Anyone with me?

[DazloT]

I find this comment really frustrating if it has been relayed accurately. I would hope coaches are there to develop and improve player skills?

Moono hindsight is a wonderful thing, with limited training time due to cut down training weeks (how many 6 day turnarounds did we have this year) because of schedule and travel what would you take out of the weekly training plan?

Foley was indicating they put more focus on match day prep with the time they had available ie. Beating the opponent.
And in hindsight he would change the focus to skills dev.

[DazloT]

Did anyone ask him straight out about the kicking bullshiz?

The answer was "Sometimes we kick too much, other times not enough". "We're not kicking at the right times"(paraphrased). Once again put the blame squarely at his own feet for that problem.

[hertryk]

Daz, you appear to be contradicting yourself mate. It can't be the players fault in the first instance if it's the coaches job to be "getting the right attitude out of them". Buck stops with the boss, period.

If he can't get the right attitude out of them then maybe it points to something deep seated? Maybe backroom discontent about the shithouse game plan they've been asked to execute week in week out? Maybe the players are sick of it?

Did anyone ask him straight out about the kicking bullshiz?

YES SOMEONE DID..! Foles agreed that on occasion "we" do kick too much...and have been known to lose position because the wrong decision had been made..as per above..

[hertryk]

I am with you.. and everyone else who supports our boys unconditionally

[Cowboy]

Well if Foley can see the problems and has a plan to try and correct them, then I may have to re-think my position.

I don't get to chat to coaches/players living outside of Perth.

Did he get ahead of himself focusing on turnaround between games rather than building player skill levels? That other teams players are stronger than ours is a problem for the strength and conditioning staff rather than a lack of level playing field.

[jargan83]

That other teams players are stronger than ours is a problem for the strength and conditioning staff rather than a lack of level playing field.

I second this.

If other teams are stonger than us than what are our stregth and conditioning team doing?

[valzc]

I don't believe the Force are lacking fitness, in fact since Foles took over their strength fitness has improved markedly- yet another area knobhead neglected when he was there. Also note that fitness at the Reds is being a real issue - strength conditioning team walked out last month I believe, which may be why their poaching the Brumbies guy I think it is.

[antiussentiment]

The Wallabies are slated to play at NIB??!!

And yes.. I'm with you..

[GAFFA]

Man o man have we drunk the koolaid or what...

[jargan83]

Also note that fitness at the Reds is being a real issue

They didn't seem to lack fitness on Saturday night

[valzc]

They didn't seem to lack fitness on Saturday night

Oh- Haven't you seen any Reds games this season?

[jargan83]

Oh- Haven't you seen any Reds games this season?

Yeah I've seen a few, mostly early season though.

[beige]

Yeah I've seen a few, mostly early season though.

Like when we flew to Brisbane to watch them play us?

[SG1]

I don't believe the Force are lacking fitness, in fact since Foles took over their strength fitness has improved markedly- yet another area knobhead neglected when he was there. Also note that fitness at the Reds is being a real issue - strength conditioning team walked out last month I believe, which may be why their poaching the Brumbies guy I think it is.

Yep the Reds S&C did walkout to go to Japan but that's not the reason Marsh is heading back to the Reds. There's some other stuff that has to do with the Brumbies that is atleast the majority of the cause

[jargan83]

Like when we flew to Brisbane to watch them play us?

Indeed and the Force looked pretty clueless that night as they have frequently this season.