Coaching Changes

[EVILCROW]

Not liking the coaching announcements before the head coach has been announced!!!!
No idea why the Birdman has been brought back in either!!!

 

[FantasticShirt]

I don't agree. What makes you say this ?

Head of Football + board would have a lot of say. Head coaches get rolled all the time, can't have the head coach removed and all his close mates leave at the same time. There's no way Noble + Fagan etc wouldn't have a fair say in who is going to be appointed in the coaches box, with head coach providing some input.

 

[DD#23]

We have ROB!

ROB was runner up B+F in the 2's

don't think Clarke could lay too big a claim on him after one short preseason, not with the rest of his track record.

 

[Mr_Moogle]

Hasn't Burton been at Brisbane the last few years? What's so special about their fitness program?

 

[AFC3000]

There is more about Burtons high flying marks and goal kicking than there are his sports science, medical, and strength and conditioning credentials in the club article. To be honest I am concerned about how the club came to the conclusion he was the best available for the position, and what the search for a Poulos replacement looked like. I didn't know Burton was considered best in league, I now think that by best in league they mean structure and not personnel. No problem with them replacing Poulos if they didn't think he was getting the most from the list.

 

[Bosley]

Hasn't Burton been at Brisbane the last few years? What's so special about their fitness program?

Stopping at 3/4 time has been their specialty.

 

[Smithtastic33]

Did Paulso leave for his oylmpic job causing an opening for Burton or did Burton come to the club and that caused Paulso to look for greater opportunities?

 

[Mr_Moogle]

I have been wanting this for years I wish they would hire Darren Jarman as goal kicking coach, Teague has evidently been great for the forward line structure but we need DJ to come in and teach the boys how to kick. "dreaming"

I think we've actually tried this before and it didn't work. Champion players don't necessarily make champion coaches.

 

[Smithtastic33]

Isn't Burton and Ricciuto best mates?

 

[AFC3000]

Did Paulso leave for his oylmpic job causing an opening for Burton or did Burton come to the club and that caused Paulso to look for greater opportunities?

If Mark Bickley has the story right, the club wanted to bring Burton in over Poulos to oversee sports science, medical, and strength and conditioning, I'm guessing Poulos would of ideally lead one of those areas. He wasn't willing to take the demotion so looked elsewhere.

 

[Pugsley]

Head of Football + board would have a lot of say. Head coaches get rolled all the time, can't have the head coach removed and all his close mates leave at the same time. There's no way Noble + Fagan etc wouldn't have a fair say in who is going to be appointed in the coaches box, with head coach providing some input.

I don't think Campo would have stayed on having a young family and his business interest. He wouldn't have been able to dedicate himself to the head coaches role but would be happy to go back to his old role as he told Fagan and Noble.


He was doing it out of respect out for Phil and to carry on his legacy for the rest of the season.

We will always honour Phil but next year we will move on and were always going to bring in someone with their own ideas on how to take the playing list forward.

 

[whattagun07]

The only good that I took from this, was the faint possibility that we could delist vB and have him captain the seconds, replacing Callinan.

Im 99.99% certain this is not going to happen though.

Clarke is unimpressive.

What is Burton's CV? - nowhere near 'Elite'

We should be targetting the best in the world. Not the good bloke who used to be a good player for us.

 

[AFC3000]

I don't think we can afford to bring in anyone in that defensive coaching role who hasn't had experience coaching at a number of other clubs, maybe coached his own team at some level etc. The coaches box is still lacking experience from programs other than ours. Campo a couple of years at Essendon and Teague's 7 combined years at a few clubs is about it. Somebody who can challenge the new coach, and back it up with experience.

 

[FantasticShirt]

Poulos has always struck me as the kinda guy who is targeting a career beyond AFL. His work in academia (and now a push in to another international team) is a reflection of this. The fact he's interested in staying on in a part time consultancy role with the AFC says a fair bit to me and shows no real hard feelings. I imagine that will be linked to the previously mentioned Bond University project.

At the moment I've no real issue with Burton being the new GM of High Performance, I'll be interested to see who they bring in around him. Note that the role that Burton is doing is appears different to the role that Poulos had. His focus was physical performance (his area of expertise) Burton will officially be in charge of sports science, medical and strength and conditioning teams. Poulos was kind of in charge of these people in terms of an org chart, but he had a very hands on role. Will be interesting to see what role Burton takes.

If Mark Bickley has the story right, the club wanted to bring Burton in over Poulos to oversee sports science, medical, and strength and conditioning, I'm guessing Poulos would of ideally lead one of those areas. He wasn't willing to take the demotion so looked elsewhere.

I don't think it was a demotion though. Just a GM coming in over the top to manage all those teams (including Poulos'). Poulos could've remained doing the exact same role. But everything you read about the guy suggests someone who isn't solely AFL focused. The guy that Poulos is replacing at ARU has just moved to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA. Can genuinely see Poulos ending up at some major US or UK sporting team within a few years.

 

[FantasticShirt]

I don't think Campo would have stayed on having a young family and his business interest. He wouldn't have been able to dedicate himself to the head coaches role but would be happy to go back to his old role as he told Fagan and Noble.


He was doing it out of respect out for Phil and to carry on his legacy for the rest of the season.

We will always honour Phil but next year we will move on and were always going to bring in someone with their own ideas on how to take the playing list forward.

I meant Campo was a sure thing to stay on in his substantive role as Assistant. Not as head coach.

 

[creme_fraiche]

Not exactly stoked by any of this.

Admittedly I'm an outsider looking in, but what has Burton done that warrants such a high ranking position? (outside of being a naturally gifted athlete and being Roo's mate).

I wouldn't exactly use Brisbane as the fitness or injury management benchmark of the competition during his tenure.

It may just be my natural cynicism but I fear a 'jobs for the boys' mentality rapidly creeping back in. I'd be interested to know if the position was advertised internally and whether Poulos had a chance to have a crack at it? My suspicion is he did not, and this has been a deciding factor in him leaving the club.

 

[Jack is Back]

The only good that I took from this, was the faint possibility that we could delist vB and have him captain the seconds, replacing Callinan.

Im 99.99% certain this is not going to happen though.

Clarke is unimpressive.

What is Burton's CV? - nowhere near 'Elite'

We should be targetting the best in the world. Not the good bloke who used to be a good player for us.

Appointing the best fitness guy in the AFL, new contracts for Campo and Clarkey, if we can just arrange a contract extension for vB it will be a very, very good week for the Adelaide Football Club.

 

[TrainRoo32]

I am a fan of Clarke, but just feel like he had had his time.... Obviously can't fault his input, our ruck department hasn't been much of an issue for a few years.
Time for some different perspective. A bit of new blood would be beneficial, having said that I have confidence the new coach, would have some part in these decisions, must have been consulted

 

[Deaneus!]

We should be targetting the best in the world. Not the good bloke who used to be a player for us.

Fixed that for ya.

 

[beartoo]

Fagan mentioned in an interview a few days ago that if anyone suggested to him that he and the AFC operated on a 'Jobs for the Boys' basis that he would be highly insulted.
Maybe Burton is better than some people on here think, as is Clarke.
Fagan has said that he wants an elite team at AFC. Both of the aforementioned people must be highly regarded by both Fagan and others. It is not just a case of being mates with Roo.
Burton took immense and mostly unwarranted flak on here as a player. No doubt this will continue on his return in this role.

 

[Scorpus]

I wouldn't exactly use Brisbane as the fitness or injury management benchmark of the competition during his tenure.

Weren't most of Brisbane's injuries this year impact injuries rather than soft tissue, which are harder to prevent?

 

[Croweater23]

No doubt feedback from players would play a large part in reappointments. Not sure how you can fairly judge from the outside.

People were very critical when we kept campo with our mids post-Sando... Danger obviously holds him in very high regard (see b&f speech).

I think the playing group should be the main consultants with the retention of staff.

Agree that Burton is a strange one though, based purely on his CV, relative lack of experience and history with the Lions. He is no Burgess.

 

[TrainRoo32]

Weren't most of Brisbane's injuries this year impact injuries rather than soft tissue, which are harder to prevent?

How do you prevent an impact injury? Don't attack the contest?

 

[JimmyTheScoop]

I am interested in Burtons Intel on Redden, Mayes and Aish. Surely that would assist the club knowing their training habits and efforts?


#ForeverAFC

 

[Pugsley]

I meant Campo was a sure thing to stay on in his substantive role as Assistant. Not as head coach.

Sorry, I misunderstood. Thought you were referring to staying on as head coach.