Given that we appointed a coach who only had 2 years under his belt as an assistant then there would be a whole host of people league wide who would match that minimum requirement.
While I supported the succession plan and spent previous seasons defending Bucks it's stupid now to look back and think we appointed a coach with such little experience to a side competing in the elite football competition of Australia.
Does this thing occur in the NFL or EPL?
It seems that appointing people with either vast experience as an assistant in the AFL with some also being a senior coach at lower levels is the way of the future.
As for possible replacements some names off the top of my head who I'd be interested in would be Clarkson obviously who while under contract and unlikely to leave the hawks contracts have been known to be broken. It would take huge money.
Mark Thompson, John Worsfold both premiership coaches not currently employed. You would need to assess there state of mind, were taking the job for the right reasons and the hunger still burned. More a fan of Thompson even if he's a bit of a nut job.
Brett Ratten has spent the last two years in the Hawthorn system under the best coach in the game and I'm confident he'll be a more rounded coach the second time around.
His Carlton beat us twice in 2012. Malthouse hasn't beaten us since. He performed better than Mick (with all his experience) has at Carlton with a middle of the road list IMO.
Leigh Tudor. Has done an extensive apprenticeship as an assistant and was at Geelong during 07, the saints in 09/10, Sydney in 12 and North last year.
Good levels of success seem to follow him. He's low profile but might be the next big thing in waiting. The unfashionable choice.
I haven't given up on Bucks or are calling for his sacking after 2 rounds.
He should remain coach for the entire year.
But if it all goes to shite by the end of the season I'm not going to stick my head in the sand and pretend it isn't happening because he was a former great of the club.