Probably just a question of whether the Essendon board will continue to be patient if the result don't come in 2025. They were quick to move on Rutten, so I wouldn't be confident in their patience based on that. Let me clear - if they're mid-table for most of the year then I think Scott keeps his job for 2026 when his contract expires, but if they're sitting in the bottom 4 for a good portion of the season then I think the pressure will be too great and we'll likely see Scott getting moved on.
Who will be the first coach in 2025 to be sacked?
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I think the board will be patient. Our president has been banging on about stability and unity since he got in 2 years ago. He knows that more shortcuts will get us nowhere. Would be a different story if he wasnt re elected last week and the other mob got in.
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Would have to be Beveridge surely. Bulldogs were talked up as a potential dynasty team after the 2016 flag and have lingered in mid table mediocrity ever since.
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If the Crows are not tracking for finals mid season, Nicks should be gone.
Given the evenness of most of the teams & few coaches under pressure, the 1st sacked is wide open...
Beveridge is a good chance if Bulldogs start badly.
Don't think Port would sack Hinkley until at least end of the season.
If the Crows are not tracking for finals mid season, Nicks should be gone.
Given the evenness of most of the teams & few coaches under pressure, the 1st sacked is wide open...
Beveridge is a good chance if Bulldogs start badly.
Don't think Port would sack Hinkley until at least end of the season.
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Hopefully Goodwin.
He’s ruining the Melbourne Football club with his out of date game plan.
He’s ruining the Melbourne Football club with his out of date game plan.
Goodwin - If he can't get the Demons to bounce back and or there is more unrest within the playing group, he probably gets moved on
Nicks - I still believe he is a good coach, but needs to play finals in 2025
Beveridge - Plenty of talent on that list, top 8 at a minimum
Voss - See Beveridge
B Scott - Can't afford to be bottom 6, but think they are in contention for the 8
Longmuir - See B Scott
Nicks - I still believe he is a good coach, but needs to play finals in 2025
Beveridge - Plenty of talent on that list, top 8 at a minimum
Voss - See Beveridge
B Scott - Can't afford to be bottom 6, but think they are in contention for the 8
Longmuir - See B Scott
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No more excuses for Fremantle - finals at a minimum or coach is out on his arse.
10 1/2 wins this year, if they miss out with 13 wins not great but it's a pass
Go backwards and you'd have to replace him
If Melbourne don’t make finals I find it hard to believe we’ll keep Goodwin. With the talent on the list it’ll take another season from hell and a lot of luck for Goodwin to keep his job if we miss finals.
There’s a few teams who’ll be expecting finals that missed this year. Melbourne Freo Collingwood. Then the likes of Suns Saints Crows and Bombers would be looking to improve. It’s gonna be tight for spots.
12.5 wins. They really should be making finals next season let's be honest.
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No pass.
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Goodwin is definitely the most likely to go along with Ken, but Longmuir at Freo is under the most pressure imo. To miss finals again would be unforgivable with that team.
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I think Voss is getting a free ride
blues list is peaking if blues miss the finals thats a massive failure.
Freo’s list entering prime in 2025
For the rest of the decade unless it’s a premiership hang over anything out of the top 6 will be a sackable offence with our list.
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Voss has at least made finals the last two years, I don't disagree he'll be under pressure as well but Longmuir has been in the role for longer with less success.
If Elliot hadn’t kicked that goal in the dying seconds of the season to relegate Carlton in 2022 then Longmuir had Freo finishing top 4 in his third year. Coming off the Covid years that’s pretty good and will allow him some rope. Cant see us not making the 8 this year.
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Irrespective of how disappointing freo were in 2024 if the blues/Freo gather round wasn’t fixed (although Cripps was on fire 20d 2 Brownlow votes)freo would have played finals and blues miss to.
Bring on 2025 Already
Bevo or Goodwin probably. The South Australian teams seem pretty committed to their coaches. And I'm sure people will get up Justin Longmuir's ass if Freo get off to a slow start.
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Some of the responses defending Fremantle have about as much logic as an Essendon fan responding to a post about the Bombers not winning a final for 20 years stating that if a number of small things in the North Melbourne vs. Essendon Elimination Final of 2014 had gone differently then the close match would have gone the way of the Bombers rather than the Kangaroos. Or that if Essendon hadn't been suspended from the finals in 2013 and certain other close results late in the season had gone differently, then Essendon would have finished 8th and beaten the 5th placed Richmond in the Elimination Final as default finalist Carlton did.
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agree vossy or goody imo will be under the most pressure if neither side is firing early
hinkley is a deadman walking but probably won't go til end of the year
He's under the most pressure till the season starts. This is the first year in a long time we haven't lost best 22 players and we added an A grader in our most required position.
I think we'll make top 4 comfortably but he's definitely getting sacked if he doesn't make finals. Regardless if we get 13 wins and miss.
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Yep all fair points. I think Freo have an exceptional list and have no excuses not to be top 4, almost top 2 in my view.
Melbourne to go 0-6.
Goody out the door before they play Richmond.
Goody out the door before they play Richmond.
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We'll at worst beat the Suns.
I want him gone but I don't think any club would get rid of a coach who is contracted for the next season before the mid year byes.
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