This doesn't seem to be a topic of discussion currently, given what's happened at the 3 other clubs this year and how an assistant coach could realistically be temporarily at the helm and then appointed. Jennings, McAartney and others moved on, and yet we're not sitting here discussing an assistant to jump on board NOW like Caracella at EFC & Ratten the year earlier at St K that will be waiting in the wings for an opportunity the following year.

Edited August 16, 20195 yr by John Demonic

Luke Hodge?

Hirdy

4 minutes ago, chookrat said:

Hirdy

If that ever happened I’d stop barracking for Melbourne let alone take out a membership or go to live games.

AND  I MEAN IT!!!

Sam Mitchell.

Lenny Hayes 

17 minutes ago, Tony Tea said:

Sam Mitchell.

That would be amazing.

It would be Rawlings. Has done it before, has experience now running his own team as well.

A little premature, we don't even know the ccoaching staff for next year... Maybe wait until we have a coaching staff & start the season 1-4 before speculating

What's the use of sacking him mid season.

Sack him now and give the new guy the off season and pre season to remake this shambles of a team. 

 

1 hour ago, Lord Nev said:

It would be Rawlings. Has done it before, has experience now running his own team as well.

Nice idea - if others cannot come to the party. Proven in many ways at the MFC. I'd also link in Jordan Lewis - too talented and knowledgeable to overlook; but if Yze decides to return, all three would be a good mix.

Edited August 17, 20195 yr by Deemania since 56

He won't be sacked, this team will get a big preseason in and jump back up the ladder. 

if? when!

rawlings IF he stays with us for next season

otherwise...troy chaplin?

ahahahahahahahahahahaha

I reckon we should go after Sam Mitchell. He’ll be the next ‘big’ coach. 

Edited August 17, 20195 yr by Ethan Tremblay

1 minute ago, Mr Steve said:

He won't be sacked, this team will get a big preseason in and jump back up the ladder. 

I'd like to think so, but the team is stuffed in the head with misunderstandings about a game plan, about contested footy, about finding spaces forward of centre, about the positive uses across a game of the wings, about just nearly everything that Goodwin has done; and, as a team, it is exhausted.

16 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I reckon we should go after Sam Mitchell. He’ll be the next ‘big’ coach. 

yep get him as midfield coach, and Roughie as forward coach, and keep Lewis around as an assistant as well. then get rid of Goodwin.

3 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I reckon we should go after Sam Mitchell. He’ll be the next ‘big’ coach. 

....at the Hawks. 

Have to be Troy Chaplin.

19 minutes ago, Kent said:

What's the use of sacking him mid season.

Sack him now and give the new guy the off season and pre season to remake this shambles of a team. 

 

Exactly Kent. Why are we waiting for the middle of next year? Do it now.

15 minutes ago, Mr Steve said:

He won't be sacked, this team will get a big preseason in and jump back up the ladder. 

I can only wish and hope and have faith.

Nothing I have seen in the last 5 weeks tells me that things will change. But there you go.

We are now having to be a faith based supporter group.

 

 

 

3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Have to be Troy Chaplin.

14 minutes ago, McQueen said:

....at the Hawks. 

One would think so .... McQueen.

3 minutes ago, Kent said:

I can only wish and hope and have faith.

Nothing I have seen in the last 5 weeks tells me that things will change. But there you go.

We are now having to be a faith based supporter group.

 

 

 

I agree with how bad it has been and how bad it looks but, Every player will get a min of 4 extra weeks of preseason and a lot will get an extra 8 to 12 weeks. This team has just looked unfit all year and that makes you miss easy kicks and handballs at this level. If the problem was deeper we would have heard a lot more come out. Interesting thing will be to see how many "if any" ask to be traded out. 

First you have to reconcile the reality that we just signed Goodwin to an expensive multi-year contract. A big payout for no return is not something the club can afford. Any replacement will come at the cost of paying Goodwin out for the next few years. Goodwin should not walk away as this will be his last go at coaching at the senior level. It is likely that in the remote chance of Goodwin going, the immediate replacement  will be someone cheap who we do not have to look for. Most likely this would be Rawlings. From what I have seen, he is a better coach than Goodwin and is hungry to achieve. He has won Casey games with his gameday coaching which Goodwin only has done a couple of times, seemingly by accident. I would be as happy if they just swapped jobs now.   

If our option is between Goodwin and Chaplin we really are up [censored] creek