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Brett Ratten sacked

jimbob said:
I may go agin the flow here but I rate Ross highly. One of the hardest p-Icks to play game. He is a tough so and so. Anyone who at the age of 16 yells at David Parkin to eff off from his front porch because he doesn’t want to go there (fitzroy) is no softee. He did end up there, at the Roy boys and all the old Roy’s supporters loved him for his no nonsense play. He has had 2 playing lists that have respected him enormously. He is a good coach. Full stop.
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Great post. He was a mercurial player, could take hangers, kick both feet, loved a goal and moved beautifully. And was able to deliver a hip and shoulder as good as anyone. As you say his playing groups (in the main) have great respect for him.
 
MD Jazz said:
Look at the teams below. Name a combined team. Start at the backline - how many dockers? Maybe McPharlin gets in the back 6. Fyfe gets in the side as does Sandilands, Pavlich, Walters, Hill? Neale?

Get serious YOT they simply don't compare yet Freo arguably should have won the game.


Hawthorn
B:24 Ben Stratton17 Brian Lake14 Grant Birchall
HB:9 Shaun Burgoyne6 Josh Gibson10 Bradley Hill
C:16 Isaac Smith5 Sam Mitchell3 Jordan Lewis
HF:22 Luke Breust23 Lance Franklin33 Cyril Rioli
F:28 Paul Puopolo2 Jarryd Roughead19 Jack Gunston
Foll:39 Max Bailey12 Brad Sewell15 Luke Hodge (c)
Int:26 Liam Shiels18 Brent Guerra20 David Hale
32 Jonathan Simpkin (sub)
Coach:Alastair Clarkson
Fremantle
B:37 Michael Johnson3 Zac Dawson41 Paul Duffield
HB:34 Lee Spurr18 Luke McPharlin6 Danyle Pearce
C:16 David Mundy15 Ryan Crowley13 Tendai Mzungu
HF:33 Cameron Sutcliffe23 Chris Mayne7 Nathan Fyfe
F:1 Hayden Ballantyne29 Matthew Pavlich (c)10 Michael Walters
Foll:31 Aaron Sandilands9 Matt de Boer32 Stephen Hill
Int:30 Zac Clarke8 Nick Suban21 Michael Barlow
27 Lachie Neale (sub)
Coach:Ross Lyon
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I'm a Lyon fan, love him in the media. He can clearly coach. His St Kilda teams weren't brimming with talent either.

You missed Mundy as a Freo player who'd make that hybrid side. Neale wouldn't, considering he was behind Nick Suban for a game at that stage. I'd go something like:

B: Gibson Lake Birchall
HB: Burgoyne McPharlin Hodge
C: Smith Mundy S.Hill
HF: Franklin Roughead Rioli
F: Gunston Pavlich Walters
R: Sandilands Fyfe Mitchell
I: Lewis Breust B.Hill Ballantyne

Roughy could relieve Lurch for 5 minutes a quarter. 10 left-footers! Plus Mitchell, who was equally good either foot and actually used his left more than his right as his career progressed.
 
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spook said:
I'm a Lyon fan, love him in the media. He can clearly coach. His St Kilda teams weren't brimming with talent either.

You missed Mundy as a Freo player who'd make that hybrid side. Neale wouldn't, considering he was behind Nick Suban for a game at that stage. I'd go something like:

B: Gibson Lake Birchall
HB: Burgoyne McPharlin Hodge
C: Smith Mundy S.Hill
HF: Franklin Roughead Rioli
F: Gunston Pavlich Walters
R: Sandilands Fyfe Mitchell
I: Lewis Breust B.Hill Ballantyne

Roughy could relieve Lurch for 5 minutes a quarter. 10 left-footers! Plus Mitchell, who was equally good either foot and actually used his left more than his right as his career progressed.
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When you look at it on paper there are zero weaknesses. Would be fascinating to do this over the years and compare the sides, can't imagine many would be much better than this one.

You could arguably have a Sewell on the bench in place of Ballantyne (I mean with Rioli/Walters/Breust little Ballantyne might be superfulous) but its a great side.
 
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MD Jazz said:
Look at the teams below. Name a combined team. Start at the backline - how many dockers? Maybe McPharlin gets in the back 6. Fyfe gets in the side as does Sandilands, Pavlich, Walters, Hill? Neale?

Get serious YOT they simply don't compare yet Freo arguably should have won the game.


Hawthorn
B:24 Ben Stratton17 Brian Lake14 Grant Birchall
HB:9 Shaun Burgoyne6 Josh Gibson10 Bradley Hill
C:16 Isaac Smith5 Sam Mitchell3 Jordan Lewis
HF:22 Luke Breust23 Lance Franklin33 Cyril Rioli
F:28 Paul Puopolo2 Jarryd Roughead19 Jack Gunston
Foll:39 Max Bailey12 Brad Sewell15 Luke Hodge (c)
Int:26 Liam Shiels18 Brent Guerra20 David Hale
32 Jonathan Simpkin (sub)
Coach:Alastair Clarkson
Fremantle
B:37 Michael Johnson3 Zac Dawson41 Paul Duffield
HB:34 Lee Spurr18 Luke McPharlin6 Danyle Pearce
C:16 David Mundy15 Ryan Crowley13 Tendai Mzungu
HF:33 Cameron Sutcliffe23 Chris Mayne7 Nathan Fyfe
F:1 Hayden Ballantyne29 Matthew Pavlich (c)10 Michael Walters
Foll:31 Aaron Sandilands9 Matt de Boer32 Stephen Hill
Int:30 Zac Clarke8 Nick Suban21 Michael Barlow
27 Lachie Neale (sub)
Coach:Ross Lyon
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I am with you MD re the dockers weren’t even close to the hawks re the quality of the two teams.

What I was trying to show is that Lyon still had a pretty decent squad to work with and therefore was able to get them to a gf - compare that dockers team to the current sainters squad.
 
Lyon looking at doing a Essington and bringing in anyone that previously played for the club as an assistant.

Harvey, Goddard (Hayes is already there). Riewoldt and Montagna would be eagerly waiting by the phone.

Jobs for the boys.
 
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T-Shirt Tommy said:
Lyon looking at doing a Essington and bringing in anyone that previously played for the club as an assistant.

Harvey, Goddard and Hayes is already there. Riewoldt and Montagna would be eagerly waiting by the phone.

Jobs for the boys.
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The ones that ‘lobbied’ for him!
 
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waiting said:
Looks like I was a day late.

Ross ‘the Boss’ will be announced at 1.00pm.
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Interesting to see how he and Pepper Scott manage each club in such a short time. Both desperation appointments.
 
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T-Shirt Tommy said:
Lyon looking at doing a Essington and bringing in anyone that previously played for the club as an assistant.

Harvey, Goddard (Hayes is already there). Riewoldt and Montagna would be eagerly waiting by the phone.

Jobs for the boys.
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Just caught a bit of Grant Thomas on the radio saying Lyon should get Goddard, Gehrig, Harvey, Riewoldt, Montagna back. And just read the Saints are after Andrew mcqualter!
 
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tigertim said:
Just caught a bit of Grant Thomas on the radio saying Lyon should get Goddard, Gehrig, Harvey, Riewoldt, Montagna back. And just read the Saints are after Andrew mcqualter!
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We should be driving McQualter to Moorabbin. His area has been our consistent weakness throughout his time in charge.
 
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IanG said:
Midfield has been a weakness ever since he took it over
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joined mids coaching group in 2016 !, weve been OK since then :)

I dont have the coaching structure prior to 2019 but in
2019 Assistant coach, forwards: Andrew McQualter
2020 Assistant coach, midfield/offensive: Andrew McQualter
2021 Assistant coach, forwards: Andrew McQualter
2022 Assistant coach Stoppage Andrew McQualter
 
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