Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2024

[Joao]

Are they going to beat Brisbane for us?

Playing devils advocate for a second, while their list profile absolutely sucks in the next couple seasons, there’s a slim chance they could get a Craig McRae style bounce if they modernise their game plan

Outside chance. The Pies still had the majority of the 2018 talent plus Naicos.

Fully fit their mids are good and their KPP as well, but almost all of their flanks and pockets are terrible.

 

[gaskin]

The question becomes who in their right mind would actually want to take the job? I can't remember who said it yesterday (maybe King) but re-build coaches don't survive the re-build. With the list needing to be gutted and re-built it is a shit situation to walk into.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

I feel for him - it's a ruthless industry and you can go from hero to zero in a heartbeat; but the writing was on the wall when they reverted back to mean after a few surprise good wins against us (gulp!) and the Dees. You just can't leave what's broken unfixed.....I'm just relived they didn't do it before the Derby as others have said, selfish vested interests and all dat.

Depends how settled he is here, but wouldn't be surprised to see him back at North in the near future...

It’s appalling that the individual responsible for this, Teflon Trev, has walked away leaving the ashes to someone else.

 

[Mogumber]

If they get Cox, then it'll be like us.
3 or 4 years before finals.
Got rid of a stale coach (Lyon/Simpson), get new blood etc
Still got to draft well, that's the hard part

 

[FreoGirl]

They need someone who is already in WA or who is prepared to relocate (which wouldn't be easy)

 

[FreoGirl]

It's currently on Fox Sports News

 

[gaskin]

If they get Cox, then it'll be like us.
3 or 4 years before finals.
Got rid of a stale coach (Lyon/Simpson), get new blood etc
Still got to draft well, that's the hard part

I reckon Cox is waiting for the Sydney gig.

 

[james haish]

There is, but I don't rate much of their younger talent beneath Reid and there's ABSOLUTELY no certainty Reid won't do a Horne-Francis Bacon and pork off. I mean, fork off..........you know what I mean.

Ginbey and Chesser look 'ok", but ok isn't nearly good enough in the long-term future, then once retirements and delistings occur, is their youth developing quickly enough or projecting to be good enough?! I don't know, I'd say the next drafts or however many before Tassie emerge are crucial for them now. Let's hope they blow it; it's been too much fun bar the one disaster earlier this year!

It’s not about the young talent, I’m talking about a new coach extracting something more out of the old guys, one last run at it. Simpson’s game plan was quite outdated.

 

[Fred Ziffel]

They need someone who is already in WA or who is prepared to relocate (which wouldn't be easy)

Wouldn’t be surprised if they plead with Worsfold to give it another go.
Most likely Schofield.

 

[FreoGirl]

Sounds like a eulogy

 

[Joao]

It’s not about the young talent, I’m talking about a new coach extracting something more out of the old guys, one last run at it. Simpson’s game plan was quite outdated.

It's seductive because of Gov, Barrass, Yeo, Allen, Waterman, Reid etc but then you look at the 12-23 players and you see why its unlikely. From their "near full strength" team against the Hawks:

Hunt
Witherden
Hough
Ryan
Cripps
Jones
Rotham
Cole
Brockman
Williams
Chesser
Maric

If we're generous and say that Ryan and Cripps can recapture some top end form and grant that say Hough (who I do rate) and Hunt at B grade, they still have 8 blokes they are barely AFL standard.

 

[FreoGirl]

at least Simpson gets to speak..

 

[serial_thrilla]

Wow he's actually going to coach one more match.

 

[FreoGirl]

Wow he's actually going to coach one more match.

well, he didn't seem enthusiastic about the idea?

 

[Joao]

Man I hope they get up and about for the next 2 weeks than have a massive downer the one after.

 

[serial_thrilla]

well, he didn't seem enthusiastic about the idea?

 

[FreoGirl]

Simpson would have been prepared for this day for a long time

 

[DragoDelph]

Wow he's actually going to coach one more match.

Will equal Malthouse, which is fair tbh.

 

[Tonga Bob]

Wow he's actually going to coach one more match.

well, he didn't seem enthusiastic about the idea?

 

[FreoGirl]

He should have said, "That *&^% Tim Kelly

11

Tim Kelly

Age

30

Ht

184cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.6

5star

K

13.5

5star

HB

10.1

5star

M

3.4

3star

T

4.0

5star

CL

4.9

5star

D

19.9

5star

K

12.3

5star

HB

7.6

4star

M

3.1

3star

T

4.7

5star

CL

3.6

4star

D

21.6

5star

K

10.4

4star

HB

11.2

5star

M

2.8

3star

T

3.8

5star

CL

3.8

5star

wrecked my life!"

 

[FreoGirl]

Will equal Malthouse, which is fair tbh.

on afl.com he had very different numbers

Longest-serving West Coast coaches​

	Games	Wins	Losses	Win %	GFs	Prem
John Worsfold	264	142	120	54.2	2	1
Adam Simpson	230	115	114	50.2	2	1
Mick Malthouse	218	144	73	66.3	3	2

 

[serial_thrilla]

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[MadEyeEmmy]

That was pretty ****ed how Pyke basically put public pressure on Adam to coach this week when they hadn’t discussed it lol

 

[Fred Ziffel]

Will equal Malthouse, which is fair tbh.

A bit like being the healthiest corpse in the cemetery.

 

[Tonga Bob]

"We haven't made that call just yet, Pykey."