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Greg Stafford departs Melbourne

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1 hour ago, picket fence said:

A ruckman coaching our forward division, yeah right, can we get someone who was an ACTUAL forward to do the gig next year?

This is such a narrow mined view.  Nothing to say an ex forward has to be the forward coach.

 

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    55 minutes ago, BangBnagBang said:

    This is such a narrow mined view.  Nothing to say an ex forward has to be the forward coach.

    Forward line work is a craft especially with young forwards so it's different if we had experience forwards who know that craft but we don't. 

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    7 minutes ago, defuture15 said:

    Great to see a measured response to his news

    Ask Dermie and Lloyd

    Dermie at times is like my wife telling me what happened during the day, long way round to tell me the ending in other words waffle on, but Dermie does know his [censored] when talking about forward craft, all I hope we get someone with knowledge. 

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    Thanks for your efforts, came to the club when we were rock bottom and no matter what is said played a role in our rise and ultimate success.

    Best of luck in your future endeavours 

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    Contributed to us getting a flag so I’m eternally grateful! Best of luck for the future

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    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    A ruckman coaching our forward division? yeah right, can we get someone who was an ACTUAL forward to do the gig next year? Just my view of course!

     

    2 hours ago, picket fence said:

    TOM HAWKINS would be a great start!

    So you'd prefer a forward with no experience as a coach over a coach with no experience as a forward.

    Not sure I agree that this would be the best way to proceed.

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    BBB retires and a couple days later Stafford is gone/leaves, anything in that or a kawinky dink?

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    22 minutes ago, BoBo said:

    BBB retires and a couple days later Stafford is gone/leaves, anything in that or a kawinky dink?

    BoBo, I was thinking the same. 

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    5 hours ago, Dannyz said:

    Wish him well. Believe that will be at Richmond FC 

    Thanks Danny’s.  If that’s the case, it’s pretty clear that Adem Yze liked what he saw of Staff at the Dees.

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    Typo

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    1 hour ago, La Dee-vina Comedia said:

     

    So you'd prefer a forward with no experience as a coach over a coach with no experience as a forward.

    Not sure I agree that this would be the best way to proceed.

    100 Percent!

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    Thanks for everything, Staff. Your fingerprints are all over our premiership club. All the best in your future endeavours. I know it was already mentioned, but always had a laugh when he rattled those bin lids in the rooms after a win 🤣😂

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    6 hours ago, picket fence said:

    A ruckman coaching our forward division? yeah right, can we get someone who was an ACTUAL forward to do the gig next year? Just my view of course!

    So you reckon after 11 years as a forward coach, he still doesn't know anything about being a forward coach?

    I think if I was in the same job for 11 years, I'd learn something.

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    8 hours ago, Dannyz said:

    Wish him well. Believe that will be at Richmond FC 

    Seems like a top bloke and hope he finds another niche alongside our boy Yze

    8 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Any idea who we may poach for the forward coaching role?

    Tom Hawkins

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    10 minutes ago, mauriesy said:

    So you reckon after 11 years as a forward coach, he still doesn't know anything about being a forward coach?

    I think if I was in the same job for 11 years, I'd learn something.

    I also reckon if I’d been in a job in a cut-throat industry for 11 years, including during a pandemic when clubs had to slash numbers, without knowing what I was doing, somebody probably would have noticed before and moved me on.

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    7 hours ago, kryton101 said:

    I'm looking squarely at the MCG Ground Announcer's Dog

    The half time MC... like running nails down a black board

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    7 hours ago, picket fence said:

    TOM HAWKINS would be a great start!

    What coaching expertise would ⛏️ 👃☝bring?

    Hird, Buckley and Voss #1 at least - great players, not so good coaches. 

    4 hours ago, BoBo said:

    BBB retires and a couple days later Stafford is gone/leaves, anything in that or a kawinky dink?

    I was thinking along similar lines.  Still involved with the club through AFLW, and even if not formally a forward coach certainly could continue as a mentor (which I suspect he is already). 

    Edited by monoccular

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    7 hours ago, picket fence said:

    A ruckman coaching our forward division? yeah right, can we get someone who was an ACTUAL forward to do the gig next year? Just my view of course!

    Reposting this as it's relevant again.

    Here are the forward coaches at every club. Spot the "actual" forwards.

    Adelaide - Scott Burns
    Brisbane - Murray Davis
    Carlton - Jordan Russell
    Collingwood - Justin Leppitsch
    Essendon - Dale Tapping
    Fremantle - Jaymie Graham
    Geelong - James Rahilly
    Gold Coast - Brad Miller
    GWS - Jeremy Laidler
    Hawthorn - Adrian Hickmott
    North Melbourne - Xavier Clarke
    Port Adelaide - Chad Cornes
    Richmond - Kane Lambert
    St Kilda - Robert Harvey
    Sydney - Jarrad McVeigh
    West Coast - Matthew Knights
    Western Bulldogs - Matt Spangher 

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    Thanks for all your efforts over the years Staf, through the good times and the bad you left an almighty imprint on the club and culture.

    To be a fly around that camp fire at your joint at the start of 21 would have been an unreal experience, creating long lasting bonds that would cement our 13th🏆 premiership.

    Safe travels to your next destination.

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    27 minutes ago, JTR said:

    Reposting this as it's relevant again.

    Here are the forward coaches at every club. Spot the "actual" forwards.

    Adelaide - Scott Burns
    Brisbane - Murray Davis
    Carlton - Jordan Russell
    Collingwood - Justin Leppitsch
    Essendon - Dale Tapping
    Fremantle - Jaymie Graham
    Geelong - James Rahilly
    Gold Coast - Brad Miller
    GWS - Jeremy Laidler
    Hawthorn - Adrian Hickmott
    North Melbourne - Xavier Clarke
    Port Adelaide - Chad Cornes
    Richmond - Kane Lambert
    St Kilda - Robert Harvey
    Sydney - Jarrad McVeigh
    West Coast - Matthew Knights
    Western Bulldogs - Matt Spangher 

    Out of this list spot the Ruckman....

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    Forged a great tenure at the club. 

    Will be good to see new more new ideas at the club though as we evolve how we move the footy.

    Wonder if Chaplin could move forward if he sticks around, it is so important the assistant coaches for the game style, keeping things fresh, improving and developing players and yet it is so opaque for those from the outside to judge.

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    I'm going to make a hot tip here - Stafford will step away from AFL-level coaching and take some obscure down on its luck country team to 5 consecutive premierships while bringing new life and optimism to a whole community. Keep an eye out for a quirky ABC series to be made about it.

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    10 hours ago, monoccular said:

     

    I was thinking along similar lines.  Still involved with the club through AFLW, and even if not formally a forward coach certainly could continue as a mentor (which I suspect he is already). 

    Ahhhh yeah right, I forgot he was involved with AFLW. Guess we’ll see what happens!

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