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Including both official head coaches and acting/caretaker head coaches, which 44 (or less*) has produced the most future coaches?
There have been a number of lists which have had several future coaches at any one time, but getting them all to make the 22 in a particular week against another similar case isn't easy. There might be potential for as high as 15, but only a third or two thirds take the field.
I did a bit of research back to the early 80s and could only find these (but might be overlooking some).
10/40 - 1983 GF
Haw: Ayres, Buckenara, Eade, K. Judge, C. Knights, L. Matthews, P. Schwab, T. Wallace
Ess: R. Merrett, T. Watson
10/40 - 1984 GF
Ess: M. Harvey, R. Merrett, M. Thompson, T. Watson
Haw: Ayres, R. Eade, K. Judge, L. Matthews, P. Schwab, T. Wallace
10/44 - 1994 Rnd 15
Nth: Blakey, A.Clarkson, Crocker, Laidley, Longmire
Ess: Hardwick, Hird, G. ODonnell, M. Thompson, T. Watson
On the flipside, what about games with ZERO future coaches (touchwood). This might be easier to find. At any one time, there are probably a couple lists either without or only a few injuries away from it. To make it harder, the match has to be 20> years old to give the players sufficient time to start coaching.
For instance, there is this little window in the back half of 2000 where G. McKenna (on the way out) & J. Longmuir (on the way in) aren't taking the field regularly and the Saints also appear without:
0/44 - 2000 Rnd 21 (Freo/WCE); 2000 Rnd 18 (STK/WCE); 2000 Rnd 13 (STK/Freo)
*team line-ups of 20 expanded to 21 in 1994 and 22 in 1998
There have been a number of lists which have had several future coaches at any one time, but getting them all to make the 22 in a particular week against another similar case isn't easy. There might be potential for as high as 15, but only a third or two thirds take the field.
I did a bit of research back to the early 80s and could only find these (but might be overlooking some).
10/40 - 1983 GF
Haw: Ayres, Buckenara, Eade, K. Judge, C. Knights, L. Matthews, P. Schwab, T. Wallace
Ess: R. Merrett, T. Watson
10/40 - 1984 GF
Ess: M. Harvey, R. Merrett, M. Thompson, T. Watson
Haw: Ayres, R. Eade, K. Judge, L. Matthews, P. Schwab, T. Wallace
10/44 - 1994 Rnd 15
Nth: Blakey, A.Clarkson, Crocker, Laidley, Longmire
Ess: Hardwick, Hird, G. ODonnell, M. Thompson, T. Watson
On the flipside, what about games with ZERO future coaches (touchwood). This might be easier to find. At any one time, there are probably a couple lists either without or only a few injuries away from it. To make it harder, the match has to be 20> years old to give the players sufficient time to start coaching.
For instance, there is this little window in the back half of 2000 where G. McKenna (on the way out) & J. Longmuir (on the way in) aren't taking the field regularly and the Saints also appear without:
0/44 - 2000 Rnd 21 (Freo/WCE); 2000 Rnd 18 (STK/WCE); 2000 Rnd 13 (STK/Freo)
*team line-ups of 20 expanded to 21 in 1994 and 22 in 1998
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