I thought this last night as well. Then give him the time to coach SA. Though conflict of interest might get raised
Let him coach U/18 through next year and spend 2019 crafting a role for him ... this gives him a chance to grow even more with experience whilst transitioning a new coach with Brenton Phillips to take over in 2020 . it also gives the Crows one more year of his connection to the treasure .
Simply put an offer to him that is to good to refuse ... 3 + years well paid Director of Development . Some good local players coming out of contract in 2020 and 2021 and that is when we will be sending our old boys off to the retirement village and we should have some nice cap space to go hard .
Collingwood and Buckley were very savvy by sending him off to coach the AIS Academy kids for 2 years to broaden his coaching and communication skills with the new generation .... forging bonds and formulating which players to target when GWS had to turn parts of their list over .
Treloar , WHE , Adams plus an inside look at underage kids in Grundy , Broomhead , Scharenberg and Aish .
Get it done Crows .