And yet Luke won his one and only AA jumper in the first year Lyon coached the Docker's (2012).
I'm assuming that was as a result of not having had his natural 'instincts' coached out of him by RL yet?
2012 we also beat Geelong at the 'G in an Elimin Final (after they absolutely flogged us at the same venue in 2010) and just fell short against Adelaide the week after.
Of course, we all know we got as close as we ever have to a flag the following season - having dispatched Geebung at Arctic Park (to this day our greatest ever win, IMHO) and then absolutely smashed Sydeney in the Prelim.
But taking this line of thinking to its logical conclusion that was the players operating on 'instinct' alone, to the exclusion of any 'game plans' introduced by the coaching group?? * (sarcastica font engaged).
I could also wax lyrical how Roly took a tough line with blokes like Walters, Pearce (of the Clancee variety) and reinvented blokes like Creepy who were headed for the scrap heap and turned him into the best tagger of the modern era (IMHO).
And to be honest, can't recall too many players who were moved on by coaches/clubs having too many good things to say about the people who did the moving on.
Nah, I'll take the opinions of our greatest ever player, the heir apparent to that crown and superstars like SonSon over a few blokes who couldn't cut the mustard. Just for the record, I don't recall ever hearing Luke bagging out Roly as a coach - but I'm sure there are those on here who remember some obscure interview of which there is no surviving record, to which only a select few (all on this site) heard and therefore it must be true.
Seriously, I reckon we're becoming the footy club version of the Democrats. Quite happy to be the loonies at the bottom of the garden (to paraphrase) that no one took seriously but boy, didn't they lose with 'flair'?! Who, once their club/party started to be taken seriously, applied some discipline and professionalism to their processs and were able to match with the big boys - they pined for the 'glory' days of yore. Much easier and more fun throwing grenades into the tent from outside than having some discipline and stepping inside the tent to achieve real outcomes.
You might argue I know nothing of the Dockers story but I had a front row seat to the Dems implosion. The similarities when it comes to the opinions proffered on chat groups similar to this are, however, palpable.