Eagle Rockette
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It is close to half way, so what does everything think of Tooves' coaching so far?
Assessment of Toovey
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Napper
Bencher
Considering how **** hit the fan after the GF last year, poor schedule at the start of 2012, no home game for 5 weeks, "boardroom" bull**** and the media death riding the club, injury and suspension headaches and contract issues
We're running 5th at the moment.
Surely noone can fault the guy. 9/10 so far.
We're running 5th at the moment.
Surely noone can fault the guy. 9/10 so far.
ManlyBacker
Winging it
He's had a lot to contend with. A large number of important players off contract and daily speculation by the press, a horror run of injuries and a big suspension to T-Rex. He's the new boy and it must be hard to stamp a fixed pattern with all that happening, yet he has us at the right part of the ladder. Losses to supposed easybeats doesn't sit well and has been disappointing but overall it has been very good to me. B+
Napper has summarised it well also.
Napper has summarised it well also.
Its hard to compare Toovey to Des when trying to go back to back and when we have had a lot of injuries and disruptions. I think parts of our defense and attack are not as good under Toovey but until we get our full team on the park for an extended period i cant say for sure. Given our squad i think most coaches would have us sitting in the top 8 to be fair. Toovey has done a decent job and i would give him a 7/10.
NewwyEagle
I sleep in a racing car
He has been rushed into the job a year early, had a horror schedule to contend with and the injuries have just been ridiculous. I was very disappointed at the time with the losses to Parra, the Titans and Panthers, but considering what has happened being 8-5 is something to be very happy with. We're only going to get better, and injury free I really doubt there's a team in the comp that can beat us. Looking very forward to the second half of the season, I think 9 wins from our last 11 games is very achievable, I have so much trust in Tooves, I've got no doubt in my mind he is going to be a great coach for us for many years to come.
captainskin
Reserve Grader
Toovey, to me, seems sincere and honest. He doesn't use subterfuge or denial with anyone he fronts - whether it be the media or players. He is not about to shrink back from making the hard calls.
Time will tell whether he is able to turn the psychological barrier of the players of REALLY turning up when they play the lower teams. Hasler wasn't able to do this, so let's see if Tooves can. So far, not yet.
He has had to overcome the obstacles of working with consistent combinations. Even when that may come it takes constant drill after drill at practice to perfect it.
He had to gain the respect of the players in his playing group who have been around for years. I think he is doing that.
He has a mountain of expectation on his shoulders from not only being last year's premiers, but also from keeping the locker room bonded despite all the upheaval and player rumours. He seems to be handling this.
He had to be winning more than he is losing otherwise most of the above would be going pear shaped and have the unfortunate whiff of Parra trouble. At this level, winning more than you are losing is everything. Manly might JUST be winning on the scoreboard, but they are winning. Never as many as the fans would like, and never by as many points as the fans would like - but we are a fickle bunch.
Therefore, overall, Toovey is doing a fine job, and well above average, bordering on very good.
Time will tell whether he is able to turn the psychological barrier of the players of REALLY turning up when they play the lower teams. Hasler wasn't able to do this, so let's see if Tooves can. So far, not yet.
He has had to overcome the obstacles of working with consistent combinations. Even when that may come it takes constant drill after drill at practice to perfect it.
He had to gain the respect of the players in his playing group who have been around for years. I think he is doing that.
He has a mountain of expectation on his shoulders from not only being last year's premiers, but also from keeping the locker room bonded despite all the upheaval and player rumours. He seems to be handling this.
He had to be winning more than he is losing otherwise most of the above would be going pear shaped and have the unfortunate whiff of Parra trouble. At this level, winning more than you are losing is everything. Manly might JUST be winning on the scoreboard, but they are winning. Never as many as the fans would like, and never by as many points as the fans would like - but we are a fickle bunch.
Therefore, overall, Toovey is doing a fine job, and well above average, bordering on very good.
No way we can judge his coaching abilities just yet. He's just stepped up from his L's to his P's. Let's give him a while but he's doing just fine for now. I love seeing footage of him in the coaches box. Very passionate and looks a little bit psycho at times. I like that.
manlyfan76
There is no A.I. Just better computers
My favourite coach since Bozo would be my assessment.
Forget the board. I don't see that as an issue. Considering we are the premiers and everyone wants to beat us, the departure of the three quality players that left last year, signing issues, suspensions and all the injuries we had to endure.
Placed now 5th on the ladder. Seriously. How could anyone bag the bloke. Thumbs up, obviously
IMO... He will be our longest serving Eagles coach ever and here's hoping he wins more GF's than Fulton and Des put together.
We certainly have better chance of going Back to Back with Tooves at the Helm because it seems to me his more involved with the playing group than his predecessor who would of been far more interested in running the club overall.
Placed now 5th on the ladder. Seriously. How could anyone bag the bloke. Thumbs up, obviously
IMO... He will be our longest serving Eagles coach ever and here's hoping he wins more GF's than Fulton and Des put together.
We certainly have better chance of going Back to Back with Tooves at the Helm because it seems to me his more involved with the playing group than his predecessor who would of been far more interested in running the club overall.
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