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Feel like it could be Bassett as defensive coach, Burns as midfield coach and Brad Miller as forward coach (it's been said we're interested in all three, right?)

I'd be okay with that, definitely an improvement on what we had considering the experience of those three guys
Would also mean Pia Miller would be around the club yeah?
**edit** just checked google, they separated a few years ago :'(
 
Why would an assistant go from a top club to being an assistant at a bottom club.
Kane Cornes was pushing that same angle this morning...

It makes sense for him to come to us, at Port he is 3rd or 4th in line behind Voss and Schofield. No chance of progressing to a head coach there, come to us and be part of a successful rebuild as a senior assistant, and that looks very good on his CV.
 
Haha, the arrogance. Let's see how their 'top club' go in finals.

Will be interesting. Will Chris Scott unleash another brilliant strategy that left their best and most important contest winning midfielder resting in the forward 50 until we had a 3 goal head start. Not sure if I'm underrating Brisbane, but if Port beat Cats I'm seeing a Port/Cats GF. Assuming Port lose and losing QFers win following game, reckon Brisbane and Geelong at AO in a prelim would be 50:50.
 

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Do we want him as our fwd coach? I know it's definitely better than we've had last 3 years, but is there anyone else more suited to the role?
Has good experience. Development coach at Melbourne under Paul Roos, then came to GWS and took them immediately to their first NEAFL flag. Forward line coach for the season they made the GF
 
Will be interesting. Will Chris Scott unleash another brilliant strategy that left their best and most important contest winning midfielder resting in the forward 50 until we had a 3 goal head start. Not sure if I'm underrating Brisbane, but if Port beat Cats I'm seeing a Port/Cats GF. Assuming Port lose and losing QFers win following game, reckon Brisbane and Geelong at AO in a prelim would be 50:50.
Can't see anyone beating Richmond
 
Do we want him as our fwd coach? I know it's definitely better than we've had last 3 years, but is there anyone else more suited to the role?
Miller coached their forward line in 2018 and 19 whereas Stevie J took over in 2020

When Miller was in charge of tbe Forwards GWS made a PF and GF however this year under SJ their forward line looked dysfunctional

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Miller coached their forward line in 2018 and 19 whereas Stevie J took over in 2020

When Miller was in charge of tbe Forwards GWS made a PF and GF however this year under SJ their forward line looked dysfunctional

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Nah that is wrong, Stevie J was at Sydney this year and Miller has been forward line coach at the giants since 2018.

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I'm not having a crack at Kelly as a talent. But any objective review of his experience to recreate an AFL footy dept from scratch based upon his CV is majorly off piste. Balme won't be looking for a permanent gig. It'll be his final gig pre retirement as the best football dept head in the last 2 decades. He will work with our own Adam Kelly to build the best and most modern football dept in the AFL. Only one club can claim that, and that's the club that has Neil Balme on the books. Kelly is smart enough to know that Balmey is short term, he's long term and you're far better off having Neil Balme assistvyou than not.

Only ******* morons don't embrace Neil Balme rolling in as a consultant or in any other paid position. Only those that concern themselves with weird $ arguments dont embrace recruiting the best of the best. And Neil Balmevstands above every other AFL club employee that's is not a coach. There's Clarko who coached his way and there's Balme who managed his way.

Balme would be an interesting one, absolutely it would be a great idea to get him in to help with the structuring and running of our department. It may be that we lean on him reasonably heavily for 2 years, then if he and his wife are planning on retiring in Adelaide, it may be that he would still want to remain involved with the club at some level, even for 5-10 hours a week on a relatively casual basis.
 
Interesting article re "All-Rounders"


Shaun Dempster sounds like a decent fit for us and would be well known to Nicksy.

15 POSSIBLE ALL-ROUNDERS

Clubs are already searching for recently retired players who have attributes stretching across list management and/or strength and conditioning. Leadership and recruiting is a bonus.

The prospective employee will be able to assist the main line coaches, given they are fresh out of the game, and commit to more intricate roles in the football department such as talent identification, compliance, opposition analysis, operations, IT, mentoring and recruitment.

Here are 15 possible all-rounders ...

Jimmy Bartel is currently a director on GWS’ board. He lives in Melbourne but has a strong interest in list management. The Giants – or any other club – could employ him to spend a few days a fortnight in Sydney coaching craft to the midfielders, and then do list management, forward scouting and opposition analysis from Melbourne alongside recruiting boss Adrian Caruso. He could also follow in the footsteps of Fremantle footy boss Peter Bell, who stepped down from the board to start a full-time role in the football department. Bartel’s skillset would allow him to have more hands-on responsibilities than footy boss Jason McCartney, who is also the list manager.

— In the same way as Roughead and Mackie have paved the way for multi-talented football people, so has GWS Giants AFLW skipper Alicia Eva. Eva is a gun player, but also a hugely respected coach and tactician in the men’s program at the club. She has just joined the AFL’s Competition Committee and is highly regarded around the industry for her insights. From a time perspective, there is nothing stopping an AFLW player of Eva’s standing becoming a development coach or a recruiter in the winter and playing football in February and March.

— Brisbane’s Lauren Arnell is another who could transition into a men’s football department. role, while Daisy Pearce (Melbourne) and Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) have proven themselves as a skilled all-rounders in football and the media.

Jordan Lewis was one of Melbourne’s two skills coaches over the summer. He was stood down when COVID-19 struck, but his role could easily expand to recruiting, tactics and list management.

Shaun Dempster has an exercise science degree. His expertise in strength and conditioning could intertwine with coaching defenders.

Michael Barlow completed an executive certificate of player development 12 months ago and is the senior coach of Yarraville Football Club. His interests mix coaching, football operations and welfare together. He’s also a key member of the Simon Black academy and could play a role with the club’s Next Generation Academy prospects and talent identification.

Luke Ball is a head of football in the making and maybe even a club chief executive. But those who have worked with him say he’d be equipped to fulfil just about any role, like a true all-rounder. The Bombers’ loss will be another organisation’s gain.
Alex Johnson played with the Northern Blues in 2019. Picture: David CroslingSource: News Corp Australia
Alex Johnson impressed colleagues and teammates at the Northern Blues after he finished at Sydney. He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce – Sports Management. Given his history with injury and overcoming obstacles, Johnson would be perfectly tailored towards a welfare role.

Jarrad McVeigh was assisting the midfielders at Sydney barely two months after he retired from playing in 2019. A bit like Roughead at St Kilda, McVeigh is in tune with modern list trends and player movement. His skillset is perfect for a wide-ranging role.

Sam Shaw has coached the 1st XVIII alongside Johnson at Xavier College after retiring from AFL football. He played 24 games for the Crows, but his career was cut short by concussion problems. His interest in elite junior football marries up nicely with business ventures and operations that would assist a football boss.

Dale Morris remains a much-loved figure at the Dogs and was in his first year as a development coach this year. Those close to him say his people skills would make him an excellent recruiter and/or welfare officer. And he’d be able to offer some assistance on the training track too.

Leigh Montagna has been Fremantle’s opposition analyst for the past two seasons. Depending on his media responsibilities, the ex-Saint would be well equipped to watch underage football as a recruiter for the Dockers and work closely with David Walls on list management.

Kade Simpson could have easily stuck around and fulfilled a Shaun Burgoyne-type role at Carlton — and it bemused some insiders that he was not afforded that opportunity. But in recent years he’s worked on other skills and completed a player development manager course in 2019.

Fletcher Roberts is best known as a Bulldogs premiership player, but he’s also made significant strides working for Ladder. Welfare, a role at the Dogs academy and some part-time recruiting would suit his skills.

Brett Deledio had a hybrid playing-coach role at Hawthorn and was set to line up in the VFL this year. He is now working in player management, but a club should consider his broad skill set across recruiting and development coaching.

Brendon Goddard was renowned at St Kilda and Essendon for his uncompromising style of leadership. He’s doing plenty of media work now, but his knowledge of the game could dovetail nicely into a tactical role that focuses on opposition analysis with some coaching and leadership mentoring thrown in.

Ryan Bastinac completed his certificate in player development alongside Simpson, Roberts and Barlow last year. While he still wants to play football at state league level, the 29-year-old is trained in welfare and could combine it with a player-coach role at reserves level.
 
Interesting article re "All-Rounders"


Shaun Dempster sounds like a decent fit for us and would be well known to Nicksy.

15 POSSIBLE ALL-ROUNDERS

Clubs are already searching for recently retired players who have attributes stretching across list management and/or strength and conditioning. Leadership and recruiting is a bonus.

The prospective employee will be able to assist the main line coaches, given they are fresh out of the game, and commit to more intricate roles in the football department such as talent identification, compliance, opposition analysis, operations, IT, mentoring and recruitment.

Here are 15 possible all-rounders ...

Jimmy Bartel is currently a director on GWS’ board. He lives in Melbourne but has a strong interest in list management. The Giants – or any other club – could employ him to spend a few days a fortnight in Sydney coaching craft to the midfielders, and then do list management, forward scouting and opposition analysis from Melbourne alongside recruiting boss Adrian Caruso. He could also follow in the footsteps of Fremantle footy boss Peter Bell, who stepped down from the board to start a full-time role in the football department. Bartel’s skillset would allow him to have more hands-on responsibilities than footy boss Jason McCartney, who is also the list manager.

— In the same way as Roughead and Mackie have paved the way for multi-talented football people, so has GWS Giants AFLW skipper Alicia Eva. Eva is a gun player, but also a hugely respected coach and tactician in the men’s program at the club. She has just joined the AFL’s Competition Committee and is highly regarded around the industry for her insights. From a time perspective, there is nothing stopping an AFLW player of Eva’s standing becoming a development coach or a recruiter in the winter and playing football in February and March.

— Brisbane’s Lauren Arnell is another who could transition into a men’s football department. role, while Daisy Pearce (Melbourne) and Chelsea Randall (Adelaide) have proven themselves as a skilled all-rounders in football and the media.

Jordan Lewis was one of Melbourne’s two skills coaches over the summer. He was stood down when COVID-19 struck, but his role could easily expand to recruiting, tactics and list management.

Shaun Dempster has an exercise science degree. His expertise in strength and conditioning could intertwine with coaching defenders.

Michael Barlow completed an executive certificate of player development 12 months ago and is the senior coach of Yarraville Football Club. His interests mix coaching, football operations and welfare together. He’s also a key member of the Simon Black academy and could play a role with the club’s Next Generation Academy prospects and talent identification.

Luke Ball is a head of football in the making and maybe even a club chief executive. But those who have worked with him say he’d be equipped to fulfil just about any role, like a true all-rounder. The Bombers’ loss will be another organisation’s gain.
Alex Johnson played with the Northern Blues in 2019. Picture: David CroslingSource: News Corp Australia
Alex Johnson impressed colleagues and teammates at the Northern Blues after he finished at Sydney. He has completed a Bachelor of Commerce – Sports Management. Given his history with injury and overcoming obstacles, Johnson would be perfectly tailored towards a welfare role.

Jarrad McVeigh was assisting the midfielders at Sydney barely two months after he retired from playing in 2019. A bit like Roughead at St Kilda, McVeigh is in tune with modern list trends and player movement. His skillset is perfect for a wide-ranging role.

Sam Shaw has coached the 1st XVIII alongside Johnson at Xavier College after retiring from AFL football. He played 24 games for the Crows, but his career was cut short by concussion problems. His interest in elite junior football marries up nicely with business ventures and operations that would assist a football boss.

Dale Morris remains a much-loved figure at the Dogs and was in his first year as a development coach this year. Those close to him say his people skills would make him an excellent recruiter and/or welfare officer. And he’d be able to offer some assistance on the training track too.

Leigh Montagna has been Fremantle’s opposition analyst for the past two seasons. Depending on his media responsibilities, the ex-Saint would be well equipped to watch underage football as a recruiter for the Dockers and work closely with David Walls on list management.

Kade Simpson could have easily stuck around and fulfilled a Shaun Burgoyne-type role at Carlton — and it bemused some insiders that he was not afforded that opportunity. But in recent years he’s worked on other skills and completed a player development manager course in 2019.

Fletcher Roberts is best known as a Bulldogs premiership player, but he’s also made significant strides working for Ladder. Welfare, a role at the Dogs academy and some part-time recruiting would suit his skills.

Brett Deledio had a hybrid playing-coach role at Hawthorn and was set to line up in the VFL this year. He is now working in player management, but a club should consider his broad skill set across recruiting and development coaching.

Brendon Goddard was renowned at St Kilda and Essendon for his uncompromising style of leadership. He’s doing plenty of media work now, but his knowledge of the game could dovetail nicely into a tactical role that focuses on opposition analysis with some coaching and leadership mentoring thrown in.

Ryan Bastinac completed his certificate in player development alongside Simpson, Roberts and Barlow last year. While he still wants to play football at state league level, the 29-year-old is trained in welfare and could combine it with a player-coach role at reserves level.

Luke Ball and Jimmy Bartel are the ones I'd be looking at. Possibly Dale Morris as well. However the rest have very limited or no experience in the AFL system
 

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Luke Ball and Jimmy Bartel are the ones I'd be looking at. Possibly Dale Morris as well. However the rest have very limited or no experience in the AFL system
 
did I hear right the crows are clearing out their footy department and starting fresh.
 
did I hear right the crows are clearing out their footy department and starting fresh.
Basically all line coaches either gone outright (Hart and Godden) or moved laterally at best (Reilly no longer defence coach, role TBA).

No announced changes to non-coaching roles AFAIK.
 
For awhile I have felt that the Midfield coach should really dictate forward structure as well, to really develop synchronicity between the mids and the forwards.

You could then hire a quality forward development coach to give more basic instruction in forward-craft.
 

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Luke Ball and Jimmy Bartel are the ones I'd be looking at. Possibly Dale Morris as well. However the rest have very limited or no experience in the AFL system
I would love Bartel - listening to him previously on a podcast - maybe a McLure one - he was very incisive
 

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