Coach McQualter Named As New West Coast Coach

[bzparkes]

Seriously?
He won 2 flags as a player under one of the best coaches ever
Captained the club
300 games
AA
B&F winner
Won flags as an assistant under Clarko
That's a solid foundation to be a coach

The bloke knew about success.

Ah, I don't mean it in that way.

I mean it in the way that he wasn't even talked about as a candidate until very late in the piece and whilst his playing CV was certainly very impressive, most were expecting Sumich to get the nod(including Sumich himself...), so Simpson being appointed was very much a surprise at the time.

 

[Obeanie1]

Seriously?
He won 2 flags as a player under one of the best coaches ever
Captained the club
300 games
AA
B&F winner
Won flags as an assistant under Clarko
That's a solid foundation to be a coach

The bloke knew about success.

And this bloke ran Richmond's midfield to a three peat.

 

[Rod Stroker]

And this bloke ran Richmond's midfield to a three peat.

so why has no one else appointed him in the last 4 years?

 

[stallon]

so why has no one else appointed him in the last 4 years?

He probably would have got the job at Richmond if he wasnt already at the club, clubs dont like to appoint interim coaches usually. They prefer a new voice

This is only a year later

 

[Arr0w]

Good appointment, if he can build consistency in the first year or 2, he could actually remain at the helm beyond the initial contract