Analysis AFL Coaches Association Coach of the Year: Luke Beveridge

[EagleJack42]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-29/beveridge-the-coachs-coach

Seriously, seriously stiff for Simmo not to win this... For Christ's sake he's only:

• Lead a bottom 8 team to a GF in 1 year!
• Created a gameplan that is the envy of the competition.
• Devised a defensive web setup which was completely new and can cover missing 2 KDPs, which most teams would be utterly ****ed without.
• All round top guy who the players seem to love playing for!

No offense to Beveridge who has been wonderful, but this is a massive ****-up imo...

 

[EagleJack42]

LUKE Beveridge has been named the AFL Coaches Association coach of the year after guiding the Western Bulldogs into the finals for the first time since 2010 in his first season at the helm.

Beveridge, who took the reins after a summer of upheaval at the Whitten Oval, orchestrated a fairytale season for the Bulldogs, who won 14 games and finished the home and away season in sixth position.

Their ability to play an exciting style of football that also won games made the Bulldogs – and Beveridge – one of the stories of the season until they bowed out against Adelaide in a thrilling qualifying final.

Part of the AFLCA voting criteria applies to the list of players a coach is working with, and Beveridge lost his captain Ryan Griffen and senior players Adam Cooney and Shaun Higgins before he had coached a game.

Then the best young midfielder at his disposal, Tom Liberatore, was lost for the season because of a serious knee injury.

Beveridge won the award, named in honour of coaching great Allan Jeans, ahead of West Coast's Grand Final coach Adam Simpson and Fremantle coach Ross Lyon.

All 178 members of the AFLCA vote 3-2-1 at the end of the home and away season.

The AFLCA is considering changing the timing of the vote to take in finals after Alastair Clarkson missed out on the award for the fourth straight season in which he has led the Hawks to a Grand Final.

Clarkson, who is yet to win the award, was pipped by John Longmire by one vote last year.

Ken Hinkley won the prestigious award in 2013 after leading Port Adelaide to the finals after player John McCarthy's tragic off-season death.

Other award winners were St Kilda's Adam Kingsley, who was named assistant coach of the year, and emerging Bulldogs star Marcus Bontempelli, who was judged the game's best young player.

The best young player award is for second-year players, judged across two years, with all AFLCA members voting 5-4-3-2-1.

The coach of the year award was named in Jeans' honour after his death in 2011, and on Tuesday night the St Kilda and Hawthorn great was posthumously anointed a coaching legend.

Respected coach and author David Wheadon was given the lifetime achievement award after an extensive career as an assistant coach with a number of AFL clubs.

Sydney Swans midfielder Dan Hannebery was also on hand to accept his Champion Player of the Year Award after pipping Brownlow medallist Nat Fyfe by one vote.

AFLCA Coach of the Year past winners2003 - Paul Roos (Sydney Swans)
2004 - Mark Williams (Port Adelaide)
2005 - Neil Craig (Adelaide)
2006 - John Worsfold (West Coast)
2007 - Mark Thompson (Geelong)
2008 - Mark Thompson (Geelong)
2009 - Ross Lyon (St Kilda)
2010 - Michael Malthouse (Collingwood)
2011 - John Worsfold (West Coast)
2012 - John Longmire (Sydney Swans)
2013 - Ken Hinkley (Port Adelaide)
2014 - John Longmire (Sydney Swans)

 

[DanWCE]

Wow. Total horse shit.

 

[wraglesweb]

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2015-09-29/beveridge-the-coachs-coach

Seriously, seriously stiff for Simmo not to win this... For Christ's sake he's only:

• Lead a bottom 8 team to a GF in 1 year!
• Created a gameplan that is the envy of the competition.
• Devised a defensive set which can cover missing 2 KDPs, which most teams would be utterly stuffed without.
• All round top guy who the players seem to love playing for!

No offense to Beveridge who has been wonderful, but this is a massive ****-up imo...

I think it's voted just from the home and away standings isn't it ?

 

[EagleJack42]

I think it's voted just from the home and away standings isn't it ?

Even still... the second two points stand alone.

 

[NICNATNUI]

the western bulldogs will remain the the most overrated team of the 2015 season. Other than their win in Sydney, they've only had their impressive wins, and wins in general at Etihad, a stadium which significantly favors fast, aggressive footy. Unfortunately most people don't see this. Had they played all their home wins at MCG, no way they make finals. Just look, they beat the crows at Etihad by 10 goals, and then played them at the G and lost by a goal, and realisticaly i would say etihad was a 6-7 goal advantage minimum to the dogs, they just couldn't run out games that wern't on the fast surface.

Nothing taken away from the Bulldogs, a great young list, and their coach has them playing attractive footy, but again the most overated team off the comp.

 

[wraglesweb]

Even still... the second two points stand alone.

Yep stiff

 

[NICNATNUI]

Also, the fact that clarkson hasn't won the award despite being in 4 finals in a row, and being the benchmark of the comp for 5 years straight just shows the absurdity in the selection process of this award.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Did well, but didn't manage to win a final. Simpson should have snared this one.

 

[Goosecat]

Any coaches award that has failed to ever include Clarkson is a load of crap in my opinion . Coach of possibly the greatest side to ever play the game, multiple premierships, yet still not rated as high as his peers. Absolute Crock.

 

[Abed]

I agree that Simpson should've won this. However, I'm sure he, you, and I won't give a flying f$%k if we win on Saturday.

 

[Spuddage]

Who cares.
Simmo gets to coach a GF this week, Bevo gets to watch

 

[Here2tellyouwhy]

Yep. Stupid award is stupid.

No Clarko - 4 GF's in a row and 3 flags
Worsfold twice coach of the year for one flag by one point.

And although the award is based on home and away, this year Simmo was the only coach who's team beat every other team in the comp.

 

[ronpingwins]

How do you vote for an Assistant coach of the year? How would anyone externally know?

 

[Keys]

Also, the fact that clarkson hasn't won the award despite being in 4 finals in a row, and being the benchmark of the comp for 5 years straight just shows the absurdity in the selection process of this award.

Was going to post the same thing

Clarkson is comfortably the best coach of the decade and is building a strong case to be considered among the all time greats

Hasn't won this award voted on by his peers. Curious

 

[Doughboy]

Meh

It is all secondary to winning a premiership. You can hand out as many participation awards as you like. Just give me the big cup

 

[HoneyBadger35]

Stiff on Simmo but it always going to be harsh on one of Beveridge or ISWT

 

[Brave Sir Robin]

Just a way to make sure the Bulldogs season wasnt for nothing.

Simmo is preparing for a GF; he ain't losing any sleep over it.

 

[Monocle]

I am sure that when they place the Jock McHale Medal around Simpsons neck on Saturday, he wont give a flying F*** who won the AFL Coaches Association Award.

 

[Matera92]

It's not like Simmo's game plan dismantled the Bulldogs or anything....

 

[donpyke92]

Agree, it is a crock. Simmo easy. Clarkson no award ever... get outta here. Where does it put the Coach's award for best player? In the same department IMO. Leigh Matthews award?...know players that win say it's more important than Brownlow, but I'm not sure, I think the Brownlow is still the one the players want to win/ most pretigious. Sorry to get off the topic, but glad Priddis polled very well to stop Woewodin comparisons. At least the Brownlow is 'supposed' to be unbiased, as are the umpires that vote for it.

 

[hudson2006]

Any coaches award that has failed to ever include Clarkson is a load of crap in my opinion . Coach of possibly the greatest side to ever play the game, multiple premierships, yet still not rated as high as his peers. Absolute Crock.

Haha good call, funny that Thompson won it in 2008 (although i guess it wad awarded before the GF result).

 

[hudson2006]

"The premiership coach" is a much more attractive and meaningful title though... Clarko has a few of these and hopefully Simmo snatches his first one this weekend!

 

[hudson2006]

In terms of a turnaround Simmo has improved our 2014 position by 7 (8 if we get over the line on Saturday). Bulldogs improved by 6 spots (14th to 8th, after factoring in their finals loss). GWS is third best improved (5 spots, 16th to 11th).

Given Simpson is leading the most improved squad of 2015 in a GF, I'd have thought he'd be a shoe-in for this award.

 

[Breva_]

I'm sure Ross Lyon is happy to have one, he's got **** all else to show for all the grand final sides he has coached.
Freo must've been impressed with it on his resume.