Coaching Staff Brendon Bolton - Senior Coach - Locked in until end of 2020 (23/5/18)

[Blugazi]

I can envisage Bolts and Crippa holding aloft the premiership cup one-day#daretodream

Go Blues !

We're gonna need a bigger ladder.

 

[NavyBlue5]

No contract hey? Carlton doing their own thing hey? **** me I'm so happy.

 

[Matty411]

Nuclear level of optimism in here. On one hand - I love it. On the other... I can't help but want to hose it down a little to avoid a big fall - instinctive given our failures of the last 15 years.

 

[happydude]

How old. Is he? Is he the youngest AFL senior coach currently?

 

[BringBackSimmo]

How old. Is he? Is he the youngest AFL senior coach currently?

Born: April 18, 1979 (age 36)

 

[F_therest]

Most refreshing thing for me was him talking strongly about having a 'collective' mentality.

Unlike MM who was all about himself, BB is looking for input from other coaches and the players themselves into our game style, which will certainly make the players happy.

Also spoke about a collective mentality, 'us' not 'me', and that he wants us to play 'balanced' footy between offence and defence and that every player needs to buy in and perform their role and be 'reliable' rather than 'remarkable'. As great as Juddy was, gone are the days of a messiah and thank god for that.

In the same vein spoke of 'leadership density', meaning spreading leadership qualities throughout the club so that when one person leaves/goes down, another can take his place as Hawthorn have done so well.

 

[Matty411]

The concern may be that he wants to keep David Ellard at the club though?

On the contrary, he'll even more likely delist him as it gives off too much competition to be the shortest. Can't help but think he revels in his stature - makes him who he is.

 

[El Topo]

How old. Is he? Is he the youngest AFL senior coach currently?

36... only younger that comes to mind is Egan at 32

 

[NavyBlue5]

Nuclear level of optimism in here. On one hand - I love it. On the other... I can't help but want to hose it down a little to avoid a big fall - instinctive given our failures of the last 15 years.

Yeah, I thought all was going to be swell when MM took over. I was young and dumb and wrong.

 

[Blugazi]

Some more info on the no contract situation

http://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl...-2011-afl-season/story-e6frf3e3-1226017201482

 

[rp84]

Can someone please make a meme with bolts' smile and hird crying?

 

[Carl Tone]

Robbo is still a dick.

 

[P_Crippy]

Nuclear level of optimism in here. On one hand - I love it. On the other... I can't help but want to hose it down a little to avoid a big fall - instinctive given our failures of the last 15 years.

But I guess there isn't much further we can fall. The club do not appear to have any illusion about where they are at and they have charged Bolton with the job of setting a course in the footy department. Doesn't appear to be the 'same old' Carlton.

 

[Warsaw]

He's completely switched on. That teaching background is going to be invaluable.

 

[HalAlaric]

Funny how in 1 year we have gone from having the grumpy coach to the happy one!

Psyched to see what BB can do

 

[chunkylover53]

He knows it's not all about him. He knows he's just another vital cog that needs to do his job like everyone else at the club.

Please Carlton board, stick your nose out of the place and don't play politics for the next decade and let these guys do their jobs. I beg of you.

 

[MrsEddieBetts]

Nuclear level of optimism in here. On one hand - I love it. On the other... I can't help but want to hose it down a little to avoid a big fall - instinctive given our failures of the last 15 years.

Put your hose away, Matty...things are lookin' up!

 

[Warsaw]

#TrustTheProcess

 

[Carl Tone]

In the same vein spoke of 'leadership density', meaning spreading leadership qualities throughout the club so that when one person leaves/goes down, another can take his place as Hawthorn have done so well.

That was his single best line.

 

[passmark]

Anybody else notice that although Bolton did make a joke about his height that, when Robbo kept going on with that line of questioning, Boltons jaw set and the smile disappeared.

 

[Chism]

In Bolts we trust and welcome Brendon.

Anyone got a link to the press conference as i have just walked in from work and don't really want to search through 10 pages of posts!

 

[P_Crippy]

#TrustTheProcess

#leadershipdensity

 

[El Topo]

Bolts should have answered Robbo's height question with one of his own: "what's it like to be a fat drooling inebriate?"

 

[Carl Tone]

He knows it's not all about him. He knows he's just another vital cog that needs to do his job like everyone else at the club.

Please Carlton board, stick your nose out of the place and don't play politics for the next decade and let these guys do their jobs. I beg of you.

Right about now you should thank the board.

 

[Love the Drake]

Wow.
Professional, amiable with a steely resolve! Couldn't have been more impressive.
Love the fact that he sees himself as the head CARLTON coach NOW. Will finish off with the Hawks this week then come over..