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Essendon 2025 AFL coaching structure ​

Senior Coach – Brad Scott
Assistant Coach (Midfield) – Daniel Giansiracusa

Daniel Giansiracusa

Age

43

Ht

182cm

Wt

81kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

17.6

4star

K

11.0

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

5.1

5star

T

2.4

4star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

10.2

3star

K

7.4

3star

HB

2.8

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

2.0

4star

G

1.0

4star

Assistant Coach (Stoppages) – Brent Stanton

Brent Stanton

Age

39

Ht

183cm

Wt

82kg

Pos.

Mid

Career

Season

Last 5

D

16.1

4star

K

10.7

4star

HB

5.4

4star

M

5.4

5star

T

2.9

4star

CL

0.9

3star

No current season stats available

D

16.8

4star

K

11.2

4star

HB

5.6

4star

M

6.2

5star

T

2.2

4star

CL

0.6

3star

Assistant Coach (Defence) – Ben Jacobs
Assistant Coach (Forwards) – Cam Roberts
Coaching Innovation & Game Strategy Manager – David Rath
Development Coach/VFL Senior Coach – Cameron Joyce
Development Coach/VFL Assistant Coach – Michael Hurley

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Michael Hurley

Age

35

Ht

193cm

Wt

94kg

Pos.

Def

Career

Season

Last 5

D

18.3

5star

K

12.1

4star

HB

6.2

4star

M

6.4

5star

T

0.9

3star

MG

389.3

5star

D

16.5

4star

K

11.8

5star

HB

4.7

3star

M

6.3

5star

T

0.3

1star

MG

301.2

4star

D

15.0

4star

K

7.6

3star

HB

7.4

5star

M

5.0

5star

T

2.0

4star

Development Coach/VFL Assistant Coach - Ricky Dyson
Development Coach/VFL Assistant Coach – Travis Cloke

 

[jdstorm]

Ross cleaned everyone out. He was not figuring anything out. He was brining in his own guys. he was his own strategist which is the role Rath filled.

People mention Jacobs or Stanton but there roles are more running the coaches program. Not like Stanton is setting up his own midfield program. He is actually the assistant assistant midfield coach.

We saw with Caracella how well a strong minded assistant coach with his own ideas worked under a new coach.

It may not look exciting for the supporters but in reality all the junior assistants need to have is an understanding of what the senior coach wants to implement and a good repore with the players. They stay in their lane.

If you are looking to shake things up then you start looking at the senior guy in Gia who is the one who will be questioning the coach.

The issue with Cara was more the guys above him (including Scott) were just worse coaches and Cara got Essingtoned

 

[Phone]

Ross cleared house because many of the previous appointments were rubbish and he knew they were setup up for failure. As I said, he figured out Rath pretty quickly. I will trust my sources on this one.

didnt he just replace them with a bunch of his old players and stuff?

 

[faible]

The issue with Cara was more the guys above him (including Scott) were just worse coaches and Cara got Essingtoned

Caracella had a lot of time at EFC, he wasn't working.

 

[Nifft]

Caracella had a lot of time at EFC, he wasn't working.

So you're saying he was lazy? No wonder they moved him on.