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

[Wigarus]

I tell ya what you guys know how to pick coaches. I just watched the media conference and he's a great get. Sounds clever, articulate, has a sense of humour. Sounds like he has a clear picture of what he wants to do.

Very jealous.

 

[bzparkes]

I didn’t realise how young he is. His career ended well over a decade ago but isn’t even 40. My memory of his was he had a semi decent career but he finished up at 25

When they asked him in the presser when he knew he wanted to be a coach he said "After I was delisted the third time."

Pretty funny guy.

 

[eaglevision]

 

[Bender_]

Stuff like this always blew my mind throughout the year. There's only 18 positions available and one or two spots possibly open up every year. Assistant coaches from Victoria were passing this gig up like there are hundreds of spots open every other week.

Blew me away.

This was literally you just over a month ago:



FFS

 

[THE A5]

When they asked him in the presser when he knew he wanted to be a coach he said "After I was delisted the third time."

Pretty funny guy.

Jackson Nelson Eagles 2034 coach

 

[Monocle]

Just got in from work pulled the RM Williams off and slipped on the thongs, chugging on a Single Fin and just watched AM’s presser.

Hard to not be impressed by that performance.
Very articulate young man, spoke with confidence, humour when needed and appropriate, yet conveyed a steely confidence.

I was impressed, he certainly has an engaging manner and a confident but measure demeanour.

Can’t help but think that he won’t be a good communicator, to the squad and a successful educator to the group.

I loved the reply to the question, when did he start thinking about coaching and the replied “after he had been delisted three times by the age of 25”.

It’s a bit of a generalisation, but VFL / AFL football, is littered with average to poor footballers that have gone on to be outstanding Coaches.

Pagan
Clarkson
Jeans
Sheedy
Lyon
Malthouse

Often those who had to work harder at their craft and think more about the game to compensate for their middling talent, have gone on to be some of the leagues best coaches.

Let’s hope we have found ourselves one here.

 

[Barrybran]

Love the comment from Don about the list management being separate from the coaching

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Top first presser, 100% behind the great man Mini. Has a lot of traits that we loved in Simmo - well-spoken and humoured, measured and most importantly, humble.

 

[DorothyG]

Spoke well on 360.

I don't mind Jack Reiwoldt, but asking if he's looking forward to coaching HR was ordinary.

You've got to be better than that Jack.

Got asked the same question at the presser. Such cringe.

He shut it down well saying hes looking forward to coaching the whole squad young and old

 

[Bender_]

Top first presser, 100% behind the great man Mini. Has a lot of traits that we loved in Simmo - well-spoken and humoured, measured and most importantly, humble.

In his house raid and selfie tweet he's basically Simmo in all the ways you've described, that was my immediate feeling when he chatted. Maybe a bit more confident in himself than Simmo was at the same time of being appointed.

 

[Mr Eagle]

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Say hello to Whopqualter.

 

[DanWCE]

In his house raid and selfie tweet he's basically Simmo in all the ways you've described, that was my immediate feeling when he chatted. Maybe a bit more confident in himself than Simmo was at the same time of being appointed.

Simmo stepped into the shoes of Woosha and supposedly there was a huge portrait of Woosh hanging on the wall right where the press conference was. Talk about an intimidating start

 

[Freo123]

I tell ya what you guys know how to pick coaches. I just watched the media conference and he's a great get. Sounds clever, articulate, has a sense of humour. Sounds like he has a clear picture of what he wants to do.

Very jealous.

Not jealous at all. Looks and sounds like a Simpson clone.

 

[sharps24]

Are we being slightly precious here, ok a bit of an obvious question but who wouldn't be excited to coach Harley Reid?

 

[ghostbat12]

Are we being slightly precious here, ok a bit of an obvious question but who wouldn't be excited to coach Harley Reid?

Well apparently dean cox. And Hansen for some reason.

 

[DigUpStupid]

Not jealous at all. Looks and sounds like a Simpson clone.

Is that meant to be a whack? Stay in your echo chamber and spin your culture of failure.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not jealous at all. Looks and sounds like a Simpson clone.

A premiership coach? Nice

 

[oak79]

Not jealous at all. Looks and sounds like a Simpson clone.

Weird comment... You know Simpson's coached a premiership right? As a freo supporter, I would have thought you would want that for your club.

If McCoach can do the same, more than happy with that.

 

[Ghossein]

Not jealous at all. Looks and sounds like a Simpson clone.

 

[Matera92]

Good luck to him, not my first choice but I wasn't consulted so big deal.

Welcome.

You should fight him.

 

[EagleMan87]

Two emails and a text message in one day.

I think the club is trying to tell me something.

"We want your money"

 

[twce13]

Comes across as farfetched IMO, both of the reasons. No club is making a coaching decision based on 2 or 3 players who may or may not join and I doubt King went from has the job to not having it because of a medical episode related to fatigued during a very busy few day period.

so an independent guy to rattle cages has access to the coaching process. LOL. next this poster will be the secret CEO we never knew we had.

 

[Ghossein]

This was literally you just over a month ago:

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FFS

bro pulled out the

 

[Bleedblueandgold]

Two emails and a text message in one day.

I think the club is trying to tell me something.

It was 3 emails and a text.

 

[Ghossein]

McQualter at the presser vs McQualter on the first day of pre-season