2025 pre season thread

Moot point since he has chosen his pathway, but Matty Johns seems like he would be fantastic.

His pods with Cronk, where they analyse things and speak about the intricacies of playing in the halves is impressive. Type of stuff that would be really valuable for a half like Pezet - looking to take that next step in their career.

Seems like a genuinely likeable charismatic character too. Obviously we just see the glitz and glamour of him in the media and as a host, but people seem to genuinely like him, relate to him and in his deeper pods he can connect to people on a deeper level.

He would be a great consultant. Hell, if he had an interest, I think he’d be a pretty handy coach as well if he went down that pathway. Probably too late for him now to do anything but the celebrity NSW job.

He seems pretty content in his media roles and always refutes coaching approaches. Can’t see him doing any full on coaching. But I reckon he’d consider some low key involvement.

Kind of a shame our golden generation came through the late 90s and early 00s. Just before post football roles became more common. at least now clubs have a bit more money that can be used to keep people around the club.
 
I’m also a little hopeful that the switch has flicked for Ponga - as a captain, that he needs to build a stronger and better culture/mentality.

Whenever you hear of successful teams, there are always standards and a strong culture driven by the better players. Players need to be the ones to implement the change.

For all of his brilliance over the years, we end up with the strawberry milkshake comments and a generally laid back approach which, probably incorrectly, gives off an aura of nonchalance.

His comments at the end of last season and commitment to get stuck into preseason this season, fill me with some hope that he has taken on the responsibility and will be a captain challenging his team to be better, train harder and win.

Here’s hoping.
 
bremsstrahlung said:
Moot point since he has chosen his pathway, but Matty Johns seems like he would be fantastic.

His pods with Cronk, where they analyse things and speak about the intricacies of playing in the halves is impressive. Type of stuff that would be really valuable for a half like Pezet - looking to take that next step in their career.

Seems like a genuinely likeable charismatic character too. Obviously we just see the glitz and glamour of him in the media and as a host, but people seem to genuinely like him, relate to him and in his deeper pods he can connect to people on a deeper level.

He would be a great consultant. Hell, if he had an interest, I think he’d be a pretty handy coach as well if he went down that pathway. Probably too late for him now to do anything but the celebrity NSW job.

He seems pretty content in his media roles and always refutes coaching approaches. Can’t see him doing any full on coaching. But I reckon he’d consider some low key involvement.

Kind of a shame our golden generation came through the late 90s and early 00s. Just before post football roles became more common. at least now clubs have a bit more money that can be used to keep people around the club.
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Couldn’t agree more, much like Peter Sterling before him, I think they’d both have been up there as super insightful coaches - not even necessarily head coaches - if they’d gone down that route. It almost feels like a bit of a waste to spend it in the media, but they both had great playing careers, so I guess their legacy isn’t something they worry about.

As for Ponga, I think he’s really hyper focused on trying to win a comp now.
 
Lefty said:
Sorry, what does this stand for?
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Too Long, Didn’t Read.

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