Justin Leppitsch - New Brisbane Lions Coach

[final fight]

Yet another flavour of the month assistant coach that will be on the coaching scrap heap in 2 years time.

 

[jerry springer]

seems to have done a good apprenticeship with a few clubs.good get by the Lions

 

[Old Den]

This is a thread to be optimistic mate!

How optimistic can you be when you have been waiting nearly 70 years to roar despite a threepeat along the way.

 

[Chadwiko]

Angus Johnson...

 

[Hollow Knight]

It's an interesting call to go with an untried club legend with a comparably brief career as an assistant, but I hope it pays off for him.

7 years is pretty good, served under Lethal (2 years), Voss (1 year) and Hardwick (4 years).

More experience than Adam Simpson who is considered a coach in waiting.

Good luck. 'Now change your guernsey back!

That is also in progress

 

[Riccardo11]

7 years is pretty good, served under Lethal (2 years), Voss (1 year) and Hardwick (4 years)

Damn, that's my mistake I only saw the Tigers stuff from 2009 mentioned in that article.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Richmond were in a somewhat similar mess to where Brisbane are now, when Leppa arrived there. Coach had been sacked, a rebuild had gone somewhat awry. Not suggesting for a second he single handedly solved their problems but he has been witness to them getting back on the rails in a big way.

May have been why his presentation was more impressive than Leigh Tudor who is a highly regarded assistant but has generally arrived at clubs when they were in premiership contention.

 

[Tas]

I think you should always recruit young untried coaches who were not past players, then it isn't so bad if you have get the shotgun and blanket out. if Voss was some dude from another club would they have waited this long to unload with both barrels?

 

[PTizzle]

Hope we get the right assistants behind him. Happy with the call.

 

[WhyAlwaysMe]

This is a disastrous move.

 

[Hollow Knight]

This is a disastrous move.

Love these sorts of grand declarations with no substantiation whatsoever.

Purpose built so they can bump it to gloat if Leppitsch doesn't work out or completely pretend they never made the post if Leppitsch succeeds.

 

[Hollow Knight]

I think you should always recruit young untried coaches who were not past players, then it isn't so bad if you have get the shotgun and blanket out.

I think you should make decisions that are based on the upside and potential for success rather than the worrying about the PR situation if it goes balls up.

If Leppitsch was the best candidate at the end of the process, then he is the right appointment.

 

[Andrew Mc]

Good pickup I think - has some good experience as assistant at a building club, which should help.

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Not suggesting for a second he single handedly solved their problems but he has been witness to them getting back on the rails in a big way.

Hmmm... that's slightly premature.

Don't know what to think of the appointment... very much a "wait and see" proposition.

 

[Hollow Knight]

Don't know what to think of the appointment... very much a "wait and see" proposition.

Reckon every coaching appointment is a "Wait and see" proposition. Anyone who makes definitive predictions in advance is purely guessing.

Even if we got Roos there are no guarantees. Especially if it took a large salary to recruit him which would have meant sacrifices elsewhere in the footy department.

 

[Belnakor]

didn't Brown come out and support Lippitsch?

 

[manboob]

ROfL

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

I don't see the point...

 

[sisterka]

I am very happy with the Leppa as coach!!
Better than any one else on offer including
the very boring Roos.
Good Luck and GO LIONS!!!

 

[Ancient Tiger]

Congratulations to Brisbane.

Leppa is a gun. He is a great person and the players will love him. He has learn't through his time at Richmond what needs to be done to right the ship.

I wish him all the best and a big thank you for what he has achieved at tigerland!

 

[Hollow Knight]

I don't see the point...

A thorough analysis of the situation with well integrated peer reviewed evidence. Felt it was a little long though.

 

[Superstar swan]

Well done leppa, got a massive task on his hands straight up to try and convince some of the youngsters to stay

 

[Heeney2Franklin]

A thorough analysis of the situation with well integrated peer reviewed evidence. Felt it was a little long though.

Sorry what i'm saying is how is he a upgrade from Voss?

 

[ziad]

well done

 

[West123]

Voss got sacked because Rockliff wins the brownlow if he doesn't play every second week as a forward.