Mega Thread The Next AFC Coach?

[little graham]

Well, the next coach will have guts. This club has sacked every coach who has missed the finals two years in a row (accept our first two years)

Thats a hell of a legacy of not accepting mediocrity. It's what so many posters wanted (not accept failure)

 

[dinger]

Bomber is out of the cards unless Adelaide can throw a very hefty contract at him (he's resigned and was good mates with Sando apparently).
Goodwin seems to be what the whispers are saying, although I strongly suspect that Adelaide will be going for someone more experienced. Have Adelaide filled the gap that Bailey left yet?

 

[AdelaideFan14]

How many years left on Ross Lyon's contract?

 

[Tex Danger]

If it is Goodwin do we worry about the new boys club?

Roo a big part of the review leading to the sacking and his best mate becomes coach?

Best candidate or not, it will be hard to shake that stigma sticking early

 

[little graham]

Bomber is out of the cards unless Adelaide can throw a very hefty contract at him (he's resigned and was good mates with Sando apparently).
Goodwin seems to be what the whispers are saying, although I strongly suspect that Adelaide will be going for someone more experienced. Have Adelaide filled the gap that Bailey left yet?

Thompson is in negotiations with Essendon. Jarman agrees this group needs an experienced head.

 

[smoovy]

The new coach is going to want his own assistants, yet most a contracted. There goes more $$$.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

Ewan McKenzie?

Robbie Deans?

John Connolly?

 

[VSTone]

Bassett - Defense,
Bomber Thompson - strategy, senior Assistant
Rehn - Ruck
Dew - Head Coach
Okeefe - Midfield
Burton - Forward Line

 

[smoovy]

Ewan McKenzie?

Robbie Deans?

John Connolly?

Alan Jones!!!!!!!!!!! Look out the south parkland toilet blocks!

 

[dinger]

Thompson is in negotiations with Essendon. Jarman agrees this group needs an experienced head.

Personally think Bomber would be the best bet, I can't think of an experienced coach who'd do it better. If Bailey hasn't been replaced, need to do that stat - I genuinely believe that'd be one of the huge priorities behind a new coach.

 

[FullyBigKPro]

With Fagan now pulling the strings you can only assume a MASSIVE powerplay for a quality coach has occurred to pay out Sando $1.2m

"We want the BEST possibel football department in the AFL"

Dont think we will get a no name left field appointment.

 

[relapse]

It would be a joke if it is Goodwin, you don't make a call like this and pay out a coach with 2 years on his contact to bring in a rookie coach.

 

[Sanders]

What's Jake White doing?

 

[WildWestin]

Hope it's Alistair Clarkson or maybe even Paul Roos. Surely roos would see Melbourne as a lost cause.

 

[Redline]

Bassett please, with Trigg gone he's a chance to return in some capacity

 

[Jars458]

Ewan McKenzie?

Robbie Deans?

John Connolly?

Rick Charlesworth!

 

[pjcrows]

Clarkson

 

[DPS72]

Would this be out of the question??? Have any coaches in the past come back for round 2??

Outside the box, Stuart Dew would be a great catch.

 

[Tex Danger]

It would be a joke if it is Goodwin, you don't make a call like this and pay out a coach with 2 years on his contact to bring in a rookie coach.

is there an experienced coach out there you would want?

most are either experienced but no real runs on the board or past it except Bomber.

I think there must have been some strong reasons behind the scenes to make this drastic move. Likely clear criticism from the players.

if it is in fact that the board/review and Sando had polar opposite views on the group which the press release suggests, id like to know who thought it was time for a rebuild and who thought it was time to top up. I guess the direction of the list management strategy will tell us that.

 

[Kickin_Goals]

Has to be an ex Geelong coach, it's how we roll.

Ross Lyon it is not, he hasn't scorched earthed Fremantle yet.

TBQH a witches hat would be better.

 

[Drugs Are Bad Mackay?]

It would be a joke if it is Goodwin, you don't make a call like this and pay out a coach with 2 years on his contact to bring in a rookie coach.

That might be all we can afford!

 

[Tex Support]

Phil Jackson

 

[Tex Danger]

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Would this be out of the question??? Have any coaches in the past come back for round 2??

Outside the box, Stuart Dew would be a great catch.

Dew would be my early prediction based on previous media hype, followed by Goodwin or even Burns

but really we have no idea and its anotherchancd for Rucci to play darts

 

[matty p]

The only acceptable options are:

- Bassett + Bomber Thompson
- Ross Lyon

Nothing else will suffice. Goodwin sucks.

 

[smoovy]

I'd take Dew or Bassett over Goodwin.