Have to disagree that a retired coach would have the same chance of luring players/mates to cairns then that of a younger playing coach. And I never said all gun players make good coaches but I do believe there are a few out there that do. Found it interesting that they request a non playing coach only that's all. As I said before with the correct choice on a playing coach I believe you could get more bang for your buck for this level of footy.Non playing coaches are 90% of the time older retired guys who bring loads of experience. Ýou would hope that they would bring some quality players with them to make up for them not being on the field. I can say that the 2 best coaches i have had were non playing but our side were pretty ordinary. Not all gun players make good coaches so let them play and leave the coaching to guys who can do the job best.