Coach Coach for 2025

[Keys]

We going to jump at anyone as soon as they mention they learnt something as a coach?

I’ve been big on Mark Stone for some time. Not really as head coach but as an assistant because he has a wealth of experience across multiple clubs

Our coaching panel becomes instantly better if he’s involved

 

[BSD]

There's jobs for the boys (ala development coach Jacob Brennan) and then there's jobs for the boys (Guy McKenna).

Get rid of Brennan and Toddy and give McKenna a job.

 

[BSD]

Bluey open to coming over apparently. Not sure in what role or if there is any truth to it

Head of Development would be a huge improvement on what we've got.

 

[flamingEMBERS]

Tbf Brennan was coach of East Freo colts program, it’s not like he waltzed into the job from playing

 

[Convocation]

I’ve been big on Mark Stone for some time. Not really as head coach but as an assistant because he has a wealth of experience across multiple clubs

Our coaching panel becomes instantly better if he’s involved

No doubt be a phenomenal asset, but Mark is highly unlikely to re-join the AFL Community in any capacity outside of his media commitments.
May take up the job at the Perth Demons, but the AFL is not on his radar (mind you, wasn't on his radar when coaching Glenelg to their premiership either so....)

Off Coach topic, but backroom.
Can also rule out Beau Waters joining the Eagles in the short term. He has "unfinished business" in his current role, so I'd expect won't be gettable for at least 2 years.
I'd hope we have also tapped Brett Jones to see if he is interested in coming back. Currently CEO of USA T20. Expect he has bigger fish to fry, but would be a massive asset back at the club in a board role, much like Beau.

 

[mattyc75]

It was the ineffectual flower bag bombs and opposition mids running off him like crazy for most detractors.

So we went out and got an equally slow Mitchell

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[Eaglemaniac]

As long as he reprises his appearances on Kenny Kidna's afternoon show.

I was on that show once for a music performance & interview and Kenny Kidna absolutely took the piss out of me.
Funnily enough Todd Johnston stood up for me and helped me out while I was being ripped into on TV.

 

[Eaglemaniac]

So we went out and got an equally slow Mitchell

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Mate you cannot compare the two. Mitchell was slow but dual sided so oppo players had to slow down to approach him coz if they pressured one side he could still hit targets with the other.
Priddis was a great extractor & ball winner but his disposal by foot worked against him. His best season was when he fed our other players a lot of handballs.

 

[Chris_6678]

Ryan Daniels

@FootyRhino
·
16s

The
@WestCoastEagles
are in advanced discussions with premiership captain Shannon Hurn

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Shannon Hurn

Age

37

Ht

187cm

Wt

95kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

20.9

5star

K

15.7

5star

HB

5.2

4star

M

7.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

MG

389.5

5star

D

16.1

4star

K

12.1

5star

HB

4.0

3star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.0

2star

MG

271.6

4star

D

19.0

5star

K

11.6

4star

HB

7.4

5star

M

6.8

5star

T

1.6

4star

on a return to the club in an assistant coaching/development role.

 

[greatwhiteshark]

Very well said by Rodney Eade in the West today.
Our standards have been so low it is such a long way back.
I hope the club starts to listen. Pyke hopefully is all over the massive problems in the footy area.

 

[stallon]

Not the coach, but assistant potentially

 

[squashface]

jobs 4 da boiz

(I do think Hurn would be a good hire though)

 

[bzparkes]

Not the coach, but assistant potentially

At least he can teach our players how to kick.

 

[random260]

Holy ****. This is not cleaning house. What the ****. We are in the process of canning or demoting shuey (i hope) and we bring in turn.

Tell the boys to get expirence outside the club first....

 

[Chris_6678]

Hurn has the footy nous and isnt one of the boys like Shuey was/is.

 

[CursoryMercenary]

I think that is a solid move. Doesn't seem like we will be cleaning house of all the assistants though.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

Not the coach, but assistant potentially

As much as I obviously love it...I don't think they should be making these kinds of moves until they have an actual coach in place..because what if the new coach wanted to being his own guys in? I know that would require sitting around for another month, but still..it's like list management, I wouldn't be getting rid of anyone until the new bloke comes in

 

[bzparkes]

As much as I obviously love it...I don't think they should be making these kinds of moves until they have an actual coach in place..because what if the new coach wanted to being his own guys in? I know that would require sitting around for another month, but still..it's like list management, I wouldn't be getting rid of anyone until the new bloke comes in

Maybe they do have a coach?...

 

[Goroyals22]

At least he can teach our players how to kick.

Especially long and to the right from kick outs…. It’s not used often enough


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[stallon]

As much as I obviously love it...I don't think they should be making these kinds of moves until they have an actual coach in place..because what if the new coach wanted to being his own guys in? I know that would require sitting around for another month, but still..it's like list management, I wouldn't be getting rid of anyone until the new bloke comes in

Might be more of a development role than a coaching role, depending what the new coach wants.

Either that or they already know the new coach...

 

[Keys]

I think that is a solid move. Doesn't seem like we will be cleaning house of all the assistants though.

Jarrad Schofield said in an interview or press conference last week that a lot of the coaches were in limbo

All we definitively is that Knights is gone, Shuey is contracted for next year and Schofield is an applicant for the senior role

Hurn would be good working as a development coach rather than a line coach and I seem to recall him saying last year that he’d like to work with younger players. I’m also noticed him in the background in a few club videos of late

 

[bzparkes]

Especially long and to the right from kick outs…. It’s not used often enough


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Coaches love predictability, after all.

 

[Wedgetailed Westerner]

We going to jump at anyone as soon as they mention they learnt something as a coach?

To be fair, he had a lot more or similar experience than many of the other possible applicants.
Time will tell if he does apply and if he is as hard nosed as we require.

 

[Keys]

As much as I obviously love it...I don't think they should be making these kinds of moves until they have an actual coach in place..because what if the new coach wanted to being his own guys in? I know that would require sitting around for another month, but still..it's like list management, I wouldn't be getting rid of anyone until the new bloke comes in

Assistant coaches are making their decisions now on where to go. If we’re not in the market looking for people now we risk missing out

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Same as Bluey, at a development coach level, I don’t think the new HC is going to be too fussed. Certainly would want to bring their own senior assistants in, but if we’re serious we’ll have a far better development process than we currently do.