Autopsy 2016 Off-season Organiz(s)ational Changes

[dlanod]

Given the sheer amount of rumours about the broom going through our club, I figure it might be easier to track all the changes in one post with confirmations as they come through. Discussion can take place in the existing threads or here, but this is aimed at confirmed changes. Links are provided for those who have left or joined.

Chairman: Bob Sharpless
Directors:
- Leigh Matthews
- Mick Power
- Peter McGregor
- Andrew Wellington
- Sarah Kelly
- Ross Thornton
- Cathie Reid
- Cyril Jinks

Head Coach: Justin Leppitsch Chris Fagan
Assistant Coaches:
- Gary O'Donnell
- Murray Davis (AFL back line coach)
- Danny Daly (Football Strategy Coach)
- Simon Black
- Mitch Hahn (NEAFL coach)
- Ben Hudson (AFL forward line and ruck coach)
- Shane Woewoedin
- Leigh Harding
- Scott Borlace (Head of Development and Training Coordinator)
- Zane Littlejohn (Assistant AFL forward line and NEAFL forward line coach)
- Paul Henriksen (Assistant AFL back line and NEAFL back line coach)
- Jed Adcock (Assistant AFL midfield coach)
- Dale Tapping (AFL midfield coach)

Captain: Tom Rockliff TBD
Senior Players:
- Tom Rockliff
- Mitch Robinson
- Rohan Bewick
- Dayne Beams
- Daniel Rich
- Pearce Hanley
- Stefan Martin
- Trent West
- Dayne Zorko
- Daniel Merrett

CEO: Greg Swann
Head of Football: David Noble
Football Manager: Matthew Francis
High Performance Manager: Damien Austin
Strength and Conditioning Coach: Matt Hass
Physiotherapist: Shane Lemke
GM of Communications: Steele Tallon
List Manager: Peter Schwab
Recruiting Manager: Stephen Conole
Recruitment Consultant: Leon Harris
Welfare Manager: Craig Lambert Andrew Crowell

 

[dlanod]

Brisbane Lions Senior Coach Justin Leppitsch has been released from the remainder of his contract with the Club.

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2016-08-29/club-statement-justin-leppitsch

BRISBANE Lions assistant coach Simon Black will step away from his full-time position at the end of the season.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-...sistant-coaching-position-with-brisbane-lions

Brisbane Lions defender Daniel Merrett will retire at the end of the season

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/a...n/news-story/3c0a27ccfa1958ae87ae5e1d1033dc84

Brisbane Lions ruckman Trent West has retired.

http://www.lions.com.au/news/2016-08-15/west-retires

 

[dlanod]

Gillon McLachlan and his team have now lured David Noble from Adelaide to oversee the Lions' football operation.

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...tball-operations-manager-20160920-grkpo5.html

Zane Littlejohn has accepted the chance to further his coaching career as a development coach with AFL club the Brisbane Lions.

http://www.examiner.com.au/story/4098183/zane-set-for-lions-afl-job/

He confirmed NEAFL coach Shane Woewodin would leave the Lions and return to Victoria, with Gary O'Donnell also set to depart.

"At this stage, it looks like (O'Donnell will) move on," Swann said.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-08-29/brisbane-lions-board-meets-justin-leppitsch-gone

 

[irel]

Paul Henriksen

 

[dlanod]

Paul Henriksen

Anything official yet?

 

[winged1]

That could be a good get, Vic Country coach.

 

[irel]

Anything official yet?

Sorry I thought I read a post with a link to something looking very official. Facebook .

 

[chopperduck]

Nothing official from club, but i did see a tweet from a vic country league iirc wishing him all the best with his new position at the brisbane lions.

 

[dlanod]

THE BRISBANE Lions have settled on Chris Fagan as their next senior coach and are set to announce his appointment on Tuesday.

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2016-10-03/brisbane-lions-appoint-chris-fagan-as-senior-coach

 

[Dylan12]

I can't see what role Matt Francis is supposed to fill now given how out of depth he is comparatively to the new additions.

Bizarre appointment to begin with and even more so if he is kept on in any capacity.

 

[dlanod]

 

[SRH17]

I can't see what role Matt Francis is supposed to fill now given how out of depth he is comparatively to the new additions.

Bizarre appointment to begin with and even more so if he is kept on in any capacity.

I heard him speak at a pre- match function and he was so underwhelming. Probably not his fault, should never have put into the job in the first place.

 

[Quigley]

Talking to someone involved in recruiting in Victoria and they have a lot of good things to say about Henriksen.

 

[pulpdriver]

I can't see what role Matt Francis is supposed to fill now given how out of depth he is comparatively to the new additions.

Bizarre appointment to begin with and even more so if he is kept on in any capacity.

I was thinking the same thing. I suppose he's contracted and they're hoping he will walk for "new opportunities" rather than them having to push him out and pay him anything. I guess he could be picking up the coffees for next year.

 

[dlanod]

I was thinking the same thing. I suppose he's contracted and they're hoping he will walk for "new opportunities" rather than them having to push him out and pay him anything. I guess he could be picking up the coffees for next year.

That's my guess. No real point paying him out now that we've got Noble above him unless he's actively making the team worse somehow. If he moves on, great. If he hangs around and learns, great. If he hangs around and is ineffective, it's not like we lose anything - we'd have to pay that money anyway.

 

[winged1]

That's my guess. No real point paying him out now that we've got Noble above him unless he's actively making the team worse somehow. If he moves on, great. If he hangs around and learns, great. If he hangs around and is ineffective, it's not like we lose anything - we'd have to pay that money anyway.

Depends on how ineffective, sometimes better to cut off the rotting limb

 

[jjami15]

Is this the same Paul Henriksen that is (was) the U/18 Vic Country coach?

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Sounds promising. Another name to learn to spell correctly.

 

[dlanod]

Depends on how ineffective, sometimes better to cut off the rotting limb

Yep, "unless he's actively making the team worse somehow". Hard to see how with Noble slotted in above him, but then I've only got an external view.

 

[dlanod]

Is this the same Paul Henriksen that is (was) the U/18 Vic Country coach?

Yep.

 

[WhiteLionFeva]

Was coach of Skinner and Mathieson at Vic Country (and presumably Schache) and prior to that Alan Christensen and Tom Rockliff.

 

[adey115]

If someone could get all of that and all of those names, including the changes and deletions, into a parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire", I'd really appreciate it. Just a start, but "Henricksen, Littlejohn, we had Leppitsch he's now gone" might be your starting point.

 

[Mr Ripper]

If someone could get all of that and all of those names, including the changes and deletions, into a parody of Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire", I'd really appreciate it. Just a start, but "Henricksen, Littlejohn, we had Leppitsch he's now gone" might be your starting point.

Funny you should say that, because every time I see or hear "Fagan", my mind automatically continues "...Reagan, Palestine".

 

[jjami15]

Yep.

That's quite impressive. Understand the excitement about Noble and Fagan but it really looks like the club is taking the development side of things very seriously.

 

[adey115]

Funny you should say that, because every time I see or hear "Fagan", my mind automatically continues "...Reagan, Palestine".

"Terror on the backline, Hanley's down the highway man, Rocky's in Adelaide-istan...."