I posted this in the Neil Craig thread, but this is how I read it;

"Neeld said there would be at least eight full-time coaches at the club next season, which “stacks up very well with the best clubs going around”.

So I make the organisational structure (in terms of who they are reporting to) to crudely look something like this:

MFC Board

\/

CEO (Cameron Schwab) / Football Director (Lyon (for now))

\/

Director of Sports Performance (Neil Craig)

\/

Senior Coach (Neeld) / Elite Performance Manager (Misson) / General Manager Player Devt & Strategy (Viney)

\/

Backline Coach (Rawlings / Midfield Coach (Royal) / Forward Coach (yet to be apptd??)

\/

Backs Asst Coach (?) / Mids Asst Coach (Greaves) Devt Fwd Line Coach (Satterley)

And also:

General Mgr Club Devt (Connolly)

Football Manager (Mahoney)

Developement Coach (O'Donnell)

Innovations Coach (Dunbar)

General Manager List Devt (Harrington)

Recruitment Manager (Prendergast)

Who i dont know where they fit in in terms of who they are reportable to (as the above would be).

That leaves forwards coach and assitant to backline coach vacant...

I think you have the org. chart you stated above.However every line coach will have an IT person as well.Neil Craig confirmed the above on air (AW) tonight.

Edited September 29, 201114 yr by jayceebee31

I don't know if it's just the yearly off season feel good kicking in, but I have to say I'm liking the smell of what's cooking at the club at the moment.

Fingers crossed the meal turns out as good as the smell wafting from the kitchen.

Absolutely!!!

I like the transformating of our Clubs Leadership structures...

Next: the Captain & players.

I'm sure there will be a clear structured OBS with clearly defined roles.

One thing I like the word professionalism being used over and over again by our new additions.

What I wonder is what impact the Andrews Report has had on this restructuring?

Surely it hasn't all come from Neeld himself.

But then again, we shelved that report and ignored its findings, didn't we?

Didn't we?

Caro...?

Well said, was just thinking the same thing myself.

Gonna take a while to get used to all these new acronyms.

MN, NC, JR, AG, PS...

With old stalwarts CC, CS, JS, JM, BR, TV...

FMD - TMA!

Wow.

I thought it was too good to be true, didn't believe it til I heard it.

NC on 3AW just confirmed each line coach will have an assistant coach, and also an IT guy.

Talk about heavily resourced.

This is cutting edge compared to what we had, maybe compared to any other club.

NC's role is to report to the CEO (CS) and to manage the coaches, to ensure that because of the numbers that the system doesn't become dysfunctional and everyone is performing their roles as intended.

Leigh Brown possible defensive coach of 2012

http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/09/30/brown-could-coach-at-melbourne/

Leigh Brown possible defensive coach of 2012

http://www.sportsnew...h-at-melbourne/

Discussions have well & truly taken place but IMO he is most likely northbound due to top offer .Would really like him at Demonland though. The forward coach intrigues me with no insight at this stage. Trying desperately to find out though.

The one thing I take from Hagdorn's article, is that the assistant line coaches are to have a role at Casey too.

They will act as Gotch's line coaches.

This may in fact circumvent the issues we've had in not having our own VFL team rather than an affiliate in Casey's case.

The assistants will be able to ensure the correct message is getting across and that it is consistent with what we want to employ at AFL. It will streamline the step up between the 2 levels.

Can only be a good thing.

The one thing I take from Hagdorn's article, is that the assistant line coaches are to have a role at Casey too.

They will act as Gotch's line coaches.

This may in fact circumvent the issues we've had in not having our own VFL team rather than an affiliate in Casey's case.

The assistants will be able to ensure the correct message is getting across and that it is consistent with what we want to employ at AFL. It will streamline the step up between the 2 levels.

Can only be a good thing.

The only problem I see with this is your hypothesis stems from a Hagdorn 'scoop'...

The guy is guessing, and you are guessing on his guessing.

If anyone guesses on your guessing from his guessing we would enter a 3rd level of guessing and risk being stuck in limbo...

How inception of you.

How inception of you.

Fair call rfpc.

I was *this* close to editing the post, prefacing it all with a disclaimer, but didn't bother.

Bust surely if he is correct, then it would have the same effect as actually having our own VFL club, without the added cost and liability.

Intersting to see what happens at Casey, will Gotch be kept on? And who will take over the last two coaching vacancies. Forward coach & Ass. Back coach.Your opinions please.

Intersting to see what happens at Casey, will Gotch be kept on? And who will take over the last two coaching vacancies. Forward coach & Ass. Back coach.Your opinions please.

Forward Coach Barry Hall. Would put some sh-t into them and knew how to play the position. We could then draft Fev and he could warn him one misdemeanor and he would knock his block off.

Edited October 1, 201114 yr by Redleg

Assistant backline coach - Leigh Brown or Brady Rawlings.

Forward coach - Blake Caracella or Leigh Tudor.

Forward Coach Barry Hall. Would put some sh-t into them and knew how to play the position. We could then draft Fev and he could warn him one misdemeanor and he would knock his block off.

Seeing that Fev is going down to Warnambool to visit our former boxing coach - Ryan.. both maybe able to join Demonland as Forward/Boxing coaches.Barry would certainly harden them up,this would suit Neeld.

I like the idea of Brown to the Dees... A good thinking head on that shoulders. I think the Neeld connection might pay off here

Honestly..who would really want to go to the Garbage Wanky Sh!ts !!.....well anyone with taste that is

Is anyone else a bit disappointed that we haven't announced any new coaching appointments in the past 24 hours?

Is anyone else a bit disappointed that we haven't announced any new coaching appointments in the past 24 hours?

Funnily enough no, haha

Is anyone else a bit disappointed that we haven't announced any new coaching appointments in the past 24 hours?

Not sure if you're joking, but I have come to expect announcements every few days and get disappointed if there isn't one! Its going to be a loooooong offseason.

Was actually thinking a bit about the coaches to be named today while waiting for beer in the bullring at quarter time...

Although I nominated Leigh Brown and Brady Rawlings as defensive development coach, looking at the other 2, it is more likely to be someone that has some experience in developing juniors.

Probably someone the majority have not even heard of.

I like the idea of Brown to the Dees... A good thinking head on that shoulders. I think the Neeld connection might pay off here

Honestly..who would really want to go to the Garbage Wanky Sh!ts !!.....well anyone with taste that is

Mooney would be another handy one as well.

I hope whoever we go for that they bring some physicality to the Dee culture.

And our Forwards. I'm sick of people whinging about Us being beaten Up. It's time we did our own Heavy work.

Mooney would be another handy one as well.

I hope whoever we go for that they bring some physicality to the Dee culture.

And our Forwards. I'm sick of people whinging about Us being beaten Up. It's time we did our own Heavy work.

Plugger Lockett is the man - If you can't win the ball hurt someone.

http://www.sportsnewsfirst.com.au/articles/2011/09/30/brown-could-coach-at-melbourne/