Coach Adam Simpson Megathread est. 2017 - Staying for 2024, Lyon’s Cryin’

[Cursedsword02]

Footy classified mentioning the richer clubs will be exceeding the soft cap next year.

Realise that they need more staff/support.

Sorry, I know nothing about the soft cap. Can you explain what this means for us as a whole?

 

[The Dodger]

It means whatever we pay over the soft cap for coaching we have to give to the AFL in $$$. So if we go $100,000 over the cap we have to give the AFL $100,000. IIRC.

 

[Rowan18]

It means whatever we pay over the soft cap for coaching we have to give to the AFL in $$$. So if we go $100,000 over the cap we have to give the AFL $100,000. IIRC.

The tax rate hasn't actually been set as no-one has done it. 100% was the original suggestion, but it might be down to 75%. Hawks were negotiating this, as they will go over the soft cap to be able to pay Clarko out.

 

[Keys]

It means whatever we pay over the soft cap for coaching we have to give to the AFL in $$$. So if we go $100,000 over the cap we have to give the AFL $100,000. IIRC.

It’s overall football department spending so goes beyond just coaching and includes fitness staff, recruitment etc.

 

[Into The Black]

It means whatever we pay over the soft cap for coaching we have to give to the AFL in $$$. So if we go $100,000 over the cap we have to give the AFL $100,000. IIRC.

Is that how it works ? So you can go over the salary cap as long as you pay the AFL ? Sounds like local council operations.

 

[DanWCE]

Is that how it works ? So you can go over the salary cap as long as you pay the AFL ? Sounds like local council operations.

Pretty much, yeah. It might mean that when we top out on the spending cap, every dollar we spend actually costs us $1.75 or so.

If the clubs have some confidence that low/no crowds will be a thing of the past in 2022, I could see it happening. Our Optus deal is heavily structured on our ability to put bums on seats, so games that we couldn't have a crowd really hit the bottom dollar. Whilst we're a rich club, I don't think we've been rolling in it since 2020. We were just better set up than most.

 

[ziad]

Pretty much, yeah. It might mean that when we top out on the spending cap, every dollar we spend actually costs us $1.75 or so.

If the clubs have some confidence that low/no crowds will be a thing of the past in 2022, I could see it happening. Our Optus deal is heavily structured on our ability to put bums on seats, so games that we couldn't have a crowd really hit the bottom dollar. Whilst we're a rich club, I don't think we've been rolling in it since 2020. We were just better set up than most.

And the $0.75 tax is probably handed indirectly to a povo club so we are relatively not much better off

 

[Tugga27]

Pretty much, yeah. It might mean that when we top out on the spending cap, every dollar we spend actually costs us $1.75 or so.

If the clubs have some confidence that low/no crowds will be a thing of the past in 2022, I could see it happening. Our Optus deal is heavily structured on our ability to put bums on seats, so games that we couldn't have a crowd really hit the bottom dollar. Whilst we're a rich club, I don't think we've been rolling in it since 2020. We were just better set up than most.

It's been quoted we have over 50 million in the bank.
More than enough one would think.

 

[RookiePick]

It's been quoted we have over 50 million in the bank.
More than enough one would think.

Wasn't that prior to paying for Lathlain? Or did our granny win really put that much in the bank from shitty merch sales?

 

[Keys]

It's been quoted we have over 50 million in the bank.
More than enough one would think.

Looked at our 2020 financials

$32mil in cash plus another $32mil in investments

But….

there was $20mil in unearned income which I assume is 2020 memberships paid that we’re being rolled over into 2021

So the $50mil is not far off albeit those figures are from 12 months ago

 

[Cursedsword02]

Harvey joins the Hawks to complete coaching crew

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Guess we can rule out Robert Harvey flying west. He's just joined the Hawks.

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Harvey joins the Hawks to complete coaching crew

The official AFL website of the Hawthorn Football Club

www.hawthornfc.com.au

Guess we can rule out Robert Harvey flying west. He's just joined the Hawks.

Mitchell poaching everyone off us.

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Harvey to the Hawks, that’s a shame. I wonder who the other coach that might be joining is? Hansen?

 

[DanWCE]

Harvey to the Hawks, that’s a shame. I wonder who the other coach that might be joining is? Hansen?

Coxy?

 

[Keys]

Figured that Harvey was off the table once we announced Knights and Schofield were coming across. No way we could afford 3 senior type assistant coaches especially 2 coming from Victoria

If we do add another coach it’ll likely be someone with a lower profile that would be appointed to the forwards. In that sense Hansen ticks the boxes and given the bulldogs are still playing would explain why no announcement has been made. It’s all guesswork though obviously

 

[Chris_6678]

Id be happy with Hansen.

Only Hurn & JK would have been around when he was last at the club?

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Hansen sounds like he'd be a great get.

 

[squashface]

Send Hansen to FF

 

[Cursedsword02]

All this talk about Hansen becoming our forwards coach even though Graham was the backline coach when he left and Webster seems to be backed into the role for next year. Unless everyone's assuming that Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt

Age

41

Ht

185cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

10.3

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

4star

will come back to becoming our defensive coach and Webster moves to a more developmental role.

 

[Chris_6678]

I would have thought Pratt will be concentrating on his Senior role in the WAFL and then acting in-between the players from the WAFL to the senior team. Doubt he has a line coach role on top of that.

 

[THE A5]

We actually need an important defensive coach too with No Gov, hurn at the end of his career and a bunch on new faces in there

 

[DanWCE]

I would have thought Pratt will be concentrating on his Senior role in the WAFL and then acting in-between the players from the WAFL to the senior team. Doubt he has a line coach role on top of that.

Is the new AFLW coach just doing that role and no WAFL? Pratty did both this year, but perhaps that's not appropriate long term.

 

[Chris_6678]

Is the new AFLW coach just doing that role and no WAFL? Pratty did both this year, but perhaps that's not appropriate long term.

Yeah the new coach is doing jus the woman's team. I also assumed he didn't want to be in a hub situation so he was going to be the WAFL coach for next year?

 

[bzparkes]

Is the new AFLW coach just doing that role and no WAFL? Pratty did both this year, but perhaps that's not appropriate long term.

Michael Prior doing AFLW this season due to Pratt's Mrs having a kid. Believe he's re-joining the assistant coaching ranks. Well, hopefully anyway. Did a great job in defence prior to moving to WAFL duties.

 

[DanWCE]

Michael Prior doing AFLW this season due to Pratt's Mrs having a kid. Believe he's re-joining the assistant coaching ranks. Well, hopefully anyway. Did a great job in defence prior to moving to WAFL duties.

Does that mean we have no WAFL coach at the moment?