Preview Potential Assistant Coach Replacements

[silver eagles]

If Phil Walsh and Scott Burns vacate their respective Strategy & Innovations and Midfield Coaching positions, who do you think WCE will replace them with?

There's many assistant coaches chasing just 3 Head Coach roles. Potentially we could pick up an assistant coach or two from those that don't land a Head Coach position. Here's Sportsbet's list of potential applicants for the 3 vacant Head Coach roles:

Leon Cameron - current Senior Assistant Coach for Hawthorn; former Bulldogs Assistant Coach ($1.50 WB and $41 Adelaide).
Scott Burns - current Midfield Coach for WCE ($1.65 Adel, $12 WB and $15 Melb).
Rodney Eade - former Western Bulldogs and Sydney Head Coach ($2.50 Melb and $5 Adel).
Mark Bickley - current Caretaker Coach for Adelaide ($5 Adel).
Mick Malthouse - current Head Coach for Collingwood; former WCE and Footscray Head Coach ($5 WB, $5 Melb and $10 Adel).
Mark Williams - current Ball Movement Coach for Melbourne; former Development Coach for Melbourne ($7 Melb and $14 WB)
Mark Neeld - current Midfield Coach fro Collingwood ($9 Adel, $10 Melb and $12 WB).
Ross Lyon - current Head Coach for St. Kilda; former Richmond, Carlton and Sydney Assistant Coach ($9 Melb).
Paul Williams - current Caretaker Coach for WB ($10 WB).
Brenton Sanderson - current Offensive Coach for Geelong; former Development Coach for Port ($12 Adel, $19 Melb and $34 WB).
Dean Laidley - current Midfield Coach / Strategy & Innovations Coach for Port; former Kangaroos Head Coach and Collingwood Assistant Coach ($12 Melb and $14 WB).
Chris Connolly - current GM of Football Operations and Assistant Coach for Melbourne; former Fremantle Head Coach ($14 Melb).
Gavin Brown - current Assistant Coach for Carlton; former Collingwood Assistant Coach and VFL Senior Coach ($14 Melb).
Simon Goodwin - current Midfield and Stoppages Coach for Essendon ($14 Adel).
Todd Viney - current Caretaker Coach for Melbourne; former Assistant Coach for Melbourne, Hawthorn and Adelaide ($14 Melb).
Peter German - current WB Development Coach & Williamstown Senior Coach; former Hawks, WCE and Freo Assistant Coach ($17 WB).
Paul Roos - current Academy Head Coach for Sydney; former Sydney Head Coach ($21 Adel, $26 Melb and $34 WB).
Alan Richardson - current Senior Assistant Coach for Carlton, former Collingwood Development Coach and Assistant Coach for Essendon and WB ($26 Melb, $34 Adel and $34 WB).
Blake Caracella - current Assistant Coach for Geelong; former Collingwood Offensive Coach and Opposition Analyst ($26 Melb, $34 WB and $41 Adel).
Brett Montgomery - current WB Assistant Coach; former Carlton Assistant Coach and Port Defensive Coach ($26 WB and $41 Adel).
Dean Wallis - current Essendon Development Coach; former Essendon and Freo Assistant Coach ($26 WB, $34 Melb and $41 Adel).
Neil Craig - former Adelaide Head Coach and former Fitness Advisor, Assistant Coach and Caretaker Coach for Adelaide ($26 Melb).
Scott West - current Midfield Coach for Melbourne ($26 WB and $41 Melb).
Brendan McCartney - current Bombers Offensive Coach; former Tigers Development Coach and Cats Assistant Coach ($34 Melb).
David Neitz - former 306-game player and captain for Melbourne ($34 Melb).
Ken Hinkley - current Assistant Coach for the Suns; former St. Kilda and Geelong Assistant Coach ($34 Melb, $34 WB and $41 Adel).
Nathan Bassett - current Head Coach for Norwood ($34 Adel).
Shaun Rehn - current Head Coach for Byron Bay Magpies; former Lions Ruck Coach and West Adelaide Coach ($34 Adel).
Adam Simpson - current Midfield Coach for Hawthorn ($41 Melb).
Andrew McLeod - former 340-game player for Adelaide ($41 Adel).
Barry Hall - currently playing for WB ($41 WB).
Ben Hart - current Defensive Coach with Adelaide ($41 Adel).
Brian Royal - current Defensive Coach for Melbourne; former Assistant Coach for WB, Melbourne, Kangaroos and Richmond; former Development Coach for St. Kilda ($41 Melb and $41 WB).
Chris Grant - former 341-game player and captain for WB ($41 WB).
Craig Bradley - current part-time Midfield Coach for Carlton ($41 Adel).
Doug Hawkins - former 350-game player for Footscray and Fitzroy ($41 WB).
Gary Ayres - current Senior Coach for Port Melbourne; former Geelong and Adelaide Head Coach and Geelong and Essendon Assistant Coach ($41 Melb).
Gary Lyon - former 226-game player and captain for Melbourne ($41 Melb).
John Barnes - current Head Coach for Doutta Stars; former runner for Essendon ($41 WB)
Josh Mahoney - current Offensive Coach for Melbourne ($41 Melb).
Leigh Matthews - former Collingwood and Brisbane Head Coach ($41 Adel and $41 Melb).
Luke Darcy - former 226-game player and captain for WB ($41 WB).
Mark Riccuito - former 312-game player and captain for Adelaide ($41 Adel).
Murray Davis - current Head Coach for NT Thunder ($41 Melb).
Nigel Smart - current Deputy Chairman for AFC Board; former 278-game player for Adelaide ($41 Adel).
Peter Dean - current Defensive Coach for WB ($41 WB).
Peter German - current Development Coach for WB; former Hawthorn, WCE and Freo Assistant Coach ($41 Melb).
Peter Sumich - current Offensive Coach for WCE; former WCE Midfield Coach ($41 Adel).
Scott Camporeale - current Midfield Coach for Adelaide; former Essendon Assistant Coach ($41 Adel).
Sean Wellman - current Defensive Coach for Essendon; former Melbourne Defensive Coach and WB Assistant Coach ($41 Adel).
Stuart Dew - current Assistant Coach for Sydney ($41 Adel).
Dean Bailey - former Melbourne Head Coach, former Port Adelaide Assistant Coach and former Essendon Development Coach.
Paul Hasleby - former 208-game player for Fremantle.
Simon McPhee - current Head Coach for Claremont Tigers.

 

[new breed]

Comprehensive List there Silver , but try Paul Halseby .

Halseby has completed a level Coaching Certificate , is keen on coaching and has had experience at SF this year . Halseby seems a pretty smart person and would be a first up risk but could be excellent . Experienced coaches to get in would be Laidley or McPhee from Claremont .

 

[CursoryMercenary]

Comprehensive list, do not want Dean Bailey thanks.

 

[Carbine Chaos]

Neil Craig? Lol. No thanks.

 

[jknothimjustafan]

Scott Waters?

Huge Success at Subiaco and now an assistant coach at Collingwood. Would he want to come back to WA? He is originally a WA boy so hopefully could be persuaded to come back.

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Neil Craig? Lol. No thanks.

I'd think Neil Craig would be outstanding as an assistant personally

Strikes me as the sort of bloke who would do well running a particular line - as well as bring a number of other skills to the club

 

[Ambrose Burnside]

Doug Hawkins - former 350-game player for Footscray and Fitzroy ($41 WB).



EDIT: Oh man, there are some shockers in that list. Barry Hall!?

 

[jdisc]

Bring in mcphee for midfield coach

 

[Marlin01]

Get Malthouse to come over as an assistant. He'd love that idea, I'm sure

 

[joeyavalanche]

would absolutely love scott watters back in WA.
has been amazing at collingwood as well as back at subi

he's more a defensive coach from memory though,
scott burns seems the one we will would likely lose and he is our midfield coach

 

[Byron_Clanger]

B. Cousins

 

[worsfold]

Scott Waters?

Huge Success at Subiaco and now an assistant coach at Collingwood. Would he want to come back to WA? He is originally a WA boy so hopefully could be persuaded to come back.

Gets my vote - though he might be thinking about a top job so might be better he stays in Melb

 

[ROYAL EAGLE]

Been very very impressed with Simon Mcphee from claremont.

Bill Monghan from west perth as well they are stand out WAFL coaches.

Scott waters would like as well

Neil Craig would bring a wealth of info to the club.

 

[Fatty rules]

Coaching setup has really delivered this year, obviously building on their work preparing for the season. Those two would not be easy to replace.

 

[PRANKSTER666]

Would like to see Mcphee get a role in some capacity. He is a top bloke and the turnaround he created at Claremont since taking over was very impressive.

Losing Walsh would be disastrous, I firmly believe he has been instrumental to our turn around.

 

[sTeeL]

Honeslty, I would like B Cousins as a midfield coach. I think he knows a midfield set-up back to front, and I think he knows how to get the best out of himself. If he is in a good place these days, and been clean why not?

As for strategic coach, I would have no idea who would be good for that.

Best plan, keep what we have got. Surely we can open up the treasure chest and entice them to stay.

 

[greennick]

Honeslty, I would like B Cousins as a midfield coach. I think he knows a midfield set-up back to front, and I think he knows how to get the best out of himself. If he is in a good place these days, and been clean why not?

As for strategic coach, I would have no idea who would be good for that.

Best plan, keep what we have got. Surely we can open up the treasure chest and entice them to stay.

Just being devil's advocate here, as I would love him at the club, but don't know if he is really the best person for the job.

We don't have a similar midfield set-up to when Cuz was here, so what good would that do? Do you think he was a great strategist anyway? I think he was a great trainer and awesome motivator, however I question his capability as a tactician.

 

[sTeeL]

Obviously it would be interesting to see but his job is primarly surely about training ethic, getting the best out of yourself and stoppage work. Despite the rest of the game changing, stoppage work hasn't changed dramatically.

Despite the troubles he went through, I still think of him as a club champion and he would get a lot of hero worship I think. Would certainly encourage the younger guys to work their butt off to impress him

 

[The Falcon Strike]

Preferably none from St Kilda

Edit: That should have read Essendon

 

[Avalor]

Dean Wallis might be looking for a job!!!

 

[BOND 007]

If Burns does get the job at Adelaide - then I could think of worse people to chase than Mark Bickley. Like Burns he is well respected and comes with very little fanfare.

 

[stinger05]

Throw the kitchen sink at Walsh its not like we dont have the cash might as well use it. Why would you want to go back to port power anyways he would probaly have to buy his own pens.

 

[sTeeL]

Why would you want to go back to port power anyways he would probaly have to buy his own pens.

Deal breaker right there

 

[KEP62]

Unfortunately the club will not have Cuz back to consider this type of coaching capacity in the short term, should Burns leaves. There needs to be more time between Ben adapting to life outside of footy and an evolving of current team mates before he would be accepted back into the eagles in some coaching role.
The aftermath of cuz's departure and highly publicized drug problem, royal commission into the WCE club and indifferent views & concerns of prospective draftees over the last few years and the unfair suggestion of 2006 premiership being tainted, are just a few reasons why the club would not be in a hurry to consider this romantic idea. We need to try and keep Walsh in my opinion and go after a Ricciuto or Harvey as a replacement for Burns if he goes.

 

[Prem87]

Scott Burns and Mark Neeld are the final 2 for the Crows coach..

Shame if we lose Burns but all the best to him!