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Just saw that Matthew Egan has left Essendon for more opportunities. Very highly rated at Essendon for his development work and interim role he had as a coach when hird got the sack. Coached the VFL team this year.

With the Dees looking to fill in Goodwin role, I wouldn't be surprised if its this bloke.

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10 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Just saw that Matthew Egan has left Essendon for more opportunities. Very highly rated at Essendon for his development work and interim role he had as a coach when hird got the sack. Coached the VFL team this year.

With the Dees looking to fill in Goodwin role, I wouldn't be surprised if its this bloke.

Would have worked with Goody at essendon. Will be interesting to see if we sound him out.

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2 minutes ago, Grimes Times said:

Another option would be Goody's former teammate Ben Hart??

Great player, but he was sacked as an assistant at a poorly performing club.

Egan would seem to be a good fit.

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At the risk of stating the obvious, surely we would be looking at a Clarkson assistant that can bring intel about the Hawks game plan? His previous assistants have done well; Simpson, Beveridge and to a lesser extent Bolton.

There are enough ex-Melb players at the Dorks we could snaffle: Neitz, Yze, Bruce to name a few....

Assistants are a great way to bring fresh new ideas into a club. Goodwin would know most of Egan's ideas, strategies if they have worked together. Maybe he rates Egan, and that is great but you can't do what Richmond have done and just bring in any old ex-player and hope that it works.

 

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To be honest, I would hope we'd be thinking of getting a bit more diversity in, and like Jnr said above, some fresh ideas. We've got enough of an Essendon influence now don't we?

It's not like they've been a hugely successful club in the last few years.

 

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I reckon Montgomery would be a good get, been at the dogs for a long time and worked under Bevo 

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40 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

At the risk of stating the obvious, surely we would be looking at a Clarkson assistant that can bring intel about the Hawks game plan? His previous assistants have done well; Simpson, Beveridge and to a lesser extent Bolton.

There are enough ex-Melb players at the Dorks we could snaffle: Neitz, Yze, Bruce to name a few....

Assistants are a great way to bring fresh new ideas into a club. Goodwin would know most of Egan's ideas, strategies if they have worked together. Maybe he rates Egan, and that is great but you can't do what Richmond have done and just bring in any old ex-player and hope that it works.

 

I don't think we should be bringing back any former Melbourne players at this point in time, we need to completely divorce the club from the old hands after spending 3 years ridding ourselves of that culture.

I have the utmost respect for Neita but I don't think, at this time, it would be a good idea.

 

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10 minutes ago, Dante said:

I don't think we should be bringing back any former Melbourne players at this point in time, we need to completely divorce the club from the old hands after spending 3 years ridding ourselves of that culture.

I have the utmost respect for Neita but I don't think, at this time, it would be a good idea.

 

Silly post mate. Just cos they were players in an era where we underperformed (even though they played in a lot of finals and a grand final) doesn't mean they should be shunned from the club. If they're the best person for the job then bring them back - the love for, and knowledge they already have of the club is a bonus.

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13 minutes ago, Members' Wing said:

Silly post mate. Just cos they were players in an era where we underperformed (even though they played in a lot of finals and a grand final) doesn't mean they should be shunned from the club. If they're the best person for the job then bring them back - the love for, and knowledge they already have of the club is a bonus.

And Hawthorn aren't exactly falling apart with all their culture-killing former MFC players working there...

 

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33 minutes ago, Dante said:

I don't think we should be bringing back any former Melbourne players at this point in time, we need to completely divorce the club from the old hands after spending 3 years ridding ourselves of that culture.

I have the utmost respect for Neita but I don't think, at this time, it would be a good idea.

 

Whorethorn have won 3 Flags in a row. 

Our Old Boys must be doing a few things right. 

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1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Whorethorn have won 3 Flags in a row. 

Our Old Boys must be doing a few things right. 

.......or Clarko must be working overtime covering for their stuff-ups

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4 hours ago, Members' Wing said:

Silly post mate. Just cos they were players in an era where we underperformed (even though they played in a lot of finals and a grand final) doesn't mean they should be shunned from the club. If they're the best person for the job then bring them back - the love for, and knowledge they already have of the club is a bonus.

Not silly at all, Bruce and Yze epitomised the softness at Melbourne, I don't care how well they are doing at Hawthorn, I just don't want either of them back at Melbourne unless it is for drinks at the Chairmans club lunch.

Bruce left in a huff because we wouldn't give him and extra year and fired a few shots at the club when he departed, Yze cracked it when we delisted him as well.

I doubt we need Bruce teaching our boys to get rid if the ball if you look like getting tackled and don't worry who you put under pressure when you do, that and helicopter kicks.

Yze was soft, lazy and selfish.

 

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40 minutes ago, Dante said:

Not silly at all, Bruce and Yze epitomised the softness at Melbourne, I don't care how well they are doing at Hawthorn, I just don't want either of them back at Melbourne unless it is for drinks at the Chairmans club lunch.

Bruce left in a huff because we wouldn't give him and extra year and fired a few shots at the club when he departed, Yze cracked it when we delisted him as well.

I doubt we need Bruce teaching our boys to get rid if the ball if you look like getting tackled and don't worry who you put under pressure when you do, that and helicopter kicks.

Yze was soft, lazy and selfish.

 

Another silly post. Those two, while far from perfect, were best & fairest winners, 200 gamers, terrific servants of the club and played big parts in getting us deep into September a number of times.  Something we'd absolutely kill for at the moment.

What I'd give for an Yze in our current side.

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51 minutes ago, Dante said:

Not silly at all, Bruce and Yze epitomised the softness at Melbourne, I don't care how well they are doing at Hawthorn, I just don't want either of them back at Melbourne unless it is for drinks at the Chairmans club lunch.

Bruce left in a huff because we wouldn't give him and extra year and fired a few shots at the club when he departed, Yze cracked it when we delisted him as well.

I doubt we need Bruce teaching our boys to get rid if the ball if you look like getting tackled and don't worry who you put under pressure when you do, that and helicopter kicks.

Yze was soft, lazy and selfish.

 

Pathetic cheap shot at two former club champions. What have you ever done for this club? No, I thought not. 

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18 minutes ago, Members' Wing said:

Another silly post. Those two, while far from perfect, were best & fairest winners, 200 gamers, terrific servants of the club and played big parts in getting us deep into September a number of times.  Something we'd absolutely kill for at the moment.

What I'd give for an Yze in our current side.

If you want to revise history for your own benefit then go right ahead, they were part of a culture of softness that permeated the club.

Both were talented footballers but go back and watch some of the games that they played in.

 

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3 minutes ago, wizardinoz said:

Pathetic cheap shot at two former club champions. What have you ever done for this club? No, I thought not. 

How would you know what I have and haven't done for this club?

Yourself?

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9 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Just saw that Matthew Egan has left Essendon for more opportunities. Very highly rated at Essendon for his development work and interim role he had as a coach when hird got the sack. Coached the VFL team this year.

With the Dees looking to fill in Goodwin role, I wouldn't be surprised if its this bloke.

Bang on Daz.. Love your work yet again.

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/teams/melbourne/melbourne-in-race-for-essendon-assistant-matthew-egan/news-story/14eb4fdde3c085893e023c718e6e40f7?from=herald sun_rss

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1 hour ago, Dante said:

Not silly at all, Bruce and Yze epitomised the softness at Melbourne, I don't care how well they are doing at Hawthorn, I just don't want either of them back at Melbourne unless it is for drinks at the Chairmans club lunch.

Bruce left in a huff because we wouldn't give him and extra year and fired a few shots at the club when he departed, Yze cracked it when we delisted him as well.

I doubt we need Bruce teaching our boys to get rid if the ball if you look like getting tackled and don't worry who you put under pressure when you do, that and helicopter kicks.

Yze was soft, lazy and selfish.

 

Absolute [censored], both of those blokes get unfairly brushed up. 

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11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Bit of self aggrandizement there Dazzle, who actually says we were looking at Brendan Sanderson? Would love to get Egan, but with Stinear on board. is there a spot, McCartney seems pencilled in for a bigger role on match day now with Roos gone

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