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Mathew Egan leaves MFC

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I’ve never seen anyone as desperate to get discounted school fees as Stevo is at Xavier. Reports on them nearly as much as he does the Kennel 

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    7 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Is this a bitter blow for the club?

    The development boss who hasn't actually developed any young players in the past four years? I'd say not.

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    18 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

    I’ve never seen anyone as desperate to get discounted school fees as Stevo is at Xavier. Reports on them nearly as much as he does the Kennel 

    Does he have kids?

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    30 minutes ago, Demonland said:

    Had to delete the thread last night because it was just titled Egan and the post was just “...”

    Very ominous

     

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    10 minutes ago, poita said:

    The development boss who hasn't actually developed any young players in the past four years? I'd say not.

    Pickett, Rivers and LJ were developing nicely.

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    15 minutes ago, Better days ahead said:

    Pickett, Rivers and LJ were developing nicely.

    They had a good year where the opposition most weeks would've put minimal time in to.  These 3 have shown that with the right development from here on, they should be extremely good players for the MFC.

    Reality is, we have no idea if Egan's departure will be a good/bad thing, because we don't know how much of an impact he has in the development of certain players.  Given he is reasonably well respected in the AFL circles, I'm going with the "he will be a loss" story, but I'd be confident to think that he is replaceable and his departure won't set us back.

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    Stevens said Egan is 'very highly rated in the AFL coaching fraternity'.

    I feel like journos always say that whenever a coach leaves one club for another, or moves on to something else.

    If they were all this good then the game would be a far better spectacle than it is right now.

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    We've had a lot of players go backwards since 2018

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    Would this move be a promotion for him? 

    I would doubt it, maybe more secure. So I’ll assume we didn’t want him anymore. If he went to another AFL club I might have been disappointed. 

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    2 hours ago, poita said:

    The development boss who hasn't actually developed any young players in the past four years? I'd say not.

     

    To be fair, development (I think) is generally misunderstood and is not about turning kids into superstars. It’s about rounding players out and giving them the tools to be able to develop into young men who are capable of managing being AFL players, who can then blossom.

    I found it interesting listening to the Sacked podcast yesterday with Barry Hall, who said that the culture was bad when he was at St Kilda but he was lucky to have some good influences who helped him to develop the tools to stick around and eventually somewhat fulfill his potential. Also being taught how to play as a proper KPF, after getting by in juniors on talent having been a tall mid who went through a massive late growth spurt.

    Just having someone to spend the time with kids who all chase the footy and use their raw talent, then face the reality of needing to learn the defensive aspects of the game at AFL level and work on their craft, positioning, etc. A club doesn’t need superstar coaches for this work, but they need to put in the resources.

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    3 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

    Stevens said Egan is 'very highly rated in the AFL coaching fraternity'.

    I feel like journos always say that whenever a coach leaves one club for another, or moves on to something else.

    If they were all this good then the game would be a far better spectacle than it is right now.

    If Stevens said this, then I definitely know, without a shadow of a doubt, it's a certainty that the 'AFL coaching fraternity' probably have never heard of Egan. 

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    1 hour ago, whatwhatsaywhat said:

    fwiw this has been on mfc.com.au/careers page for about two days, i think?

    Good pick up. I see the job says it is based at Casey Fields.

    Are we going to be based at Casey for 2021? Does anyone know? 

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    2 hours ago, Pulp Fritschon said:

    Good pick up. I see the job says it is based at Casey Fields.

    Are we going to be based at Casey for 2021? Does anyone know? 

    would guess so

    in that max interview he mentioned he's actually moved into the investment property he bought in mornington peninsula as it's closer to casey

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    Egan’s employment with Xavier College includes a position with the Old Xaverians as “Head of Development”. 

    There is disquiet within the amateurs football community about the growing disparity between the haves and the have nots. Clubs like Xavs will prosper because of this and similar arrangements and good luck to them but other clubs will fall by the wayside in the post Covid environment. 

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    59 minutes ago, Elwood 3184 said:

    Egan’s employment with Xavier College includes a position with the Old Xaverians as “Head of Development”. 

    There is disquiet within the amateurs football community about the growing disparity between the haves and the have nots. Clubs like Xavs will prosper because of this and similar arrangements and good luck to them but other clubs will fall by the wayside in the post Covid environment. 

    I’ve attended many VAFA B and C section games in recent seasons (none in 2020). A number of clubs in those competitions rely on canteen sales, raffles and post game bar sales. If these facilities are limited/reduced next year because of ongoing restrictions/precautions relating to Covid19, many of those clubs will struggle.

    More so, clubs in lower divisions. Junior clubs are also doing it hard.

    The game depends on players coming up through community grass roots footy.

    There are tough times ahead. 

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    On 11/26/2020 at 10:17 PM, Better days ahead said:

    Pickett, Rivers and LJ were developing nicely.

    Do you think Yze may be a better development Coach seeing he played that role at Hawthorn and find a replacement mid field coach. ??

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