Coach Welcome to West Coast: Andrew McQualter

[Broken_Chairs]

In all honesty, I'm a shitload more positive and confident about our future than I was this time last-year.

In 2024 our wins were driven by the likes of Yeo, Gov, TK & Barrass. Outside of the old blokes, there were few real shining lights. Hewett was MIA, we had no coach, Barrass was out the door, OAllen was dead.

Now at the end of 2025:

• We have a new coach well entrenched. A coach that the players clearly connect with. ️
• We have a modern game plan that when it goes well, can take it up to the top teams. ️
• Baker and Graham were excellent additions. ️
• HR kicked out the 2nd year cobwebs and backed up an incredible first season. ️
• Hewett rose from the dead and played 20 games. Many of those basically as our no. 1 mid. That's an incredible turn around from perhaps never playing again/never playing full time mid. ️
• T Mac was a brilliant mid season find & huge win ️
• Shanahan will be A-Grade ️
• AReid looks a gem, keen to see him play as a third tall/ruck with Waterman back ️
• Ginbey dominated as a KPD ️
• Gross looked v good as an 18yo mid. Going to be a gun ️
• Chess showing he can play ️
• Really like what Brock offers, and Hedwards looks AFL quality ️
• Got games into Allan, Hall, Dewar, Bazzo, Grego, Davis - all look promising ️

There's some real positive signs.

Add at least 3 first round picks (inc. 1 & 2) + an AFL level ruck, and 1-2 22-25yo mids and we'll look much more competitive next year.

As poor as our win/loss record is this year, IMO we bottomed out 1-2 years ago. It's all blue skies from here baby.

 

[Ruben Grubarb]

Looked absolutely bereft of ideas today, even without key cattle. I know many are fawning over him saying he’s a great people person and man manager but has he measured up to the KPIs he sold to the club when he was appointed?

Any chance of an end of season poll Biggie?

He's had a good season.

 

[Jeremy McLovin]

Start of the season the most important KPI was to sign Harley. Tick.

Probably the second would have been to see what we have on the list - with everyone but Livingstone debuted, tick.

Distant third was to win games.

I'm happy with the year.

 

[BSD]

Start of the season the most important KPI was to sign Harley. Tick.

Probably the second would have been to see what we have on the list - with everyone but Livingstone debuted, tick.

Distant third was to win games.

I'm happy with the year.

Harley's strong relationship with and trust in Mini were the main reasons Harley signed the contract extension.

 

[BSD]

He's had a good season.

Just maybe the club also had to sell themselves to him, as there weren't a lot of suitable applicants.
In helping keep Harley at the club Mini has ticked the biggest possible box at the club.

 

[FKASC]

Expectations for 2025

Carrying this on from previous seasons. In 2023 we had 3 wins with a percentage of 53. 2024 we had 5 wins with a percentage of 68. So what are we expecting for next year? I'd like to think we can get somewhere between 7 to 8 wins with a percentage in the eighties.

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