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A couple of years ago when they got caught doping, they pulled a super duper organisational “matrix” out of nowhere in an attempt to exonerate certain characters at the club.
They’ve learnt **** all.
Bomber Thompson is available though, and probably looking for work.
Seems strange why Rutten has a title but the others are generic (other than the opposition analyst).
Why is Rutten not a performance coach as well?
where do u work?Hawthorn board?
The performance coaches are officially line coaches. I think the titles are generic (we do something similar where i work, simple titles but specific role statements).
Cant remember who is who though
We have specific titles but they're not updated. Tim Kelly is still on our website as an oppositi9n analyst for example. Then when I attended a club information seesion I learnt he was defensive coordinator and a line coach.Probably because Rutten was the recent addition specifically brought in with a job description in his club puff piece, and the website guy used that to fill in the html table.
Previously when they said to the web guy “oh we need you to add these names to our coaching pages” - “what do they do?” - “just call them all performance coaches, who really takes notice anyway.”
I feel like of all the things to go at Essendon for, this is a truly weird one.
We have specific titles but they're not updated. Tim Kelly is still on our website as an oppositi9n analyst for example. Then when I attended a club information seesion I learnt he was defensive coordinator and a line coach.
I think there's a bit of foxing sometimes to give opposition analysts nothing. If they know a coaches role and history they may glean some useful data.
I'm neutral in terms if the clubs, but yeah this thread is a meaningless troll.
It’s pretty easy to find out what the coaches do, they put an article out when they brought Rutten in from memory.
I’d say it’s more that whatever hamster is used to update the website has very limited time and interest in this particular topic.
I think there's more goes on in intelligence thing than supporters realise. All our training sessions are open but that's probably because with the small numbers a strange face videoing, would be noticed.
We can't show you, Essendon lost it.They did?
Where is that, can we see it?
Ill plead the 5th of the former.....you may not care to know the answerwhere do u work?
Are you a Mark Havey or a James Kelly?
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John Worsfold
Senior Coach
Alastair Clarkson
Senior Coach
Rob Harding
Game Intelligence & Opposition Strategy Coach
Damian Carroll
Head of Development and Learning
Ben Rutten
Team Defence and Key Position Coach
Adam Yze
Head of Match Day Strategy and Opposition
Mark Harvey
Performance Coach
Scott Burns
Forwardline Coach
Hayden Skipworth
Performance Coach
Darren Glass
Assistant Coach
Paul Corrigan
Performance Coach
Chris Newman
Stoppage Coach
Mark Corrigan
Performance Coach
Sam Mitchell
Midfield Coach
James Kelly
Performance Coach
Torin Baker
Development Coach
Damian Monkhorst
Ruck Coach
Essendon
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Hawthorn
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A couple of years ago when they got caught doping, they pulled a super duper organisational “matrix” out of nowhere in an attempt to exonerate certain characters at the club.
They’ve learnt **** all.
Bomber Thompson is available though, and probably looking for work.
.... maybe because he’s smart and didn’t want his remuneration to be connected in any way to the team’s actual performance?Seems strange why Rutten has a title but the others are generic (other than the opposition analyst).
Why is Rutten not a performance coach as well?

As the other guy said, it appears they all have specific roles. They do seem to lack a bit of experience though. Out of that list there are only two coaches who have worked at other clubs with a pass mark or better - Worsfold and Rutten.
Surprised Mark Harvey is still around. Thought he was given a coaching role as a bit of charity by Essendon with the pretence that he was there to guide Hird.
Give Bruce Francis a call and he'll tell you all about it.They did?
Where is that, can we see it?

