Coach Men's Coaches 2024

[eth-dog]

AFL Senior Coach: Brad Scott (thread)
reports to the Chief Executive Officer

• Ben Jacobs – Assistant Coach (Defence)
• Daniel Giansiracusa
  Daniel Giansiracusa

  Age

  42

  Ht

  182cm

  Wt

  81kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  17.6

  4star

  K

  11.0

  4star

  HB

  6.6

  4star

  M

  5.1

  5star

  T

  2.4

  4star

  G

  1.2

  4star

  No current season stats available

  D

  10.2

  3star

  K

  7.4

  3star

  HB

  2.8

  3star

  M

  5.2

  5star

  T

  2.0

  4star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  – Assistant Coach (Midfield)
• Brent Stanton – Assistant Coach (Midfield)
• Dale Tapping – Assistant Coach (Forwards)

Head of Development: Cam Roberts
reports to the General Manager, AFL

• Travis Cloke
  Travis Cloke

  Age

  37

  Ht

  196cm

  Wt

  105kg

  Pos.

  Fwd

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  13.6

  3star

  K

  10.6

  4star

  HB

  2.9

  3star

  M

  6.7

  5star

  T

  1.9

  4star

  G

  1.8

  5star

  No current season stats available

  D

  12.6

  4star

  K

  9.8

  4star

  HB

  2.8

  3star

  M

  3.6

  4star

  T

  1.0

  3star

  G

  1.0

  4star

  – Development Coach (Forwards) & VFLW Head Coach (VFLW thread)
• Michael Hurley
  18

  Michael Hurley

  Age

  34

  Ht

  193cm

  Wt

  94kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  18.3

  5star

  K

  12.1

  4star

  HB

  6.2

  4star

  M

  6.4

  5star

  T

  0.9

  3star

  MG

  389.3

  5star

  D

  16.5

  4star

  K

  11.8

  5star

  HB

  4.7

  3star

  M

  6.3

  5star

  T

  0.3

  1star

  MG

  301.2

  4star

  D

  15.0

  4star

  K

  7.6

  3star

  HB

  7.4

  5star

  M

  5.0

  5star

  T

  2.0

  4star

  – Development Coach (Backline), Jack Jones Academy & Player Welfare
• Natalie Wood – Development Coach (Teaching & Education) & AFLW Senior Coach (Coach thread)

VFL Senior Coach: Blake Caracella

Blake Caracella

Age

47

Ht

186cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.5

4star

K

10.1

4star

HB

6.4

4star

M

4.7

4star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

13.2

4star

K

8.8

4star

HB

4.4

4star

M

4.0

4star

T

0.6

3star

(VFL thread)

• Adam Potter – VFL Assistant Coach

 

[Beerfish]

‘Great ‘, I thought

 

[andleanback]

What dross that was from Scott today at his presser. Wouldn’t be surprised if not a single player gets dropped or if he just drops Menzie.

 

[Beerfish]

What dross that was from Scott today at his presser. Wouldn’t be surprised if not a single player gets dropped or if he just drops Menzie.

If that's the case I'm just going to assume we're going the Sherman now.

 

[Yoda_]

Essendon has always been jobs for mates, even at board level. Brent Stanton

Brent Stanton

Age

38

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.1

4star

K

10.7

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

6.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.6

3star

was a run - of - the - mill footballer and it shows with the midfield group we are developing. Nice and all but the traits of physicality in some are the reason we are battling manfully not the actual structures imho.

Add to that the aerial turnover game we seem to want to set up with in our D50 and the whole chasing group is so incoherent an U10's MPNFL side would appear better coached.


Get serious and pay for the right people, don't just pay your mates cause you felt bad.

 

[Old Campaigner]

Essendon has always been jobs for mates, even at board level. Brent Stanton was a run - of - the - mill footballer and it shows with the midfield group we are developing. Nice and all but the traits of physicality in some are the reason we are battling manfully not the actual structures imho.

Add to that the aerial turnover game we seem to want to set up with in our D50 and the whole chasing group is so incoherent an U10's MPNFL side would appear better coached.


Get serious and pay for the right people, don't just pay your mates cause you felt bad.

I can’t comment on Stanton’s coaching ability specifically but average player = average coach is extremely lazy analysis. Clarkson was a nothing player yet went on to be one of the best coaches in AFL history.

 

[Schnitzengruben]

Essendon has always been jobs for mates, even at board level. Brent Stanton was a run - of - the - mill footballer and it shows with the midfield group we are developing. Nice and all but the traits of physicality in some are the reason we are battling manfully not the actual structures imho.

Add to that the aerial turnover game we seem to want to set up with in our D50 and the whole chasing group is so incoherent an U10's MPNFL side would appear better coached.


Get serious and pay for the right people, don't just pay your mates cause you felt bad.

Stanton as a midfield coach and Hurley as a development coach are two examples of the rort.

 

[ant555]

Essendon has always been jobs for mates, even at board level. Brent Stanton was a run - of - the - mill footballer and it shows with the midfield group we are developing. Nice and all but the traits of physicality in some are the reason we are battling manfully not the actual structures imho.

Add to that the aerial turnover game we seem to want to set up with in our D50 and the whole chasing group is so incoherent an U10's MPNFL side would appear better coached.


Get serious and pay for the right people, don't just pay your mates cause you felt bad.

Couple of seasons ago he had a bunch of rag tag VFL players who had played stuff all games and by seasons end they knocked off a top 2 side and where playing decent footy. He is also not the main midfield coach. Gia is the midfield coach .

 

[Yoda_]

Couple of seasons ago he had a bunch of rag tag VFL players who had played stuff all games and by seasons end they knocked off a top 2 side and where playing decent footy. He is also not the main midfield coach. Gia is the midfield coach .

I dunno, Stanton just doesn't strike me as hard enough to take the next sep from my little dealings and listenings with him. Albeit maybe less than 6 games I have heard him speaking at.

 

[Yoda_]

Stanton as a midfield coach and Hurley as a development coach are two examples of the rort.

Jobs for mates. Its the Essington way

 

[ant555]

I dunno, Stanton just doesn't strike me as hard enough to take the next sep from my little dealings and listenings with him. Albeit maybe less than 6 games I have heard him speaking at.

He is the bloody assistant assistant midfield coach . Anyway buy the end of the season when he was the VFL coach he had they guys playing for him. They got Tudor back to coach them and most left at the end of last year. They may change things up but our problem is with the bloke who is second in charge of the midfield ?

 

[ant555]

Jobs for mates. Its the Essington way

Matt Rosa. Rohan O'Brien. Darren Farrugia. David Rath. Danial Giansiracusa. Dale tapping. Ben jacobs. Cam Roberts . Travis Cloke . Brad Scott. Dan McPherson .Lots of great Essendon names there.

 

[bomberlegend2007]

Leppitsch?

 

[eth-dog]

I've kinda settled on what I want to see:

Get rid of Gia, Stanton (nothing against him as the second midfield assistant fwiw, just prefer to keep Jacobs), Tapping (health), Caracella and Petter.

Bring in Leppitsch, Shane O'Bree

Shane O'bree

Age

45

Ht

182cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.9

5star

K

10.9

4star

HB

8.1

5star

M

3.2

3star

T

3.2

5star

CL

1.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.0

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

0.2

3star

, Jack Gunston

19

Jack Gunston

Age

32

Ht

193cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.5

4star

K

10.5

4star

HB

5.0

4star

M

5.7

5star

T

2.2

4star

G

1.9

5star

D

10.6

3star

K

8.0

3star

HB

2.6

2star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.7

3star

G

1.6

5star

D

11.2

3star

K

7.0

3star

HB

4.2

4star

M

3.2

4star

T

2.6

4star

G

0.6

3star

, Darren Bewick and Toby Pinwill and end up as:

Head: Brad Scott

Defence: Leppitsch
Midfield: O'Bree/Jacobs
Forward: Gunston

VFL Head: Darren Bewick

VFL Defence: Hurley
VFL Midfield: Toby Pimwill
VFL Forward: Travis Cloke

 

[jdBombers3598]

What difference will this make? Caracella was supposed to be the answer too but hasnt worked out. No coach in the world can fix our dumb**** players

 

[Petrify]

Did anyone actually hear SEN report this? Who said it?

 

[ant555]

What difference will this make? Caracella was supposed to be the answer too but hasnt worked out. No coach in the world can fix our dumb**** players

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Would not mind it . Some of our assistants have been around since the start Of Rutten so a couple of fresh faces may be good.

 

[div12ressie]

Any word from Hird?

 

[ant555]

Any word from Hird?

Will not coach again I suspect but we do not need him here in my view . I just do not see the point. We are still trying to move on from the train wreck of the saga . My view is we do not need to be bringing back people from that era.

 

[Lore]

Matt Rosa. Rohan O'Brien.

Mate of the CEO

Darren Farrugia.

Diversity hire

David Rath.

Mate of the coach

Danial Giansiracusa.

Diversity hire

Dale tapping.

Diversity hire

Ben jacobs.

Mate of the coach

Cam Roberts .

Diversity hire

Travis Cloke .

Diversity hire

Brad Scott.

Last man standing

Dan McPherson

Mate of the coach

Lots of great Essendon names there.

 

[Zach Package]

Farrugia?

Have we got a Maltese quota that needs filling?

 

[Old Campaigner]

Will not coach again I suspect but we do not need him here in my view . I just do not see the point. We are still trying to move on from the train wreck of the saga . My view is we do not need to be bringing back people from that era.

The only reason to get Hird in would be to allow him to flame out good and proper so idiots finally shut the **** up about him.

It honestly might be the final rite of passage we need as a club to get past the saga

 

[d-mac3276]

Any word from Hird?

Oh have you not Hird

 

[Rick Ross]

Mate of the CEO

Diversity hire

Mate of the coach

Diversity hire

Diversity hire

Mate of the coach

Diversity hire

Diversity hire

Last man standing

Mate of the coach

*want me to tell you why you qualify as a diversity hire Lore ?

 

[Lore]

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*want me to tell you why you qualify as a diversity hire Lore ?

why don't you enlighten us

 

[Rick Ross]

why don't you enlighten us

*BF had too many smart people on it