News Murray Davis joins as Coaching Director

[FR0GGY]

'The Lions confirm Davis’ long-term partner, Breeanna Brock, will remain in Brisbane to continue her role as Lions Head of Women’s Football'

Interesting.

 

[crow2crow]

Really was hoping the Graham Wright thing would come off so that he could ratify these football dept decisions. Sounds like we wont get Wright anywy...

 

[crow2crow]

'The Lions confirm Davis’ long-term partner, Breeanna Brock, will remain in Brisbane to continue her role as Lions Head of Women’s Football'

Thats weird. Either he is commuting, their calling it quits, or he doesnt plan being around very long.

 

[Coopers]

The threadmark in this thread is very unhelpful. It doesn't explan who he is at all. I was after detail.

Interesting.

Well, she's halfway through a season right now to begin with.

 

[FR0GGY]

I guess what concerns me is that he's never been a coaching director, and the club has never employed someone in this role before. I just hope he doesn't suck but stays in the role for ages because the club doesn't know what a good coaching director would look like or what the role should even be.

We like doing that, nicks never been a head coach, kelly, silvers, Reid.

 

[radiojake]

Lions' W footy boss to stay despite Crows' coach poach

Bree Brock will remain Brisbane's head of AFLW despite her partner joining Adelaide as director of coaching

www.afl.com.au

seems a bit odd - his partner staying with Brisbane AFLW and mentions their son starting high school so not wanting to relocate him

 

[Samcro24]

Interesting.

 

[AFC979810]

Lions' W footy boss to stay despite Crows' coach poach

Bree Brock will remain Brisbane's head of AFLW despite her partner joining Adelaide as director of coaching

www.afl.com.au

seems a bit odd - his partner staying with Brisbane AFLW and mentions their son starting high school so not wanting to relocate him

For me it seems perfectly reasonable.

Wife obviously has an established career and is happy with her job. Son is obviously happy with friends and situation at school. They have been settled in Brisbane for the past 13+ years.

Seems like a job that Murray couldn't pass up so instead of uprooting everything they will just do long distance. Its a 2 and a half hour flight home.

 

[AFC979810]

Someone that knows a bit about Murray as a coach

Interesting insight. Its always tough to judge assistant coaches from a fans perspective.

These tweets give me a little concern, though as I was really hoping we would get a known tactician and high level footy brain into the club.

You know someone that could point out the glaringly obvious selection/strategy gaffs that Nicks always makes.

A coach that would say before Rd 2 2023 - Hey Nicksy maybe its not a good idea to go into a game against Tom Lynch, Jack Riewoldt and 205cm Samson Ryan with only one KPD (you know before they kicked 8 goals between em).

Or a coach that would say before rd 12, 2024 - Hey Nicks maybe we shouldn't go into a match on the MCG against the very quick and fast Hawks with our slowest and most cumbersome backline of the year. I mean do we really need 3 KPD in Butts/Borlase/Keane to take on Chol and 4 game Dear - especially when we are already going tall up the other end of the ground with Fog, Walker and Burgess?

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

Interesting insight. Its always tough to judge assistant coaches from a fans perspective.

These tweets give me a little concern, though as I was really hoping we would get a known tactician and high level footy brain into the club.

You know someone that could point out the glaringly obvious selection/strategy gaffs that Nicks always makes.

A coach that would say before Rd 2 2023 - Hey Nicksy maybe its not a good idea to go into a game against Tom Lynch, Jack Riewoldt and 205cm Samson Ryan with only one KPD (you know before they kicked 8 goals between em).

Or a coach that would say before rd 12, 2024 - Hey Nicks maybe we shouldn't go into a match on the MCG against the very quick and fast Hawks with our slowest and most cumbersome backline of the year. I mean do we really need 3 KPD in Butts/Borlase/Keane to take on Chol and 4 game Dear - especially when we are already going tall up the other end of the ground with Fog, Walker and Burgess?

How do you know he isn't a well respected tactician? He's a line coach, of course he would require some tactical nous. Developing an elite defender like Harris Andrews requires a strong level of tactical understanding for the defensive area of the ground. He oversaw a very high scoring forwardline for 2 seasons.

 

[AFC979810]

How do you know he isn't a well respected tactician? He's a line coach, of course he would require some tactical nous. Developing an elite defender like Harris Andrews requires a strong level of tactical understanding for the defensive area of the ground. He oversaw a very high scoring forwardline for 2 seasons.

I haven't said he isn't, its just that nobody has come out and suggested he is.

People in the media and rumors suggest that his strength is player development. He has been in charge of developing Brisbane's individual units - not the gameplan as a whole.

I am not knocking him, just think if he was a brilliant tactical mind - it would be what everyone would be talking about.

 

[Thrillthorpe7]

I haven't said he isn't, its just that nobody has come out and suggested he is.

People in the media and rumors suggest that his strength is player development. He has been in charge of developing Brisbane's individual units - not the gameplan as a whole.

I am not knocking him, just think if he was a brilliant tactical mind - it would be what everyone would be talking about.

You honestly very rarely hear about coaches tactical minds these days, the line is always 'strong player manager'. If he was more suited to purely player management/development, there are different roles clubs can shift you into. To me, staying as a line coach for over a decade is proof of someone with a decent tactical brain.

 

[jayjake]

Does this appointment mean that we are not getting Brett Montgomery

Brett Montgomery

Age

51

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

D/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.3

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.4

4star

M

5.8

5star

T

1.4

3star

No current season stats available

D

11.6

3star

K

8.8

4star

HB

2.8

3star

M

4.6

5star

T

1.2

3star

involved at all, I may have missed something here, but was big news not long ago about him departing GWS to come to us?

 

[CrowBloke]

Someone that knows a bit about Murray as a coach

AGAIN, if all that's true, sack Nicks and give Davis his job.

 

[crows dude]

Silvers said just now on radio that Davis will sit between nicks and the assistants. Taking workload of Nicks.

 

[jbanger]

^ So Davis is the ventriloquist and Nicks is the dummy?

 

[Crow-eater]

Silvers said just now on radio that Davis will sit between nicks and the assistants. Taking workload of Nicks.

So he's the senior assistant, but with a fancier name?

 

[MRB37]

Does this appointment mean that we are not getting Brett Montgomery involved at all, I may have missed something here, but was big news not long ago about him departing GWS to come to us?

That was the Rucci rumour

 

[Doctor B]

So he's the senior assistant, but with a fancier name?

I heard Ricciuto on the radio this morning say he will take a lot of admin off of Nicks so Nicks can devote more time to the players and coaching.
Also said that most clubs lost people in this type of role when the Covid soft salary cap was reduced.

 

[crows dude]

So he's the senior assistant, but with a fancier name?

Yeh pretty much.

 

[SA_Great]

Silvers said just now on radio that Davis will sit between nicks and the assistants. Taking workload of Nicks.

Whilst it may seem like layers of bureaucracy, it's not necessarily a bad thing - Nicks needs to evolve, so this could be a way to do it.

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

So he's the senior assistant, but with a fancier name?

It's appearing that way as he is effectively between Nicks & the other coaches... & does not sound like Burns is a senior assistant anymore... so probably a case of being nice to Burns.

Sounds like he will take over some of Nicks' duties, which is basically an admission that he's not up to the senior coach role but don't want to admit they got the extension wrong.

 

[PeterSalt]

It's appearing that way as he is effectively between Nicks & the other coaches... & does not sound like Burns is a senior assistant anymore... so probably a case of being nice to Burns.

Sounds like he will take over some of Nicks' duties, which is basically an admission that he's not up to the senior coach role but don't want to admit they got the extension wrong.

Going to be interesting to see if we notice any difference

Sounds like he has a strong/solid development background, so with Bello leaving perhaps it was an easy way to try and kill 2 birds with 1 stone

I got the impression reading somewhere that the intent is for him to take over some/alot of Nicks admin work to free up more of his time (and head space)

 

[Kane McGoodwin]

Going to be interesting to see if we notice any difference

Sounds like he has a strong/solid development background, so with Bello leaving perhaps it was an easy way to try and kill 2 birds with 1 stone

I got the impression reading somewhere that the intent is for him to take over some/alot of Nicks admin work to free up more of his time (and head space)

Hopefully he is going to take over from Nicks with strategy & matchday moves...

 

[jackster83]

Hopefully he is going to take over from Nicks with strategy & matchday moves...

Nicks will be able to pretend he's Hinkley and park himself on the bench while the other coaches run things from the box.