Jake Niall reported during "On The Couch" last night that Nisbett had informed the assistant coaches at West Coast that no decisions will be made until end of season and that included Longmuir. I was under the impression the assistant coaches not getting a gig the next year were meant to have been informed about 8 weeks ago.
Anyway, it had me thinking what we need to do.
I firmly believe we have failed to strengthen the coaching team since we lost Pyke to Adelaide.
Supporting Simpson in the coaching ranks are:
Longmuir - senior assistant
Hickmott - midfield
Cox - midfield
Pratt - back line and team defence
Graham - forwards
We have contracted Mitchell to a coaching role for 3 years. I hope that is in the midfield
The rest are really rather bland.
Does anyone have a view as to whether it was Hickmott or Pratt that drove the web in 2015? Both were listed as backline coaches but who is the brains behind it?
Cox has to be demoted like many off-field Eagles to his area of competence being ruck and stoppages.
Graham feels like he needs someone else above him. Now that could come from the senior assistant or senior coach but he looks a little green.
So why is it that we are so inexperienced in the box? I believe we are slow to react and the lack of true leaders on the field and in the box has been one of the reasons we were over-run in 2017.
We are a club with strong finances - I would be happy to spend over the soft cap and to pay the AFL tax for off-field spending. Go for it.
In closing, why was Nisbett the one who told this to the coaches? Surely this would be Vozzo's job as Football Operations GM! Or is this another signal that Vozzo has been over-promoted and Nisbett's inability to delegate! Worth considering.
Anyway, it had me thinking what we need to do.
I firmly believe we have failed to strengthen the coaching team since we lost Pyke to Adelaide.
Supporting Simpson in the coaching ranks are:
Longmuir - senior assistant
Hickmott - midfield
Cox - midfield
Pratt - back line and team defence
Graham - forwards
We have contracted Mitchell to a coaching role for 3 years. I hope that is in the midfield
The rest are really rather bland.
Does anyone have a view as to whether it was Hickmott or Pratt that drove the web in 2015? Both were listed as backline coaches but who is the brains behind it?
Cox has to be demoted like many off-field Eagles to his area of competence being ruck and stoppages.
Graham feels like he needs someone else above him. Now that could come from the senior assistant or senior coach but he looks a little green.
So why is it that we are so inexperienced in the box? I believe we are slow to react and the lack of true leaders on the field and in the box has been one of the reasons we were over-run in 2017.
We are a club with strong finances - I would be happy to spend over the soft cap and to pay the AFL tax for off-field spending. Go for it.
In closing, why was Nisbett the one who told this to the coaches? Surely this would be Vozzo's job as Football Operations GM! Or is this another signal that Vozzo has been over-promoted and Nisbett's inability to delegate! Worth considering.