The Suns have set on Dew

[janty]

Have always thought that a senior coach looking like Dew would have trouble pushing discipline and standards with a group of young men.

 

[JackFlash]

Name names then.

Evans, East and whoever else wields authority at the Gold Coast Suns. Just last week Evans was sprouting that Dew was their coach and contracted until 2024, of course, we all know what that really means. I am astonished that anyone could support Caro on this, she has targeted Stewart Dew all year and she must get her information from somebody high up at the Suns. Whatever the reason the Suns have for sacking their contracted coach, there definitely is a rat somewhere up at the Suns. Coaches get the sack all the time, rarely do you see the administrators get the blame for anything. The whole thing is bogus.

 

[longdonkey]

Have always thought that a senior coach looking like Dew would have trouble pushing discipline and standards with a group of young men.

yeah I think there is merit in that comment I used to find it difficult to listen to coaches that I thought were idiots.

 

[Yellow Feathers]

Better headline: The Suns Have Gone Down on Dew

?

 

[Mayes2Gray]

The Suns don’t have a history of corruption, board incompetence or buying premierships, so no.

Modern north?

 

[BOMBERS 4 LIFE!!!!]

Scott took over a basket case in Essendon and will probably make finals. If Hardwick takes I can see him being successful very quickly I can see them just making the 8 next year.

Yep I can see Hardwick having the same the effect.

Suns also need to sack those in charge who extended Dews contract.

Soon as Brad was appointed the first thing he said to the players is to come back to pre season super fit also made it clear that if you dont defend you won't play

Hardwick should do the same set tough standards.

 

[Dangerousfield]

In 2019 they traded their 2020 priority pick (11), a pick that AFL handed as compensation to help with the rebuild + pick 64 for Geelong's pick 27.

Out of those two trades alone, Gold Coast has handed Geelong got pick 7, 11 and Bowes for pick 27.

Their recruiting and management is hopeless.

Gold Coast have done some staggeringly idiotic trades and recruitment over the past dozen years, the above trades are not an outlier in stupidity.

Someone with time on their hands might put the full list together for us to shake our heads at.

Dew takes the bullet though :-(

 

[RuFiO]

Fluff. There's too much fluff in football - Orator Mark Robinson 11/07/2023

 

[Rod Stroker]

"East returned from overseas to approve decision"

Approve the decision? Meaning others in power at the club had voted to get rid of Dew and put the vote result to East for him to OK it? Those others would have been the board members?

 

[Rod Stroker]

Fluff. There's too much fluff in football - Orator Mark Robinson 11/07/2023

He's right. Got his flaws Robbo, but calls it how it is and doesn't care if it's an unpopular view

Maybe he's less concerned these days about pissing anyone off given he almost died twice in the last 2 years.

 

[Purple7x08_24]

Dew didn't look like he had confidence or leadership. another example of a great player not having the ability to coach.

They should have waited it out toward the end of the season. Suns just played the top two sides and they have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger early. Those board members are a bunch of liars after what they came out and said last week.

Gold Coast have a good young list but need another year or two to really come through.

 

[Pacman82]

Six years, fair enough given the following record.

2018 4-18 17th
2019 3-19 18th
2020 5-1-11 14th
2021 7-15 16th
2022 10-12 12th
2023 7-9* 13th*

Going off that trajectory GC make finals in 3 more seasons. Whoever they bring in would want to have the side in the top 8 either by next year or the following I guess.

 

[Toump Ass]

Better headline: The Suns Have Gone Down on Dew

Me too, me too!!!

Big fat over-Dew SACKing on the Golden Coast!

Suns set on Buffet King’s demise!

Big Stuey Bit Off More Than He Can Chew Again, He Eats Too Much!!

(fyi I’m fat too so i don’t feel bad ripping into another porker)

 

[Giant Pete]

#putyourstrawberrycreamsout

 

[Belnakor]

Yep I can see Hardwick having the same the effect.

Suns also need to sack those in charge who extended Dews contract.

Contracts mean nothing for afl funded clubs. You basically always want to extend your coach if you are one of those clubs.

 

[ibd77]

Hiring Hardwick now would be mistake. He is still cooked and I don't think he would be motivated enough to turn the Suns fortunes around. If he was hired, I wouldn't be surprised that he doesn't last his term.

Buckley on the other hand would be a better option if he is keen. Had plenty time to sit back and observe the game. Knows which support staff he would want to support him and has decent record for finals which the Suns would settle for. And he would be driven.

Otherwise roll the dice with another assistant.

 

[Dangerousfield]

Hope they've got all their key OOC players signed up already

 

[My Tilly]

Have always thought that a senior coach looking like Dew would have trouble pushing discipline and standards with a group of young men.

 

[master bate]

Dew didn't look like he had confidence or leadership. another example of a great player not having the ability to coach.

They should have waited it out toward the end of the season. Suns just played the top two sides and they have nothing to gain by pulling the trigger early. Those board members are a bunch of liars after what they came out and said last week.

Gold Coast have a good young list but need another year or two to really come through.

Assistant coaches have to guaranteed contracts by August 1. If you wait until after the season you burden the new coach with a bunch of assistants he doesn't want. If you sack all the assistants the existing coach surely looks around and says 'what are you guys doing to me'.

Also can't blame them for the 'full support of the board' line. The reality is you can't be honest in that situation.

 

[Jascave]

Stuart Dew

Stuart Dew

Age

44

Ht

183cm

Wt

99kg

Pos.

M/F

Career

Season

Last 5

D

13.1

3star

K

9.1

4star

HB

4.0

3star

M

2.9

3star

T

1.7

4star

No current season stats available

D

12.2

3star

K

9.0

4star

HB

3.2

3star

M

2.8

3star

T

1.8

4star

won't be the only one being shown the door at the Gold Coast Suns. Expect to see more to follow between now and the end of the season. The President and the CEO could well be the next in line to face the firing squad.

 

[Jascave]

What make the sacking even more bizarre is the fact that unlike their AFL team who have gone nowhere again, the Gold Coast VFL team is second on the VFL ladder just behind the Brisbane Lions and could well play in the VFL finals this year.

 

[Rotayjay]

This is the right call, but the club is a failure and always will be. If Fremantle couldn't win a premiership in 27 years, from a football heartland, what hope do the Suns have in a city that has had a litany of failed sporting teams?

If I were Dimma, I wouldn't go near it.

 

[Great8]

How come Caroline Wilson knows about Dew getting sacked before Dew does?

Because she is the mouthpiece for the AFL and the Suns are ran by the AFL.
Gil probably told her that Dew would be getting sacked

 

[Yellow Feathers]

A fit, disciplined, professional athlete just isn’t going to take orders from the guy that ate all the pies. Dew didn’t earn their respect.

 

[Iva Bigun]

why the f would hardwick want to go there

if he was burned out at Richmond, how is he supposed to take on the challenge of turning that s**t hole around?

Hilarious, coming from Essendon the epitome of stability in the last decade