If Terry was coach of Sydney, would they have won?

[GR]

The story has been well worn, Wallace left the Dogs to coach Sydney, after Eade had quit mid season and Roos took over as caretaker coach.

The Tigers played the Swans in Round 22 that year out at Homebush and gave us a nice old touch up. The crowd had banners everywhere pleading for Roos to be signed up as coach... people power won!

Wallace, allegedly, was paid for 2 years and worked in the media, before his amended agreement with Sydney ended and he took the job of coaching Richmond.

My question is, if the Swans had honoured the original agreement and kept Wallace as coach, would they have been as successful as they have been over the last couple of years?

They have made the finals in each of his 'full' seasons as coach, even losing a preliminary final to the eventual premiers the Lions in 2003.

The culture that Roos has instilled into the group and his gameplan are vastly different to that of Wallace, so how different would the Swans be if he had the job?

 

[Dean3]

Dunno.

 

[The_General]

If "Ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Xmas.

In other words, he says he doesn't know. :-D

 

[Anduril]

If Terry was coaching Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

 

[Rosy]

If "Ifs" and "buts" were candy and nuts, we'd all have a Merry Xmas.

I like that one. ;D Ditto the dunnos.

 

[Dean3]

If Terry was coaching Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If I was coaching the Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

 

[kb7882]

If Terry was coaching Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If I was coaching the Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If Spud was ........... no, perhaps not.

 

[Tigers of Old]

If Terry was coaching Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If I was coaching the Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If Spud was ...........  no, perhaps not.

:hihi

 

[J_Rod]

If Terry was coaching Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If I was coaching the Saints they'd have 2 in a row by now.

If Spud was ...........  no, perhaps not.

Don't go there.. ;D

 

[Tigermad2005]

No.

 

[Brettstigers]

No I don't think so. Roos has imprinted a style which the players embraced and which has won a premiership. Wallace would have done well but I am not sure he would have gotten all the way.

 

[buzzman]

Sydney was lucky they played West Coast!!!!!! Adelaide, even we(if we had made it) would have beaten them....

 

[AngryAnt]

I reckon on game day he would have got the Swans over the Coast easy... whether he could have got them to the Grannie like Roos did, not sure.  Not because Roos is necessarily a better coach, but Roos and the Swans have definitely got the chemistry thing going.

 

[tigers80]

i think the rapport that roos and the swans players have was there even b4 roosy got the gig fulltime.....

i would say no on the account of that....maybe it was fate.....




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