Choco quits the Giants

[Milang_Panthers]

Mark Williams announced after the North game that hes leaving the Giants.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/208/newsid/146416/default.aspx

 

[boncer34]

Sorta makes the "Williams is the real GWS coach" comments look even more stupid.

 

[tribey]

Sorta makes the "Williams is the real GWS coach" comments look even more stupid.

Not really. If he's been doing the bulk of the matchday tactical direction/instruction with Sheedy primarily there for a bit of fire, brimstone and promotion with Williams believing he'd get the official reins and full credit for 2013, why wouldn't he leave if a superior paycheque/role became available?

 

[markm106]

Doesn't really surprise. Didn't seem to have a whole lot of care factor of late.

 

[donbooger]

Not really. If he's been doing the bulk of the matchday tactical direction/instruction with Sheedy primarily there for a bit of fire, brimstone and promotion with Williams believing he'd get the official reins and full credit for 2013, why wouldn't he leave if a superior paycheque/role became available?

The giants would have had an inkling he would leave if they didnt give him the head coach position yet still gave it to Sheedy, it appears Sheedy does more then was thought.

 

[boncer34]

Not really. If he's been doing the bulk of the matchday tactical direction/instruction with Sheedy primarily there for a bit of fire, brimstone and promotion with Williams believing he'd get the official reins and full credit for 2013, why wouldn't he leave if a superior paycheque/role became available?

Key word is IF. Do you really think the Giants would let their coach go just to keep a bloke who is only their for promotion?

 

[Dirty Bird]

Choco back to Port?

 

[RUNVS]

Sounds like he is having a dummy spit for not being appointed as the head coach.

 

[CF]

word is although things were great for him at GWS, the family just wasn't settling in Sydney. I think that has more to do with it than the fact Sheedy got another contract.

 

[PumpyChowdown]

Interesting...

 

[tribey]

@Boncer. Hard to tell what their motives are. If they're still on the missionary/promotion train and are prepared to cop a similar W/L% next year in exchange for player development (see: line coaches) they'll probably get in another heir/senior assistant. Ratten or Eade perhaps?

Edit: The family thing seems to be a factor too. Williams' wife had been rumored to want to go home to Melbourne when he was still at Port, but it'd be hard to knock back the senior role if he'd expected it.

 

[Necromancer Beth]

Richmond should sack Hardwick and appoint Williams.

 

[boncer34]

Richmond should sack Hardwick and appoint Williams.

But he's taken them so much higer then Tanned Terry.

 

[Brisbane2013]

love the pun

 

[Necromancer Beth]

But he's taken them so much higer then Tanned Terry.

Haha.

 

[LeverPuller]

word is although things were great for him at GWS, the family just wasn't settling in Sydney. I think that has more to do with it than the fact Sheedy got another contract.

heard this too

 

[BFVirgin]

word is although things were great for him at GWS, the family just wasn't settling in Sydney. I think that has more to do with it than the fact Sheedy got another contract.

Maybe the falafels weren't sitting well?

 

[Altum Volantes]

He'd be smart to see if Mick bitches out and leaves Carlton looking for a 'flag winning coach'..

 

[David the Cat]

Richmond should sack Hardwick and appoint Williams.

Your having a bad patch of posts just lately mate.....time for a Bex and a good lie down.

 

[Necromancer Beth]

Your having a bad patch of posts just lately mate.....time for a Bex and a good lie down.

I have been having a bad patch of posts for the last four years mate

 

[Ichabod Noodle]

Family not settling in? Interesting given that his daughter is dating Dylan Shiel who re-signed earlier in the year until 2015. Heading back to Melbourne is going to put a strain on that relationship.

 

[Scully2Folau]

Choco's take on the coaching dynamics from an interview last weekend with BFN. Either that's the company line or Sheedy does more than we thought, mainly when it comes to game day.

http://www.bigfootynews.com/2012/08/mark-williams-on-gws-port-kevin-sheedy-and-his-future/

DT: I just wanted to ask about the coaching dynamics at the club. There’s been a lot of talk that Kevin Sheedy doesn’t actually do much, so I wanted to ask how much of a presence Sheedy actually has down there.

MW: He has a massive presence. In the scheme of things I’m certainly given the opportunity to do most of the coaching, but Sheeds oversees it and he’s on the track to make sure we do what he wants. The individual development and the drills and that, myself and the line coaches certianly spend more time on that than Sheeds, he lets us do what we do best and he certainly does what he does best.

Come match day he runs the show. It works really well for everyone.

 

[noodle]

Classic Choco

 

[CoZi36]

Probably ending up at the Tigers as a coach: http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/tigers-in-giant-hunt-for-williams-20120831-256fz.html

 

[Handsuper47]

If he comes here he won't be our main coach, he'd more than likely be an assistant.