AFLW Fremantle poach Melbourne women's coach!

[CrowdedHouse]

The Age's Sam Lane is reporting that Fremantle have signed Melbourne's Michelle Cowan!

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-ne...ves-demons-for-fremantle-20160701-gpw8hz.html

 

[The_Wookie]

Well this was one of the fears that the bigger money clubs might throw more at coaches and staff. Her family circumstances would have helped though no question.

 

[sportsmaniac89]

Great pickup as far as I'm concerned

 

[Vicky Park]

Excellent poach by Freo, and will be greatly missed by Melbourne. Everything you read about Cowan is highly positive.

The poaching wars have started! The new teams have to be settled by when exactly? They start training at their respective clubs in November.

 

[The_Wookie]

Excellent poach by Freo, and will be greatly missed by Melbourne. Everything you read about Cowan is highly positive.

The poaching wars have started! The new teams have to be settled by when exactly? They start training at their respective clubs in November.

Looks like theres a draft of some kind in October.

 

[Allikat]

I hope the delay in announcing this from the club is just so we can make a big deal about it. What a pickup if it's true!

I feel a bit bad for Melbourne because she's done so much for us, but how amazing for her that she now has the opportunity to be a coach full time

 

[LeverPuller]

I hope the delay in announcing this from the club is just so we can make a big deal about it. What a pickup if it's true!

I feel a bit bad for Melbourne because she's done so much for us, but how amazing for her that she now has the opportunity to be a coach full time

Big part of it was her family by all reports. Kids are in school in Perth and her partner gets paid very very well with his job too.

 

[The_Wookie]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fr...t/news-story/4e303efdbbf8f4383d8a1c1ff24e23bb

FREMANTLE is considering placing Michelle Cowan in a role within the men’s football department.

Ross Lyon confirmed he met with Cowan — the women’s coach in waiting — on Wednesday, along with football operations boss Chris Bond.

The trio discussed Cowan’s role at Melbourne, where she not only coached the women’s team, but was a permanent member of the men’s footy department. Simon Goodwin, in particular, was responsible for mentoring the pioneering Cowan

 

[Clems Knee]

http://www.news.com.au/sport/afl/fr...t/news-story/4e303efdbbf8f4383d8a1c1ff24e23bb

FREMANTLE is considering placing Michelle Cowan in a role within the men’s football department.

Ross Lyon confirmed he met with Cowan — the women’s coach in waiting — on Wednesday, along with football operations boss Chris Bond.

The trio discussed Cowan’s role at Melbourne, where she not only coached the women’s team, but was a permanent member of the men’s footy department. Simon Goodwin, in particular, was responsible for mentoring the pioneering Cowan

Reading that article and listening to the presser, I got the impression that Lyon thinks that Cowan will have her plate full setting the team up in the next year or two.

 

[eastfreo75]

Big part of it was her family by all reports. Kids are in school in Perth and her partner gets paid very very well with his job too.

She loved working with Melbourne and the family situation was only reason she left.

Doing 4 day blocks and flying into Melbourne and Perth is too much for a family.

 

[CrowdedHouse]

Yep... all official now.

http://www.fremantlefc.com.au/news/2016-07-11/story

 

[masai]

Very well known Freo name.

 

[Vicky Park]

Good luck to Cowan, a big job and a pioneering one. Will watch with interest.