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‘A really good fella’: It’s hard not to barrack for Ratten – The Age
Brett Ratten is the first coach to guide St Kilda into the finals since Ross Lyon in 2011. His career and life journey since 2012 have changed him, and improved him as coach.

Ratten was a talented, but relatively inexperienced coach at Carlton. He didn’t delegate as well as he might have, finding it hard to trust some key lieutenants. He poked his nose into areas that senior coaches should leave alone, in part because he’d worn the jumper with distinction and felt it was his club.
Today, Ratten is the first coach to guide St Kilda into the finals since Ross Lyon in 2011. His career and life journey since 2012 have changed him, and improved him as coach.
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