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He appears to gell teams together really well , maybe a fulltime development role for coaches and players .
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He appears to gell teams together really well , maybe a fulltime development role for coaches and players .
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Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans has yet to conclude a second round of interviews for the vacant coaching position.
They are working towards an announcement next week but concede it may take another week.
It is understood Richmond assistant coach and former Brisbane premiership player Blake Caracella has entered the race.
Hawthorn assistant coach Scott Burns has also been mentioned.
Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans has yet to conclude a second round of interviews for the vacant coaching position.
They are working towards an announcement next week but concede it may take another week.
It is understood Richmond assistant coach and former Brisbane premiership player Blake Caracella has entered the race.
Hawthorn assistant coach Scott Burns has also been mentioned.
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Brisbane great Jason Akermanis wants coaching role at the Gold Coast
Nick RynneFriday, 29 September 2017 7:25PM
Jason Akermanis looks on during a Western Bulldogs training session at Whitten Oval in Melbourne.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
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He said stepping away from the AFL limelight and spending four years as a senior coach in Victorian country football had changed him for the better. He was confident clubs would be able to see that change as well.
“It’s just someone giving me an opportunity,” he said.
“I’m a completely different person to who I was even seven years ago when I retired. I was not very humble and grateful, I was a bit all about myself. Now everything’s changed the other way.”
The Suns are about to re-embark on their second revamp after declining to renew coach Rodney Eade’s contract.
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Carlton assistant John Barker is the favourite to replace the veteran mentor, with Sydney’s Stewart Dew and former Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney also in the mix.
The make-up of the Suns coaching staff next season will depend on who is appointed, but Akermanis warned against players walking directly from their playing careers into an assistant’s role at senior level.
“It takes a lot of years to get it right, until you coach your own team. They don’t know that, I didn’t know that,” he said.
“After three, four, five years in the job you think, ‘I’ve got this, I know how to do this’, but straight out of the game... it’s not like that at all.”
Nick RynneFriday, 29 September 2017 7:25PM
Jason Akermanis looks on during a Western Bulldogs training session at Whitten Oval in Melbourne.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
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He said stepping away from the AFL limelight and spending four years as a senior coach in Victorian country football had changed him for the better. He was confident clubs would be able to see that change as well.
“It’s just someone giving me an opportunity,” he said.
“I’m a completely different person to who I was even seven years ago when I retired. I was not very humble and grateful, I was a bit all about myself. Now everything’s changed the other way.”
The Suns are about to re-embark on their second revamp after declining to renew coach Rodney Eade’s contract.
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Carlton assistant John Barker is the favourite to replace the veteran mentor, with Sydney’s Stewart Dew and former Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney also in the mix.
The make-up of the Suns coaching staff next season will depend on who is appointed, but Akermanis warned against players walking directly from their playing careers into an assistant’s role at senior level.
“It takes a lot of years to get it right, until you coach your own team. They don’t know that, I didn’t know that,” he said.
“After three, four, five years in the job you think, ‘I’ve got this, I know how to do this’, but straight out of the game... it’s not like that at all.”
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would take akermanis in that role.
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Could just imagine Akermanis and Aaron Hall sitting in aker's office all day talking about how good they are to each otherBrisbane great Jason Akermanis wants coaching role at the Gold Coast
Nick RynneFriday, 29 September 2017 7:25PM
Jason Akermanis looks on during a Western Bulldogs training session at Whitten Oval in Melbourne.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
Queensland football legend Jason Akermanis has put his hand up for an assistant coaching role at Gold Coast next season.
Akermanis, 40, said his desire to coach at AFL level had waned after a knock-back from Essendon in 2015, but returned with new vigour in the back half of this year after stepping aside from his role at North Albury in Victoria’s Ovens and Murray football league.
The 2001 Brownlow medallist has completed the AFL’s level-two accreditation and has a university coaching diploma to his name after engaging in further study.
Akermanis said he would be open to any job at senior level, but helping the Suns thrive in the state where he grew up would be particularly appealing.
“I’d love to coach up there,” he said.
“You always want to go to where you can prove that you can coach. You’ve got a team that’s not lacking for talent, but lacking on culture and all the things we need to get right.
“We’ve just got to wait until they get the new coach on board and he may not be interested at all, but he gets a chance to pick his own guys. It’s a chance you couldn’t resist.”
A three-time premiership star with Brisbane who finished his career at the Western Bulldogs, Akermanis was prone to outlandish statements during his playing career and was more than once accused of putting himself before the team.
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He said stepping away from the AFL limelight and spending four years as a senior coach in Victorian country football had changed him for the better. He was confident clubs would be able to see that change as well.
“It’s just someone giving me an opportunity,” he said.
“I’m a completely different person to who I was even seven years ago when I retired. I was not very humble and grateful, I was a bit all about myself. Now everything’s changed the other way.”
The Suns are about to re-embark on their second revamp after declining to renew coach Rodney Eade’s contract.
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Carlton assistant John Barker is the favourite to replace the veteran mentor, with Sydney’s Stewart Dew and former Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney also in the mix.
The make-up of the Suns coaching staff next season will depend on who is appointed, but Akermanis warned against players walking directly from their playing careers into an assistant’s role at senior level.
“It takes a lot of years to get it right, until you coach your own team. They don’t know that, I didn’t know that,” he said.
“After three, four, five years in the job you think, ‘I’ve got this, I know how to do this’, but straight out of the game... it’s not like that at all.”
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Heck yes!
I thought I heard a few months ago (or so) that Akka was sniffing around the gc for an assistant role.
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Confirmed interest obviously. He's a very smart operator
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I thought I heard something similar aswell.
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Akermanis is an interesting one for an assistant role. He obviously has a high footy IQ and is a Queenslander. I remember back in 2010 when the Bulldogs gave him the flick he tried to get a gig with the Suns for their inaugural season and mentioned his relationship with Marcus Ashcroft could be a factor. It would be kind of funny if the Suns ended up with Caracella as head coach, Akermanis as an assistant and Ashcroft in an administrative role. I suppose there the possibility that Shaun Hart will return to the club this off season as well. Not that picking up Brisbane Lions legends is a problem, it's just interesting that it may work out that way.
However, no AFL club has taken a chance on Aker yet and there's obviously risk involved with recruiting him in any role. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.
However, no AFL club has taken a chance on Aker yet and there's obviously risk involved with recruiting him in any role. Should be interesting to see how this plays out.
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A guess or rumour/report?
