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Wellman Resigns after signing new contract

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Bonkers Redleg

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No use having anyone on board if their heart's not on the job. A bit of fine tuning in our coaching ranks will be a positive for the club.

Thanks for your help Sean. Now let's move on.

Pretty disappointing considering our backline has been the strongest part of our game for the past 2-3 years. I don't see how losing him is a positive unless we can gain a coach who has equal or greater ability which I think will be hard to do.

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Ouch. A massive MASSIVE blow to the MFC. It was foreseeable though...

It makes me hate Essendon that bit more now!!!

Hopefully we can recruit a more than adequate substitute for Wellman.

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Pretty disappointing considering our backline has been the strongest part of our game for the past 2-3 years. I don't see how losing him is a positive unless we can gain a coach who has equal or greater ability which I think will be hard to do.

I think the players who play down there have a fair bit to do with the strength of the backline.

Obviously we need to find an adequate replacement, but Wellman's departure won't suddenly turn Frawley, Garland, Rivers, MacDonald and so forth into terrible players.

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I think the players who play down there have a fair bit to do with the strength of the backline.

Obviously we need to find an adequate replacement, but Wellman's departure won't suddenly turn Frawley, Garland, Rivers, MacDonald and so forth into terrible players.

Well put.

From Wellman, our backmen will have a solid foundation of what to do and how to work together efficiently. From here on in, it's the ability to work to the team's gameplan better and better and better.

We have the players. Now it's time to build on the foundation. Enter new backline coach.

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Whilst it's disappointing I can't really blame him. The lure to be back coaching at your old club with a good mate would be too good to turn down I would have thought.

Nether the less we move on with our young gun defence.

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I think the players who play down there have a fair bit to do with the strength of the backline.

Obviously we need to find an adequate replacement, but Wellman's departure won't suddenly turn Frawley, Garland, Rivers, MacDonald and so forth into terrible players.

Yeah I agree that the playing ability we have down back is a large part of being successful, however Wellman was the man that developed Frawley & Garland especially into the players they are. Without being in the inner sanctum of the club we really can't estimate how important a catalyst Wellman was to the performance of the team. However as an observer looking in I think that a lot of the structures, techniques & knowledge that he gave to the backline group was instrumental in our improvement in that area of the teams play whether we have the talent or not. Sometimes replacing staff who have first class experience & knowledge is extremely hard to do.

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well i think he played a big part in the zone that won hawthorn the grandfinal, and im pretty sure hes a darn good coach, definately a gooood replacement, and then it would help get young jack along to the club so thats a positive haha

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Very disappointing but I can see why he would want to go back to essendon. Although im not sure why he would extend his contract this month for another year. he muist have known Hird was going to go for the essendon job and get it.

Im guessing when we play them next year he is going to have a lot of knowledge of our team and the weaknesses in our backline. He has done a great job with it htough especially getting Frawley up and going.

Is it just me or is the essendon coaching panel to essendon. I mean Hird, wellman and wallis. This could backfire big time on them. It would be funny if it does. Why cant essendon accept other people.

I mean I never heard of Dean Bailey when he took over but now im grateful we have taken a chance on an unknown.

And as much as I wanted Garry Lyon to coach us im sort of glad he didnt. If we didnt do any good I wouldnt like the members turning on him.

Im not sure who would be our next backline coach. Any thoughts?

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Max Hudgton would be worth a run at, I reckon.

He has had a smaller development role at the pies this year.

There are a plethora of assistants that have left Brisbane and Essendon.

We could have a crack at a few of these.

Alan Richardson would be a good get and I can't see him staying at the bombers after he has missed their top job.

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Max Hudgton would be worth a run at, I reckon.

Alan Richardson would be a good get and I can't see him staying at the bombers after he has missed their top job.

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Max Hudgton would be worth a run at, I reckon.

He has had a smaller development role at the pies this year.

There are a plethora of assistants that have left Brisbane and Essendon.

We could have a crack at a few of these.

Alan Richardson would be a good get and I can't see him staying at the bombers after he has missed their top job.

Alan Richardson is a star, I played under him

at East Burwood for two years and bled for him in that time.

He is fantastic in his ability to nurture young players & get the best out if them through development.

He has another 2 years guaranteed from Essendon but by all means if he's out of place there, get my man Richo on our couching panel!!!

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Alan Richardson is a star, I played under him

at East Burwood for two years and bled for him in that time.

He is fantastic in his ability to nurture young players & get the best out if them through development.

He has another 2 years guaranteed from Essendon but by all means if he's out of place there, get my man Richo on our couching panel!!!

Yeah i heard Alan on SEN the other day for a long interview..i was impressed with his demena for sure. Never heard him speak before.

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