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From Geelong Advertiser Tuesday October 24
Cats unveil recruits – Jay Clark
Geelong Football Club will unveil five new members of its support staff, including a new general manager of football and assistant coach, early next week.
The Cats have already filled some of the vacancies but will wait until club officials return from London to make a public announcement.
Training services manager Steve Hocking, who was considered an early front-runner for the GM job, said he could not comment on the positions yesterday, other than to say Geelong was delighted with the people it had “in place”.
The Cats are also expected to make another major announcement in the coming days when it de-lists its first bunch of players in accordance with the AFL deadline on October 31.
Geelong Advertiser columnist Peter Keenan believes dynamic forward Matthew McCarthy, along with rookie-listed youngsters Will Slade, Tim Sherringham and Nick Batchelor were all among the first cut.
Peter German, who has been interviewed by the Cats, is the leading candidate to land the assistant’s gig following John Longmire’s decision to stay in Sydney.
German, 41, has a superb record coaching Burnie, Peel Thunder and Subiaco as well as stints as an assistant at Hawthorn and West Coast.
Geelong confirmed it interviewed the 185-game North Melbourne rover, who has led Subiaco to two premierships in three seasons and made no secret of his intention to return to AFL ranks.
Retired Lion Michael Voss was also talked about as a possible replacement for Andy Lovell, but has since said he’s prefer to have a year out of football while he tries a role with the media.
Collingwood football manager Neil Balme, who has been squeezed out of a job by new Pies’ chief of football Geoff Walsh is considered to be a strong contender for the Cats’ GM job.
Another ex Pie and former Brisbane Lion Jarrod Molloy, who has stayed involved with footy largely through the media since retiring in 2003, is also rumoured to be in the running.
Geelong will also boost its senior coaching panel with a new development coach to help nurture its youngsters, along with two new fitness staff to work with chief doctor Chris Bradshaw.
The move to create a new look support team came about as part of the club’s bid to surround coach Mark Thompson and his senior team with the best possible people, after finishing a disappointing 10th last season. The future of football manager Garry Davidson is still uncertain……….
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Axed cats have more to give – Crackers - Peter Keenan
I know two of the blokes delisted from Geelong yesterday, Matt McCarthy and Will Slade, very well.
I was responsible in some way for getting McCarthy to Geelong, having played with his father and against his uncle. I played against Slade’s stepfather and knew his father quite well. Slade has been on and off the rookie list while fighting injuries and must now go into the draft if he wants another crack at AFL football.
It’s devastating for young players of 23 or 24 years of age to realise the previous four or five years have just been about the club and trying to make league football.
I know McCarthy basically put a law degree on hold to give himself a chance to make it. Alas, with broken arms and shoulder injuries he was never really able to turn out fully fit. It’s the same story with young Slade.
He was delisted, got back on to the rookie list and got back up on the senior list again. He is a real fighter.
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Cats unveil recruits – Jay Clark
Geelong Football Club will unveil five new members of its support staff, including a new general manager of football and assistant coach, early next week.
The Cats have already filled some of the vacancies but will wait until club officials return from London to make a public announcement.
Training services manager Steve Hocking, who was considered an early front-runner for the GM job, said he could not comment on the positions yesterday, other than to say Geelong was delighted with the people it had “in place”.
The Cats are also expected to make another major announcement in the coming days when it de-lists its first bunch of players in accordance with the AFL deadline on October 31.
Geelong Advertiser columnist Peter Keenan believes dynamic forward Matthew McCarthy, along with rookie-listed youngsters Will Slade, Tim Sherringham and Nick Batchelor were all among the first cut.
Peter German, who has been interviewed by the Cats, is the leading candidate to land the assistant’s gig following John Longmire’s decision to stay in Sydney.
German, 41, has a superb record coaching Burnie, Peel Thunder and Subiaco as well as stints as an assistant at Hawthorn and West Coast.
Geelong confirmed it interviewed the 185-game North Melbourne rover, who has led Subiaco to two premierships in three seasons and made no secret of his intention to return to AFL ranks.
Retired Lion Michael Voss was also talked about as a possible replacement for Andy Lovell, but has since said he’s prefer to have a year out of football while he tries a role with the media.
Collingwood football manager Neil Balme, who has been squeezed out of a job by new Pies’ chief of football Geoff Walsh is considered to be a strong contender for the Cats’ GM job.
Another ex Pie and former Brisbane Lion Jarrod Molloy, who has stayed involved with footy largely through the media since retiring in 2003, is also rumoured to be in the running.
Geelong will also boost its senior coaching panel with a new development coach to help nurture its youngsters, along with two new fitness staff to work with chief doctor Chris Bradshaw.
The move to create a new look support team came about as part of the club’s bid to surround coach Mark Thompson and his senior team with the best possible people, after finishing a disappointing 10th last season. The future of football manager Garry Davidson is still uncertain……….
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Axed cats have more to give – Crackers - Peter Keenan
I know two of the blokes delisted from Geelong yesterday, Matt McCarthy and Will Slade, very well.
I was responsible in some way for getting McCarthy to Geelong, having played with his father and against his uncle. I played against Slade’s stepfather and knew his father quite well. Slade has been on and off the rookie list while fighting injuries and must now go into the draft if he wants another crack at AFL football.
It’s devastating for young players of 23 or 24 years of age to realise the previous four or five years have just been about the club and trying to make league football.
I know McCarthy basically put a law degree on hold to give himself a chance to make it. Alas, with broken arms and shoulder injuries he was never really able to turn out fully fit. It’s the same story with young Slade.
He was delisted, got back on to the rookie list and got back up on the senior list again. He is a real fighter.
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