Cats Coaching Restructure Announced

[corio bay]

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/geelongcats/news/2015-11-09/cats-announce-coaching-structure-changes

Geelong has finalised its 2016 coaching structure, with Matthew Scarlett taking the role as assistant coach overseeing defence and Shane O'Bree taking over as VFL coach.

Matthew Knights and James Rahilly will work with the Cats midfielders and Blake Caracella will be forwards coach.

Paul Hood who coached Geelong's VFL unit last year has moved into the club's player development area as player development manager, while Nigel Lappin will work with the Cats younger players as part of the club's academy program.

As has been previously announced, Simon Lloyd has joined the club as director of coaching where he will head the performance and development of coaches and the player development program.

 

[Sttew]

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/news/...ructure-changes?camefrom=EMCL_838968_34707526

No great surprises, but very, very happy to see Matthew Scarlett officially appointed assistant coach (defence), and Shane O'Bree out of the picture with the seniors!

 

[cats2rise]

http://www.geelongcats.com.au/geelongcats/news/2015-11-09/cats-announce-coaching-structure-changes

Was O'Bree our midfield coach?

 

[corio bay]

I think Scarlett will be a great addition, awesome to have his knowledge and skill back at the club.

And I think the addition of Lloyd will help our overall development.

 

[Dink]

O'Bree to VFL is a decent start, next move should be to get rid of him altogether.

The other changes look good. Hopefully BC can bring some nous to our forward line rather than just bombing it in hope.

 

[Catatonic Shock]

It is always a very very good thing when the Greatest backman of all time is coaching the backline.
O'Bree shunted out of the middle is a good go aswell, I also like Knights and Rahilly as mid coaches and of course Lloyd comes highly touted.
Good changes.

 

[Boxhead_31]

Can't see a mention of a dedicated ruck coach there. Given how young our ruck stocks are would have thought they would at least have a part time ruck coach

 

[cats2rise]

Can anyone post a comparison between ins/out of positional coaching? I cant remember who was defense/mid/forward coach for 2015.

 

[Daniel McL]

Can't see a mention of a dedicated ruck coach there. Given how young our ruck stocks are would have thought they would at least have a part time ruck coach

Dangerfield's got a career high best of 6 hit outs in a game I think so think he will use the experience from that to lead the ruck group from the front in 2016

 

[Boxhead_31]

Not too sure of this tack with regards to ruck coaching:

 

[Pivo]

Can anyone post a comparison between ins/out of positional coaching? I cant remember who was defense/mid/forward coach for 2015.

Perhaps refer to this.

I won't vouch for its veracity through.

Also, as a matter of interest, it says Knights & Lappin were in charge of the midfield this year while O'Bree was moved into a development role.

So, while it is a board hobby to kick O'Bree about our clearance work, it doesn't look like he was in the position of midfield coach in 2015.

Perhaps just blame him for laying the ground work.

 

[GHS33]

Can't see a mention of a dedicated ruck coach there. Given how young our ruck stocks are would have thought they would at least have a part time ruck coach

Would be nice to steal Greaves back from Port as a ruck coach.

 

[Lana]

Was O'Bree our midfield coach?

He was a development coach, it sounds like he switched roles with Paul hood

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

O'Bree no longer involved with the seniors.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Not too sure of this tack with regards to ruck coaching:

Cook mentioned money in the footy dept was too tight for one in 2015.

Likely to be the same reason in 2016?

 

[Art Vandelay_]

O'Bree no longer involved with the seniors.

Now he's developing our youth instead.....

 

[Hinkley29]

Can someone with some actual knowledge of O'Bree's input into the club provide me an explanation as to why he is so despised on this board?

 

[Boxhead_31]

Cook mentioned money in the footy dept was too tight for one in 2015.

Likely to be the same reason in 2016?

Hood back to VFL coach, O'Bree to centrelink viola free cash

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Now he's developing our youth instead.....

 

[FredLeDeux]

Can someone with some actual knowledge of O'Bree's input into the club provide me an explanation as to why he is so despised on this board?

Nobody with that qualification has done that so far, but you never know.....

 

[Sttew]

Cook mentioned money in the footy dept was too tight for one in 2015.

Likely to be the same reason in 2016?

Wow. Considering ruck has been a major hole in the Geelong structure since 2011 you'd think they might have either found money or rationalised other positions to create a ruck coaching position.

 

[CharacterFirst]

I am pleased (along with everyone else) to see Matty on board more fully.

I think he will instil a very hard and demanding edge on the backs, which will flow through the team as a whole.

No nonsense, his way or the highway, footy full-on, no quarter asked or given, stand up as men and set your jaws as steel, etc, etc.

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Wow. Considering ruck has been a major hole in the Geelong structure since 2011 you'd think they might have either found money or rationalised other positions to create a ruck coaching position.

Yeah well blame the clubs for pushing for a footy dept spending cap.

We need fitness staff, physios, doctors, midfield, defence, forward coaches. What can we cut that's in the footy dept?

 

[Sttew]

Yeah well blame the clubs for pushing for a footy dept spending cap.

We need fitness staff, physios, doctors, midfield, defence, forward coaches. What can we cut that's in the footy dept?

2 midfield coaching positions?

 

[Jhye Clark 13]

Can someone with some actual knowledge of O'Bree's input into the club provide me an explanation as to why he is so despised on this board?

I'm flummoxed at how our midfield has gone backwards with O'Bree in charge.

There are a number of factors involved but the most obvious is the positioning and structure and the stoppages... we simply get destroyed in this area, and it's obvious players stand in the wrong positions for a start.

It is more complex than that however but the buck stops with him.