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  • kiwiinmelbK kiwiinmelb

    @mariner4life said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

    i really wish i wasn't so ignorant and knew how an elite level rugby team handled training. Specifically, what did the coaching org chart look like?

    Head Coach
    Attack coach - Defense coach
    Forwards Coach - Backs Coach
    Contract Skills - Lineout coach - scrum coach?

    It seems like a lot of voices for a fluid game like rugby.

    In a sport like NFL, yes they have a lot of coaches. But they also have 3 distinct "teams" and enormous rosters. And the coaches are responsible for very specific areas. And you can easily see the triangle and reporting lines.

    In rugby it is way different. Who is in charge of the breakdown? Forwards coach? Contact coach? does it depend on who has the ball? Or what number they wear?

    Pretty sure I heard razor say in an earlier interview that he does think rugby coaching is heading the way of nfl .

    Think it was that one where he is sitting in ( think it was the life saving club ) at mt maunganui

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    @kiwiinmelb said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

    @mariner4life said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

    i really wish i wasn't so ignorant and knew how an elite level rugby team handled training. Specifically, what did the coaching org chart look like?

    Head Coach
    Attack coach - Defense coach
    Forwards Coach - Backs Coach
    Contract Skills - Lineout coach - scrum coach?

    It seems like a lot of voices for a fluid game like rugby.

    In a sport like NFL, yes they have a lot of coaches. But they also have 3 distinct "teams" and enormous rosters. And the coaches are responsible for very specific areas. And you can easily see the triangle and reporting lines.

    In rugby it is way different. Who is in charge of the breakdown? Forwards coach? Contact coach? does it depend on who has the ball? Or what number they wear?

    Pretty sure I heard razor say in an earlier interview that he does think rugby coaching is heading the way of nfl .

    Think it was that one where he is sitting in ( think it was the life saving club ) at mt maunganui

    That would be an interesting take given how fluid rugby can be in comparison to the structure of NFL - especially in contested possession and transition.

    It would seem to me that you'd certainly not want to coach contestable kicks if you wanted such a structured, expert coaching set up.

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    • WillieTheWaiterW WillieTheWaiter

      obviously Razor has recognised the complete lack of ex-Waikato players in his setup and is looking to rectify.

      Jonno Gibbes in with Liam Messam Cultural Ambassador would be my guess

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      @WillieTheWaiter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

      obviously Razor has recognised the complete lack of ex-Waikato players in his setup and is looking to rectify.

      Jonno Gibbes in with Liam Messam Cultural Ambassador would be my guess

      Mils as Family Liaison Officer…

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      • J Jet

        @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        @Frank said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        Genuinely a concern that the coaching group is falling apart after only 5 tests. They have worked together before and I would hope of known what was expected promised etc. Not sure this is what we were sold.

        Are my eyes deceiving me or are you questioning the coaches?

        Is it the status quo actually changing that makes you uncomfortable?

        I questioning the fact that coaching group seems to be falling apart? Yes.
        I genuinely thought before you put group together you kind of make sure you have same philosophy on coaching.
        Seems if you read it I just actually agreeing with Razor, he f***ed up forming his team.
        Interesting thing is I recall reading a Jason Holland interview where he said he left Crusaders because his and Razor had piliosophical differences in coaching. It was in Rugby News in last couple if years, said they were good mates but didn't work as a group.

        Its like marrying a bird and finding out 3 months in she doesnt want kids.

        Bizarre that they didnt do their "due diligence" on each other before proposing/accepting the roles.

        Appreciate the ruthlessness in moving on quickly though.

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        @Jet said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        @Frank said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

        Genuinely a concern that the coaching group is falling apart after only 5 tests. They have worked together before and I would hope of known what was expected promised etc. Not sure this is what we were sold.

        Are my eyes deceiving me or are you questioning the coaches?

        Is it the status quo actually changing that makes you uncomfortable?

        I questioning the fact that coaching group seems to be falling apart? Yes.
        I genuinely thought before you put group together you kind of make sure you have same philosophy on coaching.
        Seems if you read it I just actually agreeing with Razor, he f***ed up forming his team.
        Interesting thing is I recall reading a Jason Holland interview where he said he left Crusaders because his and Razor had piliosophical differences in coaching. It was in Rugby News in last couple if years, said they were good mates but didn't work as a group.

        Its like marrying a bird and finding out 3 months in she doesnt want kids.

        Bizarre that they didnt due their "due diligence" on each other before proposing/accepting the roles.

        Appreciate the ruthlessness in moving on quickly though.

        I still genuinely wonder if they got one too many in front line coaches. I tend to think 1 for forwards , 1 for backs and a boss should help with clarity of who or what does what?

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        • Dan54D Dan54

          @Jet said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Frank said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          Genuinely a concern that the coaching group is falling apart after only 5 tests. They have worked together before and I would hope of known what was expected promised etc. Not sure this is what we were sold.

          Are my eyes deceiving me or are you questioning the coaches?

          Is it the status quo actually changing that makes you uncomfortable?

          I questioning the fact that coaching group seems to be falling apart? Yes.
          I genuinely thought before you put group together you kind of make sure you have same philosophy on coaching.
          Seems if you read it I just actually agreeing with Razor, he f***ed up forming his team.
          Interesting thing is I recall reading a Jason Holland interview where he said he left Crusaders because his and Razor had piliosophical differences in coaching. It was in Rugby News in last couple if years, said they were good mates but didn't work as a group.

          Its like marrying a bird and finding out 3 months in she doesnt want kids.

          Bizarre that they didnt due their "due diligence" on each other before proposing/accepting the roles.

          Appreciate the ruthlessness in moving on quickly though.

          I still genuinely wonder if they got one too many in front line coaches. I tend to think 1 for forwards , 1 for backs and a boss should help with clarity of who or what does what?

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          @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Jet said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Frank said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          @Dan54 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

          Genuinely a concern that the coaching group is falling apart after only 5 tests. They have worked together before and I would hope of known what was expected promised etc. Not sure this is what we were sold.

          Are my eyes deceiving me or are you questioning the coaches?

          Is it the status quo actually changing that makes you uncomfortable?

          I questioning the fact that coaching group seems to be falling apart? Yes.
          I genuinely thought before you put group together you kind of make sure you have same philosophy on coaching.
          Seems if you read it I just actually agreeing with Razor, he f***ed up forming his team.
          Interesting thing is I recall reading a Jason Holland interview where he said he left Crusaders because his and Razor had piliosophical differences in coaching. It was in Rugby News in last couple if years, said they were good mates but didn't work as a group.

          Its like marrying a bird and finding out 3 months in she doesnt want kids.

          Bizarre that they didnt due their "due diligence" on each other before proposing/accepting the roles.

          Appreciate the ruthlessness in moving on quickly though.

          I still genuinely wonder if they got one too many in front line coaches. I tend to think 1 for forwards , 1 for backs and a boss should help with clarity of who or what does what?

          Leon was Blues HC for a couple of years. So maybe he was too much of an alpha as a result

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            My guess is that the position of Scott Hansen might have been an issue.

            I suspect Leon would have expected to report directly to Raz, but SH come over in interviews as his right hand man.

            An issue since biblical times!

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            • P pakman

              My guess is that the position of Scott Hansen might have been an issue.

              I suspect Leon would have expected to report directly to Raz, but SH come over in interviews as his right hand man.

              An issue since biblical times!

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              @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

              Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

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              • D darylmitchell

                @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

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                @darylmitchell said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

                Yep good smart coach is Scott.
                He had a big influence on those Crusaders play off wins.

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                • No QuarterN No Quarter

                  @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                  It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                  It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

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                  @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                  @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                  It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                  It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                  Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

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                  • mariner4lifeM mariner4life

                    i really wish i wasn't so ignorant and knew how an elite level rugby team handled training. Specifically, what did the coaching org chart look like?

                    Head Coach
                    Attack coach - Defense coach
                    Forwards Coach - Backs Coach
                    Contract Skills - Lineout coach - scrum coach?

                    It seems like a lot of voices for a fluid game like rugby.

                    In a sport like NFL, yes they have a lot of coaches. But they also have 3 distinct "teams" and enormous rosters. And the coaches are responsible for very specific areas. And you can easily see the triangle and reporting lines.

                    In rugby it is way different. Who is in charge of the breakdown? Forwards coach? Contact coach? does it depend on who has the ball? Or what number they wear?

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                    @mariner4life said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                    i really wish i wasn't so ignorant and knew how an elite level rugby team handled training. Specifically, what did the coaching org chart look like?

                    Head Coach
                    Attack coach - Defense coach
                    Forwards Coach - Backs Coach
                    Contract Skills - Lineout coach - scrum coach?

                    It seems like a lot of voices for a fluid game like rugby.

                    In a sport like NFL, yes they have a lot of coaches. But they also have 3 distinct "teams" and enormous rosters. And the coaches are responsible for very specific areas. And you can easily see the triangle and reporting lines.

                    In rugby it is way different. Who is in charge of the breakdown? Forwards coach? Contact coach? does it depend on who has the ball? Or what number they wear?

                    Also, "attack coach" is so incredibly broad - does that mean he also has input into attacking scrums and lineouts? An "attack coach" in the broadest sense could end up duplicating a lot of what the head coach is supposed to do - and perhaps that was part of the problem.

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                    • D darylmitchell

                      @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                      Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

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                      @darylmitchell said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                      @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                      Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

                      Scotty and Rangi bring very different attributes to the table. Rangi has been a head coach whereas Scotty has been an assistant or in technical support role. Just different characters that have had different experiences, levels of pressure etc.

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                      • P pakman

                        @Landers92 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                        Anyone remember a few weeks ago what I was saying about this Leon McDonald situation? I can’t remember what thread it was in, maybe AB’s 2024. I wasn’t just saying stuff for the sake of it after all… šŸ‘€

                        Pre or post Poms?

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                        @pakman said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                        @Landers92 said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                        Anyone remember a few weeks ago what I was saying about this Leon McDonald situation? I can’t remember what thread it was in, maybe AB’s 2024. I wasn’t just saying stuff for the sake of it after all… šŸ‘€

                        Pre or post Poms?

                        Throughout camp and during England series.

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                        • BerniesCornerB BerniesCorner

                          We have a chance we have Ryan, we have a scrum.
                          Razor under a large amount of pressure. Good luck. Lets go. Massive game.

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                          @BerniesCorner said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                          We have a chance we have Ryan,

                          The latter makes me worry about the former.

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                          • D darylmitchell

                            @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                            Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

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                            @darylmitchell said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                            @pakman well Scott Hansen has a coaching CV a lot more impressive than Rangi.

                            Hansen was a very important member of Japan's coaching staff during the 2019 World Cup, Hansen did not coach with Japan in 2023 and it really showed. By all accounts Hansen was hugely influential as an analyst of opposition & his game-planning for Japan 2019 and the Crusaders under Razor.

                            I don't think pakman is having a go at Hansen, and I kind of agree, if Razor is boss and other 4 equals as Razor indicated originally, perhaps Hansen had (rightly or wrongly) had opinions how Leons part should operate? Why I say should be only one back coach as such, and that could well be Hansen, so just make sure at start other's know?

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                            • J junior

                              @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                              @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                              It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                              It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                              Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

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                              #188

                              @junior said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                              @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                              @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                              It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                              It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                              Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

                              Yeah - that certainly seems to be what they're saying.

                              There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                              Ta$man’s unbalanced ā€˜Shark attack’ system

                              The Mako$ run an ā€˜unbalanced’ 2-3-2-1 pattern as their main phase play structure.

                              If you cut the field in half, you have a 5-3 split of your 8-man forward pack, hence why it is ā€˜unbalanced’ based on man numbers.

                              Standard modern day systems (1-3-3-1 and 2-4-2) will both generally be balanced with a 4-4 distribution of the forwards. If you draw a line down the middle of the field, you could see even numbers on each side but here you have a 5-3 split.

                              the Mako have built the most frenetic attack in the competition and one of the more innovative structures in World Rugby.

                              If Leon wants to use some variant of this system and Razor doesn't - then that would be a pretty fundamental disagreement.

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                              • Chris B.C Chris B.

                                @junior said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                                It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                                It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                                Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

                                Yeah - that certainly seems to be what they're saying.

                                There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                Ta$man’s unbalanced ā€˜Shark attack’ system

                                The Mako$ run an ā€˜unbalanced’ 2-3-2-1 pattern as their main phase play structure.

                                If you cut the field in half, you have a 5-3 split of your 8-man forward pack, hence why it is ā€˜unbalanced’ based on man numbers.

                                Standard modern day systems (1-3-3-1 and 2-4-2) will both generally be balanced with a 4-4 distribution of the forwards. If you draw a line down the middle of the field, you could see even numbers on each side but here you have a 5-3 split.

                                the Mako have built the most frenetic attack in the competition and one of the more innovative structures in World Rugby.

                                If Leon wants to use some variant of this system and Razor doesn't - then that would be a pretty fundamental disagreement.

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                                @Chris-B said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                source please? can't just not provide a link, you could be making it up for all we know.

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                                  @Chris-B said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                  There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                  source please? can't just not provide a link, you could be making it up for all we know.

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                                  @darylmitchell Do you want to bet on that! šŸ™‚

                                  Google Leon MacDonald and Ta$man pod system.

                                  The headline will trigger a few people and I'm not interested in that discussion.

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                                  • Chris B.C Chris B.

                                    @junior said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                    @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                    @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                                    It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                                    It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                                    Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

                                    Yeah - that certainly seems to be what they're saying.

                                    There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                    Ta$man’s unbalanced ā€˜Shark attack’ system

                                    The Mako$ run an ā€˜unbalanced’ 2-3-2-1 pattern as their main phase play structure.

                                    If you cut the field in half, you have a 5-3 split of your 8-man forward pack, hence why it is ā€˜unbalanced’ based on man numbers.

                                    Standard modern day systems (1-3-3-1 and 2-4-2) will both generally be balanced with a 4-4 distribution of the forwards. If you draw a line down the middle of the field, you could see even numbers on each side but here you have a 5-3 split.

                                    the Mako have built the most frenetic attack in the competition and one of the more innovative structures in World Rugby.

                                    If Leon wants to use some variant of this system and Razor doesn't - then that would be a pretty fundamental disagreement.

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                                    @Chris-B said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                    @junior said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                    @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                    @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                                    It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                                    It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                                    Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

                                    Yeah - that certainly seems to be what they're saying.

                                    There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                    Ta$man’s unbalanced ā€˜Shark attack’ system

                                    The Mako$ run an ā€˜unbalanced’ 2-3-2-1 pattern as their main phase play structure.

                                    If you cut the field in half, you have a 5-3 split of your 8-man forward pack, hence why it is ā€˜unbalanced’ based on man numbers.

                                    Standard modern day systems (1-3-3-1 and 2-4-2) will both generally be balanced with a 4-4 distribution of the forwards. If you draw a line down the middle of the field, you could see even numbers on each side but here you have a 5-3 split.

                                    the Mako have built the most frenetic attack in the competition and one of the more innovative structures in World Rugby.

                                    If Leon wants to use some variant of this system and Razor doesn't - then that would be a pretty fundamental disagreement.

                                    Seems a weird hill for Rangi to die on considering he's not head coach. As, I think, @antipodean noted earlier in the thread sometimes you just have to put aside your preferences and implement what the boss wants.

                                    Or you leave. TBF, I've left a job before because I've thought the boss was an idiot and what he wanted was idiotic. And I've stayed in jobs while not agreeing 100% with the direction because I trust the boss.

                                    So looks like I've talked myself out of it being a weird hill for Rangi to die on in the space of the post. šŸ™‚

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                                    • NepiaN Nepia

                                      @Chris-B said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                      @junior said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                      @No-Quarter said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                      @mariner4life because if you surround yourself with people that will only agree with you, you can become very insular and it makes it hard to see the wood from the trees if things aren't going to plan. You need your ideas challenged to make sure they are actually good ideas, especially if you are a coach with zero international experience.

                                      It's a balance for sure, if MacDonald was deliberately going behind Razor's back and working against him then that is a problem, but at the same time if he's challenging Razor on some of his ideas and Razor isn't responding appropriately that's also a problem.

                                      It's all speculation, I am just bored at work on a Friday trying to pass the time šŸ™‚

                                      Or maybe Razor wants the attack to function in a certain way, and Leon just said "Look, I can't coach an attack to play that way because I have developed a style that is completely geared towards something else."

                                      Yeah - that certainly seems to be what they're saying.

                                      There's some rugbypass articles that talk about the "Shark Attack" pod system, Leon developed at Ta$man and apparently continued using at the Blues.

                                      Ta$man’s unbalanced ā€˜Shark attack’ system

                                      The Mako$ run an ā€˜unbalanced’ 2-3-2-1 pattern as their main phase play structure.

                                      If you cut the field in half, you have a 5-3 split of your 8-man forward pack, hence why it is ā€˜unbalanced’ based on man numbers.

                                      Standard modern day systems (1-3-3-1 and 2-4-2) will both generally be balanced with a 4-4 distribution of the forwards. If you draw a line down the middle of the field, you could see even numbers on each side but here you have a 5-3 split.

                                      the Mako have built the most frenetic attack in the competition and one of the more innovative structures in World Rugby.

                                      If Leon wants to use some variant of this system and Razor doesn't - then that would be a pretty fundamental disagreement.

                                      Seems a weird hill for Rangi to die on considering he's not head coach. As, I think, @antipodean noted earlier in the thread sometimes you just have to put aside your preferences and implement what the boss wants.

                                      Or you leave. TBF, I've left a job before because I've thought the boss was an idiot and what he wanted was idiotic. And I've stayed in jobs while not agreeing 100% with the direction because I trust the boss.

                                      So looks like I've talked myself out of it being a weird hill for Rangi to die on in the space of the post. šŸ™‚

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                                      @Nepia The conversation between Leon and Razor might have been close to the opposite of what I speculated earlier.

                                      Razor: This system isn't working Rangi - if we go to SA and use it, we're going to get our arses handed to us in a hat.

                                      Leon: The boys just need a bit more time. It'll click and be great.

                                      Razor: We don't have more time. We're going back to what I know.

                                      Leon: You're going to need a new attack coach then!

                                      Razor: I've got one.

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                                        Nah I think it's more like:

                                        Rangi: Hey Surf Jesus how about this plan, might work better than the one we've been trying.

                                        Razor: Nah Rungs, this one is perfect and Tubby Bitch has promised me it will all work out perfectly when his bestie Shannon returns from terrorising young women and their boyfriends in Japan.

                                        Rangi:
                                        https://tenor.com/en-GB/view/simpsons-homer-simpson-gif-13518564799186478937

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                                          @darylmitchell Do you want to bet on that! šŸ™‚

                                          Google Leon MacDonald and Ta$man pod system.

                                          The headline will trigger a few people and I'm not interested in that discussion.

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                                          @Chris-B said in Leon MacDonald Quits:

                                          Leon MacDonald and Ta$man pod system

                                          nope can't find it, can you remember the year, title of the article?

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