Culture Check | The Eye of the Coach with Adam Simpson (12.03.26)

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I would love to pass the I test. You know I know that that's not just perhaps what

what people say when they stand up here but I want the Hawthorne fans that go along to say yeah

that's a team that I'm glad I support because I'm I'm proud of the effort and the

and the way that that team goes about it. You know I'm I'm proud that I'm I'm going to be

wearing my Hawthorne job at home and if we can if we can pass the I test of the Hawthorne members

and fans and I think I think that means we can win a lot of games. The I test for Sam Mitchell

is interesting after one game. I thought I thought they'd get a bit more in the X's and O's with

the game like we there's stuff we can control the momentum all that sort of stuff it feels like

listening to day the other night as well it feels like it's it's pretty raw it's like effort

attitude intent don't worry about the X's yeah so I feel like that's that's the message

it's been pushed out and no doubt that's the message internally that's been pushed out as well

so I they're going to come out for it up. Yeah so they've had the classic off-field onfield

week yeah and every week you're just going to run a culture check what did we learn about a club

over the past seven days. It's interesting isn't it like I'm assuming this is just a dot in terms

of the cultures find the internally and there's no systemic problem here but it was an issue that

you had to deal with in the off season so I didn't listen to the press conference I didn't get

everything that Mitch said about why didn't they work through this when it happened and now

in reason why you know if you reflect on I think they're happy that they didn't but how's

more going and that's probably what I'd be thinking you know and that question had been prevalent

in 40 for about three weeks right what's going on with Dylan Moore. Yeah this was the answer it's

carrying these things that this is a one phone call one text from getting out and living with that

that's that's not easy so and then you've got to perform at the top level so I look I'm not sure if

they reflect on these things definitely we're back at West Coast it'd be the Senates would be used

within a week of that happening is let's get in front of this and that's sort of the modern way of

dealing with these digits going to get out at some stage so for them not to do that they would have

their reasons but yeah the player and how long has he been carrying this if this was done

and dusted by you know December do we see a better player and that's ultimately what you're looking

for as well as the right way to message things so culturally I don't think it's a big issue I think

they'll move on pretty quick how we look after our players maybe they were from other other

circumstances involved in this issue but from a from a mental health and well-being it's been

even carrying it for a while look like that didn't it and so it's a low-end in discretion

but it has caused in the vice-captaincy which was interesting yeah so you can look at it

from the outside get trespass not in jail alcohol-fueled hijinks stupidity but enough that Hawthorne

and the words yesterday was you can't carry the vice-captaincy with that sort of behaviour

no no I look maybe there's more to it you know I remember Hawthorne off his Harley in Kaisamu

in 1999-94 I never got out till now and he kept these leadership role but yeah maybe there's

more to it maybe it's this you know it's the tip of the iceberg I don't know maybe there's the

third or fourth in discretion who knows sometimes you know the evolution of your team is going to take

in a different direction anyway and this is just listen you know this is still as our thoughts

on the leadership group so yeah you do you do ask a few questions but from a cultural point of

you I think they're fine yeah and I don't think it's going to matter tomorrow night and then the

onfield so we would absolutely expect to see a fight up Hawthorne and a more connected Hawthorne so

their problems have been building can hinkley sort of blew the whistle on this three preseason games

there's a little bit there's a little bit worried about their fort line when I saw the the

community series game it wasn't overly alarmed but they hadn't really clicked I had

Mitch say I've got our best side and my guy I'm full tilt and they just didn't turn up against

the bulldogs you know that and then we got what we got on the weekend so I don't think he's happy

no and if it starts back with just being honest around intent and effort that's that's a you're

pulling back a little bit because normally it's like a we fix these two things boys and we're away

where it's he may have fired a bullet already feels like he has give him a shake oh sorry

knuckles I think he punched his laptop come on Mitch that's a wall culture check on Hawks

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