Beloved Craig gone.

Thinline · Post: # 1110813Post **Thinline** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 7:04pm

Malthouse likes his shiraz...

gringo · Post: # 1110844Post **gringo** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 7:41pm

Malthouse, lock it in- he said he will definitely be at the Pies next year, thats Malthousese for I will be at another club as soon as I find one.

Thinline · Post: # 1110848Post **Thinline** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 7:45pm

gringo wrote:Malthouse, lock it in- he said he will definitely be at the Pies next year, thats Malthousese for I will be at another club as soon as I find one.

Moods · Post: # 1110864Post **Moods** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:04pm

Seemed like a great guy Neil Craig. Never bagged his players in public, always was gracious loser and winner. Appeared to have a real good footy brain. His time was up, but I'm not reveling in it. Was one of the good guys I reckon.

BigMart · Post: # 1110868Post **BigMart** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:07pm

Good coach

Thinline · Post: # 1110880Post **Thinline** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:20pm

BigMart wrote:Good coach

As evidenced by...??

Good bloke from all accounts. His record as a coach was undeniably poor generally and diabolically poor in big games. Especially as a coach with cattle (at various times).

I reckon he's an articulate, thoughtful, interesting football person.

But it's impossible to say he's a good coach when plainly his record says pretty much the opposite.

saint66au · Post: # 1110888Post **saint66au** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:28pm

Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not

We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us

Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL

Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully

I wish him well in whatever the future holds for him (If Im allowed to do that as he's not a Saint

)

perfectionist · Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:32pm

He actually has the best winning % of any Crows coach, but only just: 55.42% as against Malcolm Blight on 55.41%

saintspremiers · Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:32pm

saint66au wrote:Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not

We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us

Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL

Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully

I wish him well in whatever the future holds for him (If Im allowed to do that as he's not a Saint )

How many flags or GF's did he deliver?

Pretty hopeless in his past two seasons.

Each to their own.

BigMart · Post: # 1110896Post **BigMart** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:36pm

His history reads well.....his injury luck doesnt.

94 wins
72 losses
5 finals series in 8 years

Never had thw best list in the AFL

saintspremiers · Mon 25 Jul 2011 8:47pm

BigMart wrote:His history reads well.....his injury luck doesnt.

94 wins
72 losses
5 finals series in 8 years

Never had thw best list in the AFL

Injury luck or poor managent???

As has been pointed out he was a leader in sports science several years back but i think he failed to evolve as a coach as other teams developed there injury management and strategies.

bobmurray · Post: # 1110914Post **bobmurray** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:06pm

Tough job being a coach...they know it most likely will end in tears when they take the job on......wouldn't make it any easier though......

On ya bike Neil...watch out they don't kick out a few of your spokes as you ride out of Westlakes....

BigMart · Post: # 1110917Post **BigMart** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:08pm

Wtf has a sports science degree got to do with

Davis popping a shoulder ....or any other afl collision injury.

Even soft tissue injuries have little to do with condition and more to do with occasion....

The guy played 320 games in The sanfl
A dozen state of origon games
Captained sth aust
Captained premierships in the sanfl
Coached in sa with success
And had a 60% afl coaching record

He knew his stuff....was a great speaker, a measured man and a solid tactician

He is highly respected by our current coach

degruch · Post: # 1110941Post **degruch** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:20pm

BigMart wrote:Wtf has a sports science degree got to do with

Davis popping a shoulder ....or any other afl collision injury.

I think bringing Davis back waaay too early smacked of the kind of desperation that, I think, makes walking seem like a good decision. He is obviously at a loss with how to develop their current bunch and appease the local Neanderthals. You're on a hiding to nothing being an Adelaide coach...just ask Robert Shaw!

Winmar7Fan · Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:38pm

saintspremiers wrote:
saint66au wrote:Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not

We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us

Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL

Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully

I wish him well in whatever the future holds for him (If Im allowed to do that as he's not a Saint )
How many flags or GF's did he deliver?
Pretty hopeless in his past two seasons.

Each to their own.

So thats how your judging his ability as a coach? So in your opinion Ross Lyon must be a useless coach as well? At the end of every season there's 1 good coach and 15 duds?

I think with the list he had over his time he did quite well with them

plugger66 · Post: # 1110965Post **plugger66** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:40pm

Winmar7Fan wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:
saint66au wrote:Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not

We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us

Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL

Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully

I wish him well in whatever the future holds for him (If Im allowed to do that as he's not a Saint )
How many flags or GF's did he deliver?
Pretty hopeless in his past two seasons.

Each to their own.

So thats how your judging his ability as a coach? So in your opinion Ross Lyon must be a useless coach as well? At the end of every season there's 1 good coach and 15 duds?

I think with the list he had over his time he did quite well with them

Get it right. 16 duds.

Sainternist · Mon 25 Jul 2011 9:54pm

A dark time for football in South Australia.

Port endured an even more humiliating loss on the weekend

Winmar7Fan · Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:26pm

plugger66 wrote:
Winmar7Fan wrote:
saintspremiers wrote:
saint66au wrote:Its threads like this that really do the credibilty of this place the world of good..not

We can mock other coaches leaving but God forbid if someone mocks us

Brought a lot of previously unused sports science to AFL

Seems to have done the right thing by the Club and gone gracefully

I wish him well in whatever the future holds for him (If Im allowed to do that as he's not a Saint )
How many flags or GF's did he deliver?
Pretty hopeless in his past two seasons.

Each to their own.

So thats how your judging his ability as a coach? So in your opinion Ross Lyon must be a useless coach as well? At the end of every season there's 1 good coach and 15 duds?

I think with the list he had over his time he did quite well with them
Get it right. 16 duds.

Or 17 coming up soon

bergsone · Post: # 1111004Post **bergsone** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:32pm

Hero on a keyboard,knock a guy when he is down

thejiggingsaint · Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:37pm

I rejoiced in belting the beejabbers out of the Crows. To post celebrating a decent man getting the sack because of the win is just plain distasteful and unworthy of this forum.

SHAME ON YOU!!!!!!!!!

jonesy · Post: # 1111013Post **jonesy** » Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:42pm

One of the few coaches as an 'avid one eyed opposition supporter ' could find impossible to hate for mine. Was always respectful in the media,and embraced footy talk when interviewed instead of trotting out coaching cliches.

Hope he joins the media

happy feet · Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:42pm

This post should be taken down asap. Neil Craig is a man of great quality and those that choose to denigrate him on this post should hang their heads in shame.

saintspremiers · Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:44pm

I didn't say I disliked him.

Just proud that our team can inflict such a savage defeat that it can be the straw the breaks the camels back.

Capiche??

thejiggingsaint · Mon 25 Jul 2011 10:46pm

Hear Hear! get this thread to burgery out of it! Does NO credit to our forum!

evertonfc · Post: # 1111086Post **evertonfc** » Tue 26 Jul 2011 2:31am

HSVKing wrote:Flashback -

Round 15 2001 - St Kilda lose to Adelaide by 97 points at Colonial Stadium, Malcolm Blight is sacked by the club.

10 Years later...

Round 18 2011 - St Kilda beat Adelaide by 103 points at Etihad Stadium, Neil Craig stands down (get the feeling there would have been a little shove).

Exactly my first thought.

Beloved Craig gone.

Shameful