Strategy North Melbourne Coaching Changes 2020 & Beyond

[Egga]

Paul Roos, who invited him and what is his motive?

By the sounds of it he has already made some club defining phone calls and now he is going to mentor every important person at the club? He’s like some puppet master lurking in the shadows.

I’m not saying it’s a bad thing but I do find it all very mysterious. I’ve always thought he held some resentment toward us ever since the 1996 GF. Did we offer him a big wad of cash or something? I just don’t get why he would be interested in being part of any sort of NM revival.

Is it the connection with Blakey? its funny how we now have an old Roy boys club forming at north.

Noble, Blakey, Roos & Clayton or played for Fitzroy and apparently Luffy used to be a fitzroy supporter.

I’m happy for Roosy to jog along now.

Thanks for your help so far Paul, now get out.

People on this board seem to have a real problem with Roos. I see a premiership coach and someone who turned around the perennially f****d GoDees.

Is it that he didn’t rate us as a media commentator? What am I missing?

 

[blackshadow]

People on this board seem to have a real problem with Roos. I see a premiership coach and someone who turned around the perennially f****d GoDees.

Is it that he didn’t rate us as a media commentator? What am I missing?

19 ****ing men!

I'm not averse to Roos having a role in the recruitment process and an ongoing mentoring role. He's a consummate professional who's been to the top - some fresh eyes looking at ways to improve our football department and coaching isn't a bad thing.

 

[Psicosis]

Good chance we wouldn’t have convinced Noble to interview if Roos didn’t reach out to him.

He literally said Roos reached out and convinced him of why it’s a direction he should take.

I do not understand how anyone could believe that he isn’t positive to have around the club. His first test (being involved in the coaching panel) appears to be an absolute A+.

 

[Devington]

Personally I think Roos is over rated and he's well known to command a significant price tag. That doesn't mean I think he's "bad", I just worry we could be getting far far better bang for our buck. However, Roos is also an AFL house and AFL media lovechild, so I imagine us hiring him helps in a lot of other ways outside of just the explicit work he does for us.

 

[Egga]

Don't give Damo (hi mate!) ideas to pass on to Caro to "report"

There is one part of the process Damo hasn’t found out about yet. When he does, he’ll be a pig (literally and figuratively) in sh*t.

 

[Orange Peanut]

There is one part of the process Damo hasn’t found out about yet. When he does, he’ll be a pig (literally and figuratively) in sh*t.

Still scratching my head on this one.

 

[Mordecai]

'Searching and hunting for premierships:' Williams joins Demons

Improving Melbourne's kicking is the first item on the agenda of Mark Williams after the Demons confirmed he had joined the club as head of player development.

www.theage.com.au

Interesting move

 

[Hearts to hearts]

Did I just read (Marc McGowan on Twitter) that we have added Anthony Rocca

Anthony Rocca

Age

48

Ht

195cm

Wt

105kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.3

3star

K

8.1

3star

HB

3.2

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.5

3star

G

1.9

5star

No current season stats available

D

10.8

3star

K

7.2

3star

HB

3.6

3star

M

5.2

5star

T

1.8

4star

G

2.0

5star

as a development and forward/ruck coach?

 

[giantroo]

Did I just read (Marc McGowan on Twitter) that we have added Anthony Rocca as a development and forward/ruck coach?

 

[Hearts to hearts]

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Thanks!

 

[ferball]

Did I just read (Marc McGowan on Twitter) that we have added Anthony Rocca as a development and forward/ruck coach?

Where is that MB thread??

 

[Shinboner1]

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That's cool as!!

 

[Orange Peanut]

 

[Shinboner1]

Anyone know if we're into any other coaching positions?
Seems like everything we lost in the 2020 cull has been covered now.
Even will minson

Will Minson

Age

41

Ht

199cm

Wt

106kg

Pos.

Ruck

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.2

3star

K

6.0

2star

HB

5.2

4star

CL

3.5

5star

HO

21.3

5star

No current season stats available

D

3.4

1star

K

2.0

1star

HB

1.4

2star

HO

7.4

5star

's ruck coach position is now filled.
Keen to hear peoples thoughts.

 

[Snake_Baker]

Anyone know if we're into any other coaching positions?
Seems like everything we lost in the 2020 cull has been covered now.
Even will minson's ruck coach position is now filled.
Keen to hear peoples thoughts.

My verdict: I don't have a clue. See you in round ~6

 

[Gorman2Geister]

Interesting to see a few small changes here. I'm just guessing that the renegotiated contract with Roos being more part time amidst his Magnum PI duties and Tom Lynch being partially paid as a player we've been able to get a bit more $$ capacity in the soft cap. It sounds like:

• Anthony Rocca might now be full time or have more days with his role expanding to help Jordan Russell
  Jordan Russell

  Age

  39

  Ht

  188cm

  Wt

  88kg

  Pos.

  Def

  Career

  Season

  Last 5

  D

  15.1

  4star

  K

  8.3

  3star

  HB

  6.9

  4star

  M

  4.9

  5star

  T

  3.4

  5star

  No current season stats available

  D

  8.4

  3star

  K

  3.8

  2star

  HB

  4.6

  4star

  M

  2.8

  3star

  T

  3.4

  5star

  with the midfield.
• Tom Lynch will come in as a development coach to help Gavin Brown
• Tom Dyson will help Patch out as a (sometimes playing) coach in the VFL

Pleased to see Patch get a bit more support with Lynch and Tyson as he seems to have been loaded up a lot with little/no VFL coaching assistance except for a bit of help from Browny. Wouldn't want to see him burnt out or poached by another club given the heavy load he's been shouldering.

 

[Mordecai]

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Potentially we can lure Zane Littlejohn from Brisbane. Thoughts?

Called it

 

[roos_tt29]

Called it

 

[TheNorthFan]

has there been any news on our new development coaches post Adams and Kearney departures?

Pre-season starts in just under a month and no appointments yet. Getting to a point where you think whether the club will fill the development coaches roles at all. Clarko might need to chip in as head coach and dev coach as well by the way it's looking atm

 

[amaz199]

has there been any news on our new development coaches post Adams and Kearney departures?

Pre-season starts in just under a month and no appointments yet. Getting to a point where you think whether the club will fill the development coaches roles at all. Clarko might need to chip in as head coach and dev coach as well by the way it's looking atm

Tom Lynch is our development coach.

 

[TheNorthFan]

Tom Lynch is our development coach.

Based on the coaching changes that have taken place, Lynchy is our Head of Development. Unless the club have shelved the idea of not having direct replacements for Adam Marcon (NMFC VFL Head Coach) and Emma Kearney (AFLW) who were the 2 x development coaches during the 2025 season.

 

[marklovesbeer]

On the FAF podcast, they were discussing the rule changes & specifically how some of said changes will affect rucks. Bit of chat about Xero & Goad etc & then Dyl suggested clubs may need more than just one ruck coach & perhaps the full time ruck coach would now have an assistant. Barlow quickly follows these comments with his own “Watch this space, at the Kangas.”

So, I’m assuming more coaching additions / possible changes incoming?

 

[joegreen]

On the FAF podcast, they were discussing the rule changes & specifically how some of said changes will affect rucks. Bit of chat about Xero & Goad etc & then Dyl suggested clubs may need more than just one ruck coach & perhaps the full time ruck coach would now have an assistant. Barlow quickly follows these comments with his own “Watch this space, at the Kangas.”

So, I’m assuming more coaching additions / possible changes incoming?

Shaun Hampson?

 

[Mr north man]

Shaun Hampson?

Well I’m surprised they didn’t offer Megan Gale a gig .
This shows why the men’s side of this once great club is a Fu;king joke.
Hampson
McPherson
Obviously then Cheap option for Assistant Coaches was at play yet again.
Stuffed up bringing in a half forward as our only signing with injury concerns as well and people who make these decisions get to keep their jobs.
Well done NMFC Woke Empire you have done it again.