Stuart Dew has been within the furnace with Eddie Jones and in contrast notes.
Those scribbles have turn out to be useful for the Gold Coast AFL coach this season, who once more is beneath the pump following a irritating 1-4 begin.
Dew spent per week with Jones in Test camp final 12 months whereas he was nonetheless England coach.
He’s since been sacked and scooped up by the Wallabies forward of this 12 months’s World Cup.
Dew admits he is tweaked his strategy primarily based on that trade of concepts, incorporating new themes, conferences and communication kinds.
But he stated one widespread trait was bolstered.
“Observing the pressure he was under – and he knew – I learnt a fair bit from him in that sense,” Dew informed AAP forward of Sunday’s conflict with North Melbourne.
“If you’re relying on articles or opinions on where your feedback is you’re looking in the wrong areas … not that I needed reinforcement there.
“Every coach in each code is aware of that is actuality.”
Dew earned a contract extension last season, a deal that looked improbable when his side were teetering at 2-5.
But they finished with a club-best 10 wins and expectations this season have been set at a maiden finals appearance at a minimum.
The Suns let chances slip in losses to Essendon and Fremantle, Dew admitting the difference may have been as simple as kicking straight.
“It was absolute domination in that first half (in opposition to the Dockers), it is simply execution beneath stress,” he stated.
“It’s not an angle; it is there, we simply have to complete our work.”
Those losses haven’t dented the players’ confidence, Dew insists.
“I have never needed to stamp out any doubt; you get your perception by means of actions and it may not flip immediately however these issues will change over time,” he stated.
“You’ve bought to entrance up it doesn’t matter what every time and slowly that can be come ingrained within the gamers.”
The Kangaroos (2-3) lost by 75 points to Brisbane last weekend but led early in that game and have been otherwise competitive.
Ruckman Todd Goldstein will change into the seventh Kangaroos participant to notch 300 video games.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
