Preview Next Gold Coast Suns coach - Stuart Dew.

[Suns of Anarchy]

Gold Coast needs to move on the Chairman. Bring in someone who doesnt meddle constantly.

Maybe a token female?

 

[tigers_of_old_08]

This is the right bloke. It’s incredible one of the other clubs didn’t grab him earlier.

The right bloke? And what are you basing this premise on?

 

[HairyO]

Maybe a token female?

We arent Richmond.

 

[LynchysMob]

Gold Coast needs to move on the Chairman. Bring in someone who doesnt meddle constantly.

#suckacoch

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[SunsBhoy]

Gold Coast needs to move on the Chairman. Bring in someone who doesnt meddle constantly.

Suns fans love Cochrane .

 

[HairyO]

Suns fans love Cochrane .

Because he has led the club so well? Climbing the ladder. Recruiting and retaining top coaches and players. Increasing memberships. Increasing attendance. Creating positive stories about the club in the media.

All that sort of stuff?

 

[LynchysMob]

Because he has led the club so well? Climbing the ladder. Recruiting and retaining top coaches and players. Increasing memberships. Increasing attendance. Creating positive stories about the club in the media.

All that sort of stuff?

You have no idea mate. Back in your bubble.

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[HairyO]

You have no idea mate. Back in your bubble.

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Help me out. Why is Cochrane so good for Gold Coast? What are his big 5 achievements?

 

[Suns of Anarchy]

Because he has led the club so well? Climbing the ladder. Recruiting and retaining top coaches and players. Increasing memberships. Increasing attendance. Creating positive stories about the club in the media.

All that sort of stuff?

Beating Hawthorn twice in a season is a good start

 

[HairyO]

Beating Hawthorn twice in a season is a good start

If that is all you have to hang your hat on then your club is in a really crap place. We were terrible this year. Our worst season in about 12 or 13 years.

You reckon Dew will get Gold Coast finishing above Hawthorn next year? Or is there a few more years at the bottom of the table to go?

 

[Suns of Anarchy]

If that is all you have to hang your hat on then your club is in a really crap place. We were terrible this year. Our worst season in about 12 or 13 years.

You reckon Dew will get Gold Coast finishing above Hawthorn next year? Or is there a few more years at the bottom of the table to go?

Depends on too many factors. New assistants, recruiting, draw, luck with injuries. Getting players on the park is the first challenge

 

[aflcliche]

Heard of breaking the mould?
Premiership coaches are often very good players. Longmire. Roos. Worsfold. Malthouse. Thompson. Sheedy. Matthews. Blight. Barrass. Walls. Parkin. Etc.

Yeah very good and hardworking, disciplined and match fit.

 

[Kipz]

Headline in 3 years

"It's over, Dew"

 

[HBF]

Good get by Gold Coast. Arguably the best assistant out there.

 

[Aramis]

Stuart Dew arriving at Gold Coast...

courtesy of sportsbet.

 

[pjcrows]

If Gold Coast don't sort out their injuries/fitness issues then it doesn't matter who their coach is. That should be Priority 1.

 

[HarryZLA]

Good get by Gold Coast. Arguably the best assistant out there.

Just curious, unless you're some itk, how on earth would you even know which assistants are good and which aren't?

 

[crazywildhorse]

The right bloke? And what are you basing this premise on?

Excellent football instinct, tough but still approachable, worked at a number of successful clubs to list a few things

 

[freowho]

Headline in 3 years

"It's over, Dew"

You might be right.
He didn't look comfortable in that press conference and that is a crap job to be taking on. They need to appoint Malthouse, Sheedy and Matthews as his assistants.

 

[TheSunGod]

So the Suns have continued their non-Victorian coaching trend:

Guy McKenna (WA) - 2009-2014
Rodney Eade (TAS) - 2015-2017
Dean Solomon (NSW) - 2017
Stuart Dew (SA) - 2018-

Avoiding the Melbourne Go Home factor

 

[TheSunGod]

Gold Coast needs to move on the Chairman. Bring in someone who doesnt meddle constantly.

Bring in someone like Jeff Kennett then?

 

[TheSunGod]

Suns fans love Cochrane .

Yep we love the Coch...

 

[HairyO]

Bring in someone like Jeff Kennett then?

Not sure how often he got involved in trades and ended up making them worse for the team. We seemed to go okay recruiting back then.

 

[Matchu]

Avoiding the Melbourne Go Home factor

Haha. Do you think it's more likely they'll appoint a Victorian or a Queenslander when the next coaching switch rolls around?

Jack Bowes to captain-coach in 2030?

 

[telsor]

I fail to see how a guy that wasn't disciplined enough to get himself in decent playing shape is coach worthy. Inb4 "you don't need to be champion player to be good coach" and grand final heroics. But he doesn't fit the mold you'd expect. They usually the serious, thoughtful types, often of lesser ability, that got everything out of themselves. Are Swanny and Jake King next in line for a gig?

I remember that one of the knocks on Royce Hart as coach was he was so naturally talented that he couldn't relate to those who had to work hard on their game.

I know things have changed a lot since then, but the idea still seems to fit.