Coach NEW HEAD COACH - Welcome to West Coast: Andrew McQualter

[Keys]

Three highlights from this for me :

1) At 0.30 Rhino asks him if the players should be ready to run under his game style and McQ answers like he’s talking to a five year old - “Yes, the game requires you to run really fast, really often”

2) Govs bump on Butters in slow mo at 1.00

3) Just after that when talking about the list he mentions players who we might not have seen the best from yet. A key to any improvement for us will be unlocking the potential of players who thus far have underperformed

 

[Keys]

McQualter on AFL360 for anyone who missed it

 

[WCEswift]

Im looking foward to it, new ideas new players. I understand the baker and graham additions, they know mini, they know his style, its 2 on field structure leaders to adjust our youngens instead of the kids standing there looking like urkle

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Im looking foward to it, new ideas new players. I understand the baker and graham additions, they know mini, they know his style, its 2 on field structure leaders to adjust our youngens instead of the kids standing there looking like urkle

Keen for the yoof of today with their individual goal celebrations to go full Urkle to the crowd:

 

[Interstater]

Have any assistants been nominated yet?

 

[THE A5]

Have any assistants been nominated yet?

Yeah some guy called Ken Hinkley

 

[Interstater]

Yeah some guy called Ken Hinkley

If only it was true...

Was more interested in the status of Schofield thanks.

 

[Keys]

If only it was true...

Was more interested in the status of Schofield thanks.

Has a contract offer for next year apparently but any decision won’t be made until he and McQualter discuss how and where he fits in to the new coaching group. As well as Schofield deciding whether or not he wants to stay

Did read he’s overseas at the moment so not sure on how long before the above happens

 

[Phas]

Can we at least try to wash the Richmond stench off him and stop with the 'Mini' nickname?

 

[Broken_Chairs]

Can we at least try to wash the Richmond stench off him and stop with the 'Mini' nickname?

Was a school nickname that stuck - it didn't come out of Richmond

 

[silver1951]

Good choice for me. Good age and will have fresh ideas.

 

[Barrybran]

Was a school nickname that stuck - it didn't come out of Richmond

It's ok. We'll find him a new brother.

 

[OldBlueEagle]

Now we have a coach when does preseason start.

 

[THE A5]

Can we at least try to wash the Richmond stench off him and stop with the 'Mini' nickname?

Now that he’s top dawg he need to be referred to as BSD

 

[squashface]

Now we have a coach when does preseason start.

FWIW he mentioned in his interview with Ryan Daniels that he will stay in Melbourne until after the school year ends before moving over - not sure how that lines up with preseason

 

[Bender_]

McQualter needs to wake up.

 

[Bender_]

Just getting in early.

 

[Biggie]

McQualter needs to wake up.

I’m gonna ban you

 

[sharps24]

Can we at least try to wash the Richmond stench off him and stop with the 'Mini' nickname?

How bout "Money"

I know Nisbett said he wanted his old jumper rested until Harley re-signed but far out, use it or lose it Trev.

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Can we at least try to wash the Richmond stench off him and stop with the 'Mini' nickname?

Probably not happening anytime soon. On AFL 360 he made Jack Riewoldt call him Mini again when he referred to him as Andrew.

 

[WCEswift]

crossing my fingers for Choco

 

[Keys]

Now we have a coach when does preseason start.

Exact dates haven’t been set yet - the AFL does that in conjunction with the AFLPA - but based on last year the 1-4 year players should start in the first half of November with the rest of the squad joining in 2 weeks later

That’s the official start but players often start filtering through the club earlier to do their off season program

FWIW he mentioned in his interview with Ryan Daniels that he will stay in Melbourne until after the school year ends before moving over - not sure how that lines up with preseason

I took that he meant his kids would see out the school year in Melbourne before moving the family to Perth early next year but he’d be over here

 

[Avalor]

FWIW he mentioned in his interview with Ryan Daniels that he will stay in Melbourne until after the school year ends before moving over - not sure how that lines up with preseason

I think that applies more to his wife and girls who are in school. They will mover in the new year. I think Mini will be in Perth mostly till they join him.

Ah! as above, I see someone beat to it. Mr Keys is on the money here.

 

[Bender_]

Imagine that though: "I'll be over to start on the preseason after the kid's school Christmas concert wraps up late December."

 

[DorothyG]

I think that applies more to his wife and girls who are in school. They will mover in the new year. I think Mini will be in Perth mostly till they join him.

Ah! as above, I see someone beat to it. Mr Keys is on the money here.

That's what I took from what he said. Probably be a bit of a FIFO job for the next couple months.