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International coach of the year
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<blockquote data-quote="RoosTah" data-source="post: 769964" data-attributes="member: 12207"><p>Fair point regarding Henry, but I did qualify that in an earlier post in that it was under him that the ABs returned to their more mythic status after the more inconsistent and unsuccessful Smith and Mitchell stints, where under Mitchell in particular much was made about the team having a poor culture punctuated by excessive alcohol fed "bonding."</p><p></p><p>Henry came in and actively changed that culture and made the All Blacks a much more complete and successful team in the process. Sure the 2007 WC campaign was a failure, but it was knife edge stuff and the injury to Carter was pretty critical there.</p><p></p><p>So from the standpoint of managing variables, Henry's impact on the All Blacks appear readily apparent and goes beyond simply tactics and selection. That's kind of why I give Henry more credit - the current set up of the All Blacks is still very much the house that Henry built and Hansen hasn't changed anything fundamental about the overall coaching set up or the structures in place around collaboration with the regions etc.</p><p></p><p>Looking at the Wallabies now, I see some parallels with Henry in how Cheika is changing the entire architecture around the national side from the inside out. He's changed everything, getting existing super rugby coaches all much more involved with the Wallabies, soothing old rivalries and bringing in key tacticians like Larkham, whilst getting the ARU to revamp its self defeating policy of not selecting any foreign players. Then finally, he's changed the team culture itself, getting players to shut up and play with 100% commitment to the team and its philosophy in a way that no other coach has managed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RoosTah, post: 769964, member: 12207"] Fair point regarding Henry, but I did qualify that in an earlier post in that it was under him that the ABs returned to their more mythic status after the more inconsistent and unsuccessful Smith and Mitchell stints, where under Mitchell in particular much was made about the team having a poor culture punctuated by excessive alcohol fed "bonding." Henry came in and actively changed that culture and made the All Blacks a much more complete and successful team in the process. Sure the 2007 WC campaign was a failure, but it was knife edge stuff and the injury to Carter was pretty critical there. So from the standpoint of managing variables, Henry's impact on the All Blacks appear readily apparent and goes beyond simply tactics and selection. That's kind of why I give Henry more credit - the current set up of the All Blacks is still very much the house that Henry built and Hansen hasn't changed anything fundamental about the overall coaching set up or the structures in place around collaboration with the regions etc. Looking at the Wallabies now, I see some parallels with Henry in how Cheika is changing the entire architecture around the national side from the inside out. He's changed everything, getting existing super rugby coaches all much more involved with the Wallabies, soothing old rivalries and bringing in key tacticians like Larkham, whilst getting the ARU to revamp its self defeating policy of not selecting any foreign players. Then finally, he's changed the team culture itself, getting players to shut up and play with 100% commitment to the team and its philosophy in a way that no other coach has managed. [/QUOTE]
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