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Jimmy Bartel Leaving GWS Giants

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Jimmy Bartel reported as leaving the GWS Giants at the end of this year

Personally I would love the Dees to reach out to him to offer him a role in our footy department - he’s done a great job at GWS and has such a great understanding of the modern game

Could be one to look at given some of the calls to refresh our coaching staff this offseason…

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    Footy Director at GWS from 2018-24. Hmm... on the scale of 'squandered dynasties' that sits just above the collapse of the Mongol Khanate. 

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    1 hour ago, demoncat said:

    Jimmy Bartel reported as leaving the GWS Giants at the end of this year

    Personally I would love the Dees to reach out to him to offer him a role in our footy department - he’s done a great job at GWS and has such a great understanding of the modern game

    Could be one to look at given some of the calls to refresh our coaching staff this offseason…

    Why?. Great player but no coaching experience. Maybe could learn on the job. Back office advisory maybe.

    We need a seriously top shelf forward coach. And maybe strategic in the mould of Yze

    A good cultural fit

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    2 hours ago, demoncat said:

    Jimmy Bartel reported as leaving the GWS Giants at the end of this year

    Personally I would love the Dees to reach out to him to offer him a role in our footy department - he’s done a great job at GWS and has such a great understanding of the modern game

    Could be one to look at given some of the calls to refresh our coaching staff this offseason…

    Reckon Shannon Byrnes will put in a good word?

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    One of my fav non-Melbourne players and a good footy brain. Would love him at the club in a footy director type role. He doesn't have coaching experience, but if he has aspirations there then strategy would be a nice fit.

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    2 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Always found it odd that a Geelong man through and through was on the GWS board.

    Resume building

    also $$

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    Maybe im an outlier here but despite being a quality player if his commentary insights are anything to go by Id pass.

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    On 02/08/2024 at 08:53, Lord Travis said:

    One of my fav non-Melbourne players and a good footy brain. Would love him at the club in a footy director type role. He doesn't have coaching experience, but if he has aspirations there then strategy would be a nice fit.

    Yes. Replace Alan Richardson. Fresh ideas

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    On 02/08/2024 at 19:08, Norm Smith's Curse said:

    Maybe im an outlier here but despite being a quality player if his commentary insights are anything to go by Id pass.

    Disagree entirely. I think he’s one of the few in the commentariat who has any clue whatsoever 

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    40 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

    our next forwards coach?

    Midfield? I think he’s more focused on back office roles. Board room to FD is bit of a backwards step I think. 

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    I watched him on footy classified he explained in detail how the cats would dismantle our game plan, we beat them and broke their 7 game winning streak. He was a great player but we need a forward coach with proven experience and as previously mentioned an excellent game day strategist ala Adem Yze.

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    18 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    I watched him on footy classified he explained in detail how the cats would dismantle our game plan, we beat them and broke their 7 game winning streak. He was a great player but we need a forward coach with proven experience and as previously mentioned an excellent game day strategist ala Adem Yze.

    Ooze might be available again soon the way the Toiges are going. Their feral fans won’t be happy 

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    On 02/08/2024 at 12:07, adonski said:

    Fwd, mid or back?

    Mmmmm. Maybe

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