Mega Thread Non-Freo AFL Discussion 2024

[Purple Suit]

Buckley has ruled himself out of the Eagles race. Can Suma do a Bradbury?

Let me guess, the WC board and Bucks have vastly different views on where the list is at and how long it will take?

 

[Ge3ks]

It's just funny at this stage.

Buckley rules himself out of Eagles coaching race

Collingwood great Nathan Buckley is the latest big name to withdraw from the race to replace Adam Simpson as West Coast coach.

thewest.com.au

 

[Docker82]

I don’t think Buckley was ever a chance.

It’s going to be either Graham or some random assistant coach we all remember playing ten years ago (a bit like Simpson tbh). If Schofield gets it they’re even more of a boys club than we think they are.

 

[Raz]

I don’t think Buckley was ever a chance.

It’s going to be either Graham or some random assistant coach we all remember playing ten years ago (a bit like Simpson tbh). If Schofield gets it they’re even more of a boys club than we think they are.

unless it is graham i dont care.

But even then i say well done Graham. You learnt a lot from Justin now do your own thing.

That amount of money in a job doesnt come along often

 

[Docker82]

unless it is graham i dont care.

But even then i say well done Graham. You learnt a lot from Justin now do your own thing.

That amount of money in a job doesnt come along often

Really worried if it is Graham. It took a while but I think he’s got our forwards really working well with just two first rounders (Amiss and Sturt) amongst them.

 

[anchor man]

My point exactly

I might be a tad biased, but Mundy = Pendlebury.

To play 350 games for a WA based player, is the equivalent of 400 games for Vic based clubs.

 

[Mr Cheese]

I might be a tad biased, but Mundy = Pendlebury.

To play 350 games for a WA based player, is the equivalent of 400 games for Vic based clubs.

Given the mileage disparity between the Pies and Freo, I'd say closer to 450 games. To put it in perspective, I think Serong has more kms travelled than Pendlebury.

 

[oldgoat]

But is it real football?

 

[FreoGirl]

I don’t think Buckley was ever a chance.

It’s going to be either Graham or some random assistant coach we all remember playing ten years ago (a bit like Simpson tbh). If Schofield gets it they’re even more of a boys club than we think they are.

I wouldn't be surprised if Bucks was more interested in Freo and Jlo

 

[Docker82]

I wouldn't be surprised if Bucks was more interested in Freo and Jlo

I don’t think it’s West Coast he isn’t interested in. I’d say it’s more moving away from Melbourne.

 

[Stinky Lomax]

The AFL will ensure Buckley coaches Tasmania.

 

[FreoGirl]

I don’t think it’s West Coast he isn’t interested in. I’d say it’s more moving away from Melbourne.

true, but they do seem to have a good friendship

 

[DragoDelph]

The AFL will ensure Buckley coaches Tasmania.

I thought was C Scott’s retirement plan?

 

[FreoGirl]

I thought was C Scott’s retirement plan?

maybe Simmo?

 

[pK75]

Clarkson is still the #1 for coach of the Tas team, he’s doing the AFL a favour by trying to bring relevance to North first, then he’ll hand over to someone else, like Roos at Melbourne.

 

[Raz]

be good to see Tassie get a NEW coach.

start fresh

 

[BStaff17]

be good to see Tassie get a NEW coach.

start fresh

Didnt work for the Gold Coast with Guy McKenna.

I would argue Sheedy going to GWS and taking the bullets for 2 years helped them setup a good run.

Leon Cameron didn't take advantage of it.

You could say they were gifted a lot of Draft picks but so were the Suns so its not like it guarantees success whatsoever.

I think an experienced coach is the way to go from Day 1 for startup clubs.

 

[Cam Payne]

Sheedy was past it well before he went to GWS and did nothing but hold them back.

Whoever takes the Lathlain job is on a hiding to nothing and will be lucky to see out 2 years before being sacked. They need a sacrifice before things turn around and sucked in to whoever chooses to be that sacrifice. The best part of all this is Don Pyke might be considered a genius, but he has an incredibly handy knack of ****ing things up for years. Adelaide is still rooted a full 5 years after he ****ed off.

 

[Stinky Lomax]

I’m no doctor & there’s a few in here, but if you get carried out of a nightclub unconscious from whatever, is that the equivalent of a concussion?

Anyway, how has Tyson Stengle

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Tyson Stengle

Age

25

Ht

175cm

Wt

71kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

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9.3

2star

K

5.8

2star

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3.5

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.1

4star

D

10.3

3star

K

5.3

2star

HB

5.0

3star

M

1.3

1star

T

2.0

3star

G

0.5

4star

D

8.8

3star

K

5.6

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.6

4star

G

1.6

5star

been named this week purely from a culture & discipline thing?

 

[dont bowl there]

Sheedy was past it well before he went to GWS and did nothing but hold them back.

Whoever takes the Lathlain job is on a hiding to nothing and will be lucky to see out 2 years before being sacked. They need a sacrifice before things turn around and sucked in to whoever chooses to be that sacrifice. The best part of all this is Don Pyke might be considered a genius, but he has an incredibly handy knack of ****ing things up for years. Adelaide is still rooted a full 5 years after he ****ed off.

Sheedy was a good get for GWS as they needed a name and a personality to be relevant, not really an issue for the Eagles.

 

[Cam Payne]

Sheedy was a good get for GWS as they needed a name and a personality to be relevant, not really an issue for the Eagles.

He was well past it before the Bombers booted him. Going to GWS was an AFL marketing ploy. Mark Williams was the man doing all the work.

 

[greatgatsby]

I’m no doctor & there’s a few in here, but if you get carried out of a nightclub unconscious from whatever, is that the equivalent of a concussion?

Anyway, how has Tyson Stengle been named this week purely from a culture & discipline thing?

I get what you're saying but clearly he didn't break any club rules around consumption of alcohol and that being the case he simply made a mistake.

Reminds me of the Big Show spending six hours in the heat playing golf and then thinking a quick eight beers would be manageable.

 

[DragoDelph]

I get what you're saying but clearly he didn't break any club rules around consumption of alcohol and that being the case he simply made a mistake.

Reminds me of the Big Show spending six hours in the heat playing golf and then thinking a quick eight beers would be manageable.

That's just carbo-loading

 

[greatgatsby]

He was well past it before the Bombers booted him. Going to GWS was an AFL marketing ploy. Mark Williams was the man doing all the work.

Not really a ploy. There were two jobs to be done - marketing and selling the new club hard, with a bit of father figure thrown in (Sheedy), and teaching a group of 18yo how to survive and thrive in the AFL (Williams). Went well, although Cameron wasn't the right choice subsequently.

 

[dont bowl there]

He was well past it before the Bombers booted him. Going to GWS was an AFL marketing ploy. Mark Williams was the man doing all the work.

Exactly, he was coach of GWS to try and build some relevance. He didn't hold them back, but West Coast don't need to hire a coach for marketing. Their best bet IMO would be to try and get a young-ish coach in and build relationships with the new generation, not getting an old man in.