Not sure I could move interstate and leave my 3 children behind. 

12 minutes ago, Demonland said:

I’d assume they already have their coach all but signed. 

Dimma will enjoy the Gold Coast Sun. 

AFL is a pretty grubby business so wouldnt be surprised if negotiations are well under way. Did tricky Gil and scruffy Dill know?

Chris Scott quote....".being an AFL senior coach is not a very good job"  Dew says HI.

 

17 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I think that's most unfair. Who knows how he would have gone if he'd come to the MFC? Different players, different recruiting set-up, different board, different supporters. For all we know (and we'll never know, of course), he might have coached us to three Premierships by now.

100%. Dew was in a very tough spot, trying to turn around a catastrophically poor club culture when any player who wanted to be professional had the ready option to move out of there without guilt because everyone knew the 'why' was legit.

I wonder if even a coach the quality of Paul Roos would be able to turn that around without already having the authority of a premiership to contain the gripers.

47 minutes ago, BDA said:

he can have no complaints

sliding door moment when the Swans would not let Roos bring him to the Dees as his successor. We dodged a bullet there.

Huh, we dodged a bullet?

Reading this forum, the jury is STILL out on Goodwin 🤷‍♂️

 

Brenton Sanderson MKII. Too close to the players. A mate first, coach second. 

Hard to know from the outside but I actually think they are improving and he's a bit unlucky.  Most developing sides struggle away from home but they have shown their best can mix it with the best (and they have lots of talent coming through).

Surely they want to pounce on hardwick after regretting not being in the race for Clarkson last year.

He'll need a break but if Dew is interested in being an assistant we should definitely look into it - surely we won't have the same coaching group next year.  His close relationship with many of the suns players wouldn't go astray either!

Melbourne Forwards Coach - Stuart Dew?

He might go alright

7 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Melbourne Forwards Coach - Stuart Dew?

He might go alright

Only if he brings Ben King with him

As Whately said this morning  the Gold Coast is where national sporting teams go to die..

Will never be anything. Sad that they will just keep sucking cash out of the afl who won't admit a mistake.  They say it added viewers with extra games. 

I have never knowingly watched a sun's game on TV played up there. Even against the mighty Dee's.

34 minutes ago, Brownie said:

Melbourne Forwards Coach - Stuart Dew?

He might go alright

Better than a ruckman who never played fwd....

1 hour ago, YearOfTheDees said:

Lucky St Kilda have won the draw. I do get sick of clubs backing their coach only to sack them a week later. 

St Kilda are next up to play Gold Coast. It might not be so lucky for them because often teams play better first up with a new coach.

1 hour ago, Tim said:

Yes, although appointment of Hardwick may also have the effect of players wanting to stay under the “master coach”.

Thatcalled the Messiah complex. Like when Barass came home.

Hardwick will only succeed with the likes of Gale Balme O'Neill etc around him.

Great coach but like all of them it's a whole package needed. 

In 21 we had yze chocco 

pert roffey who stayed the course with Goodwin. Plus the best skipper in 57 years. And a recruiting A Grader.

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This from the club that had to off load an overpaid player and pick 7 last season.

I wonder how Bailey Humphrey is feeling today? Signed on until the end of ‘28 just 5 weeks ago.

That was a strange decision.

4 minutes ago, Whispering_Jack said:

St Kilda are next up to play Gold Coast. It might not be so lucky for them because often teams play better first up with a new coach.

That was my point. Coast now odds on to win in the betting. opened at $2.40 now $1.53. 

Really hope they get a dead cat bounce with the caretaker coach. Be nice if they finish above Freo. 

From a death Riding perspective this is good for us. the players won't want to look like they are the problem so will lift their game for the rest of the season.

2 minutes ago, The heart beats true said:

I wonder how Bailey Humphrey is feeling today? Signed on until the end of ‘28 just 5 weeks ago.

That was a strange decision.

Maybe he can say changed my mind like the Suns CEO has just done. 

Did they not re-sign him at the end of last season? Obvioulsy he'd have to get paid out. 

Then last week Mark Evans told him he was safe? 

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Gold Coast CEO Mark Evans said just because they sacked Stuart Dew doesn't mean they're not backing him.

1 hour ago, dee-tox said:

I dunno. All things considered I didn't think he he did a bad job in the last couple of seasons. Always losing players. Built a crazy good young midfield.

In two years, GC will be the best team in it.

Only if they get much fitter.

Really feel for Dew. I reckon he has built a solid culture in the past couple of years and the Suns overall effort and team play is better than it's ever been.  They are closer to finals than anytime in the past 10 years and are without their best player.

Aside from the Pies loss they have been solid all year and are finally getting young players signed up.  

I predict this move will cause more issues than it solves. The players will be furious. At least let the man coach the rest of the season

1 hour ago, Dannyz said:

Brenton Sanderson MKII. Too close to the players. A mate first, coach second. 

Sounds familiar 🤔