Recruiting, list management, training... there are so many roles that he could fill, I'm sure they hadn't worked out his specific role at the time.He was asked by Anthony Hudson on AFL360 "Have you worked out what role James is going to play" Thompson "um, no. Not exactly - he comes back pretty soon so we will have a chat"
38.20 minutes in.
Hird himself has said months ago that he wouldn't return to coach this year. Put the club before himself, like we all knew he would.