Scarlo was a 6x AA
I think this is a great get by the dogs. They're not 'coaches' per se, they won't be sitting in the box and involved on game day, so I don't know why some are querying their ability to 'coach'. The benefit of having these guys will be more about developing the younger guys about actually playing the game on a minute-to-minute basis on game day. Both of them were great readers of the game and were key parts of larger forward/back line structures which proved to be very successful over their time. As good as a guy like Scarlett was, the success of the back line he played in was also due to the overall structure, and I imagine B-Mac would be wishing to get the defensive unit to work in similar ways.
I wouldn't refer to Scarlett as 'shy', I think he just has absolutely no interest in the spotlight or the media. He is all about winning and had little time for anyone who wasn't of the same attitude. Harry Taylor said that Scarlett barely said a word to him when he first arrived until he had somewhat 'proven' himself, and once that had happened, Scarlo took him under his wing and Taylor knew he would throw himself under a bus for him if need be. All of the Geelong backmen, including even the new guys like Cam Guthrie, have basically said they have been blessed to play/train with and learn from him and that he is quite active in that role. I think this is something he embraced in the latter part of his career.
I don't see how this could be anything but good. At the very worst I still think the young guys will be able to take away positives out of spending time with two guys who have seen it all and done it all.