David Parkin
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600 appearances
7 recordings
1 series
first heard May 2026
last heard 19 Aug
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And so he was in what's the word good competition at the time, but having completed the interview and knowing his history, um, what he had in his mind or head to, uh, to do, I was, I must admit, I was really confident when, uh, he was finally appointed to that job.
And, uh,
As a consequence of that, very disappointed that it's, what's the word, eventuated in his dismissal or his deciding not to go on.
I'm not sure what the process was.
You know better than me.
Yeah, I think those who know Vossie well, and I don't say that I know him all that well, I've had a fair bit to do with him over a period of time, but Vossie's leadership in terms of the style he brought to the organisation was, by the people that I know, and there are a multitude of people I know that have
work for him, thought he was a great leader in that sense.
I'm not sure that the same feeling about his football intellect, I think his people intellect and understanding of what was required to do the job, both on and off the field, was extremely high.
But there was always some questions, I guess, about his technical, tactical skills
knowledge, having been an outstanding player that sometimes played through their feet and just do as a natural consequence of who they are.
I wasn't that sort of player.
I didn't have the ability to work extremely hard at it.
So I had, I think, an empathy and understanding of players who were struggling to meet the requirements.
I said, I thought, well, that's me.
I really struggled.
And so I had that sort of relationship with them and understanding.
It's difficult, Gerard, as you know.
I mean, you've talked to them all and seen them all in action over your lifetime in footy, and the personalities at the top have varied so much.
When you think of the Buckleys in terms of the Vosses and the current Fagans, et cetera, the present Collingwood coach, I mean...
the personality and character of the people leading us changed enormously in my lifetime.
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