The Full Means Test with Adam Simpson! | Round 15 (22.06.26)
episodePreviously titled “The Full Means Test with Adam Simpson! | Round 14 (22.06.26)” — renamed by the publisher on Aug 2, 2026
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Waitley on SEN.
Let's see if we can make sense of all that happened in round 15, the Monday means test with Adam Simpson.
What insights does Adam Simpson share about coaching strategies?
Hello, Simmo. Morning, Gerard.
Can you win coach of the year? What was Joss Froese paying before the season started for coach of the year? Infinity. What would he have to do to get coach of the year? Well, if he's coaching with his hoodie in a semi-final.
How does Adam Simpson evaluate his chances for Coach of the Year?
Yes. Wow. Oh, no, that was paying. What about if they win a wild card? Probably not enough. Oh, okay. Win the next one as well. That's a fast judge. Yeah. Anyway, it's a good start, isn't it? A good start. It is a good start.
He'll be our big issue in a tick.
Just give us Simo who says to start. Well, with the buy rounds being so extended over the last five weeks, I've just – the coaches are making a bit of a comeback here. This is – This is the period where you do get to work on your deficiencies and when you get a buy to look at, okay, what do we need to chase in the back half of the year? I'm just seeing so many strategic moves every week for the last four or five weeks over these. And because it's staggered, you can sort of see... Hawthorne getting their centre bounces right or centre ball ups right on the weekend. Carlton look like they're a lot more connected with the defence. The Fremantle handball metres gains improved. Adelaide look different after their buy from a motivational and probably taking the game on point of view.
The Pies look a bit like, I heard it called before, they do look like... They're back to being brave and taking the game on through the corridor. So there's so much going on from a strategy point of view. You've got Liam Ryan as a disconnected forward, and then you've got the Bulldogs taking that away. And a lot of coaches are trying things, and they're all, for the most part, coming off. There's a couple of clubs there who haven't got it right, and the Suns are one of them. They've lost their three in a row now, so they haven't improved their deficiencies. So it looks like that's become a real problem.
What strategic moves have teams made during the extended bye rounds?
And then the Giants are the other one that – You know, the tsunami, that's it. There's no other, I can't even think of an analogy. It's like the, it's a tidal wave or it's a pond at the moment. So what happens to them? And then the final one is probably, oh, there's the Tigers. They haven't really, I haven't seen much from their bye. And then the Bulldogs, they had a break. So they didn't have a bye. They had a 10 day break, which is actually the same length as Brisbane's bye. Yeah. And Bevos came in, that press conference went for 15 minutes, and he went through the bont in the ruck, taller forward line, how to deal with the disconnected forward, no tag versus Melira. We tagged last week with Dawson.
We tagged a little bit with Newcomb. So what Bevos' luxury is, he's got an extra – he's got to buy now to double down on some of the things they want to work on. So the coaches are making a bit of a comeback.
He was so interesting in giving us the picture of how – the suite of changes he's trying to make is?
I mean, there were some things we did differently. And as you notice, when you look at the fours and against, we aren't scoring too well. And we're getting scored against. So as much as we've been winning some games, our template needs to alter. So we really took on some risks tonight with what we did. And we changed different things that... Sometimes worked, but sometimes didn't. And it's just a great credit to our players to be willing to come in and out of their responsibilities in the modes. But we need to do things differently to beat the teams in the back end of the year. So we go on a break now. And, you know, we've been in worse positions. But there's a great opportunity up ahead if we can double down on certain things but definitely improve our skill level on the back of our defensive and pressure application, which I thought was pretty good tonight.
Yeah. So there's a lot going on. If you listen to the press conferences, and it was an expansive press conference, there's a lot they're trying.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–0:07
2
What insights does Adam Simpson share about coaching strategies?
0:07–0:22
3
How does Adam Simpson evaluate his chances for Coach of the Year?
0:22–1:51
4
What strategic moves have teams made during the extended bye rounds?
1:51–4:07
5
How do recent performances affect team strategies moving forward?
4:07–6:51
6
What challenges do the Giants face in their current season?
6:51–15:53
7
How is Carlton's coaching strategy evolving under Josh Fraser?
15:53–18:17
8
What are the implications of player injuries on team performance?
18:17–50:58
Speakers
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