Damien Hardwick has coached Richmond to three premierships, tangible proof that he is a good coach. Are we prepared to reach similar conclusions in the case of Leon Cameron? agerealfooty afl
Damien Hardwick hasn’t suddenly become a poor coach because his Tigers missed finals in 2021, lost a few games this year and are up against it to add a fourth flag this season.
The AFL has a culture, less common in world sport, that does not value the success of ladder placements or grand final appearances. The only currency is flags. Whether it should be enough is an irrelevant question because of the AFL reality.Coach Leon Cameron is under pressure at GWS.Port Adelaide’s second half against Carlton on Sunday will mitigate the pressure Hinkley would have been under had the game continued to spiral the way it did in the first half.
Essentially, it is about having the players. No one wins a flag with a good coach and a poor team Good coaches cannot make poor teams, poor players, into good ones. But bad coaches can make good teams unto underperforming ones.