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Guest Gareth Keenan
Posted

There is no chance in hell that Roos will coach again.

None.

Same with Matthews for that matter.

Posted

current odds according to sportsbet

2.75 Rodney Eade

5.00 Mark Williams

7.00 Michael Malthouse

9.00 Dean Laidley

14.00 Mark Neeld

15.00 Scott Burns

16.00 Gavin Brown

21.00 Brenton Sanderson

26.00 Alan Richardson

26.00 Paul Roos

26.00 Neil Craig

Posted

Where is Malthouse in your Poll?

As we all know, Malthouse, Roos and Lyon have all said they are not interested and/or available to coach MFC next year. Call me naive (or anything else you want I guess) but I will take them for their word. So, that pretty much leaves the options in the poll.

Guest Gareth Keenan
Posted

Malthouse is the one of the three that I wouldn't believe in this instance.

Roos & Lyon both have nothing really to gain by lying.

Malthouse is trying to preserve his team's focus on this finals series.

He has also dropped enough hints to give those making the decision cause to pause and doubt his position.

Posted (edited)

Assuming that Malthouse won't leave Collingwood......Neeld is certainly firming for the job.

What i like most about him is that aside from his credentials as an assistant, he is coming from the most professionally run club that is leading the competition in terms of football department development and extracting everything from the players. That knowledge is invaluable.

Sanderson's credentials are very good too and you have to back the clubs decision makers in.

My preference is for Neeld however at this stage given Malthouse and Clarkson are most probably unattainable.

Good point. Although i'd think you might have an interesting discussion with the Cats and Hawks as to their credentials as well. Albeit with somewhat lessor resources maybe. I'd love to grab Neeld too for these reasons, but not as coach. Assistant would be nice.

Edited by Rusty Nails
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As we all know, Malthouse, Roos and Lyon have all said they are not interested and/or available to coach MFC next year. Call me naive (or anything else you want I guess) but I will take them for their word. So, that pretty much leaves the options in the poll.

Until his position is settled at the Pies, i'd say he's still a slim possibility. Eddie will no doubt try his hardest to prevent it. In his words "we aint gonna let 10 years experience and $20 million invested, just walk out the door".

Reading between the lines, Eddie doesn't want any other club taking Malthouse under their wing and having him go up against Buckley, at least in the first year or two i'd say. So Eddie's probably prepared to pay a very handsome Director of Coaching figure in order to insure this it would seem. Might be hard for Mick to refuse that if the work load isn't too crazy.

In addition, Mick made it pretty clear on the footy show that he wouldn't mind a break from the coaching scene. However, he didn't say that would be as Director of coaching at the Filth. Maybe just a year out of the game entirely. 27 years in the coaching caper is a mighty long time. Can't blame him eh.

Best bet for mine is Mick becomes available for a 2013 coaching job...if it fits his personal situation and footy criteria/expectations i guess. Oh and the $$/contract terms are attractive of course.

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It was interesting hearing Wallace on SEN yesterday. He made the observation that 6 of the last 7 flags have been won by coaches that were untried when appointed. Malthouse is the only exception. There's been a suggestion that Melbourne should push for a coach with AFL experience to take our young group to the nest stage, when recent history shows that the assistant's pathway works. He pointed out that the assistants are often more submersed in cutting edge coaching technology than the senior coach, as they don't have to devote their time to any other club issues.

I was already in the 50 year old Brendan McCartney camp as his CV is impeccable. He was with Bomber Thompson at Geelong for 10 years and Hird has already stated that he's the most impressive person in coaching he's met. Tom Harley at Geelong also speaks glowingly.

Brendan McCartney is my preferred candidate on the proviso that we can't get Malthouse.

Good case there Wolf. Pretty convincing CV and references. Although i'd like to hear what Bomber has to say about him given how closely and how long they worked together. Anybody know Bomber on here lol? Not that anything we post here makes a difference i realise.

I just found this article on him which you've probably already seen. It's got some of those references from Bomber and Harley you were referring to etc. Looks like a fair candidate, although he has no VFL/AFL playing history which could make it a hard sell as Head Coach......

McCartney Age Article


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If lethal declares he is interested in the position, dare I say, the job is his.

I think he is wise enough to know if he has the fire in the belly.

And the board is wise enough to recognize a golden opportunity when it presents itself.

I wouldn't even bother with Lethal. He was asked just after the sacking shinanigans and he just laughed and said "No no no". That was the Channel 7 Footy Show on the Sunday afterwards.

Then on 3aw about a week later, he was asked again about the vacant position and he said "you'd have to be an imbecile to take that up given the mess off the field at the moment. They would need to sort that first which will take some time" or something very close to those words. Definitely used the word imbecile though lol.

Posted

What are Scott Burns' credentials as a coach? Seems to be getting backed by the bookies

Despite being Voss' b!tch in that GF, was a tough and aggressive player. Fairly respected skipper as well...

Posted

"you'd have to be an imbecile to take that up ..."

Sounds like a man trying to convince himself not to do something he is tempted to do.

  • 1 year later...
Posted

Why?

Because hindsight is wonderful.

And because I find it interesting to see if supporters change their views after the club digs through the bottom of the barrel.

Posted

This keeps popping up as having new posts, but since there are none, it follows that it's re-appearing with new content due to people answering the poll.

This poll was from 2011.


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i doubt the afl will allow another unproven coach to come to us, i think chocco will be their main target, i would like either laidley or mark harvey

Posted

i doubt the afl will allow another unproven coach to come to us, i think chocco will be their main target, i would like either laidley or mark harvey

A reminder - this thread is from 2011.

Mods?!


Posted

So let's assume the people that say they are not interested or available are exactly that.

Therefore eliminating the pipe dreams on the 'potential coaches' thread.

If it came to these choices, what's your preference?

Let the flood gates open!

Rubbish and one of the reasons we have not had success for years

I say no more mr nice guy

Time to get tough and ruthless

IMO Frematle did exactly that when they got Ross Lyon

Our effort to get Lyon or Clarkson was pathetic and this softly softly approach is garbage

Get the BEST and NO is not the right answer

Its the attitude we had when Checker Hughes named us Demons

It is also that ruthless attitude to the rest of the competition through the Norm Smith era

We were hated and had the respect of 11 other clubs in those days

Today we have no respect and the only reason we are hated is we are back for more handouts

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