Coach Fages and the coaching group

[golions]

After seeing how Vossy is doing well at Carlton, I'd rather look at Buckley for us than CScott. Chris has scaled the premiership peak twice so I fear he might see this as a good retirement top up. I want someone with fire in the belly or unfinished business type mentality.

Buckley coming back to Brisbane to win an elusive flag as coach would definitely be an ironic and also a full-circle moment

 

[McIvor]

Buckley coming back to Brisbane to win an elusive flag as coach would definitely be an ironic and also a full-circle moment

Against Collingwood too

 

[SpecialBruce]

Can’t see us hesitating if C.Scott was available and willing

At the time I always thought it was a mistake we went after Leppa and not Scott. I knew Scott would be a great coach. My mind hasn't swayed. If we get him after Fagan retires then we have done well.

 

[Tom14]

At the time I always thought it was a mistake we went after Leppa and not Scott. I knew Scott would be a great coach. My mind hasn't swayed. If we get him after Fagan retires then we have done well.

Scott was 3 years into being Geelongs coach when we hired Leppa - can’t see how he would have been a realistic option at the time.

 

[SpecialBruce]

Scott was 3 years into being Geelongs coach when we hired Leppa - can’t see how he would have been a realistic option at the time.

Sorry, I meant the Voss era. I would have groomed Scott up before he was an assistant over in WA and went him instead of Voss. That's what I meant. But Leigh Matthews was the main push for Voss anyway so it wouldn't have happened.

 

[Mighty Lions]

Scott was 3 years into being Geelongs coach when we hired Leppa - can’t see how he would have been a realistic option at the time.

Leppa was given a fence to paint without a brush...so was Vossy to a lesser extent. No $, no resources and no support from the AFL nor the Lions Board who were all dodgy ....the best coach in the coompetition would have failed at that time.

 

[Grasshopper17]

Leppa was given a fence to paint without a brush...so was Vossy to a lesser extent. No $, no resources and no support from the AFL nor the Lions Board who were all dodgy ....the best coach in the coompetition would have failed at that time.

Mighty Lions what are your thoughts on Dale Morris' contribution to the coaching setup both last year and since becoming our backline coach?

On Friday I was particularly impressed with both how organised we looked in defence (which is unusual in preseason) and also how hard our guys scrapped (which is also unusual in preseason) to prevent what appeared to be near-certain Gold Coast goals.

I know it's only one preseason game but curious to know how much of that can/should be attributed to Morris and how much of it is Fagan- or player-driven.

 

[Mighty Lions]

Mighty Lions what are your thoughts on Dale Morris' contribution to the coaching setup both last year and since becoming our backline coach?

On Friday I was particularly impressed with both how organised we looked in defence (which is unusual in preseason) and also how hard our guys scrapped (which is also unusual in preseason) to prevent what appeared to be near-certain Gold Coast goals.

I know it's only one preseason game but curious to know how much of that can/should be attributed to Morris and how much of it is Fagan- or player-driven.

Dont know much about him but the players do respect him and his knowledge of the game.

Our backline on Thursday night was pretty much full strength with the exception of McKenna so I wasn't surprised to see them dominate and run the ball out of defence the way they did particularly against a side with an average forward line.

 

[Dalions]

Sound like a good idea in theory, let’s hope it works.

Interesting in the last paragraph it says that that the game on Friday night is a officially a sell out, had a look last night and there were still tickets available.

Tigers' flag skipper heads north to take up mentor role

 

[M Malice]

Tigers' flag skipper heads north to take up mentor role

I always like Trent Cotchin, welcome to the Den.

 

[FromOldFitzroy]

Cotchin!
What sort of nightmare is this?
I can just see Cam Rayner, a player Cochin ‘stomped’ on a few years ago, being his first client.

 

[Nathan Barley]

Sound like a good idea in theory, let’s hope it works.

Interesting in the last paragraph it says that that the game on Friday night is a officially a sell out, had a look last night and there were still tickets available.

Tigers' flag skipper heads north to take up mentor role

Sounds like he's replaced Hodge

Hopefully he can also counsel how to get off pretty obvious suspensions as well

 

[Grasshopper17]

Cotchin!
What sort of nightmare is this?
I can just see Cam Rayner, a player Cochin ‘stomped’ on a few years ago, being his first client.

Oh to be a fly on the wall during their first conversation.

 

[Kernel Kurtz]

Cotchin!
What sort of nightmare is this?
I can just see Cam Rayner, a player Cochin ‘stomped’ on a few years ago, being his first client.

Rayner with a flat top anybody

 

[Johnny Bananas]

I'm amazed Gold Coast didn't get Cotchin considering Dimma is there.

 

[blueiris]

What an amazing pick up by the Lions really rate Cotch think he'll be fantastic as a development coach

 

[T Rick]

What an amazing pick up by the Lions really rate Cotch think he'll be fantastic as a development coach

Not sure he has been engaged as a Development Coach - narrative seems to be more around assisting the Leadership group.

 

[MSB ROYS]

I'm amazed Gold Coast didn't get Cotchin considering Dimma is there.

No use getting a finals specialist there quite yet...

 

[Johnny Bananas]

No use getting a finals specialist there quite yet...

If I were the Suns I would have offered Cotchin a Hodge/Lions type deal while he was still playing. I wonder if they did do that and he just knocked them back. I guess it's a real coup for the club to get him in that case.

 

[Dalions]

If I were the Suns I would have offered Cotchin a Hodge/Lions type deal while he was still playing. I wonder if they did do that and he just knocked them back. I guess it's a real coup for the club to get him in that case.

In a midfield/forward sense, I wouldn’t have really thought there was a need.
In a leadership sense, maybe??
I think he is a great acquisition now though, even if just a part time role.

 

[mpal6]

Mighty Lions what are your thoughts on Dale Morris' contribution to the coaching setup both last year and since becoming our backline coach?

On Friday I was particularly impressed with both how organised we looked in defence (which is unusual in preseason) and also how hard our guys scrapped (which is also unusual in preseason) to prevent what appeared to be near-certain Gold Coast goals.

I know it's only one preseason game but curious to know how much of that can/should be attributed to Morris and how much of it is Fagan- or player-driven.

I loved all the proactive finger pointing and directing to man the next person in the chain. It wasn't even left to senior members, guys like Lohmann were putting pressure as well as looking around yelling at the next bloke to cover down the line options.

 

[Scubaveg]

Sound like a good idea in theory, let’s hope it works.

Interesting in the last paragraph it says that that the game on Friday night is a officially a sell out, had a look last night and there were still tickets available.

Tigers' flag skipper heads north to take up mentor role

The only thing Cotchin brings is tips on cheap shot techniques.


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

 

[M Malice]

The only thing Cotchin brings is tips on cheap shot techniques.


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

True but to be fair he is also a 3 time Premiership winning captain.

 

[The Flying Belgian]

I loved all the proactive finger pointing...

 

[Dalions]

The only thing Cotchin brings is tips on cheap shot techniques.


On iPhone using BigFooty.com mobile app

That’ll help.