Brett Lovett is a great coach and I've also heard the same, was given the job at Sandy but couldn't commit full time due to his highly successful nursery business.

not to worry

if they're a bit late selecting a new coach I'm sure the Fev will step in to the breech and take the reins

I believe Brett Lovett will be appointed very soon as Casey's coach. A great appointment and this will be confirmed in the coming days which leaves only one position of any importance to be announced. Football director role which i still think Greg Healy is the frontrunner.

This is also my understanding. I believe Lovett has been approached. Along with Healy.

No word from KC but I believe Casey pre season training started this afternoon with no coach in sight.

Brendan Fevola who is hoping for an AFL call up was apparently at training. Whatever you might say or think about him, he's a terrific clubman these days. He's probably burnt his bridges as far as the AFL is concerned but I think he would definitely help a club like GWS win some games.

Late in this article regarding Fevola, it mentions this:

Meanwhile, Casey’s search for a new coach is down to Brett Lovett and former Western Bulldogs assistant Peter Dean.

Final-round interviews will be held tonight with a decision to be made on Friday.

This interests me in that I thought that Brett was only looking for Part-time work? after turning down a full time position at his old club as senior coach?

Coaching Casey maybe only a part time role now we have such a number of full time coaches already.

Coaching Casey maybe only a part time role now we have such a number of full time coaches already.

Lovett is a very good coach. Good to have ex players from the club coaching

Training for a week and still no coach?

Announcement Monday apparently...maybe a dollar or 2 on Brett Lovett

It's official

Brett Lovett coach

http://www.sportingpulse.com/assoc_page.cgi?client=1-118-0-102874-0&sID=60264&&news_task=DETAIL&articleID=17485186&sectionID=60264

Talk about GWS and jobs for the boys.

This looks a little "old boyish" to me

On the face of of it - yes, however the Football Director role is designed for an old boy. It has to be a loyal clubman with a knowledge of footy - that means former players.

On the face of of it - yes, however the Football Director role is designed for an old boy. It has to be a loyal clubman with a knowledge of footy - that means former players.

welcome home Brett Lovett.

Hardly see it as a jobs for the boys approach. Brett Lovett is a highly respected coach at VFL Level who only left Sandringham because the Saints wanted a fulltime coach in that role and Lovett has a nursery to run. Obviously the increased numbers in the development coaching ranks at the MFC mitigates the need for a full time Casey coach.

Coaching Casey maybe only a part time role now we have such a number of full time coaches already.

Seems you were correct jcb. The assistant line coaches at Melbourne will fill the breach, making for an excellent coaching alignment between MFC and Casey imo.

The assistant line coaches at Melbourne will fill the breach...

Source? That seems like a very odd arrangement, given Casey has 50 odd players of its own that do not train or play with MFC.

I do not understand how having those coaches bouncing between Olympic Park and Casey would be in MFC's interests, unless it was only ever intended for them to be working with MFC part-time.

Brett Lovett officially named Casey Senior Coach. Part time gig.

Seems you were correct jcb. The assistant line coaches at Melbourne will fill the breach, making for an excellent coaching alignment between MFC and Casey imo.

That was my immediate thought to o DOF. Its been said by the club ( MFC) that the LCA's will spend a bit of time developing etc at Casey as part of their overall duties so this scenario could work out well.

The notion is that the assistants will be lookign after the up and comers as part of the job. These kids will by virtue of their developmental status be at Casey a lot of their time.

As Spock would put it..... Logical

Fair enough, if they will be working with MFC players out there that makes sense, sounds like the next best thing to having our own VFL team.

Edited November 14, 201113 yr by torpedo

Does he still have the mullett?

Gary Ayres dumped his and won the flag .

Fair enough, if they will be working with MFC players out there that makes sense, sounds like the next best thing to having our own VFL team.

Yep. That's how I see it.

Fev told he has no role at Casey next year... The revolution continues.

Go Dees.

Now I want them to change to the Casey Demons...

Now I want them to change to the Casey Demons...

lets wait till they win a premiership first

Fev told he has no role at Casey next year... The revolution continues.

Go Dees.

MFC and Casey now reading from the same page. Excellent!

MFC and Casey now reading from the same page. Excellent!

Very pleasing, especially since the relationship looked to be in ruin this time last year. It's about the most critical relationship the club has IMO.