Sack Griffin

[Slippery Morris]

He did have the odd brain explosion when he played for Saints but did not have any when he played at other clubs when he left. Refs love to penalise Saints for nothing so I could understand why he snapped most times. He was a great player and showed passion. He will do well in the red v coaching box. We may be seeing him blowing up in the box like Bellamy if he is like his playing days. What a sight that would be to see a Dragons coach actually showing some passion.

 

[Slippery Morris]

He is the more senior that Young or Hornby I feel as he has been away from the club longer and has had longer and better experiences as an assistant being involved in a Grand Final winning team. His time is due for a run as coach.

If they don't get a Grand Final winning coach in Flanno or Hasler, they may as well get a Grand Final winning assistant.

 

[St Tangles]

He did have the odd brain explosion when he played for Saints but did not have any when he played at other clubs when he left. Refs love to penalise Saints for nothing so I could understand why he snapped most times. He was a great player and showed passion. He will do well in the red v coaching box. We may be seeing him blowing up in the box like Bellamy if he is like his playing days. What a sight that would be to see a Dragons coach actually showing some passion.

If he gets the job I will support him.
I'm just not sure an untried coach is what we need now.

I do appreciate the difference in opinions and that the replies to my Initial post have been informative.

Thanks.

 

[TheRev]

I 'hope' that by waiting a year we can learn & copy the bulldogs approach, Gus has spoken about it many times.. its not the coaching that drowns young coaches.. its everything else they get lumped with managing.. so if can put in a quality head of football to replace Haran.. someone who knows what they are doing.. to manage all of the pathways and recruitment.. and god knows what else.. then Ryles or whoever is in a good space to try and coach these kids.

 

[AyiosYiorgos]

To be fair we have lost 3 games by 2 points or less, then one game by 6...unfortunately a goalkicker has cost us in all those games...alos Hook is a stubborn prick and hence needs to be sackled....but in saying that the first player Hasler should bring in is Garrick...solid Winger/Fullback and a gun goalkicker...those 2 poiunt losses will become events of the past with Garrick kicking...also the experiment of Sullivan at 7 and Hunt at 9 is a good one w Liddle coming on late in the half and Hunt to 5/8 w Amone to the bench...

So we have lost 4 games by small margins, say we won them, we would be equal 2nd, do we look like a team or resemble a team that is worthy of 2nd spot, do we play like we have have a game plan or some sort of structure, knowing what we want to achieve in the set of 6, just watch how confused we look, players not knowing their role, where they should be standing etc, we have no depth in our attack, we don't play direct enough, there is nothing crisp about our plays etc.
We need a new coach and about 4 new first grade players and another lot for depth purposes.

 

[Blood Shot Eyes]

If Young, Hornby or Ryles get our coaching gig that will just about do me with this shit outfit period

 

[SBD82]

Hook needs to go immediately.

The people who appointed him need to be removed immediately.

An interim coach needs to be appointed to serve while the board is re-elected.

Anything short of that, and the club will continue in the same vein as they have for the past decade.

 

[TheRev]

Agree with that Ayios, we clearly arent a Top 8 side with the way we play.. and that was the easy run of teams which is misleading to our real potential.. but I still think we can achieve progress this year.. players can get development.. we can work on combinations.. we make not make finals, but we should be able to get some wins going and that gives us something to help with recruitment.. and it makes our roster more ready for 2024.

 

[Illusion]

If Young, Hornby or Rhyles get our coaching gig that will just about do me with this shit outfit period

Yep , no more ex players to coach , the only one maybe , is Brownie ....... He has done his time ....... Still have an inkling it could be Young , if so that will do me ......

 

[JohnnoMcJohnno]

Agree with that Ayios, we clearly arent a Top 8 side with the way we play.. and that was the easy run of teams which is misleading to our real potential.. but I still think we can achieve progress this year.. players can get development.. we can work on combinations.. we make not make finals, but we should be able to get some wins going and that gives us something to help with recruitment.. and it makes our roster more ready for 2024.

I wish what you said is true. Recent history unfortunately shows the opposite. Players regress under our systems. They only develop their potential when they go to other clubs. Only a new coach will change that. If Hook stays, Liddle will end up like Mbye, Sullivan will end up like Amone, and Couchman will end up like Billy Burns. Because playing to an average standard and not rocking the boat is what gets you into first grade at the moment.

 

[Auntie.Gerald]

"I’m with Hook.” Bud Sullivan

‘He is brutally honest’: Dragons young gun opens up on relationship with under-fire Griffin

‘He is brutally honest’: Dragons young gun opens up on relationship with under-fire Griffin

www.foxsports.com.au

 

[TheRev]

I wish what you said is true. Recent history unfortunately shows the opposite. Players regress under our systems. They only develop their potential when they go to other clubs. Only a new coach will change that. If Hook stays, Liddle will end up like Mbye, Sullivan will end up like Amone, and Couchman will end up like Billy Burns. Because playing to an average standard and not rocking the boat is what gets you into first grade at the moment.

Oh 100%, but I meant under a different coach haha.. even the interim... there are things we can salvage from the season,. its just a shame we wasted as many games as we have already.

 

[Lovemedragons]

If it’s Hornby it needs to be with Richo or someone equivalent or not at all.
I fear it’ll be him just to please the fans who think of him as Bambi.
Hornby & Haran, what could go wrong

100% agree. I read something about interest in Richo this morning and for the first time in ages I had a positive feeling. If they are going to go ahead with Hornby, which I suspect they will, then they must have Richo in place there too to take that load and also help setup a winning football culture.

 

[justadragon]

Ryles was a dumb player do we really see him being any different as a head coach?

Storm wouldnt be chasing him for no reason.

 

[TheRev]

It is possible that we had Hornby (or whoever) in the final stages.. and Ryles came back onto the market.. that might have caused an interesting dilemma...

In terms of a GM of Football, could the club not be planning someone like Brown? Im not saying hes remotely qualified, but unless there is a 3rd role coming.. its the sort of role Brown would leave Parramatta for.. and the sort of ex-dragon our club enjoys.

 

[TruSaint]

Club needs a cleanout. For me it's Dez.

By all accounts though, it won't be.

I don't want Young anywhere near the Club for the foreseeable future.

Ryles for me.

Sign him now for next year and let an interim take over for 2023.

To give him this batch of clowns now would be a disaster.

 

[justadragon]

Nope he's up here on the GC for a week with well at least half of the squad so nothing is going to happen this week. All members have been invited to a 1 hr meeting next Tuesday to ask members of the board a question. It's in Wollongong and a last minute arrangement. You can zoom into the meeting. I walked past half of the squad yesterday when their bus parked outside my apartment complex. They went for a swim and into the Northcliffe SLSC. They didn't make any eye contact. Just wanted to be left alone. I was wearing my dragons gear walking my dog but they just kept eyes down the whole time.

Why would they make eye contact with any Dragons fans, the complete shambles that has happened over the last 5 weeks is embarrassing to say the least. But still we wait for something magical to happen and all of a sudden we go to Townsville and put 50 on them. OMG we may have some dumb arse players, but I know definitely we have a dumb arse Board.

 

[Illusion]

Been a while just checking in again , " is he gone yet" ........... ?

 

[justadragon]

Been a while just checking in again , " is he gone yet" ........... ?

Nah Mate, he's just putting together the final touches of the game plan for the cowboy's !!!

 

[Illusion]

Nah Mate, he's just putting together the final touches of the game plan for the cowboy's !!!

Game Plan , OK , I didn't know he had one ........ Maybe thats why its taking soooo loooong for him to go , he is actually trying a game plan ........