Its expected that Dean Bailey and Melbourne will announce a contract extension for Bailey during the NAb Cup. I think its smart because he does deserve a chance with this list and it will stop speculation this year as it would have been his final year. Hopefully the meida will lay off him and we perfom well for him.

excellent, he deserves it, has the cattle now the magic should begin

Good move MFC

Great news.

The last thing we need going into 2010, is a coach under contract pressure and speculations. Stability aids success.

Ground Breaking News Gathering!!

As if the MFC would get rid of Bailey this year!!

I am Hoping DB is around for the next Decade....

Yep, he deserves a min one year extension, would be happy for him to get another 2 years.

Sensible thinking by MFC.

Reasons are in this thread.

http://forums.demonland.com/index.php?show...;hl=Dean+Bailey

Good news, well done MFC.

The man has made the hard decisions and deserves the right to show what HIS list has to offer.

Personally i think that Bailey has sacificed alot for the MFC and should be given no less than a two year extention...

1 year extension for me then extend again next year. Anyhows great work MFC

As JT would say, I'm lovin' it. A solid move in the right direction.

That is great news! Has this been confirmed or is it a rumour?? If true, surely he will get a 2 year contract, 1 year doesn`t make much sense and doesn`t show much confidence.

Very good move by the club

  Deez Nutz said:

As JT would say, I'm lovin' it. A solid move in the right direction.

That is great news! Has this been confirmed or is it a rumour?? If true, surely he will get a 2 year contract, 1 year doesn`t make much sense and doesn`t show much confidence.

Very good move by the club

  Hell Bent said:

That is great news! Has this been confirmed or is it a rumour?? If true, surely he will get a 2 year contract, 1 year doesn`t make much sense and doesn`t show much confidence.

Very good move by the club

1 yr is plenty. 7 wins in 2 years does not, in itself, deserve more.

  Mono said:

1 yr is plenty. 7 wins in 2 years does not, in itself, deserve more.

glad to hear this... poor guy had to make some very harsh decisions....must be given a chance

  True Believer said:

glad to hear this... poor guy had to make some very harsh decisions....must be given a chance

Harsh decisions? Which ones??

I think he's only made glaringly obvious ones so far.

In terms of list management, that is.

Something seems odd about giving him an extension and then not announcing it for 6 weeks...

  Keyser Söze said:

Harsh decisions? Which ones??

I think he's only made glaringly obvious ones so far.

In terms of list management, that is.

Sheesus mate does trading Johnstone and McLean ring any bells? What about agressive list management to secure Trengove?

  Mono said:

1 yr is plenty. 7 wins in 2 years does not, in itself, deserve more.

Surprised you would even give him 3 months

Not surprised you quoted his win loss ratio

Bailey along with our recruiting team has done everything possible even at the detriment of Bailey,s own coaching win/loss ratio to ensure the future success of the club on the field

has players who have dispayed the skills and personal traits AFL requires before being drafted

You give yourself the best oppurtunity from the bottom of the ladder to do that

Nobody gets it 100% right so time will tell

I am positive if a few contracts fell a year earlier Bailey would have an even better list today

His past coaching expertise was in development and thats exactly what mode he is in now

He has a foundation of a side he can now develop with confidence if given a contract extension

2 years would be minimun and 1 year would be an insult

The future on the field will have alot to do with the future off the field for the MFC in the next decade IMO

  Curry & Beer said:

Sheesus mate does trading Johnstone and McLean ring any bells? What about agressive list management to secure Trengove?

Yeah, fair call I guess.

Johnstone wasn't too hard a decision though, and neither was McLean once you put yourself in his position.

I thing "aggressive list management to secure Trengove" is tripe.

I was thinking more in terms of Robertson, Yze, White, Wheatley, Whelan -- these were all fairly straight forward decisions in my book.

1 year is plenty, this gives him the next 2 years to prove that his methods are working. Any more than that is jumping the gun. Let's wait until we see a few more games in the 'W' column before we start throwing more years into the mix.

When is the earliest we are looking at winning a premiership? 2012?

It means that we have a coach who is coaching us through development years who has shown that he is an excellent developer of young players. If he is extended until the end of 2011 then the worst thing that could happen is we discover he's not a very good finishing coach (in years where we don't need a finishing coach). If it turns out he's not the coach to take an excellent list to premiership then we'll have the opportunity to replace him before such time as we are actually challenging for a flag, and the players have been further developed by an excellent developing coach.

It also means that Bailey can focus on developing the players in 2010 rather than sacrificing development in the search for cheap wins early in 2010 in order to get a contract extension. And, in reality, after 2 years and additional 10 weeks is not going to tell us too much more - plus we'd then have to offer a 2 year contract taking us to the end of 2012.

Plus it also adds stability during a period where the media will be sniffing for blood. Sorry scumsuckers, there's nothing here to see here - so move on to Mark Harvey.

Herald Sun now has an article on it -

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/dean...o-1225818579886

  Mono said:

7 wins in 2 years does not, in itself, deserve more.

And he had a great list at his disposal too. Comments like yours pay on heed to the circumstances surrounding the outcomes. Glad we agree on the one year.

  Keyser Söze said:

Harsh decisions? Which ones??

I think he's only made glaringly obvious ones so far.

In terms of list management, that is.

While seemingly obvious to the outside supporter the decisions to retire/delist marque players of the past decade are not easy. They have been handle professionally, seamlessly and in the best interest of the Club. He has ensured there has been a due and proper process to this.

FWIW, Johnson was a difficult decision and could have been retained. In respect of McLean, the Club went on the front foot and got a top pick for him.

Its not just the outcome, its the process undertaken to achieve it.

  Swampfox said:

His past coaching expertise was in development and thats exactly what mode he is in now

He has a foundation of a side he can now develop with confidence if given a contract extension

2 years would be minimun and 1 year would be an insult

The future on the field will have alot to do with the future off the field for the MFC in the next decade IMO

GIve him one year and give yourself the chance to see if Bailey is as capable a finishing coach ans he is a development coach.

FWIW, I think Axis of Bob nails it here.