He makes a good point, and not to sound like a prude, but he could drop half his "f**ks" and he'd sound better.
You're right
The same information delivered more eloquently comes across with more punch.
Just because its a footy poddie doesn't mean its just bogans listening to it.
But that's Willie.
However, he does have very insightful perspectives on the game.
I dumped that on here because it dovetails nicely with the earlier vid I posted of Jimmy M.
If anyone listens to JM from the 33 - 39 mins he explains the science between halfback play and the lack of explicit 'halfback coaching' coming through the grades - and this difference is what Nathan Cleary brings.
Willie explains the what and how that allows Cleart to do what he does. Media heads wax ad nauseum about how he is the benchmark.
But its more than a God given talent.
It starts with his teams defence.
Willie explains pennies are dictating off their defence. Controlling what the other team does with the ball to set themselves up for when they get it back.
Footy smarts.
A science.
Its starts with teaching young guys to 'think' about the game. Jimmy explains this. The way halfbacks need to think about the atta k formation.
Which all comes back to the point I've been banging on about...
- I do not see our halves improving the more
they play together.
- I have not seen improvement in Hynes game as a 7. Probably going backwards.
- I have seen Trickys game as a controlling half go backwards since moved to 6.
- I have not seen nor heard of any explicit coaches/mentors for this - the most important position in the team - being employed by our club to assist these guys.
After listening to Jimmy talk....what a resource he would be.
To get him onboard and pass on this knowledge to not only our 6 and 7 - but our coach who talks verbatim about sorting this shitshow out, but obviously has no idea because nothing changes.
