I believe Roos is like so many coaches I have seen or played under. He has decided who can play and who can't and this will affect his decision making when selecting the team as opposed to actual recent performance on the field.
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Originally posted by NMWBloods
I believe Roos is like so many coaches I have seen or played under. He has decided who can play and who can't and this will affect his decision making when selecting the team as opposed to actual recent performance on the field.Comment
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Originally posted by NMWBloods
I believe Roos is like so many coaches I have seen or played under. He has decided who can play and who can't and this will affect his decision making when selecting the team as opposed to actual recent performance on the field.
In another post here we question the feeling of "teamship" at the moment. If you start dropping players who may be a little under-done, but otherwise have experience and a history of being part of the top 22, you get rebellion.
This is fine if you make changes because you are rebuilding, or the season is over anyway, or its a new coach / gameplan. Otherwise you just make people nervous about why they get dropped.
Funny how so many here, you included NMW, were incensed by Roos "dragging" McVeigh over the Davey tackle, yet the same people jump down the throats of players who have two or three or five bad games out of over a hundred so far. Is this not the height of hypocrisy? Surely it sends the same message to players in the group that a few bad games (maybe because you took too many risks, or just played on a red-hot opponent, etc) and now you have play in the seconds? The Troy Luff comments on the desire to do too much is poignant here.
I am not saying that we shouldn't drop some seniors, or drag players who make a dumb play either. But its a fine line between making a point and destroying morale.Our Greatest Moment:
Saturday, 24th Sept, 2005 - 5:13pmComment
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Originally posted by Schneiderman
Not that there is a selection "committee" or anything, or that the playing group themselves have an opinion on the matter.
In another post here we question the feeling of "teamship" at the moment. If you start dropping players who may be a little under-done, but otherwise have experience and a history of being part of the top 22, you get rebellion.
This is fine if you make changes because you are rebuilding, or the season is over anyway, or its a new coach / gameplan. Otherwise you just make people nervous about why they get dropped.
Funny how so many here, you included NMW, were incensed by Roos "dragging" McVeigh over the Davey tackle, yet the same people jump down the throats of players who have two or three or five bad games out of over a hundred so far. Is this not the height of hypocrisy?
Surely it sends the same message to players in the group that a few bad games (maybe because you took too many risks, or just played on a red-hot opponent, etc) and now you have play in the seconds? The Troy Luff comments on the desire to do too much is poignant here.
I am not saying that we shouldn't drop some seniors, or drag players who make a dumb play either. But its a fine line between making a point and destroying morale.Captain Logic is not steering this tugboat.
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