Strategy Coaches:Who replaces Mitchell?

[ChampRevesby]

Rosa is an interesting choice.

Must have been doing the coaching courses while playing.

 

[Chris_6678]

Birthdate: March 30, 1972

Playing career
Geelong (1992-1995) 50 games
Carlton (1996-2003) 133 games

Coaching career
Essendon Football Club: Head of development 2010
Swan Districts Football Club: Colts coach/league assistant 2011
West Coast Eagles: Development coach 2012; backline coach 2014-2016 ; Midfield coach 2017; Contested ball coodinator 2018-present.

Hickmott earned his chance at a senior position after gathering experience across the country in a variety of coaching roles before joining the Eagles in 2012.

After leading the Eagles backline for two seasons Hickmott shifted his focus to the Eagles midfield unit alongside Dean Cox in 2017 before assuming his current role ahead of the 2018 season.


Never remember him playing for Geelong!

 

[YippeeYiYeo]

Not sure about this.

What I really don’t like is Mitchell heading back to the Hawks with very intimate knowledge of how our team operates, every weakness and strength. Of course the Hawks will have an upper hand in our next match, but would he pass on this information to other friends in football circles too in Victoria?

 

[Crimson King]

Thanks! Aside from not fully understanding what that title and role entails, I wasn't sure whether one should read anything into the fact he wasn't mentioned in today's announcement; perhaps not surprising or noteworthy at all if Hickmott's role is to continue unchanged.

Today's announcement was just ins and outs, really. Van Berlo stepping into Mitchell's spot, Rosa stepping into Van Berlo's spot, etc.

In regards to Hickmott, our contested ball numbers went up through the roof during the finals so don't see why he wouldn't continue in the role.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Not sure about this.

What I really don’t like is Mitchell heading back to the Hawks with very intimate knowledge of how our team operates, every weakness and strength. Of course the Hawks will have an upper hand in our next match, but would he pass on this information to other friends in football circles too in Victoria?

Clubs have access to that much footage and have that many staff members dedicated to opposition strategy that this isn't anything (new) to worry about.

 

[Chris_6678]

Simmo and Mitchell had that good cop bad cop with the players. I dunno.... I can see him clashing a fair bit with Clarko!

 

[Figure09]

What annoys me is we let mitchell go for family and that other mob of club the kittens couldn't do their bit.

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[Chris_6678]

What annoys me is we let mitchell go for family and that other mob of club the kittens couldn't do their bit.

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Players will remember that we are the better club for it.

 

[FKASC]

We love appointing former players as coaches ay

 

[Biggie]

We love appointing former players as coaches ay

#jobsfortheboys

 

[greennick]

If we get our own WAFL team surely we need a coaching staff for that also?

I would be pinching Glass back from the Hawks.

I didn't even realise he was there

 

[Avalor]

We love appointing former players as coaches ay

If it brings premiership cups our way, I am all for it.

 

[Avalor]

Excuse my ignorance fellas, but would Chance Bateman be the only indigenous coaching staff member amongst the AFL teams atm?

 

[Max zero]

Not sure about this.

What I really don’t like is Mitchell heading back to the Hawks with very intimate knowledge of how our team operates, every weakness and strength. Of course the Hawks will have an upper hand in our next match, but would he pass on this information to other friends in football circles too in Victoria?

Hint: we like to use tall players.

Honestly it's not hard to figure out our gamestyle. The problem is how do you counter 'keepy-offs' with quality talls and strong contested marks? Richmond ultra pressure don't work.

 

[greennick]

Excuse my ignorance fellas, but would Chance Bateman be the only indigenous coaching staff member amongst the AFL teams atm?

According to Google:

Andy Lovell (Gold Coast), Roger Hayden (Fremantle) and Xavier Clarke (Richmond) are the only active Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander coaches in the AFL.

 

[tigger_ferret]

According to Google:

Andy Lovell (Gold Coast), Roger Hayden (Fremantle) and Xavier Clarke (Richmond) are the only active Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander coaches in the AFL.

Didn’t realise Lovell had an indigenous background.

Also wouldn’t have recognised him anymore
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[southcoast]

Watching him coach East Perth these last few years, I was not at all impressed, his game day coaching is woeful.

Interesting comment surrounding Webster, Monocle.

IIRC similar comments were made about Jamie Graham's game stuff at EP too.

Makes me wonder if they (Webster and Graham before) have appointed more for their development of players ability rather than game day acumen. If so, reckon the 'boys' need to experience good game day coaching as well as development programs.

Adding further to my confusion is that Graham was the nominal coach when Simmo has to fly home early in the season. IIRC when we played the Bulldogs.

 

[Woobla Stainz]

Line coach at Perth for the last three years and working at the Wirrapanda Foundation as an Employment Coordinator.
He will be our Development Coach working with the Clubs Forward......... Liam and Willie would be beneficiaries of this appointment ( Particularly Ryan ).

Can add in Cameron to that mix too

 

[ziad]

Not sure about this.

What I really don’t like is Mitchell heading back to the Hawks with very intimate knowledge of how our team operates, every weakness and strength. Of course the Hawks will have an upper hand in our next match, but would he pass on this information to other friends in football circles too in Victoria?

goes both ways. If we dont change and improve we will slip regardless.

 

[Avalor]

Didn’t realise Lovell had an indigenous background.

Also wouldn’t have recognised him anymore
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That's some change. It happens to us all though.
I think Lovell has been cut now by the Suns after a disastrous 2018.

 

[frenchconnection]

Not sure about this.

What I really don’t like is Mitchell heading back to the Hawks with very intimate knowledge of how our team operates, every weakness and strength. Of course the Hawks will have an upper hand in our next match, but would he pass on this information to other friends in football circles too in Victoria?

We should have tried to get Glass back out of the Hawks, then it would have been tit for tat?

 

[dave123]

I think it’s good to have an aboriginal coach in Bateman

This will assist in helping those guys

We can argue you like they are different and communicate differently

Good move

 

[dave123]

Excuse my ignorance fellas, but would Chance Bateman be the only indigenous coaching staff member amongst the AFL teams atm?

No there would be others I think ...staggered if there wasn’t

 

[dave123]

That's some change. It happens to us all though.
I think Lovell has been cut now by the Suns after a disastrous 2018.

They should have cut the team lolz