How much adjusting to new coaching changes?
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How much adjusting to new coaching changes?
Ok we have a new coach hence new game plan and structure.
So how long could the transition be from old programing of RL structure and to what effect could we be possibly looking at?
Could we just continue on at the level we were and Improve from there or are we possibly going to take a step down and be a bit lost for a period like we did with RL in his first season to adjust?
I suppose it depends on how similar Watters structure is or if it is a total revamp
Thoughts?
So how long could the transition be from old programing of RL structure and to what effect could we be possibly looking at?
Could we just continue on at the level we were and Improve from there or are we possibly going to take a step down and be a bit lost for a period like we did with RL in his first season to adjust?
I suppose it depends on how similar Watters structure is or if it is a total revamp
Thoughts?
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Not a lot of transition time IMO. The initial change under Ro$$ Lyin was massive, bringing that ultra defensive approach in was revolutionary to our players.
I think "tweaking" rather than complete overhaul will be the order of the day, some different personnel in some spots etc, and I don't think we will be looking at them only really getting going with it late in the season as happened in Lyin's first season.
I think "tweaking" rather than complete overhaul will be the order of the day, some different personnel in some spots etc, and I don't think we will be looking at them only really getting going with it late in the season as happened in Lyin's first season.
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TBH This is one of the key reasons I was keen to see Watters get the nod.Junction Oval wrote:The defensive set-ups are in place. The "tweaking" will be around how we can score more freely. The coaching trick will be to score more, without taking too much away from our defense structure. It will be a question of "balance."
Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score - I suspect they use their mid scoring options and dont rely solely on Cloke/Dawes even Krakour (see Roo/Kosi/Milne for us..) to do it all. Big part of that is increasing midfield depth........we MUST move away from the standard "saints fab 4" model we always seem to glorify and have 8/9/10 options to go through with hopefully not a to dramatic drop in quality when say a Hayes steps out......tough ask..
What I am hoping is that Watters if nothing else opens up our avenues to goal - attacks should come from any player anywhere able to take the shot. Lyon IMHO struggled massively offensively.
Our ball movement speed/fluency also must improve.......to do this we have to improve our foot skills and hence where the kids will come in. IF some of them can at least be decent linkage players this year into attack hitting a target we'll go ok - Im talking Ledger/Cripps....sadly I cant see mush else coming through really bolstering midfield stocks....lets hope Saad is as flash as hes made out.
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TBH i dont expect our team to come out and start kicking 15+ goals every game so i hope people dont expect that. I think it will take time to develop. This is a team that has had the defensive restricting gameplan in their mindset for years now.
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Well, Lyin' was a poor communicator and it took him two seasons to persuade our guys to play his "risk-free" brand of football.
Very costly those two years when we should have been contending for premierships.
But Watters, being a good communicator and an ideas man, should be able to manage it over the off season.
I expect we'll be playing his game style from Round 1 on.
Very costly those two years when we should have been contending for premierships.
But Watters, being a good communicator and an ideas man, should be able to manage it over the off season.
I expect we'll be playing his game style from Round 1 on.
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I am expecting us to take maybe half a season to adjust fully, whereas I am expecting Fremantle to take almost 2 years, like took us under Ross!
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Well it almost took us two years, in 2007 we missed the finals and I know we made the prelim in 2008 but that was only after we had a steven bradbury type finish to grab 4th with only 13 wins.Dr Spaceman wrote:R. Harvey 3 votes! wrote:I am expecting us to take maybe half a season to adjust fully, whereas I am expecting Fremantle to take almost 2 years, like took us under Ross!
Two years for Freo to adapt?
Now that would be pleasing
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i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.
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and weren't the saints seen to be one of the first to find a way through- although we didn't succeed the thrid man up at centre bounces was repeated by other teams as a way to get the fast break and avoid the Pie clutter in the centre.bergholt wrote:i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.
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Agree.Teflon wrote:TBH This is one of the key reasons I was keen to see Watters get the nod.Junction Oval wrote:The defensive set-ups are in place. The "tweaking" will be around how we can score more freely. The coaching trick will be to score more, without taking too much away from our defense structure. It will be a question of "balance."
Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score - I suspect they use their mid scoring options and dont rely solely on Cloke/Dawes even Krakour (see Roo/Kosi/Milne for us..) to do it all. Big part of that is increasing midfield depth........we MUST move away from the standard "saints fab 4" model we always seem to glorify and have 8/9/10 options to go through with hopefully not a to dramatic drop in quality when say a Hayes steps out......tough ask..
What I am hoping is that Watters if nothing else opens up our avenues to goal - attacks should come from any player anywhere able to take the shot. Lyon IMHO struggled massively offensively.
Our ball movement speed/fluency also must improve.......to do this we have to improve our foot skills and hence where the kids will come in. IF some of them can at least be decent linkage players this year into attack hitting a target we'll go ok - Im talking Ledger/Cripps....sadly I cant see mush else coming through really bolstering midfield stocks....lets hope Saad is as flash as hes made out.
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saintbrat wrote:and weren't the saints seen to be one of the first to find a way through- although we didn't succeed the thrid man up at centre bounces was repeated by other teams as a way to get the fast break and avoid the Pie clutter in the centre.bergholt wrote:i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.
That is my recollection precisely, bratty
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who suggested emulating their game plan?bergholt wrote:i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.
we are talking about Watters ability to take ther best elements from the best coaches hes played under and adapting that to St Kilda. Malthouse and Collingwood have been the best past few seasons. We need to learn.
I dont recall Pies % end of year....Im tipping it was far healthier than St Kildas's??
I know they have won 1 flag in last 2 yrs and played in this years GF while we went out backwards week 1.
I reckon we could learn something about balancing defense/attack from them. I also wouldnt put their last 4 games scores "for" as a sole proof tnheir game plan aint working......many other factors go into getting it right come end of the season and Malthouse alluded to that himself.
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yes..and that helped us a treat while we rejoyced in a nothing H/A "good effort" but ultimately a loss to the Pies while they went on to contest the flag.........and once again we went back to struggling to kick 8 goals a game...saintbrat wrote:and weren't the saints seen to be one of the first to find a way through- although we didn't succeed the thrid man up at centre bounces was repeated by other teams as a way to get the fast break and avoid the Pie clutter in the centre.bergholt wrote:i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.
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Geez......once again, its not about Collingwood - doesnt matter who it is.....its about take the best elements of what other good sides and learning along the way. No question Collingwood scored more heavily than us for the past few years AND managed to eclipse our defensive efforts at the same time - what can we take from that cause we MUST do both.....and especially improve offensively.
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Important that Kingsley is retained as an assistant. With all other assistants moving on we need someone on the coaching staff with an intimate knowledge of our game plan to enable us to retain the defensive strategies/structures while Watters and the new appointees weave into it the attacking changes/strategies.True Believer wrote:Not a lot of transition time IMO. The initial change under Ro$$ Lyin was massive, bringing that ultra defensive approach in was revolutionary to our players.
I think "tweaking" rather than complete overhaul will be the order of the day, some different personnel in some spots etc, and I don't think we will be looking at them only really getting going with it late in the season as happened in Lyin's first season.
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Re: How much adjusting to new coaching changes?
It's not as if the team has had one "program" and now need to "switch" to another.Winmar7Fan wrote:Ok we have a new coach hence new game plan and structure.
So how long could the transition be from old programing of RL structure and to what effect could we be possibly looking at?
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The overall stamp of the Collingwood defense is their ability to rebound quickly to set up an attack. Quite often when teams turned it over against Collingwood in their forward line it came back the other way with speed and usually resulted in a score. Blokes like O'Brien, Shaw, Davis and Toovey were attacking defenders and were prepared to run hard to make options for the next attack forward. Our defence is very tight and systematic but not what you would call a quick rebounding defence. I feel that this is the area we can improve dramatically to increase our scoring options, and one I feel that Watters will address between seasons.Teflon wrote:yes..and that helped us a treat while we rejoyced in a nothing H/A "good effort" but ultimately a loss to the Pies while they went on to contest the flag.........and once again we went back to struggling to kick 8 goals a game...saintbrat wrote:and weren't the saints seen to be one of the first to find a way through- although we didn't succeed the thrid man up at centre bounces was repeated by other teams as a way to get the fast break and avoid the Pie clutter in the centre.bergholt wrote:i think you mean they had but they got found out.Teflon wrote:Pies have mastered defense WITH the ability to score...
up to round 20 against port, they averaged 123 a game. after round 20 they averaged 87. (four home and away games including one against us, and three finals.) massive difference when it mattered. i'm not sure their gameplan is necessarily one to emulate too slavishly.![]()
Geez......once again, its not about Collingwood - doesnt matter who it is.....its about take the best elements of what other good sides and learning along the way. No question Collingwood scored more heavily than us for the past few years AND managed to eclipse our defensive efforts at the same time - what can we take from that cause we MUST do both.....and especially improve offensively.
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Agree with most. collingwoods quick rebound and have a go on goal then back yourselves to win back the ball back would be more fun to watch anyway. Ross was trying to develop the collingwood model himself -just gave us a head start. play on quick from a mark instead of chip back until the best option became available. It exposed some of our players but we will get better at it. I'm really looking forward to what we will be doing Game plan wise.
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