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At the end of the year it seems. Actually reckon he's underrated in AFL circles.

Did a pretty good job with our rebuild and list management and probably one of the good guys who deserved to be part of the grand final success.

He'll get snapped up quickly you'd think.

https://www.essendonfc.com.au/news/1400687/josh-mahoney-to-step-away-from-essendon

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14 minutes ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

I think there are rumours that he's going to join AFL HQ. 

"In total, I’ve been involved at AFL club level for more than 25 years as a player, coach, and GM of Football for a decade at both Essendon and Melbourne. It has been a privilege and I look forward to what is next.”

Sounds likely from that.

Needs to get away from Dodoro too.

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I was talking to a footy dude who barracked for Essendon and I said they have once again been a dissapointment. He disagreed and said Scott has 10 wins which is good for their list which is poor.

Anyway long to short we both thought it would be interesting who rises first, Hawthorn or Essendon. Long time rivals and completely different list management strategies.

I secretly hoped we could see both clubs in a Carlton v Melbourne "Kreuzer Cup" style scenario. That'd be a good year.

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4 minutes ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Out of interest...

Do people think the head coach should have a say in who is appointed GM of Football or is this a CEO/Board only decision

great question

i would say it would depend on where the club is at - for instance, how much oversight does the coach have over much of the football dept anyway, from strength-and-conditioning to recruitment and list management to reporting up into the board etc.

one advantage of having someone with somewhat of a remove from the coach is that it allows them to have some sense of independence while also letting the coach get on with the job of, well, coaching

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In NFL as I understand it the Football GM  has the hire and fire say on everyone that is football related including the head coach. There are exceptions where the head coach is the boss of football and the GM is more of an advisory role.

Not sure how it works in other professional sports

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_manager_(American_football)

Bill Belichick of the New England Patriots is an example of a coach who is the de facto general manager; he has never been officially named or granted the title of general manager but he has the final say in football operations.

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I thought Josh came across as a pretty good operator in his time with us.

Conversely, the longer Dodo stays on at Bomberland the happier I am.

They’re going nowhere whilst he’s in charge of their playing list.

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4 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

Out of interest...

Do people think the head coach should have a say in who is appointed GM of Football or is this a CEO/Board only decision

No way.

The head coach reports to the GM of football. 

Effectively the CEO hires the GM of football to manage the head coach as well as other aspects of the football department.

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7 hours ago, deespicable me said:

I was talking to a footy dude who barracked for Essendon and I said they have once again been a dissapointment. He disagreed and said Scott has 10 wins which is good for their list which is poor.

Anyway long to short we both thought it would be interesting who rises first, Hawthorn or Essendon. Long time rivals and completely different list management strategies.

I secretly hoped we could see both clubs in a Carlton v Melbourne "Kreuzer Cup" style scenario. That'd be a good year.

My money is on the Hawks, they were ridiculously good against the pies. I don’t like Mitchell at all but reckon he’s a hell of a coach.

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16 hours ago, deespicable me said:

I was talking to a footy dude who barracked for Essendon and I said they have once again been a dissapointment. He disagreed and said Scott has 10 wins which is good for their list which is poor.

Anyway long to short we both thought it would be interesting who rises first, Hawthorn or Essendon. Long time rivals and completely different list management strategies.

I secretly hoped we could see both clubs in a Carlton v Melbourne "Kreuzer Cup" style scenario. That'd be a good year.

Very interesting comment considering that they are letting Mahoney go and keeping Dodo.

 

Personally i hope Dodoro stays at the bombers for a long time, I reckon he's doing a great job. I hope it stays that way for a long time to come.

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25 minutes ago, Cheap Seats said:

Personally i hope Dodoro stays at the bombers for a long time, I reckon he's doing a great job. I hope it stays that way for a long time to come.

peppies mate reckons he's an expert at picking small half back flankers that he thinks will become midfielders

...they never do

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