Aaron Greaves to the club as head of player development.

[Skarrz]

Port has had some really strong development of their players in the last 5 years - remember they used to be a basketcase not dissimilar to Carltank/Gold Coast campaigners not too long again (never forget the tarps)

This seems quite positive

 

[Bigeasy]

I'm still laughing at the part about Port's aggressive style.

 

[scooby1279]

Port rate him very highly, apparently he’s a great teacher.

 

[Friday Night Lights]

Greaves = The Bodily Harm

 

[big_e]

And Dyer is leaving?

The West reported last week Ben Dyer was coming to a WAFL club I think.

 

[Snake_Baker]

This bloke has headed player development at Port, and I am supposed to celebrate his appointment?

 

[Orange Peanut]

Port have done 3/5ths of **** all in that time.

This bloke has headed player development at Port, and I am supposed to celebrate his appointment?

I always thought I was open-minded, but Melbourne weren’t exactly maximising their list back then were they? And Port’s player development? They looked like a team brimming with potential 3-4 years ago. Underwhelming appointment on the face of it.

 

[King Corey]

Pretty excited about this. In Greaves and Prendergadst we've poached the head of recruiting AND the development coach who were in place at Melbourne circa 2010-12. We all know the sustained run that club enjoyed during that period. Sky is the limit.

 

[danj]

I'm still laughing at the part about Port's aggressive style.

Clearly you were not at glen archers last game, you can't forget that trauma in a hurry, still scarred, feels like yesterday

 

[boneofshin]

Whoops misread the past tense in the club piece, regardless I agree the important thing is that he brings something to improve our list. How was he rated at Port?

I heard Hamish Hartlett had to sit him down and tell him to stop being selfish.

 

[danj]

FFS does anyone have a clue if this guy is any good or not? If he isn't then why the * would we recruit him and who is responsible for that? Surely not Brad (can't blame him for everything)

 

[longyroos]

I'm told he is highly regarded at local club Leopold in the Geelong Football League which I believe was his first coaching gig. They have had a sustained run of success since then and he also coached the Geelong Falcons for 2 seasons before moving to the GoDees.

Found this from back in 2012 from the GoDees website. Hopefully we has improved again in his time in the AFL.



“I am very pleased to have Aaron on board in this development role. The combination of his coaching skills from the Geelong Falcons, and his work with the VIS in the area of athlete development, will all ensure that he adds quality to our growing coaching group,” he said.

A highly-respected coach from the Geelong region, Greaves coached the Falcons in 2010-11.

A former VFL player with Geelong, he previously coached Leopold in the Geelong Football League.

Greaves, who has a physical education background, has also worked with Victorian Institute of Sport.

 

[tazaa]

Seems like a budget centered appointment
Bradley Greens replacement

 

[scooby1279]

FFS does anyone have a clue if this guy is any good or not? If he isn't then why the **** would we recruit him and who is responsible for that? Surely not Brad (can't blame him for everything)

i just told you in previous post.

 

[GreatBradScott]

To be fair, you improve as you go. He's seen how not to do it and where the stumbling blocks are.

As someone who's worked in s**t show organisations and managed to get to half decent and half organised companies, you learn improved standards as you go.

It's not just this bloke who's to blame, the larger personnel (coach) and the overriding culture are larger influences on outcomes, especially Melbourne.

Winners bias as a society incorrectly teaches us that there's only one way to skin a cat.

All the great teams learned from failure, whether it be Geelong, Richmond, Hawthorn or Sydney.

 

[muttley45]

Has Kane Cornes given his seal of approval yet ?

 

[B4Bear]

I always thought I was open-minded, but Melbourne weren’t exactly maximising their list back then were they? And Port’s player development? They looked like a team brimming with potential 3-4 years ago. Underwhelming appointment on the face of it.

Player development brings potential. It is the coach on match day that has to turn that potential into winning.

Their lack of progress says more about their coach than the backroom people imo.

 

[75-77-96-99]

I heard Hamish Hartlett had to sit him down and tell him to stop being selfish.

hamish hartlett could have been at the NMFC right now with the addition of Gaff Hall & Oates (i mean Polek). instead port gave him Watts, Motlop, Thomas and Rockliff - good choice Hartlett... LMFAO

 

[giantroo]

 

[King Corey]

Liam Anthony has let himself go.

 

[DarkPhoenix]

Liam Anthony has let himself go.

Looks like my 93 year old nan.

 

[Tas]

I think it is a bit harsh trashing someone you don't know anything about... nor the profession.

 

[giantroo]

Highly-regarded development guru Aaron Greaves to leave North Melbourne
The off-field changes have continued at Arden St, with North Melbourne’s highly-regarded development guru Aaron Greaves set to depart.
Jay Clark, Herald Sun

Subscriber only
|an hour ago

North Melbourne is set to continue its coaching makeover with head of player development Aaron Greaves stepping away from the club.

Greaves, 41, is highly regarded for his coaching and player learning programs and has played a key role in helping North’s young players including Tarryn Thomas, Nick Larkey, Cameron Zurhaar and Bailey Scott blossom this year.

The former school teacher specialises in identifying player learning strengths and effective communication strategies, in partnership with top sporting clubs from around the world.

However, Greaves is sure to be in demand as he explores other opportunities including a potential head of football role, which he previously held at Port Adelaide.

Greaves worked closely alongside senior coach Ken Hinkley and senior assistant Michael Voss during a five-year stint at the Power.

The Kangaroos appointed highly-rated West Coast list manager Brady Rawlings as its new general manager of football last month, to help partner new coach Rhyce Shaw.

Rawlings replaces former list manager and football operations manager Cameron Joyce, who will leave the club at season’s end.

Greaves was contracted for next season at Arden St, but has agreed to part ways on good terms after recent talks with the club.


The St Joseph’s product oversaw North’s off-field and welfare programs and combined them with his coaching and game day role from the interchange bench.

North is making major off-field changes after letting go senior coach Brad Scott in May.

Shaw’s young Roos have defied expectations since then to sit only two games outside the eight.

While the club’s list was talked down over the first three months of the season, there has been significant improvement from some of the club’s brightest young players including Jy Simpkin, Zurhaar, Larkey and Thomas over the second half of the 2019 campaign.

Forwards coach Leigh Tudor is also contracted for next season but will have discussions about his future with Shaw before the end of the season.


Tudor was considered a senior coach in the making after successful stints at Geelong, St Kilda and Sydney, but was overlooked for the interim coaching role in favour of Shaw.

Tudor led the Cats’ VFL team to a flag and was at the Swans with Shaw when they won the 2012 premiership.

The former Geelong and North Melbourne forward continues to be highly rated in the industry and could be targeted at season’s end for a senior position elsewhere.

Long-time assistant coach Darren Crocker is out of contract at season’s end at North.

 

[The Warlord]

That didn't last long.

 

[roos_fanatic08]

If he was highly regarded why did we terminate his contract after only 12 months?