Strategy Who should be our next coach?

[Captain Furious]

Voss is going ok at Carlton on his 2nd go at it.

He is finally making a good fist of it but I reckon my dogs could coach that Carlton list at least into the 8. Remember last year when a team that had Cripps, Walsh, Curnow, McKay, Weitering, Cerra, De Koning, Docherty, Saad, McGovern, Williams etc. lost 6 in a row and were 15th? How is that even possible when half your team are supposed A grade or close to A grade players. Hence, I have Voss reservations.

 

[King Elvis]

I'd absolutely prefer an experienced senior coach - at least in some capacity, assuming we couldn't pry them out for the Senior role. (Ratten or Bucks as Footy Ops type sounds appealing).

Assuming we couldn't pry someone quality out like that as Coach, I would 100% look at Bassett again.

A ruthless, passionate psycho could be exactly what we need.

 

[GreyCrow]

I'd absolutely prefer an experienced senior coach - at least in some capacity, assuming we couldn't pry them out for the Senior role. (Ratten or Bucks as Footy Ops type sounds appealing).

Assuming we couldn't pry someone quality out like that as Coach, I would 100% look at Bassett again.

A ruthless, passionate psycho could be exactly what we need.

If Balme sticks around for 3 years I could absolutely go with a current assistant

 

[1970crow]

Our coaching panel is poor because we are as tight as a fishes…
We are well known for being very cheap with coaches pay etc… we run the club as a business first and foremost. Winning is a very distant second to finances.
I suspect we have a LOT of long term staff members on the fringes that are all getting paid, rather than paying more for better coaches.

I highly doubt we spend the full footy dept cap. And wouldn’t be surprised if we spent the minimum player cap to boost the bottom line by another $700k or so.

 

[1970crow]

Surely thats a little extreme. He has been at Melbourne 10 years and has been very successful.

What Melbourne/Goodwin have done is something to be emulated.

They brought in Paul Roos in 2013 and then Goodwin in 2014 where he served as an assistant for 2 years (2015/2016) before taking over.

Goodwin has coached 173 games. Is 100 - 72 - 1 and has a flag. He has made finals 3 out of his 7 years with a GF win, Prelim loss and Semi Final exit (by 13 points).



The difference here is that Goodwin is a premiership coach at AFL level. He has shown he has what it takes to deliver a flag.

Of all the boys club appointments to be upset about a premiership winning coach ain't one of them.

The difference would be that Hoody inherited the culture/system corrected by Roos. Nothing suggesting he has the ability/clout to do the same at our club. It needs the Roos years first.

 

[King Elvis]

If Balme sticks around for 3 years I could absolutely go with a current assistant

Balme sticking around?

Did I miss something?!?!

 

[GreyCrow]

Balme sticking around?

Did I miss something?!?!

Strongly rumoured to be heading to live in Adelaide from next year and that we have approached him

 

[Eagleboy2011]

I'm ok with Buckley.

 

[Pugsley]

I'd absolutely prefer an experienced senior coach - at least in some capacity, assuming we couldn't pry them out for the Senior role. (Ratten or Bucks as Footy Ops type sounds appealing).

Assuming we couldn't pry someone quality out like that as Coach, I would 100% look at Bassett again.

A ruthless, passionate psycho could be exactly what we need.

He doesn't like losing. Nicksy has the loser mentality ingrained.

 

[Sanders]

Does he also deserve credit for having an elite team and being very ordinary now?

Or discredit for your imagination?

 

[Captain Furious]

I'm ok with Buckley.


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I know things are bad but surely they're not take advice from Mick McGuane bad!?

 

[Sanders]

Brad Scott may be the most underrated of all of those, what he did with a very average Kangas list, keeping them in and around the 8 and making 2 prelims during his stint. Now working wonders with an Essendon list that is also doing much better than it should be.

Is he? That fluke team has a worse % than the 15th ranked team

 

[Pugsley]

Richmond were a pile of hot garbage when Hardwick took over, hadn't made finals in almost a decade, mostly finishing bottom 4 in that time.

Brad Scott may be the most underrated of all of those, what he did with a very average Kangas list, keeping them in and around the 8 and making 2 prelims during his stint. Now working wonders with an Essendon list that is also doing much better than it should be.

They're not that good. When the heat is on, they crumble.

 

[El Doederino]

Scott had a reasonably decent North team and only had 2 good seasons during that time. Laidley did better before him.

 

[Bay62]

Van Berlo couldn’t coach ivy to grow up a wall.

The greatest line in the history of lines about dud coaches

 

[Rotayjay]

Port bought Nathan Buckley's memorabilia on his behalf at Buckley's divorce auction. Are they buttering up Buckley to coach Port in case they get rid of Hinkley?

 

[adelaidecrows]

If I was the person in charge of finding a new coach i'd throw a monster offer at Christ Scott, give him anything he wants to sign on for 3 seasons. Since 2011 he has only ever had one losing season and that was last year. 10W 12L. He has won more games than losses every single year. He is at 8 this year with a monster injury list. He could be ripe for a change.

 

[FR0GGY]

If Balme sticks around for 3 years I could absolutely go with a current assistant

Was thinking you meant one of ours

 

[jeremy giambi]

Jarrad McVeigh

Jarrad Mcveigh

Age

39

Ht

184cm

Wt

84kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

19.3

5star

K

11.1

4star

HB

8.2

5star

M

4.0

4star

T

3.1

5star

MG

327.8

4star

No current season stats available

D

9.4

3star

K

6.0

3star

HB

3.4

3star

M

1.6

2star

T

1.8

4star

or Hayden Skipworth

Hayden Skipworth

Age

41

Ht

177cm

Wt

78kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

14.3

4star

K

7.8

3star

HB

6.5

4star

M

3.8

4star

T

2.4

4star

No current season stats available

D

8.0

2star

K

5.8

3star

HB

2.2

2star

M

1.8

2star

T

2.4

4star

plus Balme or Craig , disastrous Nicks without a mentor, too late now.

Buckley probably not available or Goodwin to coach .

Please get rid of our list management group and Olsen , we are bottom of the pile now, it is going to be a long road back.

 

[1970crow]

Jarrad McVeigh or Hayden Skipworth plus Balme or Craig , disastrous Nicks without a mentor, too late now.

Buckley probably not available or Goodwin to coach .

Please get rid of our list management group and Olsen , we are bottom of the pile now, it is going to be a long road back.

Neil Craig has mentored enough failures.

 

[Gtowncrow]

If I was the person in charge of finding a new coach i'd throw a monster offer at Christ Scott, give him anything he wants to sign on for 3 seasons. Since 2011 he has only ever had one losing season and that was last year. 10W 12L. He has won more games than losses every single year. He is at 8 this year with a monster injury list. He could be ripe for a change.

Nah....
There's been much more to the Geelong dynasty than Chris Scott.

He probably lead the orchestra well...but it was one hell of an orchestra!!

 

[Bevoman]

Strongly rumoured to be heading to live in Adelaide from next year and that we have approached him

He was at the Port Norwood game today.

 

[cleanhands]

He was at the Port Norwood game today.

Premiership reunion

 

[Geoffa32]

Port bought Nathan Buckley's memorabilia on his behalf at Buckley's divorce auction. Are they buttering up Buckley to coach Port in case they get rid of Hinkley?

Going to be awkward when Bucks is coaching us in 2026 and we just beat them 7 Showdowns in a row....

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[FullyBigKPro]

Need someone from a good system with premiership experience.

Dean Cox

Dean Cox

Age

43

Ht

203cm

Wt

107kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

15.9

4star

K

8.9

3star

HB

6.9

4star

M

5.3

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

0.6

4star

No current season stats available

D

13.0

4star

K

5.8

3star

HB

7.2

5star

M

4.8

5star

T

1.4

4star

G

0.0

1star

would be my pick as senior coach, Brett Ratten

Brett Ratten

Age

53

Ht

184cm

Wt

88kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

22.4

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

10.3

5star

M

2.9

3star

T

3.0

5star

No current season stats available

D

26.4

5star

K

13.8

5star

HB

12.6

5star

M

3.4

4star

T

1.6

4star

as Footy Manager, Neil Balme as a part time 'Consultant' or even make him Footy Director and piss Roo off. Then happy to have Rutten/Skipworth/Dew etc as assistants.