Coach Football department changes going forward

[geoffjennings79]

Disappointing if these reports are true. If football department is a shambles, buck stops with Chris Grant surely.

Typical of the club historically though - make some significant (and going by BF, well-supported) changes to the playing list, bring in an experienced assistant in Lade (again well-supported on here), but there is still questions over administration.

And the stuff-up documented in the membership thread regarding auto renewing members who did not choose the auto-renew option. Not every part of an organisation runs smoothly all the time, but it's almost whack-a-mole atm.

At least the AFLW team and coaching have achieved a level of stability following the rapacious efforts of the AFLW organisation to re-distribute our elite players across expansion clubs.

 

[Maverick Dog]

Everyone loves Chris and has always been a great Guy and a gentleman. Always thought this characteristic held him back to achieve his potential as a player. Yes he was a great player but he needed to be more ruthless. This holds him back with Bevo. Unfortunately I cannot see him standing up to Bevo and keeping him in line

 

[dogwatch]

I was told that several people we targeted for various departments have gone elsewhere.

A few key personal have quit suddenly (Jayden Shea being a main one) - these people are core to our group dynamic and how our football department runs.

And I do get the feeling after speaking with a current player and a staff member, that the report is digging fairly deep. Most of the players who have stayed in Aus over this off season have been interviewed, believe they're waiting for the rest to get back from overseas before completely wrapping it up.

So you're saying there is in fact a review happening?

That's a promising start but should be the bare minimum we'd expect. Good to hear they may be digging deep.

General reports of the club being a shambles are worrying. It's hard to make the finals, let alone top 4, if the footy department and possibly the players are distracted by internal chaos.

I think I'll have to re-set my expectations for 2023 ...

 

[BulldogMuscle]

So you're saying there is in fact a review happening?

That's a promising start but should be the bare minimum we'd expect. Good to hear they may be digging deep.

General reports of the club being a shambles are worrying. It's hard to make the finals, let alone top 4, if the footy department and possibly the players are distracted by internal chaos.

I think I'll have to re-set my expectations for 2023 ...

Review is 100% underway. Internal and not external, all players (including some recently retired) and football department staff being interviewed.

I would of preferred an external but here we are.. better than nothing I suppose.

 

[geoffjennings79]

Are they canvassing feedback from all the Dunkkeys and Scott West

Scott West

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, for balance?!

 

[True Dog]

Review is 100% underway. Internal and not external, all players (including some recently retired) and football department staff being interviewed.

I would have preferred an external but here we are.. better than nothing I suppose.

Thanks for the info, do we know who internally is heading the review? I guess it would be Bains?

 

[Ash1337]

There's plenty of people out there that dogs can target. There were many let go in 2020 because of the cut to the department spending so I don't doubt they will be able to find someone. Might not be high profile though.

As for the shambles stuff might have to wait until to see how bad things are.

 

[Pugz89]

I was told that several people we targeted for various departments have gone elsewhere.

A few key personal have quit suddenly (Jayden Shea being a main one) - these people are core to our group dynamic and how our football department runs.

And I do get the feeling after speaking with a current player and a staff member, that the report is digging fairly deep. Most of the players who have stayed in Aus over this off season have been interviewed, believe they're waiting for the rest to get back from overseas before completely wrapping it up.

The last bit sounds promising. It absolutely needs to be a deep review.

 

[DueWest]

Are they canvassing feedback from all the Dunkkeys and Scott West

Scott West

Age

50

Ht

178cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

25.4

5star

K

12.7

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.3

3star

T

2.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.0

3star

K

6.6

3star

HB

5.4

4star

M

1.4

2star

T

1.0

3star

, for balance?!

Surely they will post Dunks exit interview

…. Yeah nah unprofessional but wanted to be closer to families

 

[gordo2016]

Are they canvassing feedback from all the Dunkkeys and Scott West, for balance?!

Scott West goes to every past players function and even goes interstate to watch Bulldog games. He doesn't have a rift with the club.

 

[Freshwater]

Everyone loves Chris and has always been a great Guy and a gentleman. Always thought this characteristic held him back to achieve his potential as a player. Yes he was a great player but he needed to be more ruthless. This holds him back with Bevo. Unfortunately I cannot see him standing up to Bevo and keeping him in line

It’s up to Luke Darcy to hold Chris Grant to account. Is he able to do this to his former captain(Grant) about a former teammate and kind of mentor (Bevo)?

 

[Pugz89]

Scott West goes to every past players function and even goes interstate to watch Bulldog games. He doesn't have a rift with the club.

He's married to the chick in charge of cheer squad.

 

[Freshwater]

Nathan Burke could be a potential replacement for Chris Maple? The replacement for Chris Maple is a critically important choice for the football department/club. Someone with a good temperament, wise and with a lot of experience.

 

[True Dog]

Nathan Burke could be a potential replacement for Chris Maple? The replacement for Chris Maple is a critically important choice for the football department/club. Someone with a good temperament, wise and with a lot of experience.

Pretty sure Bucks has his sights on something higher in the AFL landscape

 

[Hoges64]

Pretty sure Bucks has his sights on something higher in the AFL landscape

Nathan Burke, not Nathan Buckley...

 

[dergert]

Had a tip mid year that the Brions would be appointing Dale Morris as a development coach. It's been confirmed today.

 

[geoffjennings79]

Scott West goes to every past players function and even goes interstate to watch Bulldog games. He doesn't have a rift with the club.

Yeah, I know, was just a throwaway line as a joke. He did have an issue with Beveridge though last year (rightly or wrongly) when Rhylee wasn't getting senior games. I don't doubt his feelings for the club though.

 

[geoffjennings79]

I can see Barnett or Karro's next article:

"Bulldog crisis: Boyd, Murphy, Hansen, King, Dunkley, Hunter, Stringer, Roughead and now Morris all at other clubs is due to the megalomaniac in charge at VUWO."

There are whispers Luke Beveridge recently appointed himself as manager of both the football and membership depts. The president was the sole witness to the documents confirming these appointments, but assumed they were all above board, and Beveridge would inform the incumbents in those roles in due course. Subsequently, members who had not nominated the auto-renewal function were charged the first instalment for 2023 memberships.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Had a tip mid year that the Brions would be appointing Dale Morris as a development coach. It's been confirmed today.

Thanks. I hate it. Alot.

 

[True Dog]

Nathan Burke, not Nathan Buckley...

My bad....

 

[bobs head soup]

Had a tip mid year that the Brions would be appointing Dale Morris as a development coach. It's been confirmed today.

I guess the upside is that clubs are still making appointments so it's not too late for us to be making a further announcement (fingers crossed).

 

[Angak]

Bevo to be offered a new contract soon...

 

[Golden_6]

Has Beveridge been running the review himself?

 

[Sentinel]

Very happy to see Bevo extended. He's a proven performer, with some flaws, but it looks like the club has acknowledged that he needs more support and you'd expect some further changes out of the review that many have been calling for. Not to mention the available alternatives if he did leave at the end of next year.

 

[BulldogMuscle]

Bevo to be offered a new contract soon...

Yeah no, no contract should be put infront of him until the end of this coming season. After what was dished up in 2022 I have little to no faith in him turning it around next season.