Dolphins appoint new reserves coach
Wednesday 19th October 2005
www.frankstonfc.com.au
The Frankston Football Club has announced the appointment of Tony Barry as its new coach of the Reserves.
Tony will take up the role at the commencement of preseason training in November.
Tony will take matchday responsibility for the reserves side and will take a strong role in the development of the Dolphin's younger players as they grow as players.
Tony, or Bugs as he is best known, has a strong pedigree in Under 18's ranks having spent some time with the Eastern Ranges and most recently as the Premiership Coach of the strong Frankston YCW U18's.
The club looks forward to reaping the benefits of what we see as a forward thinking appointment to benefit the future of our club.
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Frankston will "reap the benefits" of this if they actually put 22 players on the field in their reserves games.
You could have the best coach in Australia in charge of your 2s, but if you only want to play 19 players they won't win!
Plain and bloody simple.
Gee, I didn't expect that ...................
I understand your view, and this is the first step to adressing a number of issues, one of which is satisfying you! :wink:
Well you would want to satisfy me otherwise I'll bag the Dolphins every week next season.
And all that competition just up the road for good junior players will hurt if you aren't serious about the 2s.
Well you would want to satisfy me otherwise I'll bag the Dolphins every week next season.
And all that competition just up the road for good junior players will hurt if you aren't serious about the 2s.[/quote]
Why would I expect anything that might resemble an acknowledgment from you that this is a positive step???
Gee, bagging the Dolphins every week would be something new for you.
If the club wasn't serious about player development, and the reserves side, then they would have just appointed you!!
Well you must have decided to take it seriously for once to get a coach with a decent coaching background, if you plan to serve up what you did last year even the homeless who live outside the Frankston station would have declined the job.
I agree it is a positive step, but only if you bother to build a good list and more importantly give them 22 players each week to use. They were a gutsy lot this season who deserved to win more games but your lack of ability to have players fill the side was what let them down badly.
Must be VERY worried about Casey Scorpions down your way. Here comes some competition....and not that far from Stringrayland either.
Firstly, homeless people don't live anywhere. That's the whole point of them being homeless.
Secondly, I possibly drive past Frankston Station a little more than you and I don't actually recall seeing ANY homeless people. But why let the facts in get in the way of a good myth.
Thirdly (Ons can you set up bullet points for me!!) , Don't even start me on Casey Fields and the Scorpions
Fourthly, I won't let your flawed and inadequate understanding of the Reserves issues get in the way of you voicing an opinion.
Finally, I actually thought you might consider it a good step, and hear some positive reaction. Obviously you don't want to acknowledge positives. Thats OK.
Casey Scorpions is aligned with Gippsland Power, in any case there is more opportunity for a talented player at a stand alone club, by not having to play second fiddle, to some out of form AFL player.
Ouch! Touchy.
I'll keep going on about the Casey Scorpions because it is so exciting for the VFL to have a new team, at a new ground, growing the competition. I'm sure even you have to admit that. Plus it will make Frankston have to raise the bar because they have some competition up the road. You should get good crowds when the locals are battling it out. And if it pisses you off then it's even more fun for me.
I still haven't figured out why your club doesn't offer concession entry for anyone but old people, I got into the VFL Grand Final for being a student. When it costs me nearly as much to go to a home and away game at Frankston than it does to go the VFL Grand Final there's something wrong. Are you ripping people off down there?
Next, you can say what you want about me and my understanding of the reserves. But given your club have been the reserves dropkicks for some time along with Springvale I wouldn't worry too much about what you think. Your club ditched the ressies what four years ago wasn't it?
I thought I did acknowledge the coaching appointment was a good move, but you can talk this bloke up all you want, the only way he will look good is if [b]you[/b] get him the cattle to play with. That is 22 quality footballers each and every single week.
I'm not talking any bloke up.
I was simply pointing out that it was a forward step.
Your right, it was 4 years ago and it was done for some very sensible reasons, particularly survival.
You might have notice that Bendigo only had a resrves side, finally, in 2005.
You might notice that Geelong have no reserves side.
You might also ponder the point that as a semi-aligned side, Tasmania will not have reserves, which I also find a bit disturbing.
As for Casey Scorpions, you may not have caught up with it, but it is not a new side, but simply a relocated Springvale.
So I'm not quite sure where it is growing the competition.
But a new ground, of itself, is certainly a positive if they can get it up.
With the amount of money and staff the VFL is pumping in to it, I certainly hope so.
Oh is Mr Dolphin pissed off that the VFL are helping the Scorpions so much while his little club doesn't get any help?
Well aware of the Springvale factor, but to me they are effectively a new side. I don't consider the Swans in the AFL to be "South Melbourne" despite how the media portrayed it during GF week. Once a club moves the old club is out and a new club is in. Springvale's name is gone, the jumper is gone, the home ground is gone. They are a new club - Casey - with a new jumper, new name, new ground, new pokie set up and aimed at a new group of supporters. That's how I look at it anyway.