So, any Freo assistants we may look at now?

 

Highly regarded in the industry but I'm a little doubtful on Freo really doing their due diligence if they've hired a former player and only interviewed 2 other candidates, both of whom had Freo connections and seemed long shots.

We should probably look at Dean Solomon, sometimes the best coaches can get hidden away at bad locations and if he's been grinding away at the Suns for years and still got recognition then he might know a few things. A bit like Richmond wisely giving Leppa another go.

28 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Highly regarded in the industry but I'm a little doubtful on Freo really doing their due diligence if they've hired a former player and only interviewed 2 other candidates, both of whom had Freo connections and seemed long shots.

We should probably look at Dean Solomon, sometimes the best coaches can get hidden away at bad locations and if he's been grinding away at the Suns for years and still got recognition then he might know a few things. A bit like Richmond wisely giving Leppa another go.

Just because your not at a top club doesn't make you a poor assistant.  Lots of very good talent spread over the lower clubs. Some with top club assistant they often get more credit based on the overall team effect.

dean solomon has been rumoured to be heading to essendon if he wasn't successful landing the freo senior gig

i still think it'd be a weird fit given that rutten is appointed as woosha's successor, and caracella is seen as one of the best assistants in the business

1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

dean solomon has been rumoured to be heading to essendon if he wasn't successful landing the freo senior gig

i still think it'd be a weird fit given that rutten is appointed as woosha's successor, and caracella is seen as one of the best assistants in the business

Yep that's why I'd have a word. Going to Essendon with Worsfold is far different to going with Rutten. Meanwhile he'd be in a nice position at Melbourne if we did the one in one out that St Kilda, North and Carlton have done, plus we're at such a position on the ladder now that he'll get credit for making us better even if we barely improved!

 

Bad luck to Jade if true. 

 

2 hours ago, Demonland said:

Bad luck to Jade if true. 

 

There's other senior jobs out there that his name may still be attached to...

 

How does that work, given that he took the role at North?

Sounds like whispers is barking up the wrong tree...

Longmuir, Solomon, and Carr were the names all talked about as in the running for a senior role at Freo, and all are known to have presented to the board

Been no talk of Rawlings to Freo before now

1 minute ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

How does that work, given that he took the role at North?

Sounds like whispers is barking up the wrong tree...

Longmuir, Solomon, and Carr were the names all talked about as in the running for a senior role at Freo, and all are known to have presented to the board

Been no talk of Rawlings to Freo before now

Assistant coaches can walk from contracts if it's for a promotion.

 

50 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

Assistant coaches can walk from contracts if it's for a promotion.

this is the first time rawlings has been mentioned by anyone as even in the running

it was those three, plus sumich, that we know presented to the board

i reckon watson is wrong (again)

4 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

this is the first time rawlings has been mentioned by anyone as even in the running

it was those three, plus sumich, that we know presented to the board

i reckon watson is wrong (again)

Rawlings has been spoken about for a few years as one of the assistants likely to score a head coach job at some stage, so I'm not really sure why it would be a surprise. Just because it's the first time you've heard, doesn't mean it's wrong.

 

5 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

this is the first time rawlings has been mentioned by anyone as even in the running

it was those three, plus sumich, that we know presented to the board

i reckon watson is wrong (again)

Flights are cheap Perth to Melbourne these days. Rawlings could easily been interviewed on the quiet. Rhyce Shaw wouldn’t have stopped it

In today’s West newspaper there’s a Welcome Home Longmuir poster/banner or something like that. No wonder Fremantle’s idiot supporters become so disappointed and upset at their coaches, they treat them like the second coming when they’re first appointed. 

5 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

In today’s West newspaper there’s a Welcome Home Longmuir poster/banner or something like that. No wonder Fremantle’s idiot supporters become so disappointed and upset at their coaches, they treat them like the second coming when they’re first appointed. 

Being the West Australian, no doubt Nic Nat had some involvement 

8 hours ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

this is the first time rawlings has been mentioned by anyone as even in the running

it was those three, plus sumich, that we know presented to the board

i reckon watson is wrong (again)

Liam Pickering the manager of Rawlings confirmed on SEN this morning that Rawlings just missed out on the Freo job, also praised Freo for the way they ran the process and lack of leaks.

Despite his track record and expectation on being a good senior coach the Sumich interview didn't go well.  It was reported he shared his view on how the club needs to "change/evolve" and they didn't like his views.