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CibbuanoHarvey hits back
April 8th 2009 09:30
MARK Harvey has hit back at Grant Thomas after the former St Kilda coach questioned his ability to coach.
Thomas said in his ninemsn column the Fremantle coach was 'well out of his depth' and described him as someone 'born to be an assistant coach'.
"Dare I say it, but there are some coaches that were born to be an assistant coach. I think Mark Harvey is one of those coaches," Thomas wrote.
"He has failed to stamp any traits of his wonderful qualities on the team he is accountable for."
"For whatever reason, his charges do not respond to his coaching and don't play for him."
"Harvs seems to be under siege and lacks confidence with what to do.
"It is a very difficult time for a coach when you are not sure that the playing group are aligned to your thinking.
"I suspect there is a very real disconnection between his philosophies and their desire to implement."
Harvey said it was wrong of Thomas to make judgements on the club from afar
"I think what you have to realise is where the club's at and what we are trying to do before you even make those sorts of comments," Harvey said.
"I've stated that if you go and get 14 first-year players you don't go and get a franchise player or you don't go and pinch players from other clubs.
"You are pretty much making a statement about where you're at and what you need to do."
"Sometimes there are different reasons why you lose games and it'd be fair to say that at the moment we're not playing like we should be."
"(But) you guys (the media) put too much expectation on this club and so hence we'll just know what we want to do internally without actually expressing it."
Thomas said in his ninemsn column the Fremantle coach was 'well out of his depth' and described him as someone 'born to be an assistant coach'.
"Dare I say it, but there are some coaches that were born to be an assistant coach. I think Mark Harvey is one of those coaches," Thomas wrote.
"He has failed to stamp any traits of his wonderful qualities on the team he is accountable for."
"For whatever reason, his charges do not respond to his coaching and don't play for him."
"Harvs seems to be under siege and lacks confidence with what to do.
"It is a very difficult time for a coach when you are not sure that the playing group are aligned to your thinking.
"I suspect there is a very real disconnection between his philosophies and their desire to implement."
Harvey said it was wrong of Thomas to make judgements on the club from afar
"I think what you have to realise is where the club's at and what we are trying to do before you even make those sorts of comments," Harvey said.
"I've stated that if you go and get 14 first-year players you don't go and get a franchise player or you don't go and pinch players from other clubs.
"You are pretty much making a statement about where you're at and what you need to do."
"Sometimes there are different reasons why you lose games and it'd be fair to say that at the moment we're not playing like we should be."
"(But) you guys (the media) put too much expectation on this club and so hence we'll just know what we want to do internally without actually expressing it."
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