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Footy manager.
I don’t think anyone’s suggesting he should coach again. Not even Jenny.
Right, jenny61_99 ?
Opinion Should we consider bringing Noble back
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Footy manager.
I don’t think anyone’s suggesting he should coach again. Not even Jenny.
Right, jenny61_99 ?
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One difference - North is a Victorian club. We are not.
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Balme in a part time advisory role, sure. But that doesn't necessarily fill a gap.
Still, his presence would be morale lifting.
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Balme is an advisory certainly fills a gap we have at AFC at the moment.
He knows how to change a club for the better... something that I'm not convinced those currently at AFC are that experienced in.
My view is I don't think those people think they're doing anything wrong and will be less than receptive to any input that says otherwise. I was told a rumour about Nicks being offered a further resource of someone to come in and review and offer advise on what he's doing and he absolutely shut down any talk of that happening.
Wouldn't surprise me. It's essentially an admission he's out his depth. He also already has Scott Burns as a senior assistant so he'd be throwing him under the bus too. Remember the club getting better is not the first priority for these people. Survival is paramount.
Nicks doesn't take me as the type of guy that takes constructive criticism overly well.
Then went on to poach Cameron... he single handedly screwed and ended that era for AFC...
same
i see it like this, at our club Blight is celebrated for winning 2 flags, but that's it. Neil Craig is revered for being a god of coaching.
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Still a no.
interesting that it came out that Noble was behind banishing Roos from his footy dept role. Noble and Nix a bit similar.
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He’s now the new principal of Dick Johnson Racing, having taken over from Dr Ryan Storey who is also a part owner.
Strange career change to say the least. I was not aware of any motorsports interest in his past.
Strange career change to say the least. I was not aware of any motorsports interest in his past.
Where was that stated?
Talk was always on him gunning for a CEO position of an AFL club, which was why it was surprising when he took the North coaching job. Guess he decided maybe he wasn't gonna get that chance in the AFL now, so pivoted elsewhere to get it?
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Possibly, but it’s unusual for a racing team principal to not have motor racing experience
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Didn't you see the Paul Roos article on not being wanted in the footy dept in 2022?
he's been trying to get back into coaching for years. He'd get his mates to put his name forward in the media as someone out of left field that should be contacted. Always had the passion to coach.
"Parts of the club don't want you there": Paul Roos explains North Melbourne role
"At the end of the first year they didn't want me to work with the football department and that was Nobes' decision,"
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Thanks."Parts of the club don't want you there": Paul Roos explains North Melbourne role
"At the end of the first year they didn't want me to work with the football department and that was Nobes' decision,"
Not exactly sure what Noble was afraid of there, Roos is zero chance to usurp the job from him. I guess the only potential issue is if Roos is also working the this assistants and they start listening more to him than Noble.
He’s trying to get the Chief Exec experience to top up his footy background, as a way to get a footy CEO role in future
Provided he makes a success of the racing I’d think his strategy probably pays off
Roos might have saved Noble's job for a bit longer. Noble seemed completely bereft of coaching ability.
Never showed much at Glenelg or at this AFL stops. Think it was a case of North trying to be a bit too clever and going for an experienced "jack of all trades" and covering holes that had developed because of COVID cutbacks.
Wouldn't bring him back as a coach, but there's certainly a role for him at our (or some other) club.
With the change to the sub rule next year, it's now 22 players plus a sub, so potentially 23 players playing each week. That's as many as 23 players' jockstraps that aren't just going to scrub themselves after each match. And that's not even counting the SANFL.
With the change to the sub rule next year, it's now 22 players plus a sub, so potentially 23 players playing each week. That's as many as 23 players' jockstraps that aren't just going to scrub themselves after each match. And that's not even counting the SANFL.
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