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Offline YellowandBlackBlood

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #15 on: May 27, 2019, 07:51:48 PM »
I'm old enough to have lived through the Hafey years. I don't think that will ever be repeated. But there is always hope.  :thumbsup
Born 1965? You are a relative youngster! ;D

The Hafey years were unbelievable. It just seemed like we were there only to collect flags. Brilliant.

Born 1955. 1965 is a whole different story.

Which you’ve already told us
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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #16 on: May 27, 2019, 07:55:08 PM »
I'm old enough to have lived through the Hafey years. I don't think that will ever be repeated. But there is always hope.  :thumbsup
Born 1965? You are a relative youngster! ;D

The Hafey years were unbelievable. It just seemed like we were there only to collect flags. Brilliant.

Born 1955. 1965 is a whole different story.

Which you’ve already told us

Well then. I better not tell it again.
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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #17 on: May 27, 2019, 08:22:41 PM »
Dimma = good coach

Not great yet, but potential is there.

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #18 on: May 27, 2019, 08:32:11 PM »
I think a great coach is both a great manager of men and en excellent strategist. If he knows he is not the latter he can still b great by surrounding himself with great strategists. Dimma definitely falls in the last group. I think he is fantastic at managing the age groups from boys to mature men. He surrounded himself with great minds like Caracella and Leppitch. Win another flag and he elevates himself to the elite category IMHO.
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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #19 on: May 27, 2019, 08:47:16 PM »
I am 45 years old and this is the best version of Richmond I have ever known.
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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #20 on: May 28, 2019, 04:08:47 PM »
Good but not great. I think there are too many games I've seen where he was truly beaten in the box by his counterpart which has always made me question how good he is strategically.

I think he's a good coach for the players and I suspect Caracella is the one with the brain for the game.

If he gets us another flag or two then sure he'll go down forever as a great...

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #21 on: May 28, 2019, 06:41:13 PM »
I'm old enough to have lived through the Hafey years. I don't think that will ever be repeated. But there is always hope.  :thumbsup
Born 1965? You are a relative youngster! ;D

The Hafey years were unbelievable. It just seemed like we were there only to collect flags. Brilliant.

Born 1955. 1965 is a whole different story.

Which you’ve already told us

Well then. I better not tell it again.

PM him, it’s actually when of the better ID’s on this forum.
“I find it nearly impossible to make those judgments, but he is certainly up there with the really important ones, he is certainly up there with the Francis Bourkes and the Royce Harts and the Kevin Bartlett and the Kevin Sheedys, there is no doubt about that,” Balme said.

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #22 on: May 28, 2019, 10:41:25 PM »
Clarkson has better record
, I increased my opinion of him this year, a good to very good coach wins when it's not expected.
He opens his home up to the kids, you can't say his heart is not in it.
I also believe it's harder to win flags in this age as there are more teams and the AFLs desire to even teams up through the drafts and the cap

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2022, 05:21:25 PM »
Didn't know where to put this but bumping up this thread seems appropriate.

Dimma's 3/4 time moves last Thursday night showed again how much he's become a great coach. His matchday coaching has significantly improved since his early years when he was much criticised.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1148337/hardwick-s-magnetic-appeal

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2022, 05:56:02 PM »
Yes

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2022, 07:58:11 PM »
It was 2020 grand final where moves to Balta and sheds were pretty instrumental as well from memory? On the other hand Dangerfield was left spectating in a goal square which didn’t see much of the ball

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2022, 08:10:55 PM »
Yes but another flag would cement it.

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #27 on: June 13, 2022, 08:32:13 PM »
Didn't know where to put this but bumping up this thread seems appropriate.

Dimma's 3/4 time moves last Thursday night showed again how much he's become a great coach. His matchday coaching has significantly improved since his early years when he was much criticised.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1148337/hardwick-s-magnetic-appeal

I'd be impressed apart from the fact half of our online supporters were calling for these moves at halftime.

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #28 on: June 14, 2022, 12:36:54 AM »
Didn't know where to put this but bumping up this thread seems appropriate.

Dimma's 3/4 time moves last Thursday night showed again how much he's become a great coach. His matchday coaching has significantly improved since his early years when he was much criticised.

https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1148337/hardwick-s-magnetic-appeal

I'd be impressed apart from the fact half of our online supporters were calling for these moves at halftime.

Funny I called for Gibcus forward and Balta back at quarter time and I think my dad said something about Baker going forward around then too.

Maybe Dimma checks his OER account at half time :D

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Re: Do you consider Damien Hardwick a great coach
« Reply #29 on: June 14, 2022, 08:59:06 AM »
Im still not sure if he is in front of hinkley yet