Longmire - How much longer?

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  • caj23
    Senior Player
    • Aug 2003
    • 2462

    Longmire - How much longer?

    This bloke is going to take us to the bottom 4 before too long

    How long are we going to have to put up with him? Given that he was handed the job on a platter, I'm assuming he got a 3 year contract.

    My guess is end of 2012, going to be a long 15 months
  • Melbournehammer
    Senior Player
    • May 2007
    • 1815

    #2
    Coaches are only as good as their cattle. They can lift them a bit or make the a little worse. We are a mid table team with no forward line. We lost this game by only kicking three goals in the first quarter when we were totally dominant around the ball. We were always going to lose that strength and once we lost it the game was over.

    Having said that our structures are awful when the ball is deep in our back line. Game after game we do not having enough players a quick kick out of defence and that is our main game style.

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    • caj23
      Senior Player
      • Aug 2003
      • 2462

      #3
      I agree that coaches are as good as their cattle, but their role is to get the most out of what they've got.

      Nobody could seriously suggest that Longmire has got anywhere near the most out of this squad

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      • Sidney V
        On the Rookie List
        • Jul 2010
        • 129

        #4
        Dead set GOOSE - one of the best "demotivators" in the business.

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        • Tooth Fairy
          Regular in the Side
          • Aug 2003
          • 724

          #5
          Mediocre. Stale. Unimaginative.
          If u don't believe me, I will knock your bloody teeth out and not pay you a cent.

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          • Cardinal
            Regular in the Side
            • Sep 2008
            • 932

            #6
            The sooner we are in the market for cutting edge successful coaches like Neil Craig or Ross Lyons the better
            Last edited by Cardinal; 17 July 2011, 04:48 PM.

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            • Panttz
              Warming the Bench
              • May 2011
              • 231

              #7
              Craigy? Really?

              Turn it up...

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              • Sidney V
                On the Rookie List
                • Jul 2010
                • 129

                #8
                Maybe Damien Drum might be up for a recall - cant do much worse.

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                • gloveski
                  Senior Player
                  • Jan 2003
                  • 1018

                  #9
                  So its the coaches faults for undisciplined acts and blatant turnovers in the back half. Then chuck in a few terrible decisions by the umps .None of these can be controlled by the coaching staff. Some of the rabbits getting a game well thats another matter

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                  • Cardinal
                    Regular in the Side
                    • Sep 2008
                    • 932

                    #10
                    Dean Bailey ?

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                    • The Big Cat
                      On the veteran's list
                      • Apr 2006
                      • 2355

                      #11
                      Here they come everyone. The snipers are out and about. I don't know how old you are Caj23 but the message is clear - grow up!
                      Those who have the greatest power to hurt us are those we love.

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                      • Daisi
                        Senior Player
                        • Jul 2011
                        • 1490

                        #12
                        I think he deserves another year.The loss of Bolton and Bradshaw has made a difference. One good thing is that he has given many younger players opportunities. Roos was not good in that department. Many of our current players are young and inexperienced, and this makes coaching more difficult. I'd like to see how he goes with a settled, more experienced line up and the addition of a good proven forward next year.

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                        • Cardinal
                          Regular in the Side
                          • Sep 2008
                          • 932

                          #13
                          I still haven't seem enough of Longmuire to form an opinion. But the coach I am following with interest is Brad Scott. It may be that I get to hear more of him than other coaches because of his show on Fox Sports but he really impresses me.

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                          • On-Baller
                            On the Rookie List
                            • Mar 2011
                            • 283

                            #14
                            Originally posted by The Big Cat
                            Here they come everyone. The snipers are out and about. I don't know how old you are Caj23 but the message is clear - grow up!


                            Message from who? Seems alot are agreeing with him.Not sure someone can be labelled immature or a sniper for having a different opinion from yours.

                            Longmire last week talked up the fact that the swans are a great defensive side and that they've focused on defence since he took over.

                            Well whens the time to work on offence and breaking the lines?
                            And picking White to play is like going into a game a man down.And what about the treatment of Seaby?

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                            • magic.merkin
                              Senior Player
                              • Jul 2008
                              • 1199

                              #15
                              TDL has been injured.
                              White hasn't been playing, played today is finished.
                              We lost our full forward and full back before the season started.
                              We have had our best ruckman and midfielder (Mummy, Jack) out for nearly 2 months.
                              Malceski did his knee again.
                              We have blooded 10 kids in 2 years.
                              Rohan hasn't played all year.
                              We have played more wet games than anyone.

                              Sure we have dropped some games, and have played poorly for most of our wins. But what did you expect at the start of the season if you knew you had all that to occur? You'd be happy with top 8!

                              Longmire is doing well with what he has for the most part.

                              The OP prematurely ejac'd all over this thread. Probably spat the dummy when he saw LRT go forward as well...

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