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WODONGA coach Ben Hollands has labelled the Bulldogs the worst team in the Ovens and Murray and says he may retire from playing immediately.
Despite being Wodonga’s best player, Hollands is likely to coach the Bulldogs from the sidelines for the rest of the year.
Wodonga is the league’s only winless side after seven rounds following a
30-point loss to fellow battler Myrtleford at John Flower Oval on Saturday.
“My intention was to retire at the end of this season but it may come quicker,” Hollands said after the defeat.
“Right now we are the worst team in the competition.
“I am seriously thinking about retiring and coaching from the sidelines.
“That might help improve the team.
“The big picture may be with me off the ground and coaching from the sideline.
“I missed the game against Yarrawonga a few weeks back and we performed OK, so maybe coaching from the sideline is the best way forward.”
Hollands re-signed as coach of the Bulldogs in July last year and still has another year to run on his contract.
However, the Bulldogs’ poor performance wasn’t the only talking point to emerge from Saturday’s fiery contest.
Myrtleford co-coach Leigh Corcoran may have a case to answer at the tribunal this week after felling Wodonga’s Jake Hicks with a crude tackle in the early stages of the third term.
He left the ground with concussion and didn’t return.
Hollands said the Bulldogs wouldn’t rush into making a decision but said they would send the case to the Ovens and Murray’s match review panel if they felt they need.
“I think that’s something we need to consider, for sure,” he said.
“Even the umpires, I think, acknowledged that out on the ground.
“Leigh Corcoran is a genuinely fair player but if it’s something that’s worthwhile looking at, then we need to protect our players and we’ll do that.”
