Football Department Watch

[Panthera]

Great news......will be interesting if we attract GWS talent over the next few years

Patton

 

[jackess]

Do we know when footy department staff cease/start there new jobs?

Lynch finishes up this week.

I guess we'd want the welfare department finalised before the draft.

 

[PertRoosOsborne]

Patton

Don't stop there....I have a lot of respect for the GWS kids.

They play hard football......just making bad decisions in and around the forward 50.

 

[MacMum]

...or Cameron. (just dreaming)

 

[Hollow Knight]

http://m.lions.com.au/news/2015-08-26/finding-a-better-way.mobileapp

Elite Performance Manager Brett Burton will also leave the Club at the end of the season after accepting a role elsewhere. A replacement for Burton had been identified and the Club is comfortable with the candidates it has for the position and the role will be filled by the end of our season, said Swann.

The new Football Manager was today announced as Matthew Francis, formerly the Club’s Skill Development Manager, who will oversee the administrative running of football operation including compliance and TPP.

 

[Haso]

The new Football Manager was today announced as Matthew Francis, formerly the Club’s Skill Development Manager, who will oversee the administrative running of football operation including compliance and TPP.

Is he the yell-ie one?

 

[jackess]

I wonder if that appointment was restricted by the salary we could afford to offer.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Everything points to a fairly major clean out of the playing stocks. Almost like "brace yourselves".

 

[jackess]

Everything points to a fairly major clean out of the playing stocks. Almost like "brace yourselves".

Dunno. Looks like a lot of the blame is going to the support staff.

 

[Tairy Greene]

Dunno. Looks like a lot of the blame is going to the support staff.

Or more like a new coach finally getting the chance to put his own preferred staff in?

 

[jackess]

Or more like a new coach finally getting the chance to put his own preferred staff in?

I don't think it is or should be the coach's responsibility to hire Elite performance and Football operation managers.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

I don't think it is or should be the coach's responsibility to hire Elite performance and Football operation managers.

Maybe not but he is in the best position to assess the one's he has.

 

[Surly Boy]

http://m.lions.com.au/news/2015-08-26/finding-a-better-way.mobileapp

Elite Performance Manager Brett Burton will also leave the Club at the end of the season after accepting a role elsewhere. A replacement for Burton had been identified and the Club is comfortable with the candidates it has for the position and the role will be filled by the end of our season, said Swann.

The new Football Manager was today announced as Matthew Francis, formerly the Club’s Skill Development Manager, who will oversee the administrative running of football operation including compliance and TPP.

Interesting language....

"A replacement had been identified..."

"the club is comfortable with the candidates".

Anyways... Interested to hear who the new person is!

 

[Hollow Knight]

Anyways... Interested to hear who the new person is!

"Yesss! I got the job!"

 

[jackess]

Maybe not but he is in the best position to assess the one's he has.

I don't think so.

Football manager sounds mainly administrative and accurately judging Burton would be tough without a sports science background.

 

[Bucking Beads]

So what background does Matthew Francis have? Going from Development to Football Manager is a bit different.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

I don't think so.

Football manager sounds mainly administrative and accurately judging Burton would be tough without a sports science background.

I disagree - the proof is in the pudding with Burton - the coach (and Football Director) knows what he has delivered - doesn't need a sports scientist to figure that one out.

 

[jackess]

I disagree - the proof is in the pudding with Burton - the coach (and Football Director) knows what he has delivered - doesn't need a sports scientist to figure that one out.

So how would he know the next guy will have less injuries.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

So how would he know the next guy will have less injuries.

I'm sure the decision to move Burton on was based on more than just injuries but the answer is they don't know. But if your point is that a person with a sports science background would be in any better position to make that prediction, well, again, I disagree. And I don't want to argue with you so I've probably said all I need to say on that subject.

 

[Hollow Knight]

So what background does Matthew Francis have? Going from Development to Football Manager is a bit different.

Teaching IIRC. So will have plenty of experience jumping through bureaucratic hoops and red tape.

 

[jackess]

Teaching IIRC. So will have plenty of experience jumping through bureaucratic hoops and red tape.

And dealing with petulant kids who want to be elsewhere which could come in handy.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Wonder if Matt Haas will stay.

 

[dlanod]

And dealing with petulant kids who want to be elsewhere which could come in handy.

Maybe ZoBlitz or I should apply then!

 

[Tairy Greene]

I don't think it is or should be the coach's responsibility to hire Elite performance and Football operation managers.

Meant more so the "elite performance manager", which is just a stupid title for "fitness & conditioning coach" and I absolutely think the head coach should have a say in it, he's the one that'll be working & directing him in what fitness goals they want to attain, not Swann or Lethal.

 

[Panthera]

Everything points to a fairly major clean out of the playing stocks. Almost like "brace yourselves".

Rocky (SEN earlier) stated that 2-3 would be traded and that he'd already had conversations with those who would not be getting another contract

I'd suggest up to 10 changes for our senior list