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Panic about we keep our stars, they lose their's, so they try to manufacture their youngsters are one's in the making. And then they wonder why they either crack or want out due to unrealistic pressure. Leading to the next lot of youngsters to be put under the pump. Rinse and repeat.
And lock the customers out from training so they can't put pressure on the newly manufactured stars and only read tales about them in the newspaper that is the main competitor of their second-tier sponsor. Awesome.
 

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Now if we could have less players going into the media and instead have qualified people who aren't backslapping buffoons, that'd be dardy.
Some new straight to the point quality broadcasters would be good & they should always look for the next up n' comer.. if some 25 year old kid who's never played at a high level is a good commentator/presenter so be it give em a crack.

*Denn is retiring, Bruce is getting on & BT is ordinary
 

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Lycett in the news for missing this weeks NAB. Reminded me about him and wonder if he is on our radar at all, could easily be our next recruit if rucks continue to be an issue on our list moving forward.
Lobbe could get back to his best, Ryder will be back & Frampton is good kid comin' through so I doubt we'd be on his radar.
 

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Some new straight to the point quality broadcasters would be good & they should always look for the next up n' comer.. if some 25 year old kid who's never played at a high level is a good commentator/presenter so be it give em a crack.

*Denn is retiring, Bruce is getting on & BT is ordinary
Nup, we will see more of Gillon's brother.......
 
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Just a random thought, is it relevant that Brendon Bolton never played AFL? I just find that it's unusual for a senior coach to have never played the game at the highest level.
Ever heard of John Cahill!
 

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I've got no memory of him coaching us lol
Fair enough given your age.

Here is a list that stats guru Ron The Bear put together in late 2013, Many are WAFL or SANFL champs pre the national comp and the first VFL coach and first VFL premiership coach was Jack Worrall who was a champion VFA player, a VFL umpires' coach and Test cricketer.

http://www.bigfooty.com/forum/threa...-played-the-game.1038176/page-3#post-30687031

Coaches without VFL/AFL playing experience:

Coach

Club(s)

Career

Gms

W

L

D

Win %

Best finish

Brittain, Wayne

Ca

2001-2002

46

18

28

0

39.13

6th/14

Brown, Vic

Un

1913

18

0

18

0

0.00

10th/10

Cahill, John

Co,PA

1983-1998

91

46

43

2

51.65

3rd/12

Cassidy, Jim

WB

1926

8

1

7

0

12.50

N/A

Craig, Neil

Ad,Me

2004-2013

177

93

84

0

52.54

3rd/16

Hammond, Bob A.

Sy

1984

8

3

5

0

37.50

10th/12*

Hickinbotham, Dave

Ge

1910-1911

36

18

16

2

52.78

5th/10

Jordon, Ray

NM

1976

1

0

1

0

0.00

N/A

Kinnear, Col

Sy

1989-1991

66

23

42

1

35.61

7th/14

McCartney, Brendan

WB

2012-2013

44

13

31

0

29.55

15th/18

Melling, Ted

Fi

1919

9

4

4

1

50.00

5th/10*

Riley, Mark

Me

2007

9

3

6

0

33.33

14th/16*

Thomas, Hughie

St

1944-1945

38

8

28

2

23.68

9th/12

Todd, John

WC

1988-1989

45

20

25

0

44.44

5th/14

Worrall, John

Ca,Es

1902-1920

279

165

110

4

59.86

1st/10 (5 flags)


* coach at end of season but not start
 

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I'm all for non-players taking up roles in and around the AFL. Good for Bolton.
Being a senior coach in the AFL these days is as much a management role as a football role. Clubs have that many specialist positions for development coaches, line coaches, recruiting staff, list management staff, etc, that the technical skills of a senior coach are almost irrelevant compared to their ability to manage and lead the football department and football team. A bit of a footy background helps and certainly gets your foot in the door but there is actually no reason why someone would need to have played football at any sort of high level to coach in the AFL.
 
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There's a pretty good feel about Bolton and rightly so.

He's had real life experience coaching successfully in the TSL, transitioned through the VFL and the players and coaches who have played under/worked with him have been very vocal in their pleasure in seeing him rise through the AFL ranks.

Will be a pretty tough couple of years for him results wise, but as good an appointment as they could make.
 
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