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2022 Assistant Coach of the Year: Troy Chaplin

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Congratulations Troy you are doing a great job with our backline, I hope that you stay with us whilst we are in the premiership window. Big accolade for future Resume.❤️💙✅

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    We’ll done Chappy

    Now just need Yze and Stafford to get their [censored] together. Mid-fwd connection has been so poor

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    What are the selection criteria for an award like that?

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    Nice one Chappy! No idea how they assess input of assistant coaches for an award like this but he's obviously done something right. 

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    Wasn't a fan of his in the early days but clearly he's developed into an excellent line coach.

    Will probably be in the frame for a senior coach in the coming years.

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    1 hour ago, Jontee said:

    What are the selection criteria for an award like that?

    It's voted on by all the AFL coaches (head coach & assistants).

    I think they might be a little more diligent than when the players vote their awards.

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    2nd year in a row least scored against.

    Also our defensive structure and full ground ‘web’ has been 4 years in the making according to Gawn (interview last year) and driven by Chaplin.

    Worthy winner. I wonder if we should shuffle people around.

    I don’t believe that just because he is a former defender that he can’t take over the forward line. The new coach of GWS, a former back pocket, coached Riewoldt at St K and Nick is adamant he was the best forwards coach he ever had.

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    On 9/21/2022 at 9:46 AM, Jontee said:

    What are the selection criteria for an award like that?

     

    On 9/21/2022 at 11:08 AM, rjay said:

    It's voted on by all the AFL coaches (head coach & assistants).

    I think they might be a little more diligent than when the players vote their awards.

    Well at least it isn’t the umpires - “can’t find the possession numbers - what do we do now”?

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