Was interested to see Judd say this in relation to the upcoming Carlton job, effectively ruling out Teague staying on.
This is often said by club presidents or figures in the media like it's an article of faith, but judging by who coaches teams to premierships, it's nonsense.
In the last five years every coach involved in a grand final win or lose was at their first club, in their first senior coaching job.
The last time a coach with prior senior coaching experience at another club actually won a flag was Malthouse in 2010, and before him Leigh Matthews in the three peat years. This means 16 of the last 18 premiership coaches won it in their first senior job, with no prior experience.
During that same time there have been a multitude of high profile failures from experienced coaches trying again at new clubs- Malthouse, Pagan, Eade, Wallace and now Lyon to name a few.
Based on those numbers you'd have to think you'd be crazy to go looking for 'an experienced coach'. History suggests being good at one club very rarely translates to sustained success at the next club, I think because coaches tend to bring preconceived notions about players and structures which dont necessarily translate to new lists.
The proven template for success is to find a quality assistant, or maybe someone who has coached at lower levels, usually an ex player, and ideally someone who has sat in the same room as Alastair Clarkson at some point in their life, give them the senior job and let them grow into it.
Based on that, I reckon the hottest coaching property during the off season should be Sam Mitchell.
This is often said by club presidents or figures in the media like it's an article of faith, but judging by who coaches teams to premierships, it's nonsense.
In the last five years every coach involved in a grand final win or lose was at their first club, in their first senior coaching job.
The last time a coach with prior senior coaching experience at another club actually won a flag was Malthouse in 2010, and before him Leigh Matthews in the three peat years. This means 16 of the last 18 premiership coaches won it in their first senior job, with no prior experience.
During that same time there have been a multitude of high profile failures from experienced coaches trying again at new clubs- Malthouse, Pagan, Eade, Wallace and now Lyon to name a few.
Based on those numbers you'd have to think you'd be crazy to go looking for 'an experienced coach'. History suggests being good at one club very rarely translates to sustained success at the next club, I think because coaches tend to bring preconceived notions about players and structures which dont necessarily translate to new lists.
The proven template for success is to find a quality assistant, or maybe someone who has coached at lower levels, usually an ex player, and ideally someone who has sat in the same room as Alastair Clarkson at some point in their life, give them the senior job and let them grow into it.
Based on that, I reckon the hottest coaching property during the off season should be Sam Mitchell.
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