Opinion Nathan Van Berlo: Midfield Coach

[MRB37]

Captain calling: Former skipper to return to Crows

After four years as Crows skipper, Nathan Van Berlo is returning to where it all began.

www.afl.com.au

Van Berlo, West Coast's current midfield coach, has agreed to join the Crows' revamped coaching panel for next season in a major boost for the club's rebuild.


He will continue to coach out the season with the Eagles before returning to South Australia ahead of 2021.

Adelaide identified Van Berlo as a key target for its coaches box alongside Matthew Nicks

Matthew Nicks

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entering his second season and have successfully pulled off their second coaching coup.

 

[1990crow]

I mean.

Good.
West Coast. They're ok I suppose.

Bad.
Shuey, NicNat, Gaff, Yeo, Sheed etc pretty much coach themselves.
Boys club.

 

[Scorpus]

Interesting to know that he wasn't sole midfield coach in West Coast's 2018 flag team. He worked with Sam Mitchell that year in the midfield

Only been sole midfield coach for 2019 and 2020

 

[hey shorty]

Don't mind it, would've learnt a lot in his 3 years over there.

But can certainly understand the detractors that will come.

 

[Cole Dammett]

5.20pm on a Friday? That reeks of taking out the trash

 

[hey shorty]

Interesting to know that he wasn't sole midfield coach in West Coast's 2018 flag team. He worked with Sam Mitchell that year in the midfield

Only been sole midfield coach for 2019 and 2020

Don't mind that though, Mitchell is an incredibly smart football brain.

 

[Thetrader15]

Don't mind it, would've learnt a lot in his 3 years over there.

But can certainly understand the detractors that will come.

Hopefully more than in the 10 years he learnt here.

 

[Thetrader15]

Don't mind that though, Mitchell is an incredibly smart football brain.

We should have been after him!

 

[Scorpus]

Don't mind that though, Mitchell is an incredibly smart football brain.

Well it throws into question his credentials a bit. West Coast's midfield hasn't been as good in 2019 and 2020 with VB the sole coach as it was in 2018

 

[Crow Envy]

Expect Mackay to replace Brad in the middle

 

[TexMachine]

Captain calling: Former skipper to return to Crows

After four years as Crows skipper, Nathan Van Berlo is returning to where it all began.

www.afl.com.au

We are definitely not wasting any time. our irons must have been in the fire for a while. Interesting they have announced this whilst WC are still in the finals.

 

[CROUCH #2]

Don't think this is bad, only reason it feels this way is the boys club flavor but maybe we need to move past this.

VB had elite standards with off field habits and fitness training and if 10% of this rubs off our young midfielders and draftees then this is a good selection.

 

[MRB37]

5.20pm on a Friday? That reeks of taking out the trash

We haven't announced it yet, probably waiting for the Eagles to be knocked out before we do, but cat is out of the bag now.

 

[Crow Envy]

Well it throws into question his credentials a bit. West Coast's midfield hasn't been as good in 2019 and 2020 with VB the sole coach as it was in 2018

Bit hard to judge last couple of years, Nic Nat missed last year, this year Shuey and Yeo missed a lot of footy or played injured

 

[Johnny Rutten]

The knockers will come (hell, they're already coming), but VB is a very smart guy, and I think this is a solid appointment.

 

[Scorpus]

Anyway I'm not sold on him. Don't think he's spent enough time away from our system and the fact he's played in the same team as some of our current players is worrisome

 

[Thetrader15]

5.20pm on a Friday? That reeks of taking out the trash

It was less than an hour ago I said in relation to Olsen..

That's why it's coming out on a Friday.

Good new Monday morning

Bad news Friday afternoon, then leave the office early.

 

[MRB37]

We are definitely not wasting any time. our irons must have been in the fire for a while. Interesting they have announced this whilst WC are still in the finals.

It wasn't a secret. Bernie Vince knew, he was giving Roo s**t on radio with a "I heard Nathan Van Berlo might be coming back..." line and gave a "Oh sure" reply when Roo said they were still finalising everything.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Usually would criticise this kind of appointment but Van Berlo had an apprenticeship at a good, successful club so it could be worse.

 

[Mutineer]

Well I think it an absolutely brilliant appointment, one of the smartest blokes to ever pull on an Adelaide guernsey and a player that never took a backward step on field.

 

[hey shorty]

Anyway I'm not sold on him. Don't think he's spent enough time away from our system and the fact he's played in the same team as some of our current players is worrisome

Some, but increasingly few.

 

[MRB37]

We can put that giant picture of him back up on the building at West Lakes now as well.

 

[The Texan]

The club haven’t announced it


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[Scorpus]

Some, but increasingly few.

I'm less concerned about that and more that he's spent 12 of his 15 years in the AFL system at the Crows, and only 3 at West Coast. He's spent twice as much time learning from Neil Craig as a player than West Coast as a coach

 

[Ramses Red]

I think I can live with this. Can't be any worse than the last couple years surely?