Offer Newnes a three year extension
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
He’ll be off the list or surely squeezed out of the 22 in 2020.
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
I see the past whipping boy on here, Hickey, is playing first ruck against Richmond today.
It's about developing the players - this hasn't been happening at St Kilda for a very long time.
It's about developing the players - this hasn't been happening at St Kilda for a very long time.
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
This is the legacy of the Weller strategy ...
Take a player that was decent over a patch of time ala Weller 2016
Play them unconditionally the following season no matter how badly they play to the agitation of every supporter watching the game
Then drop them for a small period of time and then bring straight back in despite them not really earning a recall
Be sure to have them supersede numerous players at Sandy that have consistently been performing better
There you have it... the perfect recipe for both destroying a player’s credibility, making the fans hate them unconditionally and also absolutely shattering said players confidence
Take a player that was decent over a patch of time ala Weller 2016
Play them unconditionally the following season no matter how badly they play to the agitation of every supporter watching the game
Then drop them for a small period of time and then bring straight back in despite them not really earning a recall
Be sure to have them supersede numerous players at Sandy that have consistently been performing better
There you have it... the perfect recipe for both destroying a player’s credibility, making the fans hate them unconditionally and also absolutely shattering said players confidence
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
& trust, confidence of every player overlooked. Would be hard to sell commitment, effort, recognition, transparency, honesty, reward for effort when selection anomalies like that appear ingrained.skeptic wrote: ↑Sun 18 Aug 2019 1:13pm This is the legacy of the Weller strategy ...
Take a player that was decent over a patch of time ala Weller 2016
Play them unconditionally the following season no matter how badly they play to the agitation of every supporter watching the game
Then drop them for a small period of time and then bring straight back in despite them not really earning a recall
Be sure to have them supersede numerous players at Sandy that have consistently been performing better
There you have it... the perfect recipe for both destroying a player’s credibility, making the fans hate them unconditionally and also absolutely shattering said players confidence
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
Agreed but it's also a case of IMO it stifles player development. Granted he's had a few down weeks compared to his earlier form but being dropped and forced to correct the deficiencies in his game didn't exactly do Lonie any harm nor Dunstan.Ghost Like wrote: ↑Sun 18 Aug 2019 1:43pm& trust, confidence of every player overlooked. Would be hard to sell commitment, effort, recognition, transparency, honesty, reward for effort when selection anomalies like that appear ingrained.skeptic wrote: ↑Sun 18 Aug 2019 1:13pm This is the legacy of the Weller strategy ...
Take a player that was decent over a patch of time ala Weller 2016
Play them unconditionally the following season no matter how badly they play to the agitation of every supporter watching the game
Then drop them for a small period of time and then bring straight back in despite them not really earning a recall
Be sure to have them supersede numerous players at Sandy that have consistently been performing better
There you have it... the perfect recipe for both destroying a player’s credibility, making the fans hate them unconditionally and also absolutely shattering said players confidence
It's not like being dropped is a death sentence for a career.
Work on x, y, and z and then come back and apply said developments to senior football. It's an essential part of development
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Re: Offer Newnes a three year extension
I think he plays his best footy on the half back flank, seems to be consistently good when he plays there. So its a matter of playing him on the HBF or not playing him.B.M wrote: ↑Sat 17 Aug 2019 9:46pm Not sure what’s happened to him?.... confidence or body?
He was a solid B Grader for 3 years... now he is hopeless.
I seriously think he is playing 5kg heavy, at his best he was a hard running wing/he with most of his possessions uncontested. He was in the top 3 of the club for 3k and used that run in games.
Since then he has relied less on his running, and has become a HF with a contested, defensive focus.
I don’t think it works for him, and as such is pretty useless