Analysis Giants Coaching. Congratulations Adam Kingsley & welcome to GWS.

Who is your preference to be next coach of GWS Giants?

  • Alistair Clarkson

    Votes: 22 26.8%
  • James Hird

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Don Pyke

    Votes: 7 8.5%
  • Nathan Buckley

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Ross Lyon

    Votes: 3 3.7%
  • Mark McVeigh

    Votes: 6 7.3%
  • Robert Harvey

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Scott Burns

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Blake Caracella

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Adam Yze

    Votes: 14 17.1%
  • Adam Kingsley

    Votes: 13 15.9%
  • Daniel Giansiracusa

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Luke Power

    Votes: 1 1.2%
  • Jaymie Graham

    Votes: 2 2.4%
  • Ash Hansen

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Andrew McQualter

    Votes: 0 0.0%
  • Chris Scott

    Votes: 3 3.7%

  • Total voters
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The GIANTS are delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Kingsley as the club’s next AFL head coach.

As a former Premiership and Best and Fairest winner with Port Adelaide, where he played 170 games, Kingsley quickly moved into coaching following his playing career, immediately taking up assistant coaching roles with Port Adelaide and then St Kilda. After eight years with the Saints, Kingsley joined Richmond as assistant coach in 2019 where he played a leading role in the Tigers’ last two Premierships.

GIANTS Chief Executive Officer David Matthews said Kingsley's appointment marked the next chapter in the evolution of the football club. “On behalf of the Board and our entire organisation, I’m thrilled to confirm Adam Kingsley as our new head coach,” Mr Matthews said. “After a thorough and considered selection process, Adam’s vision for the club, our players and our people made him the standout candidate for the job. Adam has outstanding values that align with the GIANTS and with 16 years’ coaching experience he is an exceptional tactical coach, a strong, clear communicator, and someone who brings people together. In our 11 years in the competition we have undoubtedly become a successful club with a fantastic culture and a great playing list. But we haven’t been satisfied with our recent results. We - and Adam - believe success isn’t far away and we’re thrilled to have him lead us into our next chapter as a club. This is an incredibly exciting day for our club and Adam's appointment will not only take our playing group and football department forward but will help continue to grow our game across NSW and the ACT. We look forward to welcoming Adam, his wife Nadine and children Cayla, Ethan and Raf to the GIANTS family.”

Mr Matthews also paid tribute to caretaker coach Mark McVeigh. "We thank Mark for his efforts as interim senior coach and the tireless work he has contributed to our program since taking over in round 10,” Mr Matthews said. “It’s a difficult job to come in as caretaker coach but he attacked the role with fresh ideas and sought to improve our players, staff and program at every step. Mark is a person of the highest integrity and character, and he has always put the club first. He was steadfast in leaving the program ready for whoever would be taking over.”

Following an extensive interview process, Kingsley was deemed the best fit for the GIANTS by the club’s interview panel that consisted of Mr Matthews, Chairman Tony Shepherd AO, Football Director Jimmy Bartel and General Manager of Football Jason McCartney. Kingsley said he was honoured to have the opportunity to coach the club for the next three years. “This is an incredibly exciting opportunity,” he said. “It’s a privilege and an honour to be the next senior coach of the GIANTS. I’ve been clear in my aspirations to become a senior coach and over the last 16 years I’ve continued to learn and develop to the point now where I’m absolutely ready to take the next step in my coaching career. This is a club which has built a strong culture from the ground up in just a few short years. In just 11 years the GIANTS have made multiple preliminary finals, and a Grand Final, and while the ultimate success has eluded the club, it’s clear the building blocks are in place. It's clear the players, staff, members and fans are hungry for success, and we’re going to drive each other to get to where we want to go. I believe in this club and what we can achieve together.”

Kingsley played 170 games for Port Adelaide between 1997 and 2006 and was a member of the club’s inaugural team as well as their first Premiership in 2004. He won the Power’s club champion award in just his second season. In 2007, he became an assistant coach at Port Adelaide, a position in which he stayed in until the end of 2010. Kingsley joined St Kilda at the end of the 2010 season as an assistant coach before moving to Richmond in 2019.
 
Ironic that we went from the tsunami to the worst transition team in the comp
From a tsunami to a toddler peeing in their wading pool.
 

BarryAglett

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Ok I think Stevie is the start of a good support team around Leon which has been the talk for a while now...

So who else is out there that we think will be good contributors? I think we need at least one (probably two) more
So great that Stevie is back. :cool:

I think we need someone who is analytic like an Adem Yze.
 
Anyone know anything about him?


HAWTHORN — Adem Yze

  • August 14, 2019 12:00am by TOM MORRIS AND JOSH GABELICH : FOXSPORTS
Not many used the football better by foot than Adem Yze during his 14-season career at Melbourne — and that’s part of the reason why he was first brought to Hawthorn. After starting his time at the Hawks as a specialist goal kicking coach in 2011, Yze has worked as a development coach and overseen a line, before moving into his current role as head of match day strategy and opposition, where he is one of eight coaches working under Alastair Clarkson.

Yze looks after Hawthorn’s opposition preparation where his communication skills help him deliver a clear message of how the Hawks plan to beat their opponents each weekend. One player said Yze’s ability to connect with players make it easier to execute what he wants, while his pristine foot skills — he has six or seven different kicks, like a bowler has different deliveries — have helped every player on the list improve their kicking. His influence has also been felt at junior level, where he is heavily involved with suburban club Ashburton Redbacks.
 
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Big Stinky Monk

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Yze looks after Hawthorn’s opposition preparation where his communication skills help him deliver a clear message of how the Hawks plan to beat their opponents each weekend. One player said Yze’s ability to connect with players make it easier to execute what he wants ...
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What was his report card grade for this job in the season just gone?
 
Nov 23, 2015
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Yze looks after Hawthorn’s opposition preparation where his communication skills help him deliver a clear message of how the Hawks plan to beat their opponents each weekend. One player said Yze’s ability to connect with players make it easier to execute what he wants ...

What was his report card grade for this job in the season just gone?
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That the players at his disposal were s**t!
 

Danny88

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HAWTHORN — Adem Yze

  • August 14, 2019 12:00am by TOM MORRIS AND JOSH GABELICH : FOXSPORTS
Not many used the football better by foot than Adem Yze during his 14-season career at Melbourne — and that’s part of the reason why he was first brought to Hawthorn. After starting his time at the Hawks as a specialist goal kicking coach in 2011, Yze has worked as a development coach and overseen a line, before moving into his current role as head of match day strategy and opposition, where he is one of eight coaches working under Alastair Clarkson.

Yze looks after Hawthorn’s opposition preparation where his communication skills help him deliver a clear message of how the Hawks plan to beat their opponents each weekend. One player said Yze’s ability to connect with players make it easier to execute what he wants, while his pristine foot skills — he has six or seven different kicks, like a bowler has different deliveries — have helped every player on the list improve their kicking. His influence has also been felt at junior level, where he is heavily involved with suburban club Ashburton Redbacks.
Reading that he seems like a jet. But that also said he wants to remain in Vic for family reasons
 

Giant Pete

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Was second in line for the Freo role that went to Justin Longmuir. Impressed the Freo coaching panel with his presso but was pipped at the post

He is ready to senior coach. So odd to move as an assistant unless there is a carrot

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Thanks. I guess he didn’t move on... was pushed out the door. One view is Dew wanted him out.
 
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