No Senior Assistant Coach
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Seems strange that the AFC didn't talk to Mark Stone.
Were the AFC ever that serious in hiring a senior assistant?
Surely Stone would have been in the mix of available candidates and at least worth an interview.
Hes just won a premiership at Glenelg and has stoppage/line coaching experience with Sydney and Freo .
Were the AFC ever that serious in hiring a senior assistant?
Surely Stone would have been in the mix of available candidates and at least worth an interview.
Hes just won a premiership at Glenelg and has stoppage/line coaching experience with Sydney and Freo .
Did Stone's time at Sydney overlap with Nicks.
Maybe Nick's doesn't like him?
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LMAO. Whinge away lovey, it’s what you do best.
Oh and for the umpteenth dozen time... I wanted a review, I wanted Burton and Campo gone and have said FOR MONTHS that Chapman needs to go. I’ve NEVER been a fan of Roos. But I’m always wrong eh?
Hopefully this is the pivot point. Clearly there has been no forward planning, but with those responsible now at Centrelink, it will take a while for the new blood to get in and make their mark. Time will tell I guess.
I still can't quite understand why a first year rookie coach would not want a senior assistant, it's hard to comprehend. Even if it was a fill in for a year, you would want someone to bounce ideas with and take the pressure off that isn't a line coach.
Based on the amount of payouts the club has had to make, you would have to think it was a financial decision not a coach decision.
Based on the amount of payouts the club has had to make, you would have to think it was a financial decision not a coach decision.
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I’ve worked in organisations where assistant managers and managers give conflicting messages and the communication breakdown absolutely destroys the place.
What does having an assistant offer and is it really worth having one? Or is it just another voice/opinion for the rest of the coaching team to listen to?
What does having an assistant offer and is it really worth having one? Or is it just another voice/opinion for the rest of the coaching team to listen to?
Seems odd we didn't even contact him for a role.
He would be cheap and we have missed the boat in terms of luring any decent assistant coach currently in the AFL system.
I still believe that most decent AFL assistants won't move to Adelaide (affecting both us and Port) due to geography. Why work in Adelaide when you can have the same job in the epicentre of the industry. Not to mention lifestyle, partner and kids (education) etc.
The explosion in coaching group size across the industry has a knock on effect to clubs in the least desirable locations ie us.
South Austrlalia is the last place a Football profesional wants to live unless they have had a previous positive experience living here. Or it is the only chance to stay in the industry, ie Vossy.
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I would have thought the role is more support, mentoring, sounding board for the coaches rather than another communicator to the players.
Simmo28
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Who was Blights assistants? I don’t recall seeing many people in the coaches box when they showed Blight on screen during a game.
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Simmo28
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Where is the review at BTW? Have they finished? Was anything formally released?
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Simmo28
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Is that a bad thing? He obviously developed into a damn good coach without interference from others.
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Have we not have a senior assistant or do we only have a senior assistant?
Given we've plucked 2 coaches from the SANFL they might not want to go that route again? I know he has AFL experience, but his areas of experience as an assistant (stoppages) are what Nicks had been running with as part of his work as a senior assistant at Port and GWS, so they might see it as a duplication of roles/knowledge?
Same as how we hired Godden, but then just made him run what Campo wanted anyway.
Brenton Davy
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You want us to be crap for another 5 years?
Good point.
Stone is not really Senior Assistant calibre. And we have his specialty roles covered.
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Darryl hart was 1997. Craigy was the fitness coach. Think that was it.
That is right. We hired Godden then moved Campo into this Senior Assistant Role. When Sando was coach he had Bickley in his first year as his right hand man and he was the forward coach. Then Campo who was the midfield coach. Godden is experienced and a premiership coach. He can be the senior assistant/Midfield coach.
I understand the "less voices" angle, it might even have its positives, but I don't believe that less voices is better than a best in the league senior assistant, not having one being a win assumes we'd get a poor senior assistant or use them incorrectly.
A "best football department in the league" goes and gets the best senior assistant in the competition and that would be a quality person who knows how to do the role successfully.
Just come out and admit we couldn't do it, admit that we weren't looking to replace Campo 12 months out, 6 months out and that it's all too late. Admit that it's hard to get people to Adelaide, but that we are working on fixing that, give us something to hold them accountable to in 12 months time.
I'd love to think it's all going to happen in 12 months time, that would probably actually get us a better result, but history has removed that benefit of the doubt. History says it's more likely Nicks is gone before our coaches box is completely turned over.
A "best football department in the league" goes and gets the best senior assistant in the competition and that would be a quality person who knows how to do the role successfully.
Just come out and admit we couldn't do it, admit that we weren't looking to replace Campo 12 months out, 6 months out and that it's all too late. Admit that it's hard to get people to Adelaide, but that we are working on fixing that, give us something to hold them accountable to in 12 months time.
I'd love to think it's all going to happen in 12 months time, that would probably actually get us a better result, but history has removed that benefit of the doubt. History says it's more likely Nicks is gone before our coaches box is completely turned over.
Does that mean it's a surprise?
A not unblack dog was chasing a not unsmall rabbit across a not ungreen field. George Orwell.
I suspect that is the real reason - cost cutting following the payouts
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