The next AFC Senior Assistant

[baldandbroke]

Well we seem to be running out of chat on who will be the next AFC coach, so who do we dream of as the senior assistant to guide our new Alpha through the finer details of being the big-dog?

Let's assume we are getting one of Dew / Bolton / Bassett.

Go.

I'll go with:

Dew - Eade
Bolton - Ratten
Bassett - Blight

 

[dogs105]

Well we seem to be running out of chat on who will be the next AFC coach, so who do we dream of as the senior assistant to guide our new Alpha through the finer details of being the big-dog?

Let's assume we are getting one of Dew / Bolton / Bassett.

Go.

I'll go with:

Dew - Eade
Bolton - Ratten
Bassett - Blight

I like frog cakes.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

Zero senior assistant is just the latest fad buzz word

 

[baldandbroke]

I like frog cakes.

 

[baldandbroke]

Zero senior assistant is just the latest fad buzz word

OK - so just let the new guy at it and see where it gets him?

Hasn't been too successful in the past.

 

[Punchy Bassett]

That shows we've taken the wrong guy more than anything

Chris Scott didn't need one

 

[JPetro83]

Mark Harvey

 

[1990crow]

Why don't we just pick a head coach and recruit better assistant coaches to have a bigger impact.

 

[Vooligan]

Guy McKenna or Brett Ratten.

 

[baldandbroke]

That shows we've taken the wrong guy more than anything

Chris Scott didn't need one

OK - so you just hire your line coaches and get on with it.

 

[baldandbroke]

I reckon you have to take into account the experience of the head-coach when you hire your assistants.

 

[NikkiNoo]

Clarkson has one though...

Malthouse has a Director of Coaching and Development

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

McKenna - don't care what Jarred thinks as he is a flog going by some of his ex teammates.

He would be good with the young guys

 

[Hinkstuff]

I like frog cakes.

They don't exist outside of SA

 

[baldandbroke]

McKenna - don't care what Jarred thinks as he is a flog going by some of his ex teammates.

He would be good with the young guys

So would Bassett wouldn't he?

 

[hellboy1975]

So what is the definition of "Senior" in relation to this thread? A coach that experience in the head coaching role at a AFL club? Or an assistant coach who is "senior" to the other assistance and plays a second in command type role?

What I saw with Sando was that when Bailey became unavailable the club didn't replace his role, expecting that either Sando no longer needed one (or felt that he could "get by" until Bailey became available once more), or that one of the other assistants would stand up. Based on Sando's interview with 5AA a few weeks back he certainly appeared frustrated with the lack of support from the remainder of the coaching staff.

Anyway, in regards to the "Senior" assistant this time around, I don't think it's necessary if you have the right man. Sando was left with too much baggage in regards to the other assistants at the club, who didn't appear to progress beyond coaching their particular subsection of the team.

This time around, the broom needs to be applied to the club, and the new coach, whoever it is must be given complete control of what team he thinks is needed around him.

 

[DREAM TEAM BUFF]

So would Bassett wouldn't he?

Yep , Guy has a good CV

 

[mattymac]

Bassett-Blight would be a dream ticket. Not sure if Blight fits at Gold Coast with Thompson there

 

[Niximus]

Bassett-Blight would be a dream ticket. Not sure if Blight fits at Gold Coast with Thompson there

Agreed, not only does Blight have varied coaching experience, he has experience being the AFC coach which has pressures and scrutiny unlike any other.

 

[baldandbroke]

Agreed, not only does Blight have varied coaching experience, he has experience being the AFC coach which has pressures and scrutiny unlike any other.

That would be my dream combination.

With McKenna sacked at GC, Blight might be available for a part-time role.

 

[NikkiNoo]

That would be my dream combination.

With McKenna sacked at GC, Blight might be available for a part-time role.

The only place Blight wants to be is close to his fav golf courses.

 

[Donkey Magoo]

The thing about Blight, that Craig and Sando didn't seem to possess, was the ability to both have good fundamentals and structure as well as the ability to think dynamically.

 

[King Elvis]

Zero senior assistant is just the latest fad buzz word

I'm with you.

Get Bassett, if you have a gun coach, why do you need a senior assistant?

When Sando starting grasping at straws towards the end of the year, saying how badly he needed a senior assistant, it was pathetic; if you need a senior assistant, then you shouldn't be the head coach.

 

[Crowked]

Could Neil Craig return as Bassett's right hand man?

 

[SES SA]

They don't exist outside of SA

Good reason to stay.