Coach Who should be our next coach?

[Lore]

Spoiler: Timeline and reported candidates

15/8 Board toppled (reportedly will pursue Clarkson)
19/8 Alastair Clarkson to join North
21/8 Ben Rutten

Ben Rutten

Age

41

Ht

190cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.4

3star

K

6.3

2star

HB

7.0

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.3

3star

No current season stats available

D

10.6

3star

K

6.2

3star

HB

4.4

4star

M

3.6

4star

T

1.0

3star

sacked
22/8 Coach selection sub-committee to be established to find a replacement
26/8 Committee members announced: Josh Mahoney

Josh Mahoney

Age

47

Ht

180cm

Wt

83kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

3.5

4star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.2

3star

K

5.4

2star

HB

3.8

3star

M

2.2

3star

T

1.6

4star

G

0.4

3star

(GM-Footy, chair), Dorothy Hisgrove (Board member), Andrew Thorburn, Simone McKinnis, Robert Walls, Jordan Lewis

Jordan Lewis

Age

38

Ht

186cm

Wt

86kg

Pos.

D/M

Career

Season

Last 5

D

23.5

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

11.5

5star

M

5.5

5star

T

2.7

4star

MG

310.5

4star

No current season stats available

D

15.0

4star

K

6.8

3star

HB

8.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

2.8

5star

7/9 James Hird, Dean Solomon

Dean Solomon

Age

44

Ht

189cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.8

4star

K

9.4

4star

HB

5.5

4star

M

3.9

4star

T

3.7

5star

No current season stats available

D

17.6

5star

K

13.4

5star

HB

4.2

4star

M

6.2

5star

T

2.8

5star

, Brendon Lade

Brendon Lade

Age

48

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.0

3star

HO

15.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.4

4star

HO

9.6

5star

, Adem Yze

Adem Yze

Age

47

Ht

187cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.2

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.6

1star

T

0.6

3star

interviewed at EY
13/9 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

reportedly interviewed
17/9 Don Pyke “not pursuing that at this stage”
21/9 Brad Scott contacted by the club but won’t make a decision on whether to pursue the role until after the Grand Final
21/9 Adem Yze

Adem Yze

Age

47

Ht

187cm

Wt

85kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.2

5star

K

14.4

5star

HB

3.8

3star

M

4.0

4star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

5.2

2star

K

3.4

2star

HB

1.8

2star

M

0.6

1star

T

0.6

3star

has second interview and tours the training facilities at Tullamarine
22/9 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

will put his hat in the ring
27/9 Brendon Lade

Brendon Lade

Age

48

Ht

199cm

Wt

102kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

4.0

3star

HO

15.1

5star

No current season stats available

D

11.2

3star

K

6.8

3star

HB

4.4

4star

HO

9.6

5star

appointed as assistant coach at the Western Bulldogs, out of the running for Essendon job
28/9 Brad Scott to be interviewed on Thursday
29/9

 

[Beerfish]

Source Brad Hardie

Thank God for that. He clearly has a pretty high opinion of himself though

 

[Runk]

 

[fishardansin]

Reid wrote to james and question the programmed and said don’t do it from memory, hird didn’t listen to him, hors isn’t the answer for our next coach.. 3 months of coaching in 7 years..

I wouldn't have Hird as coach for other reasons. Namely his state of mind after attempting suicide and the fact he's been out of the game. I'd be happy to have him on as an assistant coach. I think we can be the place where he rebuilds his footy credentials and potential uses as a launching pad to coaching elsewhere. However, I doubt he'd ever want the head role again.

 

[doug85]

I wouldn't have Hird as coach for other reasons. Namely his state of mind after attempting suicide and the fact he's been out of the game. I'd be happy to have him on as an assistant coach. I think we can be the place where he rebuilds his footy credentials and potential uses as a launching pad to coaching elsewhere. However, I doubt he'd ever want the head role again.

He’s never getting the job in a legit process. His resume just doesn’t stack up.

 

[justlookingaround]

Namely his state of mind after attempting suicide

After? - or his state of mind that led to it?

 

[Beerfish]

I think we can be the place where he rebuilds his footy credentials

I think Essendon would be the one place that would be impossible but each to his own.

 

[footyfanatic111]

I wouldn't have Hird as coach for other reasons. Namely his state of mind after attempting suicide and the fact he's been out of the game. I'd be happy to have him on as an assistant coach. I think we can be the place where he rebuilds his footy credentials and potential uses as a launching pad to coaching elsewhere. However, I doubt he'd ever want the head role again.

I would hate to see him appointed as assistant coach. Would be the easiest in for him to take over as head coach as soon as Ross Lyon or whoever it may be shits the bed, they then get rid of head coach and in comes the blond head savour to take over. Big pass for me, need to move him, let him find his feet somewhere other than the Essendon FC.

 

[BomberFan355]

I would hate to see him appointed as assistant coach. Would be the easiest in for him to take over as head coach as soon as Ross Lyon or whoever it may be shits the bed, they then get rid of head coach and in comes the blond head savour to take over. Big pass for me, need to move him, let him find his feet somewhere other than the Essendon FC.

Exactly, as soon as we had a few shit games there’d be calls for Hird to take over. It’s disappointing as I do love him as a great player and think he got screwed by the AFL, but it just can’t happen unfortunately.

 

[FrankGrimes]

Ross seems the likely choice, most ex players talking highly off him, unless yze blows the committee out the water then Ross is the man.
Least he can win a final

 

[Beerfish]

Ross seems the likely choice, most ex players talking highly off him, unless yze blows the committee out the water then Ross is the man.
Least he can win a final

Can't win a grand final but luckily that's no longer the valid metric for success!

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Crazy given that we literally sacked the architect of his gameplan.

Not really given that the job is about so much more beyond the gameplan.

 

[FrankGrimes]

Can't win a grand final but luckily that's no longer the valid metric for success!

Mate let’s win a final, I’ll take that after 20 years

 

[bombadeer]

Can't win a grand final but luckily that's no longer the valid metric for success!

I’d settle for a Brave Loss.

If I can’t have that, then blowout with mitigating circumstances may be the only thing between me and a drinking problem.

 

[The Donners]

And to think I could have been a Geelong supporter The amount of bribes and brain washing my stubborn ass persevered through for this

I’d be Hawthorn…

 

[Foxx]

I'd be lyon if I said anybody else.

 

[thepokey]

There's something about Dimma I just really don't like. I doubt anything happens there, but I also hope it doesn't

 

[Cold Sober]

Hird my first choice, get over it.
Lyon my last choice, **** off not needed or wanted by most supporters.
Appoint Chocco for two years let him sought through the shit.
Hardwicke would my dream appointment.

 

[FrankGrimes]

Hird my first choice, get over it.
Lyon my last choice, * off not needed or wanted by most supporters.
Appoint Chocco for two years let him sought through the s**t.
Hardwicke would my dream appointment.

Why hird? Serious question?
Hasn’t coached in 7 years..
Hardwick or choco ain’t coming

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

There's something about Dimma I just really don't like. I doubt anything happens there, but I also hope it doesn't

Hardwick strikes me as a bit of a flog. Clearly has some ability to coach but he’s the biggest sook in the game and has some of the worst takes I’ve seen as a coach, gets it wrong time and time again IMO. I’d steer clear.

 

[MarkJohnson#1]

Hird my first choice, get over it.
Lyon my last choice, * off not needed or wanted by most supporters.
Appoint Chocco for two years let him sought through the s**t.
Hardwicke would my dream appointment.

Lyon “not needed or wanted by most supporters” yet your first choice is Hird..?

 

[Kong]

There's something about Dimma I just really don't like. I doubt anything happens there, but I also hope it doesn't

Yeah me too.

I admittedly have barely watched any neutral games since 2014 (Grand Final each year plus one or two prelims total), so my knowledge of AFL isn’t what it used to be. But I also just don’t think he’s that good of a coach. He was lousy for a long time, then the team clicked when Rutten, Caracella and maybe even Balme (?) joined Richmond. Similarly to how Geelong under Scott have shown that it wasn’t just Bomba being a genius that won those two flags, I feel Hardwick has just played a part in a very successful club era.

And on a personal level, seems like an absolute w***er to me. Arrogant, whingey bogan, and didn’t he cheat on his wife as well?

 

[Lord Nicholson]

Essendon supporters dismissing checks notes triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick's merit and efficacy as a senior coach is a new and unwanted frontier of utter derangement.

Even before the premierships he got Richmond, the league's very own 30 year madhouse, to successive EF's. We should be so lucky.

 

[Kong]

Essendon supporters dismissing checks notes triple premiership coach Damien Hardwick's merit and efficacy as a senior coach is a new and unwanted frontier of utter derangement.

Even before the premierships he got Richmond, the league's very own 30 year madhouse, to successive EF's. We should be so lucky.

I mean I wouldn’t say no, obviously.

One finals win would be great at this point, so by that criteria you’d probably take Sanderson, Ratten, B Scott.

I still think Hardwick’s a knob.

 

[jmoo wan]

I mean I wouldn’t say no, obviously.

One finals win would be great at this point, so by that criteria you’d probably take Sanderson, Ratten, B Scott.

I still think Hardwick’s a knob.

you can be a knob and still be a great coach.

in fact, there’s probably significant overlap

 

[ScrappyCoCo]

Might need to add Carey to the poll, I hear he is looking for a job.