Keeping Up With The Joneses: Eddie v Alan
October 27th 2007 21:00
Firstly...although I'm writing this on Friday, you'll read this on Sunday, so
Happy Daylight Savings Time (belatedly to Tasmania and now most of) Australia!
I love this time of year! Hope you've all moved your timepieces ahead...
Okay. On with the show...it's not talkback...it's talker...back...
Alan Jones has been thrown into the mix as a potential candidate to coach The Wallabies, with support from influential Qld Rugby Union Chairman, Peter Lewis.
The 66yo Jones, said he had had only "informal discussions with Lewis" and was flattered by the suggestion. A suggestion he would "happily take further if more of the game's powerbrokers joined the crusade." Which they have...more on this later.
Jones, who currently hosts Sydney's most popular radio programme, the morning shift on radio 2GB, was Wallabies Coach from '84-'87 and is considered to be one of the most successful coaches, despite not being liked by his players.
It's never really been made clear why seeing that his record consisted of victories in 102 matches including 23 victories in 30 Tests and the Grand Slam victories over England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland in '84, which was a huge deal.
Players from that era are adamant this had nothing to do with his sexuality (Jones is homosexual but his sexual orientation has never been an issue in any aspect of his life. So it shouldn't be) and everything to do with his insistence that the players train naked.
I'm kidding! I'm kidding!!
Supposedly he was an extremly hard task master that expected, in a time that Wallabies players would be training after work and playing for love and having a beer during half-time, professional commitment. Not easy when playing for your country was considred a 'hobby'.
Jones was elected to the Confederation of Australian Sports' Hall of Fame in '89, in recognition of his contribution to Australian Sport as the Australian Rugby Union coach.
Despite being almost 20 years since he last had anything to do with The Wallabies, Peter Lewis is not the only one who supports this. Stephen Larkham does too.
from Stuff
Former Wannabe, Mat Rogers has also come out and added his no sense worth support but the man's an idiot and not worth my typing time.
...but...the other former Wallabies Coach Jones...Eddie, had this to say on Sydney radio station 2KY:
To which Alan Jones said;
Woahhhhh. Them be fighting words...and he better not be talking about the Rod Macqueen era because Macqueen was King and Jones is just the court crier in comparison.
Still...what he says has merit and he was very successful in achieving what The Wallabies are meant to do. Win.
As QRU Chairman, Peter Lewis says;
Asked whether the ARU would be able to afford the highly paid broadcaster, Lewis said:
No comment.
...but if Stephen Larkham says this could be a good thing...well then...who are we to argue?
What do you think?
Read more about Alan Jones at bloggers infont Wiki
quotes courtesy of Rugby Heaven
Alan Jones image courtesy of The Age
Happy Daylight Savings Time (belatedly to Tasmania and now most of) Australia!
I love this time of year! Hope you've all moved your timepieces ahead...
Okay. On with the show...it's not talkback...it's talker...back...
Alan Jones: former Wallabies coach and soon to be current?
Alan Jones has been thrown into the mix as a potential candidate to coach The Wallabies, with support from influential Qld Rugby Union Chairman, Peter Lewis.
The 66yo Jones, said he had had only "informal discussions with Lewis" and was flattered by the suggestion. A suggestion he would "happily take further if more of the game's powerbrokers joined the crusade." Which they have...more on this later.
Obviously, Australian rugby supporters and sponsors and players are looking for a rehabilitation of the game. My own view is that's not difficult,
If there are influential entities within the game … who believe that I can make a contribution, then I believe I'm obligated to think about it and say, 'Let's go to the next step,' whatever that next step is.
But I feel we're in such a state - and it's not a difficult problem to resolve … We don't have a problem with players, we just have a problem with method, and in that context I think what I've said today is that I'm interested in going to the next step.
If there are influential entities within the game … who believe that I can make a contribution, then I believe I'm obligated to think about it and say, 'Let's go to the next step,' whatever that next step is.
But I feel we're in such a state - and it's not a difficult problem to resolve … We don't have a problem with players, we just have a problem with method, and in that context I think what I've said today is that I'm interested in going to the next step.
Jones, who currently hosts Sydney's most popular radio programme, the morning shift on radio 2GB, was Wallabies Coach from '84-'87 and is considered to be one of the most successful coaches, despite not being liked by his players.
It's never really been made clear why seeing that his record consisted of victories in 102 matches including 23 victories in 30 Tests and the Grand Slam victories over England, Ireland, Wales and Scotland in '84, which was a huge deal.
Players from that era are adamant this had nothing to do with his sexuality (Jones is homosexual but his sexual orientation has never been an issue in any aspect of his life. So it shouldn't be) and everything to do with his insistence that the players train naked.
I'm kidding! I'm kidding!!
Supposedly he was an extremly hard task master that expected, in a time that Wallabies players would be training after work and playing for love and having a beer during half-time, professional commitment. Not easy when playing for your country was considred a 'hobby'.
Jones was elected to the Confederation of Australian Sports' Hall of Fame in '89, in recognition of his contribution to Australian Sport as the Australian Rugby Union coach.
Despite being almost 20 years since he last had anything to do with The Wallabies, Peter Lewis is not the only one who supports this. Stephen Larkham does too.
I still think Dusk is the best candidate but have a feeling she just wants to coach me...
from Stuff
Alan is a very smart man and I'm sure he has got some good ideas.
He came in and had a chat with us before one of our Test matches - he certainly keeps in contact with a lot of the players.
From what I remember, he also had some good ideas, was a bit of a lateral thinker and he offers probably a little bit different a coaching style to some of the coaches that are running around.
He came in and had a chat with us before one of our Test matches - he certainly keeps in contact with a lot of the players.
From what I remember, he also had some good ideas, was a bit of a lateral thinker and he offers probably a little bit different a coaching style to some of the coaches that are running around.
Former Wannabe, Mat Rogers has also come out and added his no sense worth support but the man's an idiot and not worth my typing time.
...but...the other former Wallabies Coach Jones...Eddie, had this to say on Sydney radio station 2KY:
Alan Jones is desperate to coach Australia again, everyone knows that and he's been working for probably the last 12 years to try to get the position back so this might be his last throw of the dice
He'd struggle...The game's moved on so quickly and...at the World Cup the game changed quite significantly again and you've got to move with the little trends of the game and try to stay in front (of the trends of the game).
(the game's) changed enormously and will continue to change and if you've been out for as long as Alan you'd really struggle.
He'd struggle...The game's moved on so quickly and...at the World Cup the game changed quite significantly again and you've got to move with the little trends of the game and try to stay in front (of the trends of the game).
(the game's) changed enormously and will continue to change and if you've been out for as long as Alan you'd really struggle.
To which Alan Jones said;
Eddie's one to talk about struggling...
I promised Eddie that if he didn't say anything nasty about me I wouldn't remind everybody that he lost 11 games for Queensland, the last one by the tune of 94 points to three for God's sake.
Who are these people to talk about coaching? This is a myth about the game changing. That's absolute nonsense.
I just think everyone pretends this is like mounting World War Five
At the end of the day this is not complicated, getting Australian rugby back on the rails.
There are 15 players and there's a football. A coach has got to determine what you do with the 15 players and what you do with the football.
One of the things you do is...you coach people to run into space and not into people. Our method and strategy has been bad.
They are very, very good players, the method is wrong, I think the coaching strategies are wrong and they've been wrong for years.
I promised Eddie that if he didn't say anything nasty about me I wouldn't remind everybody that he lost 11 games for Queensland, the last one by the tune of 94 points to three for God's sake.
Who are these people to talk about coaching? This is a myth about the game changing. That's absolute nonsense.
I just think everyone pretends this is like mounting World War Five
At the end of the day this is not complicated, getting Australian rugby back on the rails.
There are 15 players and there's a football. A coach has got to determine what you do with the 15 players and what you do with the football.
One of the things you do is...you coach people to run into space and not into people. Our method and strategy has been bad.
They are very, very good players, the method is wrong, I think the coaching strategies are wrong and they've been wrong for years.
Woahhhhh. Them be fighting words...and he better not be talking about the Rod Macqueen era because Macqueen was King and Jones is just the court crier in comparison.
Still...what he says has merit and he was very successful in achieving what The Wallabies are meant to do. Win.
As QRU Chairman, Peter Lewis says;
Alan Jones' got all the energy and skill and passion and leadership qualities...Age and time expired means nothing, it's who's best for the job.
Asked whether the ARU would be able to afford the highly paid broadcaster, Lewis said:
My guess would be Alan would do it for nothing
No comment.
...but if Stephen Larkham says this could be a good thing...well then...who are we to argue?
What do you think?
Read more about Alan Jones at bloggers infont Wiki
quotes courtesy of Rugby Heaven
Alan Jones image courtesy of The Age
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Comment by Andrea
V8 Supercar Pitstop
Not my idea of a Sunday morning lie-in.
I do hope you get the result you want.
Hope your weekend is going wonderfully.
Cara.xxxx
Comment by Michaelie
Flick Wit
And no, I didn't turn my bloody clock forward. I turned it back, like a complete moron.
Had to dress while I drove to work, running exceedingly late.
I wish there was an emoticon that showed eye-rolling.
Michaelie
Comment by Miswanderlust
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Ramble On
Hipnotherapy
Players from that era are adamant this had nothing to do with his sexuality (Jones is homosexual but his sexual orientation has never been an issue in any aspect of his life. So it shouldn't be) and everything to do with his insistence that the players train naked.
HAHAHAHAH
mis