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Andrew McQualter - Appointed coach of the West Coast Eagles

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Trade radio just reported McQualter has been appointed. Congratulations. 

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    Good for Mini, don't know if this good for us. We must have someone locked in for the role already.

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    Despite the long road back to competitive football, watching Harley Reid up close, each week, will be fun 

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    Well, that was a short stay  at The MFC coach making  factory. Obviously a good football mind but , perhaps through the weight of circumstances, we didn’t get to see much of it or much of anything good anyway. 

    I don’t mind the thought of a clean break and a new face …. just hope we can land some quality. 

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    8 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    Wow really must have made a great impression. 

    So who's our new midfield coach then?

    Out of left field, what about Rory Sloane (originally from Vic) as his sister, Shae, is a coach in our AFLW program?

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    Being an assistant coach at Melbourne seems to be the number one pathway to a senior coaching role now!

    Plus, former Demon assistants just won both the premiership and the spoon. We're a trophy-winner factory.

     

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    10 minutes ago, dees189227 said:

    So who's our new midfield coach then?

    Are there any backline coaches, who played back-pocket in their playing days, available?

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    Why do we still have Goodwin when a person of Quality Integrity and Dam good Bloke we cant KEEP VERY SAD But great for him

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    perhaps we could offer a role for the media geniuses that have so much knowledge of the club, Norris, Lloyd, Cornes, etc. These journos are able to tell what is wrong with the dees in forensic detail and would then make us an unbelievable powerhouse for ever.

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    24 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

    Good on him. 

    Not ideal for us unfortunately. 

     

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    So mid coach and Forward. I know Bruce's name was mentioned elsewhere, be interested if he is on our radar.

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    Just now, Gorgoroth said:

    So mid coach and Forward. I know Bruce's name was mentioned elsewhere, be interested if he is on our radar.

     

    bassatt comes in as one, presumably forward coach

    midfield coach tbc

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    Well done to him. That's a fantastic achievement, and once again one of our own has been appointed a senior coach. Speaks volumes about our ability to develop assistant coaches and give them the rounded experience they need to become head coaches.

     

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    1 minute ago, whatwhat say what said:

     

    bassatt comes in as one, presumably forward coach

    midfield coach tbc

    I'm hoping Chaplin back to forward coach (ala 2017-2018, highest scoring team in the comp in '18) and Bassett to the backline.

    Then that leaves midfield and I hope strategy/ball movement, though I suspect our soft cap is at its limits and we won't have more than three major line coaches.

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    1 minute ago, Bates Mate said:

    Good ol Tom always ready to run with a negative MFC angle

    It opens up a role for someone else, who is looking to step into a senior position, as our midfield coach is generally the '2nd in charge' on gameday and runs the box. The last two men who had this role ended up in a senior coaching position shortly after. 

    There would be lots of great assistants who would love this same opportunity.

    I would like to see Cameron Bruce offered that role, but I am sure there are others. 

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    8 minutes ago, Bates Mate said:

    Good ol Tom always ready to run with a negative MFC angle

    I'm all for bashing the journalists, but he isn't taking a pot shot at us, With McQualter moving to West Coast, and it's got nothing to do with our club, it's about opportunity..

    It will be a fascinating to see where we go to recruit for both vacant positions.  

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