News Darren Burgess leaves

[Mr MysteryGuest]

How did port do when he was there?

2018 to 2021

pretty sure they had a decent injury run during the period

 

[FR0GGY]

When?

Probably rd 1

 

[DJ75]

When?

 

[WaynesWorld19]

We have handled it well.

It helped that Burgess was leaving the AFL industry so the media didn't have as good a line of sight on the move.

It appears Burgess has been involved in Headhunting Ian McKeown .....has worked with both Burgess and Nicks at Port Adelaide ....so it's imaginable that a phone call was put in to establish interest

I like Management that have experienced multiple sports ....it challenges ideas

General Manager – Football, Chris Davies said McKeown had been key to the club’s on-field improvement since his arrival and he would be missed.

“Ian arrived at the club in November 2012 and has brought excitement, energy and expertise to our program for every day since. He has been a key driver of our improvement on-field through our training and recovery standards, which have been there for all to see,” Davies said.

“At the end of 2017, his work was rewarded with elevation to the position of Head of High Performance. He adapted to the role very quickly and made it his own, both in setting our program and in his management of our high-performance staff.

“Simply put, Ian McKeown is a world-class high-performance practitioner. We’ll miss him, along with Kristie and Jack, but wish them all the best for their next steps.”

Head of High Performance to depart at season's end

Ian McKeown has announced he will depart the club at the end of the season.

www.portadelaidefc.com.au

 

[119others]

Swear there was something posted about this a couple of months ago.

Found it, September 7

Anyone still doubt Trigger13 ?

If so, time to give it up

 

[119others]

I think the injury list is one part, but the other is playing injured players, which we clearly did in finals. Yes we had a great injury list throughout the year, as did a few other clubs, but I'm not sure how much to take out of that when we apparently decided to play Dawson with a broken foot. How many other times did we play guys with injuries that affected performance?

Then there's stuff like running out games, performing in red time, backing up after short breaks, performing consistently across the entire season. Obviously we weren't bad in that area, but were we clearly above the other teams? I wouldn't have said so. We're talking about supposedly the only world class fitness boss in the AFL, if that's true I'd like to think it would manifest as an observable advantage

Have we been able to noticeably improve the overall fitness of any of our guys with less of a tank?

I'm sure there's half a dozen other fitness guys in the system that are on a similar level but no one knows about because they don't have the profile of Burgess

Ok thanks. Certainly I am no an expert on judging such things but lots of variables at play here I would have thought:

• strength of squad allowing coaches / fitness staff to better manage (eg Danger playing more forward during year and into midfield when it counts in finals). If Cats were struggling to make finals more chance Danger plays more midfield minor round with higher chance of injury (perhaps)
• players age. Young (and perhaps older?) squads perhaps more prone to fall off in last quarters and red time per qtr. Teams with mainly 24-30 year olds may be near the "sweet spot"
• coaches position of strength (proven successful) vs coaches like Nicks in survival mode in 2025

The one indisputable fact is Burgess is the most globally recognised Fitness guy in the AFL. Does that mean he is best or right up there? I would have thought so.

His historical patterns of staying in jobs 3-5 years Has played out again. This time he is taking his family with him (I had assumed his kids Mum and he had split up but they are all seemingly off to northern Italy). And who can blame someone for moving to Italy whilst being paid buckets of $$

 

[Rotayjay]

This is a big blow. Not fatal, but it's the first sign pointing to 2026 being a disappointing slide rather than an improvement.

 

[shep90]

To be fair, kids are 5 years older…

Kids not going by the looks...

 

[jenny61_99]

Kids not going by the looks...

Ouch. However, my statement stands. He's gone back to Adelaide to be near his kids... they are now 4/5 years older, so perhaps he's not needed as much these days. She's not bitter at all....

 

[rocket18]

Undoubtedly a huge loss. But, if we don't have all the IP and intel we need to continue without him, then we have utterly failed as a club.

Hmmmm, what are the odds?

 

[cleanhands]

Ouch. However, my statement stands. He's gone back to Adelaide to be near his kids... they are now 4/5 years older, so perhaps he's not needed as much these days. She's not bitter at all....

Nah it’s not in their nature

 

[SugarShane]

Kids not going by the looks...

 

[Syd Crow]

Awkward for sure.

 

[brucetiki]

Kids not going by the looks...

Today on the Bold and Crom

 

[GreyCrow]

Hope the dog isnt affected by the move

 

[Linekers Ears]

Ouch. However, my statement stands. He's gone back to Adelaide to be near his kids... they are now 4/5 years older, so perhaps he's not needed as much these days. She's not bitter at all....

He's a BIG family man. He's got families everywhere....

 

[WetCrow1991]

Hope the dog isnt affected by the move

It won't be coming back very easily at all if that needs to happen.

 

[WetCrow1991]

Hope the dog isnt affected by the move

Darren has moved around a lot for work, so I am sure he is used to it.

 

[cleanhands]

Hope the dog isnt affected by the move

It would be nervous if he was going to a Chinese club

 

[Syd Crow]

He's a BIG family man. He's got families everywhere....

Like the late Prince Philip...allegedly

 

[GreyCrow]

It would be nervous if he was going to a Chinese club

Hope the dog can speak Italian

 

[cleanhands]

Hope the dog can speak Italian

I think he may be worried about Italian dogs bums smelling different

 

[Mr_Moogle]

It seems like this whole situation has been managed competently and effectively.

I’m confused

They didn't even give us chance to get pissed off.

 

[kirky]

On his third wife?

Just wow.

 

[1970crow]

What was the full list though?

Is +160 much higher than the average or other teams around us?

Cats were +450 and then next best wasn’t too different to us.