Rawlings must get the job next year

[Rodgerramjet]

All successful coaches have mongrel!! Do you always see it? NO Is it always made public? NO, Should it always be made public? Certainly not. But is it there? Absolutely it is. You can call it what ever you want, disciplined, hard nosed, motivated, full of intend, god knows I could go on for an hour camouflaging the mongrel concept with all types of verbiage. The most successful coaches are generally the biggest mongrels of them all. and Alistair Clarkson IS a mongrel.

[Rodgerramjet]

Smokey, what about Knights? Not much mongrel there either!

He hasn't done enough for me to class him as successful yet.

Essendon are doomed, bottom 4 next year. Essendon made 4 mistakes.

1. Allowed Sheedy to be white anted.
2. Sacked Sheedy on the black propagander of the whispering campaign.
3. Turned Damian Hardwick away from the senior coaches Job.
4. Employed Matthew Knights as the senior coach.

 

[Francois Jackson]

A coach needs to have a fair bit of mongrel, on the surface Jade doesnt show this, even as a player he didnt exhibit this, Hardwick on the other hand ....

As for Watson and Hart - they were superstars but they really didnt exhibit the mongrel element.

Richmond is a dog eat dog environment. The bloke who gets the job needs to swing the axe hard and fast, he needs to take no prisoners, and he needs to adopt a 'no sacred cows' philosophy.

I think the fact that Rawlings has doomed a few names to the Burgers is proof enough that he has some mongel! Smokey, what about Knights? Not much mongrel there either!

Dooming 30 yo players to Coburg is no big statement. 15 to 20 players on our list shouldnt be on the list. No real big decisions have been made yet.

correct!!

until names that are not going to win us a flag start dropping off, i wouldn't be naming Jade our saviour

Whilst he keeps playing the Mclovin types it says to me Jade has not got a clue.

Mclovin, Patterson, King well the ladder 2 are good triers but sadly THATS ALL THEY WILL EVER BE.
Some of you live in lala land if you think they will help you to get into the finals and win a flag.

As quoted Jade has done nothing yet. absolutely nothing!!

[Moi]

I'd rather Jade stayed interim until Cuz is ready to coach
If he can do what he's done this year in a coaching role, screw Bucks, Hird and every other hotshot, there's only one bloke for us.
He put his hand up this year and he's been amazing
Do we want an inspirational leader who's one of our own?
You can't go past the Cuz

I would like to see him write another chapter in his life story after his playing days are over in a couple of years time.

LMAO@me being like a born-again Christian lol
I hated the idea of him coming to the Tiges when I first heard
Well, I eat my words now with glee
 

[WilliamPowell]

It would be funny if say a Hardwick was appointed and the first thing he says is all the over 30's are gawn and that means Cuz too ...there would be a mutiny before he even coaches a game 

And trust me it could happen 

[Moi]

It would be funny if say a Hardwick was appointed and the first thing he says is all the over 30's are gawn and that means Cuz too ...there would be a mutiny before he even coaches a game 

And trust me it could happen 

And trust me, there'll be a mass exodus of members if that happens as well
He is one of the few shining lights about the club at the moment
And Hardwick or whoever won't have a moment's rest after that silly decision if it happens.

[Tigermonk]

I'd rather Jade stayed interim until Cuz is ready to coach
If he can do what he's done this year in a coaching role, screw Bucks, Hird and every other hotshot, there's only one bloke for us.
He put his hand up this year and he's been amazing
Do we want an inspirational leader who's one of our own?
You can't go past the Cuz

I would like to see him write another chapter in his life story after his playing days are over in a couple of years time.

LMAO@me being like a born-again Christian lol
I hated the idea of him coming to the Tiges when I first heard
Well, I eat my words now with glee
 

what a great laugh wanting a recovering drug addict at the helm of a football club when he is troubled & not over his own problems
thats the funniest thing l read in along time bright spark 

[Moi]

I'd rather Jade stayed interim until Cuz is ready to coach
If he can do what he's done this year in a coaching role, screw Bucks, Hird and every other hotshot, there's only one bloke for us.
He put his hand up this year and he's been amazing
Do we want an inspirational leader who's one of our own?
You can't go past the Cuz

I would like to see him write another chapter in his life story after his playing days are over in a couple of years time.

LMAO@me being like a born-again Christian lol
I hated the idea of him coming to the Tiges when I first heard
Well, I eat my words now with glee
 

what a great laugh wanting a recovering drug addict at the helm of a football club when he is troubled & not over his own problems
thats the funniest thing l read in along time bright spark 

I'd rather have him than a has been reserves player who's family's prominent in the game, dopey lol

[Tigermonk]

I'd rather have him than a has been reserves player who's family's prominent in the game, dopey lol

haha a family member has already coached Richmond & you eat them words when the next is appointed which will happen bright spark 
as for reserves player  very rare like Richo 

[Moi]

I'd rather have him than a has been reserves player who's family's prominent in the game, dopey lol

haha a family member has already coached Richmond & you eat them words when the next is appointed which will happen bright spark 
as for reserves player  very rare like Richo 

I know you'd rather talk about yourself, but Cuz would make an excellent inspirational coach
If we can have that buffoon, Frawley (any relation?) we can have a bloke who shows more commitment to the task than anyone we've seen in the last 10 years.
Who just happens to be a former drug addict
Try and be a bit more supportive, Monk, of someone who's getting his life together
It may happen to someone in your family one day 

[Tigermonk]

I'd rather have him than a has been reserves player who's family's prominent in the game, dopey lol

haha a family member has already coached Richmond & you eat them words when the next is appointed which will happen bright spark 
as for reserves player  very rare like Richo 

I know you'd rather talk about yourself, but Cuz would make an excellent inspirational coach
If we can have that buffoon, Frawley (any relation?) we can have a bloke who shows more commitment to the task than anyone we've seen in the last 10 years.
Who just happens to be a former drug addict
Try and be a bit more supportive, Monk, of someone who's getting his life together
It may happen to someone in your family one day 

was l talking about myself ?  l'm sure you started that off l just go along with you.
Ben Cousins is one of my favorite footballers even before coming to Richmond. his far from over his addiction & relapse is a high percentage rate in drug abusers.  Anyway l hate drugs & could name many more footballers who were caught & not exposed from many clubs which the AFL should expose & which would take all the heat away from Cousins but they dont want to do that because drug abusers are rife in the VFL/AFL & always has been the case.
No Frawley is not related but l do like the bloke he is a better coach than Wallace anyday.
Every family has drug problems at some stage be it perscription or other.  l have told my children since a very young age the damage they do in later life & they understand but that dont mean they will never try them.

Ben might make a great coach in 10 years clean

[Moi]

Ben might make a great coach in 10 years clean

Three years clean
He'll get there 

[Tigermonk]

Three years clean
He'll get there 

l didnot think he been clean for that many years. not sure years fly past so quick these days
Ben is a great leader & a player like Newman has the best teacher if he allows Ben to talk to the group out on the ground like we seen recently.
Many would think this is not good for Chris to do,  but in fact its the best thing that he could be doing seeing how a champion goes about his job. it also shows the other players including the older players like Richo, Bowden, Brown whats required at the very top to be a leader.
Cousins is a much better captain than Judd IMO & is much more driven now than ever before.  If all them players sucked the energy out of that, then they will be better people & better players who will be able to carry that onto others in the future of the game.

they got to stop tanking 1st 

[Moi]

I meant when he's been three years clean, appoint him

[Tigermonk]

its a hard one to judge as everyone is different with addiction. l seen many footballers clean themselves up,  its a pity l cannot mention names of other AFL players that l know 100% were delisted or sacked from using & l'm not one to let slip to the media to get things out there when clubs & players have hidden it. Anyway time to work continue later.