Coach Who Should Our Next Coach Be (Poll Updated)

[Pistol Night]

No probs - he can make one of the assistants the chief head kicker

Leppa certainly fits the mould. Ask Damien Barrett.

 

[Maggie Greg]

Did you note that most of our premiership coaches have a surname that begins with "M" - McHale, Matthews, Malthouse?

(I am ingoring Kyne as it doesn't suit my narrative).

 

[DojoWarrior]

Can someone please copy this article ?

Former Brisbane triple premiership player Craig McRae is set to be appointed Collingwood coach later this week and is poised to bring his former teammate Justin Leppitsch with him to the coaching team.
McRae has been recommended by the Magpies’ coaching selection panel for the job, with their decision to be ratified after the full board meets with McRae later this week. Other details, including his contract if he is offered the job, are also to be finalised.

Craig McRae is the hot favourite to be announced as Collingwood’s next senior coach.CREDIT:GETTY IMAGES
Sources said McRae was eager to have his former premiership teammate and ex-Brisbane Lions senior coach Leppitsch join him at the Magpies as a senior assistant. Leppitsch and McRae also worked together as assistant coaches at Richmond in their premiership years.
Collingwood has been determined not only to find a senior coach, but to construct a coaching panel of complementary talents. Current assistant coach Hayden Skipworth is likely to remain on the Magpies’ coaching panel, along with assistant Scott Selwood who is contracted for 2022.

Caretaker coach Robert Harvey and former Adelaide senior coach Brenton Sanderson are unlikely to remain at the club.
Collingwood football director Paul Licuria told The Age when they began the search for a new coach that they would cast the net wide and not be limited to chasing a big name experienced coach.
He said he was very attracted to the idea of unearthing a “Luke Beveridge-type” who had served a long apprenticeship, had enjoyed success, had worked with young players, and fostered strong relationships. McRae fits that bill as a Luke Beveridge type.
McRae, whose nickname is “Fly”, was previously a development coach at Collingwood and has strong advocates internally for his appointment after his time there.
Since finishing playing, the now 47-year-old has spent more time as a development than a line coach. He has had extensive experience in development at Collingwood and Richmond and this reflects the Magpies’ direction with a young group in a rebuilding team.

McRae has also coached his own team, leading Richmond ’s VFL team to a flag in 2019 and a grand final in 2017.
He was a line coach at Richmond in 2020 before moving to Hawthorn to work under Alastair Clarkson at the end of the 2020 season, coincidentally recruited there by current Collingwood football manager Graham Wright.
As reported by The Age on August 27, McRae was the clear front-runner for the role after West Coast assistant Jaymie Graham was informed he was no longer in contention. Former Lions coach Michael Voss and Richmond assistant Adam Kingsley were also on that final short list.
“The school teacher training is good training now for any kind of management type of role,” McRae’s former coach Leigh Matthews told 3AW recently.
“If you’d asked me when ‘Fly’ (McRae) was in his 20s would Fly be a senior coach one day, I would have said probably not. There’s about half a dozen players I could name before that.

“A lot of the things that make you an alpha male champion player are just things that are of no value - they’re almost negatives - when you become a senior coach.
“I think Fly is a coach of the modern era in his general personality.”
The Magpies are also searching for a new high-performance coach after long-time conditioning coach Kevin White moved to North Melbourne.
McRae had immediately impressed the Magpies coaching panel but they waited until the end of the season to ascertain the plans of Alastair Clarkson and Don Pyke before finalising their decision.

 

[lyfsux]

I’m just worried about his nickname.

As long as it's always up then there's nothing to see here carry on

 

[Ugene41]

No probs - he can make one of the assistants the chief head kicker

Guess that's why it's a McCrae/Leppitsch one-two combo! https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...h-with-rookie-zac-obrien-20150505-ggu7ba.html

 

[NMBB]

Guess that's why it's a McCrae/Leppitsch one-two combo! https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl...h-with-rookie-zac-obrien-20150505-ggu7ba.html

Leppa must be good value - apparently he has little time for Aker

 

[The Dawes]

Kudos to the club for implementing a proper process and not just handpicking the 'sexiest' choice.
Has great experience with a range of clubs and excellent developmental credentials.

just hope he actually gets the job after all this.

 

[Pistol Night]

Leppa must be good value - apparently he has little time for Aker

Clubs were lining up to secure him last year after he left Richmond and the Tigers couldnt speak highly enough of him. I think he'll be a brilliant acquisition

 

[johncitizen]

I’m just worried about his nickname.

He's pretty fly for a white guy.

 

[Pistol Night]

He's pretty fly for a white guy.

After our recent issues we probably should steer clear of that reference.

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

Been very impressed the club has finally grown up and done this properly.

Didn't take any shortcuts and engaged in a proper process, rather than falling back on obvious captain's picks or favourite sons.

 

[No SPIN]

I wonder if the anti Voss sentiment is due to how he played against Collingwood,
Laying out Alan Richardson at the Gabba and the Scott Burns incident in a Grand Final?

I seem to recall a bloke called Leigh Mathews smashing Coll blokes as well.
So maybe we should get Voss -

 

[Lip Gallagher]

Sack the campaigner.

 

[Buckleys_Chance]

Piesnation saying McRae will be announced today.


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[TakingThePies]

As of this afternoon:
Leppitch didn't want a coaching role but will be list management.
Brendon Bolton has been spoken to be one of Mcraes assistants.

Harvey will likely take role at West Coast.
Sanderson has been let go.

All the last couple weeks has been sounding out men for Mcrae.

 

[TakingThePies]

Piesnation saying McRae will be announced today.


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Negative, Board will met to finalise his selection possibly tomorrow. Will be this week

 

[slugger01]

Did you note that most of our premiership coaches have a surname that begins with "M" - McHale, Matthews, Malthouse?

(I am ingoring Kyne as it doesn't suit my narrative).

His mum's maiden name was Maddern*




















*May be something that was made up by Slugger

 

[PonsfordMagpie]

As of this afternoon:
Leppitch didn't want a coaching role but will be list management.

Leppitsch's potential role confuses me.

Last week on Footy Classified it was said he was likely be our new list manager. I've even heard Leppitsch say in the past he doesn't have an interest to do assistant coaching anymore but still has an interest to be involved in the industry in another area.

Today, he's been reported to now be McRae's senior assistant according to The Age.

 

[The Royal Sampler]

Cheap. But paying $1.25 to coach that club is still extortion

I wouldn’t even do it if they paid ME $1.25, let alone me having to pay them. The Teague payout must be huge!

 

[TakingThePies]

Leppitsch's potential role confuses me.

Last week on Footy Classified it was said he likely be our new list manager. I've even heard Leppitsch say in the past he doesn't have an interest to do assistant coaching anymore but still has an interest to be involved in the industry in another area.

Today, he's been reported to now be McRae's senior assistant according to The Age.

Yeah theres a bit of confusion on it, He could possibly be doing both? Supporting Craig but more doing the management side of it. He'll be there. Thats the main thing.

 

[Masked Magician]

Leppitsch's potential role confuses me.

Last week on Footy Classified it was said he was likely be our new list manager. I've even heard Leppitsch say in the past he doesn't have an interest to do assistant coaching anymore but still has an interest to be involved in the industry in another area.

Today, he's been reported to now be McRae's senior assistant according to The Age.

Probably to be respectful to current employee's at the pies/smokescreen.

 

[hellfire]

Whilst none of us know how anybody presented themselves throughout the process, or what they're really like as leaders, on paper, McRae is a fantastic choice.

3-time premiership player under Leigh Matthews, extensive experience as a development coach, has won a VFL premiership as a head coach, has worked under Clarkson & Hardwick as a line coach (including a premiership under Hardwick). We can't ask for a better resume than that.

Welcome aboard, Craig.

Now.... we need to nail the assistant appointments.

 

[Jafo]

Bye bye Harvs and Sando? Leppa coming as assistant instead of list manager?

 

[Countrypie]

His development skills are second to none but he seems far too nice to be a senior coach. One of the most intriguing choices I've ever seen, lets hope it works out.

Fagan appears "nice"
So does Goodwin.
Bevo on the other hand....

 

[jmac70]

Does this mean Leppa is Biff to McRae’s McFly?