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http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/articles/2002/10/01/1033283488515.html

Laidley set to land top Roos job
By Karen Lyon
October 02 2002

The final seat at the AFL's coaching table will be filled today when the Kangaroos appoint their new senior coach, tipped to be former premiership player Dean Laidley.

Laidley's appointment was expected to be ratified by the Kangaroos' board last night after the former defender beat ex-Sydney coach Rodney Eade and former Carlton coach Wayne Brittain for the position.

The 35 year-old played 52 games with West Coast, between the Eagles' inaugural year of 1987 and 1992, before switching to North Melbourne in 1993, where he played in the club's 1996 premiership team.

He missed the Eagles' 1991 grand final because of a knee reconstruction and was not selected for their 1992 premiership side.

It is believed Laidley's Kangaroo connection, including the support of skipper Anthony Stevens, plus his youth and strong presentations at both interviews, helped him beat off more experienced candidates.

Laidley is likely to have new support staff around him when he returns to Arden Street.

Present assistant Tony Elshaug is expected to head to Carlton to continue his working relationship with former Roos coach Denis Pagan, who has taken control at Optus Oval. Gavin Crosisca, another Pagan assistant, is being sought by several clubs.

Laidley's former teammates Matthew Armstrong and John Blakey, former Geelong captain Garry Hocking and Bulldog legend Tony Liberatore are all possible assistants at Arden Street, which could give the Roos a new team in the wake of Pagan's departure.

Since Laidley retired at the end of 1997, after playing 151 games - 99 with the Roos - he spent a year working with Pagan before coaching in Canberra. For the past three years he has been an assistant at Collingwood under Mick Malthouse.

With his involvement in the Magpies' assault on the flag ending on Saturday, Laidley met Kangaroos officials over breakfast last Sunday for his second official interview.

He met Malthouse yesterday to tell the Collingwood coach of his new role.
 
And one from the Herald Sun

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,5209862%5E20322,00.html

Kangaroos pick Laidley
02 October 2002 Herald Sun

KANGAROOS premiership player Dean Laidley is the club's new coach.

The former West Coast half-back, who finished his career with North Melbourne in 1997, beat the more experienced Rodney Eade and Wayne Brittain for the AFL's last coaching post.

Eade and Brittain join Terry Wallace as senior coaches in 2002 who are without a coaching job in 2003.

The Roos will announce Laidley's three-year appointment today.

Laidley, who was dubbed "Junkyard Dog" in his time at Arden St, has been an assistant at Collingwood since 2000.

After the Roos paid Denis Pagan $2 million over three years, Laidley will come at a bargain price.

Wallace, who resigned as Western Bulldogs coach after Round 21, was confident of getting either the Sydney or Carlton jobs.

But Pagan was snapped up by the Blues, while Paul Roos won the Swans job.

Laidley, 35, coached in Canberra for two years after retiring as a player. He was poised to coach West Perth before Mick Malthouse lured him to Victoria Park.

The 1996 premiership player was also high on the Western Bulldogs' list of candidates.

Eade, who resigned as Sydney coach mid-season, said he was disappointed to miss the Roos' job and hoped to pursue a media career.

He said he was keen to continue his coaching career in 2004.

Eade said he could understand the reasons for the Kangaroos, where he was assistant coach from 1992 to 1995, deciding to appoint a rookie coach. "At this stage I haven't got any plans for next year, but will hopefully do some media," he said.

"When I resigned at Sydney, I always knew there might not be a job next year.

"It was nice to be asked by the Kangaroos to talk about the job, but I understand the reasons why they've obviously gone with Dean."

Eade was also aware that some people in Sydney were quick to criticise his performance as a coach.

"Contrary to some reports out of Sydney, which are a lot of fabrication and embellishment of facts, I still believe I have a lot to offer," he said.

"I will wait for 2004."

Laidley is expected to bring a new coaching panel to Arden St.

Tony Elshaug will follow Pagan to Carlton, while another Roo assistant, Gavin Crosisca, could join the Hawks as an assistant.

Both Brittain and Eade had not been told last night that they had missed the job.

Brittain's manager Damien Smith said last night the former Blues coach would now obviously consider other options.
 
And a final one from the Herald Sun about Eade, but has a bit of Roo stuff in it.

http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/footy/common/story_page/0,8033,5209783%5E19742,00.html

Eade's stocks slump
02 October 2002 Herald Sun
By MIKE SHEAHAN

RODNEY Eade's fall from favour surely is one of the more stunning tumbles of recent years.

The man who started 2002 with a reputation as the AFL's premier match-day strategist left his job mid-season and can't get another one.

In the space of three months, Eade and the Swans have walked away from each other, and the Bulldogs and now the Kangaroos have overlooked him for their vacancies.

The Roos' decision to go with the untried Dean Laidley represents a massive setback for a man who sees himself as a career coach.

Laidley, the Collingwood assistant who beat Eade and former Carlton coach Wayne Brittain for the job at Arden St, will be named coach today. Staggering to think both Eade and Terry Wallace will be relegated to the role of observers next season.

Wallace departed the Bulldogs five weeks ago, with two years to run on a contract, ostensibly to replace Eade, who stepped down as Sydney coach in June, midway through his seventh season.

In the end, it got too hard and hot for both parties, and people power saw Eade's successor, Paul Roos, win the job he handled with aplomb in the last 10 rounds.

Eade has been hurt in recent times by a whispering campaign widely believed to be sourced from Sydney.

The Dogs didn't even factor him into calculations, although salary would have been a major consideration, and he has missed again.

The Roos' decision, though, is more a reflection of the excitement Laidley created with officials than any statement about Eade.

Eade, a former assistant to Denis Pagan with the Roos, was seen as favourite for the job until Laidley's presentation to the coaching sub-committee last Thursday. He met the sub-committee -- chairman Allen Aylett, chief executive Geoff Walsh and football manager Tim Harrington -- again on Sunday and yesterday.

Laidley, 35, is a North Melbourne premiership player who returns with the endorsement of people including Collingwood coach Michael Malthouse, his boss for the past three years.

He will replace dual premiership coach Pagan, who has gone to Carlton. He played 52 games at West Coast, including two seasons under Malthouse, and 99 games with the Roos under Pagan.

He was a brave defender who provided one of the highlights of the Roos' 1996 premiership win when he ran across the path of Tony Lockett and Mick Martyn at full throttle, his eyes fixed on the ball, and marked. He was a wiry 184cm, 77kg player and earned the nickname "Junkyard Dog" because of his ferocious attitude.


The only comfort for Eade -- and Wallace -- is the high turnover in coaching, and the likelihood there will be jobs up for grabs after the 2003 season.

In the meantime, there are lessons to be learned.
 

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Originally posted by vlad76
Not so sure about Hocking and Libba...

Two blokes who always gave 120% and were never the most athletic players.

Garry Hocking was always one of my favourites from other clubs - rarely played a bad game, and always killed us unfortunately. A player who has whipped our midfield's arse on such a regular basis should have a headstart in identifying what's wrong with it.
 
Originally posted by Darky


Two blokes who always gave 120% and were never the most athletic players.

Garry Hocking was always one of my favourites from other clubs - rarely played a bad game, and always killed us unfortunately. A player who has whipped our midfield's arse on such a regular basis should have a headstart in identifying what's wrong with it.

I agree Darky.
Libba and Hocking were two great midfielders who gave no quarter when it came to playing the game.
 
I am with you Darky.

Hocking was a gem. I even used to like watching him tear us apart. He had everything.

Libba has something to offer I am sure. Anyone who has done what he has, despite being a couple of inches away from being legally labeled a midget, has something to offer IMO.
 
I saw Libba at training at Arden Street on the Friday night before the preliminary final - it all makes sense now
 
Heard Patrick Smith this morning a huge wrap for Laidley saw him coach about 10 weeks ago and was blown away by him predicted then that he would get a senior coaching job.Also said that he was just piped for the bulldogs job finishing front of Royal.
 
Originally posted by Darky


Two blokes who always gave 120% and were never the most athletic players.

Garry Hocking was always one of my favourites from other clubs - rarely played a bad game, and always killed us unfortunately. A player who has whipped our midfield's arse on such a regular basis should have a headstart in identifying what's wrong with it.

Yes, Hocking's 'favourite' - line up a player (usually without the ball) and then run through them. That's a good start. :mad:

Arch, a true toughman, not a roughmen, could teach GHocking a thing or 2 about proper 'toughness'.
 

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Originally posted by Darky
Garry Hocking was always one of my favourites from other clubs - rarely played a bad game, and always killed us unfortunately. A player who has whipped our midfield's arse on such a regular basis should have a headstart in identifying what's wrong with it.

I would have to agree that Hocking was a great player and really excelled when he played against us. Certainly someone worth considering for an assistants role.
 
Originally posted by Michele


Yes, Hocking's 'favourite' - line up a player (usually without the ball) and then run through them. That's a good start. :mad:


No, a favorite because of blinding skill, courage, toughness, balance, endurance and the fact that nealry everytime I saw him play (vs North) he was a genius.

You a fan of Byron Michele,or is that differen't?
 
nobody has mentioned how hocking the assistant coach and colbert the player would be, have they? is that where the bad blood down at geelong stemmed from?
 
Originally posted by Harvs29
nobody has mentioned how hocking the assistant coach and colbert the player would be, have they? is that where the bad blood down at geelong stemmed from?

Hadn't thought of it.

Could be a problem.
 
Paul Couch was the problem!

I don't believe that there was/is any bad blood between Colby and Buddha.

Matty Armstrong might well be a good pickup, had a year or two under Matthews at Brisbane before taking on the senior coaching role of the Tassie Devils in the VFL.

Wouldn't mind an "older" type assistant with experience - a Donald McDonald or a Bukenara type just to add perspective.

And Johnny Blakey has to be kept at the club in some capacity

Cheers

Gonzo
 
Originally posted by NorthBhoy


No, a favorite because of blinding skill, courage, toughness, balance, endurance and the fact that nealry everytime I saw him play (vs North) he was a genius.

You a fan of Byron Michele,or is that differen't?

You have got to be kidding. Hocking was a dirty player. Diesel was a dirty player. Just because they might be good players doesn't detract from a dirty player.

Byron is a tough BUT FAIR player.

ARCH is ARCH.

Other supporters back ARCH, players from other teams back ARCH as the toughest player as distinct from the dirtiest player.
 
Originally posted by Michele


You have got to be kidding. Hocking was a dirty player. Diesel was a dirty player. Just because they might be good players doesn't detract from a dirty player.

Byron is a tough BUT FAIR player.

ARCH is ARCH.

Other supporters back ARCH, players from other teams back ARCH as the toughest player as distinct from the dirtiest player.

You said Hocking lined up with players without the ball.

Pickett does the same.
 
Originally posted by NorthBhoy


You said Hocking lined up with players without the ball.

Pickett does the same.

Just for you - I should add LEGALLY.
How often has Byron gone before the tribunal? How OFTEN has Hocking appeared before the tribunal.

Who do you really support?
 
Originally posted by Michele
Shinners,

I am missing something here? :confused: Has Libba been appointed assistant coach or whatever?

No assistant coaches have been appointed. It's just a few of us would love to see Libba getting the gig.

As for Hocking, some people here want him on the coaching panel, others don't. As for his playing record, I would have loved to have him in our side in the 90s. I never thought of him as being a dirty player, just hard at the ball and at the man. A great player, one of my all time favourites from opposition teams - and that's even after he used to chop us up every time we played the Cats. I think at one stage, he got the 3 Brownlow votes in 5 or 6 games in a row against us. When you look at who we had in those days - Stevo, Schwass, Rock, Bell, Simpson, etc., it's a pretty bloody good record. Quite frankly, we were his bitches.
 

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