Next Wallabies coach?

[Haj]

http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,2...2-23217,00.html

Bloody Ewen mckenzie......if he gets given the job i might take up waching tennis instead of test rugby for a few years.

Coaching Highlights!!!

Quoted saying to his tahs team that if he was the wallabies coach every single one of his players would be selected.

Coaches a team that that starts dunning and baxter.

Selected morgan turinui to play on the wing opposite bryan habana!

Too much to mention

 

[melon]

We need Jake White or Alan Jones! Preferably Jake White...

 

[Fushitsusha]

Alan Jones is an idiot.

He coached a good team over 20 years ago?

Big deal. He inherited that team from Bob Dwyer. Another man I wouldn't want coaching the Wallabies now either.

Jake White isn't applying.

 

[melon]

In that case, the only option is David Nucifora.

It would be interesting to see what would happen if Jones was coach though...

 

[Maccaweeny]

Like I said before, Jones has a criminal record for revealing the name of an underaged litigant over the radio (something which is bloody irresponsible) and even now may be held in contempt of court and get handed a gaol sentence. And i'm not even going to touch the controversy over the Cronulla riots.

He won't get the job, and if he does i'll...**** I don't know. From a personal perspective though (no offence anyone) I think taking a big steamy dump on the wallabies jersey would be better fitting to enhance the prestige of the team than giving Jones the job.

 

[Fushitsusha]

Like I said before, Jones has a criminal record for revealing the name of an underaged litigant over the radio (something which is bloody irresponsible) and even now may be held in contempt of court and get handed a gaol sentence. And i'm not even going to touch the controversy over the Cronulla riots.

He won't get the job, and if he does i'll...**** I don't know. From a personal perspective though (no offence anyone) I think taking a big steamy dump on the wallabies jersey would be better fitting to enhance the prestige of the team than giving Jones the job.
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Right on.

Jones is just talking a lot of **** at the moment.

The fact is he'll play his favourites just like he did in the 80's and ignore any real talent.

If we want another four years of Al Baxter and co. then Alan Jones is the man.

I think Nucifora would be great because he's not afraid to dump high profile players if they're not performing.

 

[Maccaweeny]

I don't understand Al Baxter, he's a bloody big guy and seems to fire up a lot during matches, but never, ever, delivers.

I agree, we need someone who is willing to take risks with player selections. At the moment our front-row have the physicality and consistency of a sexually abused 5 yo meth addict.

Also, as far as I'm aware, NZ teams have a certain scorn for the scrum machine, while the wallabies pack uses it around 70% of the time, maybe a coach who has had experience with training packs through live scrums will bring something new.

 

[Hamster]

Nucifora it has to be. Very good coach and hopefully he can dump players like Baxter (how hes got the record for most test caps for a prop I'll never know) and Dunning (Starting for the Wallabies but on the bench for the Waratahs??) and all the other useless players.. Won the Brumbies the super 14 ***le, which I doubt another Aussie team will do for a while yet.

Alan Jones sounds like a bit of a joke to me..

Also as mentioned in this thread I dont know why they should sack Henry.. hes a very good coach and some dodgy reffing shouldn't cost him his job.. keep him and they will win the next world cup.

 

[redunderthebed]

Nucifora for the wallabies job good guy good coach


Alan Jones should never ever ever f***ing ever coach the wallabies for all the reasons aformentioned.

Ewan Mckenzie......FFS. :wall: he has coached a team that has the potential to go places nowhere.

Muggleton NO NO NO! we need a new start and he has being infected with connolly crapness so no.

 

[skarnage]

I want nucifora to get the job but i think deans is gonna get it

 

[honef]

Deans will get it, SHAME ON YOU NZ

 

[mj44]

Selected morgan turinui to play on the wing opposite bryan habana!

I think we all knew what was going to happen once we knew of this matchup. Not only did he make the mistake in the first place, he didn't take the opportunities to correct it in game.

Alan Jones is not a professional coach so don't see any chance of him even being considered.

Nucifora

Doubt it, at this point I think I'd be surprised if Deans didn't get it and why shouldn't he? NZ's loss will be Australia's gain; finally we'll have a competent coach.

 

[redunderthebed]

Brian Deans should be a good coach WTF was the All-Blacks thinking?!. :huh:

 

[redunderthebed]

I mean Robbie Deans couldnt edit it in time.

 

[Ripper]

PLEEEEEEAAAASSSSSEEEEEEE Take Nucifora from the Blues Hands, every single fan of Auckland Rugby is begging you....

 

[scuubasteve]

Lucky for Wales and Aussie that NZ has amazing coaches coming out of its ears!!

Deans has it nailed. He has the board and player backing, along with the best track record and ability when comparison to the other candidates.

The ARU has an easy choice to make.

The NZRU on the other hand had the choice of two Coaches with amazing records, and picked the one with the most experience and media/corperate conducive personality.

 

[ak47]

DEANS HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE 1ST FOREIGNER TO COACH THE WOBBALLIES

ITS TIME TO RUN N HIDE

WE ARE BACK!!!!

 

[nam97]

DEANS HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE 1ST FOREIGNER TO COACH THE WOBBALLIES

ITS TIME TO RUN N HIDE

WE ARE BACK!!!!
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Does this mean we (Crusaders fans) have to cut our losses and look for a new coach this season?

 

[Fushitsusha]

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DEANS HAS BEEN CHOSEN AS THE 1ST FOREIGNER TO COACH THE WOBBALLIES

ITS TIME TO RUN N HIDE

WE ARE BACK!!!!
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Does this mean we (Crusaders fans) have to cut our losses and look for a new coach this season?
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Looks like it - the NZRU didn't want Deans or Nucifora to continue coaching NZ Super 14 teams if they were picked for Wallabies coach.

It's official as of about 2 minutes ago - Robbie Deans is the new coach of the Wallabies.

 

[Maccaweeny]

Can't say I'm too pleased, one of the things I enjoy about Rugby is how it's a primarily national rather than transnational sport.

I'm also not too proud of how the ARU has treated the other candidates. They were undergoing testing since September, and Deans just walks in and gets the job, making a complete mockery over what was not a selection process but O'Neill's head hunt. The added money package is also something reminiscent of big soccer leagues; indeed even the Herald is making the connection by saying Deans is the Wallabies' "Guus Hiddink'. What a promising association, Hiddink got us to the Quarters too!

Indeed, he's a good coach, and I expect a lot of fans to start asserting that Australia will once again be a force to be reckoned with (something which we'll have to wait to see). Though, in my opinion, it just illustrates how desperate Australian Rugby is becoming.

I suspect i'll be one of the very few who are ****** with this, so i'll just hack it and hope for the best. On the bright side, I don't think the state of Australian rugby can get much worse.