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Neil Balme potentially leaving Richmond

SFebes
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4 minutes ago, SFebes said:

Story today online that Neil Balme could be leaving Richmond, a few clubs interested etc. Haven't watched or read full story but damn we need him. Combine with a Clarkson appointment, the mouth would froth.

https://www.9now.com.au/footy-classified/2020/clip-ckec07ewa001d0gmj574deunn

69yo next year...certainly brings calm and wisdom to an organisation.

If he was up for it, would love him on board.

If he wasn't looking for a full-time job next year he would also be the right person to carry out an independent review of our club.

Couldn't think of anyone more qualified and we should jump at the opportunity.

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    2 minutes ago, rjay said:

    69yo next year...certainly brings calm and wisdom to an organisation.

    If he was up for it, would love him on board.

    If he wasn't looking for a full-time job next year he would also be the right person to carry out an independent review of our club.

    Couldn't think of anyone more qualified and we should jump at the opportunity.

    Spot on, agree.

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    If he's still up for a full-time role, then go get him.

    Ex Melbourne coach and has done wonders at a few clubs in those admin/leader type roles.

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    2 minutes ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    Credited with winning premierships everywhere he went EXCEPT Melbourne 

    Unfinished business

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    Would be great to have Balme back, but would he want to come back to us after 96/97 ?? I know none of those administrators and board still remain but ....

    he was a great coach but like the reverend was hampered by off field rubbish going on at the club in the 90s early 00s and key injuries 

    interestingly Clarko was coached by Balme at the dees 

    throw in a Jesse hogan return for a lazy 4th rounder and this would be romanticising of the mills and boon kind !
     

     

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    Would love to see him on board but not sure he would want to return given the past treatment under diamond Joe.

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    38 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

    Ins.
    Clarkson - Head Coach

    Balme - Director of Footy Operations 

     

    out. Goodwin, Mahoney 

    Balme would never ever want Footy Operations job. Too much work.

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    We should have won a flag under his leadership last time - he had an amazing list. Club was a disgrace.

    Right now we have another very good list. Club is functioning very well under Glen Barltett.

    We have to at least make the phone call. I'd have him back in a heartbeat, bit I reckon he no longer has the motivation for head coaching role.

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    Will not come near the club with Pert involved.

    Pert sacked him from Collingwood and Balme despises him.

    Anything negative you read about Pert, written by Caro has been fed directly to her by Balme.

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    8 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

    We should have won a flag under his leadership last time - he had an amazing list.

    That list was slaughtered by injury.  It was terrible luck for Balme.

    Lyon, Schwarz, Charles, Jakovich, G Lovett, Tingay, Prymke....  etc etc

     

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    15 minutes ago, Captain_Jack said:

    Will not come near the club with Pert involved.

    Pert sacked him from Collingwood and Balme despises him.

    Anything negative you read about Pert, written by Caro has been fed directly to her by Balme.

    Not sure that is entirely right.

    Eddie brought in Gubby Allen to take Balme's job so he was demoted/moved sideways.  Pert was CEO at the time.  Balme was offered the Director of Coaching role at collingwood.

    At some stage Richmond offered Balme the GM Football position which he accepted. 

    Pert himself lost his CEO job 6 months later.

    I have no idea the relationship between the Pert and Balme today but it is hard to know how much of the Allen/Balme thing was Eddie's doing and whether Pert had a role. 

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    1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

    He doesn't seem to hang around at clubs for a long time

    Yeah, but look what he does when he’s there! He must have overseen 7 (?) Premierships at Geelong, Collingwood and Richmond. A friend of mine who has worked with him at 2 of those clubs reckons he is a fantastic guy to work with and for.

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    5 minutes ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    Not sure that is entirely right.

    Eddie brought in Gubby Allen to take Balme's job so he was demoted/moved sideways.  Pert was CEO at the time.  Balme was offered the Director of Coaching role at collingwood.

    At some stage Richmond offered Balme the GM Football position which he accepted. 

    Pert himself lost his CEO job 6 months later.

    I have no idea the relationship between the Pert and Balme today but it is hard to know how much of the Allen/Balme thing was Eddie's doing and whether Pert had a role. 

    100% factual

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    2 hours ago, rjay said:

    69yo next year...certainly brings calm and wisdom to an organisation.

    If he was up for it, would love him on board.

    If he wasn't looking for a full-time job next year he would also be the right person to carry out an independent review of our club.

    Couldn't think of anyone more qualified and we should jump at the opportunity.

    Do you mean a review of the Football Department, for which he would seem very well qualified, or the whole club (ie, including org structure, finances, commercial, membership, etc)? I'm not sure he's got the skills for the latter. I would prefer any independent review (and there should be one every year), look at the club holistically, in which case I doubt Balme is the right person for the job. He could, of course, undertake the Football Department piece of a bigger whole under the overall control (or supervision) of whoever undertakes the larger review.  

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    1 hour ago, Captain_Jack said:

    Will not come near the club with Pert involved.

    Pert sacked him from Collingwood and Balme despises him.

    Anything negative you read about Pert, written by Caro has been fed directly to her by Balme.

    Out of interest. Is this heresay or first hand testimony.

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    Balme and Goody are actually a good match with similar philosophies. Would be a great get. 

    And another platform to continue my get Nathan Bassett campaign. I'm staggered it hasn't happened yet to be honest. 

    With Balme: a red & blue reunion. As far as I can gauge he and Goody are on good terms. Helped get him to the Dons. 

    No one really talks about it but the MFC trading out Bassett isn't far shy of Thompson. 200+ game All Australian. 

    Since being at the Power he has coached both the defensive and forward lines with obvious results. 

    Plus multiple Redlegs' premierships. The only question I have is: why isn't he touted for a senior role more often? 

     

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    6 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

    Yeah, but look what he does when he’s there! He must have overseen 7 (?) Premierships at Geelong, Collingwood and Richmond. A friend of mine who has worked with him at 2 of those clubs reckons he is a fantastic guy to work with and for.

    Balme never saw a premiership at Collingwood in either of his stints.

    It's one of the great furphys in football.

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