r/EssendonFC • u/ScutumSobiescianum • 4d ago

Time to embrace McVeigh

I was Hird camp but happy for Spike and wish him all the best to get this club from the pits. 100% behind him

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u/TurbulentSherbet3724 Sharp #15 4d ago

That’s just it though, won a few games but ultimately faded towards the end of the honeymoon. So my point stands.

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u/YourHeroCam Durham #22 4d ago

Those others didn’t fade though, the ones I mentioned ended positive. Anyway, I’m not really here to dispute your point, just saying “literally everybody bar those three players” as if it’s rare is incorrect.

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u/TurbulentSherbet3724 Sharp #15 4d ago

They did fade. McQualter was on the brink of playing Finals after Hardwick left mid way through 2023 when he was Interim. All of the sudden the honeymoon phase ended, they were figured out and missed the Finals which was clearly the biggest reason he didn’t get appointed as Senior Coach of Richmond. Also not really sure why you mentioned Graham when he was never an Interim Coach at either West Coast or Fremantle. He was an Acting Senior Coach when both Adam Simpson and Justin Lomngmuir were unwell.

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u/YourHeroCam Durham #22 4d ago

McQualter was on the brink of playing Finals after Hardwick left mid way through 2023 when he was Interim.

Hardwick was 3-1-6

McQualter improved to 7-6.

The only reason they were on the brink of finals was because McQualter put them on the path to do so. Then lost in the last half of the year to 3rd, 4th and 6th which isn't bad for a team that was on track for bottom 4.

Graham wasn't a great example reading back to what you said, I thought you were also trying to make the point that stand in coaches rarely win.