Coach Justin Longmuir

[wild side]

He's been here recently flogging a mouthguard that has GPS and concussion IP, he's been helping raise money for it.
There's a few Bombers here these days, O'Donnell

 

[ChimpaWompa]

well clearly Pav didn't like what he saw lmao

 

[showemhowtorock]

Don Pyke steps down, WA man, also has a great relationship with Longmuir and tried to get him to Adelaide a few years ago! things heat up

 

[mike91]

I'd be happy with Pyke as an assistant to J Lo.

 

[FreoGirl]

Don Pyke steps down, WA man, also has a great relationship with Longmuir and tried to get him to Adelaide a few years ago! things heat up

My thoughts exactly when I saw the news - would prefer him over Sumich

 

[jedi mind tricks]

Nothing against the article, they'd have to mention seeing him but he's still much more likely to be doing a sales pitch for one of his interests than anything related to him returning to AFL in any capacity.

Yeah for sure

 

[ChimpaWompa]

give pyke that head of coaching role we wanted worsfold for with longmuir as coach

 

[Balls In]

Peter Bell was in Adelaide last week and people were assuming he was talking to Jarrad Schofield. Then all of a sudden Don Pyke pulls the pin. Thoughts on Don Pyke as your next coach?

 

[samFFC]

What a nothing article. Why on earth are we talking about this. Has to be the worst bit of journalism I've seen in a while

It did say he wouldn’t be senior coach though; so that’s good.

 

[Freo Shark]

Peter Bell was in Adelaide last week and people were assuming he was talking to Jarrad Schofield. Then all of a sudden Don Pyke pulls the pin. Thoughts on Don Pyke as your next coach?

Senior Assistant perhaps not Director of Coaching I would have thought.

 

[FreoGirl]

Peter Bell was in Adelaide last week and people were assuming he was talking to Jarrad Schofield. Then all of a sudden Don Pyke pulls the pin. Thoughts on Don Pyke as your next coach?

Would prefer Lyon, but we could do worse

 

[Bring back Drum]

Resigns before the review is complete, 1 club looking for a coach, I think there might be a connection.

 

[Dock_king]

Suddenly Dom Pyke is available

as Assistant Coach?

 

[mike91]

as Assistant Coach?

Senior or Assistant. I'm guessing Assistant, which I'm happy with.

 

[Belnakor]

Maybe my morals arent what they should be but I would take Hird in an assistant role and be ******* excited about it.

We dont know the full story behind the whole drugs saga and never will. I like to give people 2nd chances and I think Hird got everything he deserved and more and should get a second chance at it, albeit never in a senior coaching role.

He was a terrific role model on the field and I'm 99% sure he would avoid anything close to what Essendon were doing like the plague after what he went through.

Would be stoked to bring him in as an assistant

You've actually spun what is terrible about Hird into a positive somehow.

The drugs scandal actually wasn't that bad. Hird's role in it was obviously well documented. But in professional it is improbable these guys aren't doping. Unless you believe Fyfe put on 15kg of pure muscle in one off season having two protein shakes a day (lol).

The problem with hird was that

1) never took responsibility
2) handled the whole scandal terribly
3) clearly has some kind of narcissistic personality disorder which led to him trying to top himself when it was clear he would never coach again.

why would want someone like him anywhere near our group is beyond me.

 

[Dock_king]

Senior or Assistant. I'm guessing Assistant, which I'm happy with.

Yeah it would be a strange move to appoint a failed coach in a new senior role straight away.
Senior Assistant or head of development seems more appropriate.

 

[DanWA]

Jlo under Pyke? James Hird CEO?

 

[Quokka]

Jlo under Pyke? James Hird CEO?

reverse the first two, Hird just passing through.

 

[FreoGirl]

afl.com have suggested that Pyke's resignation has put pressure on Fremantle because another club is now looking for a coach - they aren't very smart?

 

[theGav56]

Hird: minimal luggage, but plenty of baggage.

Longmuir and Pyke works for me.

 

[arsesmart]

Pyke's a successful business man we keep hearing. Might be a good choice for CEO.

 

[Belnakor]

reverse the first two, Hird just passing through.

Pyke as HC sounds good to me, seems to have a good attitude, got alot of what is a very poor list tbh.

 

[Wizard]

Pyke as HC sounds good to me, seems to have a good attitude, got alot of what is a very poor list tbh.

There list was exceptional when they were up and going, hes a horrific head coach.

 

[arsesmart]

Definitely worse ideas than Head Coach Longmuir and Director of Coaching Pyke.

 

[FreoGirl]

There list was exceptional when they were up and going, hes a horrific head coach.

well he did take over in unusual circumstances...