Assistant Coaches

Really, we have no idea what the assistant coaches do. On what basis are we judging Hodgo and Webster? It's the head coaches responsibility to look into that and I don't think any of us would be able to say whether they're good or not, so I don't see what it benefits to bag our assistants and call for new ones.
 
@tigerap said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1194907) said:
We have Hodgo, a club legend, as an assistant coach...is he any good?, can he coach or has he got the job because of his WT reputation?, why can’t he teach Mbye or AD how to kick goals?, would he be an assistant for any other club?( doubt it)....I think we need to look at out assistant coaches..they should be hired based on their skill level not on their WT past reputations

Good footballer, bog average coach. Adds no value, go home to France son.
 
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.
 
This forum is getting desperate now blaming the assistant coaches for our predicament whose next the gear steward the massage guys the team doctor the ball boys it all gets back to when we merged if everyone had put their petty jealousies aside and put WT'S FIRST we would be a much club MADGE is slowly turning things around but unfortunately it's going to take TIME
 
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..
 
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

End of the day the head coach has the most influence but you can see the difference having quality assistants can have. The more quality coaching staff we have the better.
 
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

They still need to learn to slide better ..still to many spook plays
 
Madge needs to surround himself with better people IMO .. the guys there have been there for a couple of seasons and the mediocrity has continued there is an overwhelming case for this to happen.
 
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195232) said:
Madge made a few changes to our coaching staff last year hopefully he keeps getting rid of the dead wood

Andrew Webster has been our defence coach for years and it hasn’t got much better. Bring someone better in, honestly Dean Pay would be a great assistant coach.

Yes Pay would be able to help us definitely get the spoon.
 
@Russell said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195695) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195232) said:
Madge made a few changes to our coaching staff last year hopefully he keeps getting rid of the dead wood

Andrew Webster has been our defence coach for years and it hasn’t got much better. Bring someone better in, honestly Dean Pay would be a great assistant coach.

Yes Pay would be able to help us definitely get the spoon.

He’s no head coach but would be a good assistant. Same as Barrett and Taylor
 
@Kazoo-Kid said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195617) said:
I hope the Anthony Griffin rumour is true. He is very good at coaching young players. Check out Penrith. A lot of what is going on now is a result of his hard work. I heard he has a very good way of explaining concepts to players, and making them feel they are accomplishing things.

It's a funny story. Gus flies to Brisbane to see what Griffin put in place with the junior system, is super impressed, gets him to come to Penrith where he does similar. Penrith going great in the top 4 and Griffin gets the sack and somehow now is the forgotten man who has had nothing to do with Penriths success.
We certainly could do worse than have assistance from him, particularly on the juniors side of things.

On another note, i think the club needs to find some money for Matty Johns to come on board for a short stint with Brooks.
 
@Furious1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195743) said:
On another note, i think the club needs to find some money for Matty Johns to come on board for a short stint with Brooks.

What to give him an extrovert personality?
 
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195681) said:
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

End of the day the head coach has the most influence but you can see the difference having quality assistants can have. The more quality coaching staff we have the better.

You can only have so many before it becomes a distraction and counter-productive.
 
@willow said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195779) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195681) said:
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

End of the day the head coach has the most influence but you can see the difference having quality assistants can have. The more quality coaching staff we have the better.

You can only have so many before it becomes a distraction and counter-productive.

That’s why you get rid of the crappy ones lol
 
@hobbo1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195683) said:
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

They still need to learn to slide better ..still to many spook plays

Spook plays... New buzz word

What's this?
 
@innsaneink said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195785) said:
@hobbo1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195683) said:
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

They still need to learn to slide better ..still to many spook plays

Spook plays... New buzz word

What's this?

A few weeks ago Greg Alexander commented how Nofoaluma rushes up out of the line to tackle fresh air ...

He went on to say he needs to get this poor option out of his game ...

...rushing up out of the line and trying to “spook “ the opposition into making a mistake ..

“Spook play “
 
@hobbo1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195619) said:
@avocadoontoast said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195612) said:
An attack coach, defence coach, halves coach and kicking coach would come in handy.

I don’t rate Trent Barrett as a head coach but he’s had a big impact on the Panthers attack.

We basically need a coach for every on-field position

They do it in the NFL. HC designs playbook, manages players and directs game-day strategy. Position coaches teach the necessary technique and skills. Very military like in it's command structure.

Good way of removing the micro managing aspect of a Head Coaching role. Allows to focus on the overall strategy rather than waste time on minute details.

But then again there's a lot more nuance to their positions compared to NRL. The different skill-sets needed are very specific. And you've also gotta factor in the budget aspect. NFL seemingly has unlimited resources and can afford to do this. We on the other hand are the gypsies of the NRL, working out of demountables LOL
 
@watersider said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195623) said:
Really, we have no idea what the assistant coaches do. On what basis are we judging Hodgo and Webster? It's the head coaches responsibility to look into that and I don't think any of us would be able to say whether they're good or not, so I don't see what it benefits to bag our assistants and call for new ones.


The problem is this would you want to be an assistant coach and give valued input when the head coach can't motivate the players other than thinking he needs to give them a spray in front of the cameras.

We can talk about Griffin/Pay etc but would they want to work with Madge?

Agree if we are changing the Roster we also need to look at these area's as well but ultimately Madge will be judged on this, agree with other forum members if Hodgson (Club Legend) and recognized goal kicker can't help them improve whats the point having him on staff the glory days are well gone.
 
@hobbo1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195789) said:
@innsaneink said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195785) said:
@hobbo1 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195683) said:
@Geo said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195679) said:
@JoshColeman99 said in [Assistant Coaches](/post/1195641) said:
I’m pretty sure Shane Millard is our attack coach and Webster is our defence coach. Attack is going good, defence on the other hand has been the same for a few years now, average. Dean Pay would be a great defence coach, as much as the bulldogs sucked they won Mostgames by a couple points by just defending with him as coach.

Maguire is hands on with the defense....the role of assistant coaches really are a sounding board for the head coach to bounce things off..tweak things etc...Buck stops with the head coach..

Line speed whacking first contact is a MaGuire Trait ..it has improved this year bar this week..as opposed to all out scramble turn up for your mate Voldemort approach..

Geez if we are relying on an assistant we are in more strife than I thought..

They still need to learn to slide better ..still to many spook plays

Spook plays... New buzz word

What's this?

A few weeks ago Greg Alexander commented how Nofoaluma rushes up out of the line to tackle fresh air ...

He went on to say he needs to get this poor option out of his game ...

...rushing up out of the line and trying to “spook “ the opposition into making a mistake ..

“Spook play “

He reminds me of a youth cricket batsman attempting to get to the pitch of a leg spin bowler but beaten in flight. His eye is off the ball, his balance is wrong and he has gone to hard at the ball. He needs to get into the nets.
 
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