Rumour Future of the club (Bevo, board, assistant coaches, football department)

[dergert]

Sounded out a VFL head coach for head of development. Not sure if he will take it yet.

Kornberg is on a good thing at Frankston!

 

[Mojorisin]

Kornberg is on a good thing at Frankston!

Don't do it to me again im still recovering from last year!

 

[fred cook]

Spangher?

 

[Dogs 13]

Hun reporting that the Pies are meeting with Bob Murphy about an off-field role.

 

[Dale4captain]

Damian Truslove (Swans VFL coach and development manager) on his way back to Vic to coach locally. Unfortunate as he would have been a good get.

 

[Dogs_r_barking]

Reported on Facebook, that Bevo’s dad John died this morning.

 

[Bulldogs85]

 

[VitalDread]

FORMER Collingwood defender Ben Reid

20

Ben Reid

Age

35

Ht

196cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

9.5

4star

HB

4.9

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.2

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

14.0

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

6.0

5star

T

1.0

3star

G

0.0

1star

is returning to clubland after being appointed a development coach at the Western Bulldogs.

The 35-year-old will join the football department at the Whitten Oval and work under Luke Beveridge, who was Reid’s development coach at the Magpies in 2009 and 2010.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1245422/ins-and-outs-every-clubs-full-list-changes-ahead-of-2025
After retiring at the end of 2020, Reid returned to where he grew up and joined the Wangaratta Magpies in the Ovens and Murray League.

Reid was player-coach in 2022 and 2023 before coaching full-time in 2024.

Wangaratta won the premiership in 2022 before it was sensationally stripped off them due to salary cap breaches.

Port Adelaide recruit Joe Richards was drafted directly out of that side by Collingwood at pick No.48 in the 2022 AFL Draft. First-round prospect Joe Berry played the last six games for Wangaratta in 2023 and is set to be picked on November 20.


Reid played 152 games for the Magpies across 14 seasons in the AFL, including the 2010 premiership win against St Kilda.

The Murray Bushrangers product was drafted as a key forward but made his name at the other end of the ground, earning selection in the 2011 All-Australian team at centre half-back.

Injuries limited the 2006 pick No.8 in the latter stages of his career, but clubs have been keeping tabs on him for development coaching roles in the past 12 months, including Gold Coast, which recently added Hugh Greenwood

1

Hugh Greenwood

Age

32

Ht

190cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.9

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

8.1

5star

M

2.3

2star

T

6.8

5star

CL

4.6

5star

D

17.4

4star

K

10.4

4star

HB

7.0

4star

M

1.5

2star

T

8.9

5star

CL

5.6

5star

D

16.4

4star

K

8.6

4star

HB

7.8

5star

M

2.2

3star

T

7.6

5star

CL

4.4

5star

to Damien Hardwick's staff.


The Bulldogs made extensive changes to their football department around Luke Beveridge last off-season, adding Matt Egan, Daniel Pratt

Daniel Pratt

Age

41

Ht

185cm

Wt

89kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.6

4star

K

10.3

4star

HB

5.3

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.6

3star

K

6.4

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.8

4star

, Jarryn Geary

14

Jarryn Geary

Age

36

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.6

4star

K

8.8

3star

HB

7.8

5star

M

3.9

4star

T

2.6

4star

CL

0.7

3star

D

8.8

2star

K

3.6

1star

HB

5.2

3star

M

1.2

1star

T

1.8

3star

CL

0.8

3star

D

15.4

4star

K

7.4

3star

HB

8.0

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

1.6

4star

and Alex Johnson

Alex Johnson

Age

32

Ht

194cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.6

3star

K

8.7

3star

HB

4.8

3star

M

4.4

4star

T

2.2

4star

MG

111.5

2star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

8.2

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

3.0

3star

T

1.6

4star

, amid two reviews of the program, but aren't expected to make many other changes.

Head of development Jamie Maddocks moved to West Coast last month to run the development program under new senior coach Andrew McQualter

Andrew Mcqualter

Age

38

Ht

179cm

Wt

74kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

12.9

3star

K

5.6

2star

HB

7.2

4star

M

3.4

3star

T

3.6

5star

G

0.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.6

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

6.0

4star

M

3.0

3star

T

2.4

4star

G

0.2

3star

.

Strength and conditioning coach Des O’Sullivan moved to Geelong as physical performance manager last month to replace Scott Murphy.

 

[dergert]

Wonder who'll replace Maddocks.

 

[Bald]

Wonder who'll replace Maddocks.

Have zero inside knowledge but feel like it’ll be Geary.

 

[threenewpadlocks]

Have zero inside knowledge but feel like it’ll be Geary.

Yep, Geary promoted, Johnson effectively promoted and Reid backfilled.

It seems like it's a good bunch of players to have. Three different players with different experiences at their respective AFL clubs without there being a big generational gap. A strong country league coach is a good stepping stone to an AFL development slot to counterbalance how a lot of coaches go through the NAB League pipeline anyway.

 

[geoffjennings79]

So we finally nabbed one of Bruce Reid's sons!

Are we walking to Sam too? Or both Sam Reids?!

Lineage goes back to Bruce Reid Snr, who was a bit of a boom recruit for us from Romsey in 1949, but VFL career was over by 1951. Died tragically young at 26. Son John was only 2, and second son Bruce Jnr wasn't even born yet.

 

[Golden_6]

Have zero inside knowledge but feel like it’ll be Geary.

I feel like it will be Johnson if anything. I have this inkling that he’s destined for bigger roles in AFL coaching world.

I don’t mind us grabbing younger coaching talent. Everyone clamours for experience but sometimes these players that are younger, fresher and more connected the nuances of AFL football might be more effective. The best coaches have to stay somewhere.