Rumour Bluemour Discussion XXXVIII

[Aphrodite]

#BUMP from February


Re: 'Alleged' rumours resurfacing ...

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[El Topo]

Could Hinkley work under Voss. Or would he take a different role off field like HOF.

Maybe it's analogous to Williams at Melbourne?

 

[Zlatan]

The wording of the email is definitely... Interesting.

Seems like they are going for the public image of stability, but giving themselves an out if they suddenly decide they need to turf Vossy.

Giving themselves an out should mean they walk out of the club with their heads hung in shame for the incorrect decisions made

 

[CarmenSandiego]

They did so well together at port

Multiple Prelims, no?

They never had a good enough list to win a flag, imo Hinkley slightly overachieved with what he had at his disposal.

 

[Dramoth]

So, just to confirm. How has Dow performed under all his other coaches? Did they turn him into a pacy player that is blitzing the competition? Or even just playing regular AFL football? Has Lyon got him burning up the field?
Just maybe, the bloke cant kick to save himself and not just his coaches have realised it, but he has as well. Nah, must be Vossy's fault.
As for these other pacy players we're hiding in the background, who are they?

Dow developed a serious infection in his knee after suffering severe bone bruising. He had 3 operations to clean the infection up and only became available to train at the end of June. He played the last 10 games of last year and was looking good.

 

[SkyhorseTamer]

Better than whatever we've got going now!

I dislike the way Hinkley treated players. Beyond injury points and concussion protocols allow...

 

[BlueTongue]

I agree. Wording only says he will remain our senior coach “into” 2026. Wouldn’t provide much comfort to me if I was Voss.

SAKC Jan 1st 2026?

 

[TheThunderboltKid]

I dislike the way Hinkley treated players. Beyond injury points and concussion protocols allow...

Probably sees them the same way he sees his greyhounds.

 

[TheThunderboltKid]

I agree. Wording only says he will remain our senior coach “into” 2026. Wouldn’t provide much comfort to me if I was Voss.

Would be silly to commit for the whole of 2026 unnecessarily, they're being as transparent as possible, I like it.

 

[passmark]

There’s usually a bit of a buzz when we go looking for a new coach. Bit like the draft .


So a bit less interesting in the off season.

 

[Jatz]

I'm curious about the balance with replacing the assistants for Voss.

Did he suggest they weren't up to scratch? If so, are they not doing a good enough job of teaching what he's after? After 4 seasons, if that's still the case, it falls on Voss anyway as far as I'm concerned.

To me it now feels like if we succeed next season, Voss is just a figurehead and it's the assistants that do the heavy lifting.

It's a difficult one to take for me. I've been dejected most of the season and this has just sent me into another level of that.

 

[Jatz]

I agree. Wording only says he will remain our senior coach “into” 2026. Wouldn’t provide much comfort to me if I was Voss.

Realistically they're not going to sack him halfway through the season though. Unless there's a Horse etc that doesn't get snapped up, no assistant is going to leave mid year to come join us.

Think it's just poorly worded rather than deliberately ambiguous.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

I predicted 2025 to be a trainwreck and next season will be no different, nothing surer.

 

[jj1978]

Could Hinkley work under Voss. Or would he take a different role off field like HOF.

I feel he’ll be a coaching director.

 

[passmark]

Maybe Wrights preferred candidate isn’t available until the end of 2026.

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Just as a physicist... I wish we'd stop using this quote. The great man never said it. It's rather unscientific too.... The leading theory is a narcotics anonymous pamphlet invented it in the 80s

Well ST, what the hell is a smart person like you doing on a chat like this

 

[4flagsin5yrs]

You would make a good lawyer- focus on the nuance

I am....

 

[The Blue Weirdo]

Couldn't hold his spot in the one paced Saints midfield last year. If he did OK, why was he dropped?
He's played the past 6 weeks in the VFL for the 14th placed team.I'm not here to knock the bloke, he's achieved more than 99% of us in footy. But for some to suggest he was somehow mismanaged by Voss and therefore couldn't show this potential is nonsense IMO.

Dow's building form for the Zebra's, averaging almost 10 clearances per game over the past 3.

 

[swuzzlebubble]

Could Hinkley work under Voss. Or would he take a different role off field like HOF.

They'd be working together whatever you want to call the role. I'd assume Hinkley would only be interested so as to help out a mate. He'd have other options including doing nothing

 

[TerryWallet]

Enough of the Vossy negativity.

I am very confident that in year 5 of his tenure, we will know how to kick in from a point.

 

[passmark]

I predicted 2025 to be a trainwreck and next season will be no different, nothing surer.

This has been a VERY long year. Jaggas knee in the pre-season and shit performance since round 1.

It’s got to get better, surely.

 

[Sharks On A Plane]

Enough of the Vossy negativity.

I am very confident that in year 5 of his tenure, we will know how to kick in from a point.

Maybe he’ll ask Curnow to chase in year 6

 

[teagueyubeauty]

Ah what the hell … one more for the road

We are getting Nasiah and SOS is spitting kittens we’ll only offer up the TDK compo pick?

 

[zeggie]

Realistically they're not going to sack him halfway through the season though. Unless there's a Horse etc that doesn't get snapped up, no assistant is going to leave mid year to come join us.

Think it's just poorly worded rather than deliberately ambiguous.

I think it's deliberate. He's the coach up to and come Round 1. After that, performance and wins dictate.

 

[passmark]

Enough of the Vossy negativity.

I am very confident that in year 5 of his tenure, we will know how to kick in from a point.

Gallows humour is underrated

 

[Bundy Bear Bogan]

Maybe Wrights preferred candidate isn’t available until the end of 2026.

Incorrect PM. I'm available straight away