Assistant coaches - what changes coming?

[jnrburger]

What do people think about Steven King as ruck / mids coach and Luke Hodge as stoppages? Still need a new forward coach though I think, and O'Bree prob time for a change there too. Adam Selwood is on WCE coaching panel for their 'twos' program. Maybe we could complete the set!

Edit - just an after-thought - what about J Brown as forwards coach.

Would probable be one of the toughest coaching panels around. Need some hardness around the place.

 

[thejester]

To be honest I'd much rather we added someone with experience in coaching, and ideally some kind of formal training in education, than yet another ex-player. Luke Hodge may well turn into an excellent coach down the line but is he bringing much to the table that's radically different to Scarlett or Enright?

 

[jazzee]

Rahilly has been there a long time eh? Really well liked (won best clubman?), retired due to injuries just before the golden era. Pretty unlucky. Been with the club since 1998 right? Nearly 20 years. Never hear him in the news.

 

[jazzee]

To be honest I'd much rather we added someone with experience in coaching, and ideally some kind of formal training in education, than yet another ex-player. Luke Hodge may well turn into an excellent coach down the line but is he bringing much to the table that's radically different to Scarlett or Enright?

I would love to see someone out of another successful system like Sydney, Hawthorn or Adelaide. But the club seems to know what they're doing more than I do.

 

[Landgraft]

I would love to see someone out of another successful system like Sydney, Hawthorn or Adelaide. But the club seems to know what they're doing more than I do.

I can't say I'd be overly excited about any Adelaide coaches.

Wouldn't mind a raid of their scouts, though.

 

[David the Cat]

With all the in depth analysis and footy know-how displayed in this forum, I'm sure one of us posting in the Geelong Board will receive an offer and interview before you know it.

Sadly I will have to decline the invitation due to geographical constraints.

 

[jazzee]

I can't say I'd be overly excited about any Adelaide coaches.
Wouldn't mind a raid of their scouts, though.

I was borderline on Radelaide. Probably right with the recruiting.

With all the in depth analysis and footy know-how displayed in this forum, I'm sure one of us posting in the Geelong Board will receive an offer and interview before you know it.
Sadly I will have to decline the invitation due to geographical constraints.

Must be wonderful dragging people for speaking about something they are passionate about and interested in.

 

[Sttew]

With all the in depth analysis and footy know-how displayed in this forum, I'm sure one of us posting in the Geelong Board will receive an offer and interview before you know it.

Sadly I will have to decline the invitation due to geographical constraints.

But the club definitely needs a talent scout based in the Alps?

 

[The Governor]

Since the assistant coach merry go around will start shortly, Chris Scott does lack a top class development teaching coach to develop the youngsters (0 to 100 gamers) and a top class assistant coach who is great on game day strategy; reading the game and an excellent communicator. Word from Simmonds is Shane O'Bree is doing wonders as the VFL reserves coach.

As I have said heaps of times, it is time to offload Matthew Knights and Jason Rahilly.

With Rodney Eade been available, I would bring him in as an assistant coach who is in charge of ball movement through the mid field. I would also look at bringing in Brad Johnson as an assistant coach by offering him a package that will make him change his career path. People tent to forget that Rohan Smith was on Fox Footy until the Bulldogs offered him an asssitant coaching role.

The Cats do need ruck coach to develop our ruckmen. Former Geelong champion Sam Newman is willing to help out his club in a heartbeat. All jokes aside, he has successfully mentored Simon Madden, Mark Lee, John Mossop, Damian Bourke, Andrew Purser, Greg Dear, Stephen Lawrence, Darren Flanigan and Paul Dear since 1981. If Sam can't help out his former club once a week, there is always Damian Bourke!

And, we do need a key forward goal kicking coach who can mentor our players on how to kick straight. The ideal man to mentor our players would be Mark Jacko Jackson. If you watch Open Mike, Jacko has the knowledge to teach Hawkins and Menzel the art of kicking for goal properly. Or, how about getting a GWayne Carey or Stewart Loewe to mentor our key forwards (Hawkins and Buzza)

Goal kicking is a lost art and a dying art. Players cannot kick a goal within the 50 meter mark. People do not realise that Stewart Loewe was a disgusting kick for goal. In 1990, Peter Hudson arrived at St Kilda with Ken Sheldon. Peter Hudson took Stewart Loewe aside and he revamped his goal kicking technique and method. With practice, Stewart Loewe became an accurate kick for goal. As they say, practice makes perfect.

This would be my 2018 coaching structure at Geelong:

Chris Scott (Senior Coach)
Simon Lloyd (Director of Coaching)
Rodney Eade (assistant coach in charge of ball movement and decision making skills)
Matthew Scarlett (Backline)
Corey Enright (Development and in charge of our half back flankers and medium size players)
Brad Johnson (Assistant coach)
Shane O'bree: VFL Coach.

Specialist coaches:

Sam Newman: part time ruck coach
Stewart Loewe: Goal kicking coach and mentor to our big key forwards. He runs a successful building business in Brighton and if he can make the time to spend 1 or 2 days a week with Tom Hawkins, Buzza, Black and Stanley they may gain a benefit out of it.
Or, Peter Hudson.

 

[David the Cat]

But the club definitely needs a talent scout based in the Alps?

Only downhill skiers here mate.....

 

[David the Cat]

Must be wonderful dragging people for speaking about something they are passionate about and interested in.

Whoosh.

 

[AM]

With all the in depth analysis and footy know-how displayed in this forum, I'm sure one of us posting in the Geelong Board will receive an offer and interview before you know it.

Sadly I will have to decline the invitation due to geographical constraints.

All ex Geelong Grammar students are ineligible. It's called the Newman clause.

Must say I've never been that taken with O'Bree. No more than an impression, mind you.

 

[Cataholic]

I was borderline on Radelaide. Probably right with the recruiting.



Must be wonderful dragging people for speaking about something they are passionate about and interested in.

I think you've missed the self deprecation........

 

[thejester]

Rahilly has been there a long time eh? Really well liked (won best clubman?), retired due to injuries just before the golden era. Pretty unlucky. Been with the club since 1998 right? Nearly 20 years. Never hear him in the news.

Only came back in 2009, I think - wasn't the story that they had him sitting behind the goals during the finals that year providing analysis and they were so impressed they elevated him to the coaching panel?

 

[Lana]

All ex Geelong Grammar students are ineligible. It's called the Newman clause.

Must say I've never been that taken with O'Bree. No more than an impression, mind you.

Never had an issue with him he's just a scapegoat he was receiving pot shots for things he wasn't even remotely attached to. To me he sounds alright when he speaks at quarter time at VFL level. But there is no part of the football department us fans have any he less clue on then our assistant coaches. What their roles are, how much autonomy they have or their contributions to the team's strategies or selection.

 

[AM]

Never had an issue with him he's just a scapegoat he was receiving pot shots for things he wasn't even remotely attached to. To me he sounds alright when he speaks at quarter time at VFL level. But there is no part of the football department us fans have any he less clue on then our assistant coaches. What their roles are, how much autonomy they have or their contributions to the team's strategies or selection.

Hence, just an impression.

 

[longtimecat]

Bring back Stevie J as forward coach!!

 

[nananana catman]

Changes are required everywhere - our forward line is a mess (can't keep using injuries as an excuse for the next 5 years).. Backline is a shadow of its former self (even though I love Scarlett).. Midfield could teach themselves although still need work. Whoever is responsible for the guarding grass tactic should be shown the door - its ridiculous the coaches continue to implement it.. Either they are stupid or the players aren't doing what they are asking - we may as well put witches hats out there when he opposition has the ball. When we need to move the ball out of back 50 its like pulling teeth followed by a shank/turnover. Lots of work to be done everywhere.

Doing amazingly well to be top 4 then!

 

[FredLeDeux]

Doing amazingly well to be top 4 then!

Damn!!
He always forgets that part.

 

[LifeSpan-Void]

Could Rodney Eade be someone we should try to bring into the club as support for Scott? Seems to have the tactical nous that a lot of posters feel Scott is lacking...

Eade has coached multiple teams over many years with a zero % strike rate for flags as a coach. I think the jig is up for Rocket given that he didn't even drag the GC out of the doldrums, much less make them look like a sustained cohesive unit.

 

[ATSAM]

Could Rodney Eade be someone we should try to bring into the club as support for Scott? Seems to have the tactical nous that a lot of posters feel Scott is lacking...

Noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo. Never. A failure everywhere he has been. Bring back Ablett and then tell him Eade is a coach, please no. Eade hates Gary, have heard him say the most revolting things about him and that was way back in 2006. Eade is a shocker.

 

[frggr]

But the club definitely needs a talent scout based in the Alps?

They wouldn't need to do any of those fancy high altitude training camps!

 

[Art Vandelay_]

Hopefully we shake it up and move a couple on.
Absolute needs must to get full time forward and ruck coaches.

When they set the pre-season program for presumably Deakin the watering schedule for the oval should be half an hour before they train, train them in slippery conditions and mouthguards to all sessions. If they want to actually get better at handling pressure they need to train for it, and if they can learn to possess the footy in slippery conditions hopefully that translates to being more calm under pressure. At the very least the summer would then show who can handle and who can't.

 

[Whit3y]

Tactics are by far Scotts strength.

I have not heard a single poster on here complain and back it up with anything but a piglet brained size argument about selection calls they don't agree with and effort and pressure. They Wouldn't eve know what our tactics look like if it hit them in the skul.

 

[leorex]

I was a Mitch Clark supporter
very disappointed the coaches could not make it work with him
also thin Hawkins should be kicking more goals
so I am for a new forward coach
JPod?
also think in this day and age with so many players that spend time in mid field
maybe the mid field coach needs an assistant coch