jirskyr
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What are you talking about? The hair is one arm of the triumvirate that makes up Des Hasler:
Statistics +
Parsimony (with his own money) +
Golden mane
= Des Hasler
Did we miss out on Des
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What are you talking about? The hair is one arm of the triumvirate that makes up Des Hasler:
Statistics +
Parsimony (with his own money) +
Golden mane
= Des Hasler
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Not us.
We never had an interest in Des and to be honest, few clubs do.
He's lost his feel for the game, become far too analytical. Look at the robotic, overly structured rubbish he had the Dogs playing this year.
He'd do well at the Warriors. God knows they need some structure.
Basil_Tiger
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He still has a lot of support at Manly and if Trent has a bad season next year he could be back sooner than most people think.
hammertime
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Would prefer Ivan way more than Dessie. Just think he's a far better cultural fit for us.
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Agreed. Manly love him and in Manly he will be in his element. Except for the fact of who runs the club there. He won't go back to the Penn family as he knows that they have it in for him.
Warriors would be a good fit for him.
Before Ivan came I would have taken Des over Ivan. Now, I am very impressed with Ivan and his style.
jirskyr
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I don't think it's that simple? Coaching form like playing form can be transient; sometimes the coach's strategy is sound but the players don't or can no longer apply it.
Jason Taylor by all accounts is a strong tactician but doesn't seem to have the people management skills to get the players to do what he wants.
I personally think Dogs went all-in on their roster to win a comp between 2012-2015 and are now paying for that short-term plan. Tigers did exactly the same thing 2009-2011.
Also look at Ricky Stuart 2002-2004 and 2016 - seasons of very strong performance punctured by extended periods of middling results. Did Ricky Stuart have a great feel for the game in 2002, then lose it for 14 years, but suddenly became Dally M Coach of Year in 2016?
I can't personally understand all the backlash against Des Hasler, his track record is outstanding. Worse coaches are given more leeway for poor seasons, Dessie unfortunately happens to be at a club that pulls out the knives as soon as success wanes.
jrtiger
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Completely agree Re: Hasler. Hasn't missed the finals since 2004 as of this year, won premierships in 2008 & 2011 as well as Grand Final appearances in 2007, 2012 & 2014\. Remember when Bennett missed the finals at Newcastle, and every pundit in the league said he was cactus going back up to Brisbane? We all know how that turned out. GCT will be a great fit, lots of versatile and powerful forwards, a talented backline with 2 of the premier young halves in the competition and arguably the most naturally talented player in the NRL with a perennial attitude problem in Jarryd Hayne. They'll be anywhere between 3rd and 9th next year with Des at the helm, assuming he goes.
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newtiger
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JT went back to the Roosters as their attacking coach and that's the one thing that let them down towards the end of the season.
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Yea, I read comments like this in the "chookpen". How disappointing the semi finals are….
Seriously, I think JT failed as a coach for us big time. But he re-enters the Roosters coaching staff and they come in the top 4 from bottom half of the table. Pierce is doing a lot better this year and Keary is better in the Roosters then Souths. JT wasn't even a good attacking coach for us and he did not even train us a kicker :frowning:.... I still can't get over that, you JT were a known goal kicker and you as head coach don't even train one... ARRGH.
Coaches take punts. They got a better then average team to the top. Trent and Jason are doing something right.
Fade_To_Black
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Keep hearing in the media all this dribble about "Bulldogs DNA", what an absolute load. The trendy new buzz word around the Canterbury club.
All I know is that they were all forced to provide DNA after their Coffs Harbour romp in 2002 or thereabouts. All except Hazem that is, he refused.
All I know is that they were all forced to provide DNA after their Coffs Harbour romp in 2002 or thereabouts. All except Hazem that is, he refused.
Basil_Tiger
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Exactly,good 2IC but needs a strong Jack Gibson type Head Coach to get his message thru.
He doesn't seem to be able to get respect or authority over players which was the main problem at Souths,having a nick-name of 'angry ant' didn't help as did getting rid of Robbie with us,just made more enemies.
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I have wondered too how Bellamy would go with the Knights or Gold coast. Kearney is trying the Melbourne ideas at the Warriors and they haven't worked… moved Bellamy over there and they still may not work.
Sure Robinson has a good team, I don't know if he could do a Flano and take a poor team to the finals. But he lifted the side to a top 4 side.
supercoach
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Des has always coached teams with a bottomless Pitt of money not sure how he would go with us. Cleary has the runs on the board when it comes to coaching teams that are a challenge
