Craig McRae Leaving The Holden Centre

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This is a big loss. My old man has had a bit to do with Craig through his coaching and he rates him extremely highly.

Hopefully we can get someone just as good to fill the role.
 

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This is a big loss. My old man has had a bit to do with Craig through his coaching and he rates him extremely highly.

Hopefully we can get someone just as good to fill the role.
McRae is highly regarded. He won the best development coach in the AFL by the coaches association a few years ago and is along with Derek Hine is one of the most important people at the club.

McRae is widely considered to be the best development manager in the AFL. Huge loss.
 

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#32
You know, we keep mourning "people we've lost", but in the same breath, some of the same people bag most aspects of the club (myself included, but I generally don't mourn the loss of off field folk). Seems strange. I mean, our club isn't great right now so are we losing anything when we lose most of these people?

Back in 2010/2011 when we lost people it felt more like a loss because we were a top side and it felt like these people were being poached. Lately it feels more like people want out.
 

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#34
I must say, we have a pretty strong record of picking good development coaches:
Richardson, Beveridge and McRae off the top of my head.
Would Grace be up for that job?
I'd like Tapping involved with the AFL team if it will keep him at the club, but he might prefer McRae's job as the bigger challenge. Obviously, it depends on what type of long-term pathway Tapping has in mind.
 

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Let's recruit the best person. Not the best friend.

We have enough of that with Lockyer and Rocca at the club.
I think you will find sanderson was and is very well regarded, esp for tactics, he did get crows into a prelim, he just got it in the neck as all coaches do at some point.
That he gets on well with Nathan, so? Cant he have someone he trusts, likes, respects who is good at what he does. Not sure why thats an issue. Let them bromance if that makes them happy.
This may come as a shock to some people but Nathan Buckley wants to win a flag MUCH!!!!!! More than any of us, his whole reputation will depend on it (see Ross Lyon as example).
We'll all still barrack for Collingwood anyway, but for all coaches its all and everything.
 

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I hope we bring Brett Ratten down to the club, I think he would be outstanding for us.

I don't know how good he would be as a development coach but as a direct replacement for Tapping he would be great.
 

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Welcome to Collingwood Brenton Sanderson.

Here's hoping he's developed some good relationships with the youngsters in the AIS squad. Sure as hell seems to have worked for Buckley when he was coaching u16's!
Is this based on any announced news, Apex?
 

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Are you understating McRae?

The 2 most important facets at a club are recruiting and development. Craig is the head of player development.

Craig is highly regarded industry wide.
So we will get someone else who is highly regarded. The sky isn't falling is it?
 

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So...Tapping?? Who has suggested he is leaving...other than BigFooty?
See below

Jay Clark said on Saturday night on MMM that he had accepted a senior assistant role at the Saints.
So did you start a thread on Dale Tapping pretending to have inside knowledge based on what Jay Clark said or do you know anything?
 

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So did you start a thread on Dale Tapping pretending to have inside knowledge based on what Jay Clark said or do you know anything?
No, I posted the Tapping thread a week ago. Jay only confirmed it on Saturday night.

I don't really care if you think I have inside knowledge or not. I can send a screenshot of that dialogue between a senior Herald-Sun journalist to a mod. But it worries me little what you think of me.
 

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No, I posted the Tapping thread a week ago. Jay only confirmed it on Saturday night.

I don't really care if you think I have inside knowledge or not. I can send a screenshot of that dialogue between a senior Herald-Sun journalist to a mod. But it worries me little what you think of me.
Haven't mentioned anything personal regards my thoughts on you - not sure why you reference it. I asked a question.
 
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