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Mega Thread The Next AFC Coach?

Who do you think will be the next coach

  • Stuart Dew

    Votes: 73 17.0%
  • Leigh Tudor

    Votes: 17 4.0%
  • Scott Burns

    Votes: 5 1.2%
  • Peter Sumich

    Votes: 14 3.3%
  • Nathan Bassett

    Votes: 145 33.7%
  • John Blakey

    Votes: 7 1.6%
  • Brendon Bolton

    Votes: 47 10.9%
  • Alastair Clarkson

    Votes: 85 19.8%
  • Brett Kirk

    Votes: 7 1.6%
  • OTHER

    Votes: 30 7.0%

  • Total voters
    430

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The only way that assistant coaches will be released from their current contracts would be is they were offered a head-coach gig.

So either way we will need to find new / uncontracted assistants to put around our new coach.
 
Looking back at the Hawks at where it all began remember they had 5 years in the wilderness before doing anything of note. It takes time.

We played a significant role in their revival in 2007 courtesy of Massie and Craig.

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i still say someone has been lined up it makes no sense to talk to ROK to be an assistant if you have no coach

Good to see you found an Amacca-ble solution to your name dilemma. ;)
 
I'm mildly excited about Bass.

I'm more excited about the mysterious person(s) Croweater78 has been banging on about though.

Who is he/are they again Croweater78?

Croweater78

You're seriously excited about a rumour without names that can be easily justified regardless of who gets appointed? I know it's been a while to wait, but didn't know anyone was that desperate yet. The field of contenders is known, as there's simply no one else available that can surprise. The only long shot I can think of is Brad Gotch.
 
The only way that assistant coaches will be released from their current contracts would be is they were offered a head-coach gig.

So either way we will need to find new / uncontracted assistants to put around our new coach.

New assistants-- Andrew McLeod, Cameron Ling, Jude Bolton
I'd take them in a heartbeat.
 
Just another guy with a source, but they hope to get the new coach settled before trade period opens, but can't guarantee, admitted it would be better with coach in place, but they are waiting for a few things to fall in place.

Wouldnt give me a name or any clue though and I worked with him (source) for 5 years. He has done very well a keeping his mouth shut in the past. I remember right up to the afternoon that Sando was announced he gave nothing. When I said Clarkson, he said that would have been a dream but no amount of money would remove him from Hawthorn.
 

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damn i hope it 1 or 2 days we need to get things done ie trades ,coaches etc
I think the main thing is settling the coaching panel before pre-season. I agree its not an ideal situation going into the trade period without a coach, but is a new coach really in the position to be making calls on trading?

I'd hope the AFC is offering a lot more to its players that can assure them we're a club worth staying at - If it's coming down to this announcement, we've probably already lost them.
 
New assistants-- Andrew McLeod, Cameron Ling, Jude Bolton
I'd take them in a heartbeat.
Yeah they all have appeal, maybe only two of them would think about it.
 
Yeah they all have appeal, maybe only two of them would think about it.

Mcleod is at the club and worked with (potential new coach) Bass at Norwood. Ling I'd love but appears destined for media. Jude has a very astute footy brain. Might be interested if Dew gets the nod.
 

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Port too had 5 consecutive years of failing before turning it around too.

Again we played a significant role in choking in a Showdown to give the Power a finals berth.

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Good evidence that just because you finish 10th and get a new coach, things dont just "get better". Often they get worse if you don't put the right people in place. No time for complacency, Fagan and Roo.
 
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