I think it's the "I don't really care what you think, because you don't know anything" vibe he gives off that doesn't endear him
to the footy public. But clearly us, and the St Kilda & Freo organisations liked and rated him for a pretty extensive period all up.
He has been part of the footy coaching landscape for a long time. He was extremely unlucky not to win a flag with the Saints in
2010, and he was a big part of 2005 with us. I wouldn't be surprised to see him get another gig actually.
I agree Ross comes across as mean and/or a bully and this means I don't like him that much. Plus his teams play a defensive, negative style of footy which does bring joy to the heart. However, most of the players he has coached are passionately loyal to him and I completely accept he gave us good service and I'm grateful for that. Actually I'm surprised how little of his career was at Sydney. Taking only his coaching career (and not his playing years) he has been at 5 clubs over 24 years and spent just 3 years at Sydney from 2004-2006.
He had his role in the coaches box, but there were many others who had a role. And since taking the senior reigns at various clubs, he simply doesn’t endear himself.
I’d probably have a greater Swans association for him for the fact that his dad Maurie played 4 games for South in 1953.
Get him to GWS.
Agree also, they need a grumpy old bugger like Ross.
[QUOTE=stevoswan;783603]His record as head coach at Freo does not back up that claim.....maybe he was a better assistant coach than he is a head coach.[/QUO
You could argue that he was very very unlucky NOT to win a flag at St kilda.
In 2009, If a Hawkins goal is called a point (as it should have been) and Stkilda are up by 2 goals at 3/4 time. Totally different game at that point. Even Scarletts toe tap to Ablett that resulted in Chapmans goal would have only put Geelong up by a point, and Stkilda scored a point at with less than 30 seconds to go.
Then 2010 a cruel unlucky bounce denied St Kilda a certain goal, and a certain win.
Freo players choked it up in 2013. Ross can't be held accountable for players like Ballantyne, Suban, Crowley, Pavlich & Fyfe all contributing to a half time score of 1-6-12
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