Coach Fages and the coaching group

[martinson]

Tassie will be the decider. Like Sheeds at GWS, the Devils need Fages at the helm. And for himself, I reckon Fages will love going home to start that.

The wheel of life will turn the full circle.

If you can live in Queensland and have a great gig , with what he's been through I don't think going back to Tassie and starting from scratch would be overly appealing at his age.

He can build a dynasty here with more shots at a flag .

Unless something changes dramatically, and it can in footy I suppose ,I can't see him giving up what he has here.

The press will be howling like wild banshees for it so the AFL might throw the kitchen sink at him but it'd need to be an almighty offer.

 

[Elixuh]

Tasmania would be a 5 year timeline starting from scratch (minimum). He will be 66 in their first year. Can’t see it tbh.

 

[Dalions]

If you can live in Queensland and have a great gig , with what he's been through I don't think going back to Tassie and starting from scratch would be overly appealing at his age.

He can build a dynasty here with more shots at a flag .

Unless something changes dramatically, and it can in footy I suppose ,I can't see him giving up what he has here.

The press will be howling like wild banshees for it so the AFL might throw the kitchen sink at him but it'd need to be an almighty offer.

I can see him leaving for a Head of Footy role but not the Head Coach.

 

[Section 5]

I wonder what the number or percentage is for people returning to Tasmania after living in the SEQ area for 5-8 years.
I think it would be quite low.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

I wonder what the number or percentage is for people returning to Tasmania after living in the SEQ area for 5-8 years.
I think it would be quite low.

Fages strikes me off the type of bloke who is proud to be a Tasmanian and would return back there tomorrow if he could.

Don't get me wrong that I hope he stays with our club but I wouldn't say a bad word about him if he decides the time is right to return home to Tasmania especially after everything he has done for our club in the past 8 years.

Feels like yesterday he was announced as our head coach and made me fall back in love with the club again

 

[Sproj]

I’m a proud Queenslander but have no desire to live there again.

 

[McIvor]

I wonder what the number or percentage is for people returning to Tasmania after living in the SEQ area for 5-8 years.
I think it would be quite low.

A lot of southerners do seem to stay once they get a taste of QLD life (it could also be they marry QLD girls too) from the likes of Brown, Rich and Black but more lately Hodge, Birchall and families and even lesser lights like Leuenberger and Brent Moloney.

As Elixuh said, I could only see Fages going back to be the Director of Footy or GM of Footy, not the coach and could hardly begrudge him; he'll always be a Lion at heart. I also genuinely think that many foundational Tassie Devil people will have two clubs anyway; Alistair Lynch Jack Riewoldt and Matthew Richardson have all been very passionate and vocal in their support of the Devils and wanting it to succeed and I don't see there love for the Lions and Tigers respectively waivering.

 

[mpal6]

A lot of southerners do seem to stay once they get a taste of QLD life (it could also be they marry QLD girls too) from the likes of Brown, Rich and Black but more lately Hodge, Birchall and families and even lesser lights like Leuenberger and Brent Moloney.

As Elixuh said, I could only see Fages going back to be the Director of Footy or GM of Footy, not the coach and could hardly begrudge him; he'll always be a Lion at heart. I also genuinely think that many foundational Tassie Devil people will have two clubs anyway; Alistair Lynch Jack Riewoldt and Matthew Richardson have all been very passionate and vocal in their support of the Devils and wanting it to succeed and I don't see there love for the Lions and Tigers respectively waivering.

Yeah no coaching for Fages, more like a nice cushy ambassador gig and attracting sponsorship + players to build the list up.

 

[LongLion]

I wonder what the number or percentage is for people returning to Tasmania after living in the SEQ area for 5-8 years.
I think it would be quite low.

He'll be keen to get back to tassie for the weather

 

[beatnik]

Tasmania would be a 5 year timeline starting from scratch (minimum). He will be 66 in their first year. Can’t see it tbh.

Agree, I can’t see what appeal 5 years of toiling in a freezing start-up environment with near-zero prospect of success would hold for him professionally…unless he has a personal drive to help Tasmanian football, I think he’s the sort of loyal person who’d prefer to ride out this dynasty in Brisbane…the Wilmott, Kai, Morris, Fletcher, WAshcroft, LAshcroft, Marshall era is underway

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Agree, I can’t see what appeal 5 years of toiling in a freezing start-up environment with near-zero prospect of success would hold for him professionally…unless he has a personal drive to help Tasmanian football, I think he’s the sort of loyal person who’d prefer to ride out this dynasty in Brisbane…the Wilmott, Kai, Morris, Fletcher, WAshcroft, LAshcroft, Marshall era is underway

And then once those 5 players retire, he'll be able to be coach the Zorko, Lester and Rich Jnr era at the young age of 76

What a full circle moment that'll be for him and the club.

 

[McIvor]

Then there is Chris Fagan, the 63-year-old Tasmanian football "legend" who brilliantly steered Brisbane Lions out of a broken state in late 2016 through to the 2024 premiership. He's already on the Lions' books for 2025 and will almost certainly soon sign an extension.

There is a guaranteed senior role for Fagan at the Devils. And it will be his call to make, both how that role could look and even if he would want it.

Doesn't sound like an extension has occurred yet and the above is the only reference to Fages in the article.

 

[KissKiss]

Basically what we are thinking in that there would be an open offer for him to join Tassie in some form. But they arent making a call on what that would be and whether he would want it or not.

 

[Cubs2Lions]

Basically what we are thinking in that there would be an open offer for him to join Tassie in some form. But they arent making a call on what that would be and whether he would want it or not.

Wonder if Fages gets another year and stays on til 2026 before taking a year off and then going to the Devils in 2028.

Depends on how Fages is tracking as well, both physically and mentally cause this year was extremely tough on him.

As much as it will be sad when Fages does leave someday, we should be very grateful for what he has brought to our footy club and deserves to retire / work-less at his age now so hopefully the supporters will feel the same way.