Was it Buckley, who not long ago was dealing with financial hardship? Perhaps he will see the $$$ signs with Tassie. But I don't think he would come this far and pull out now....

I think I read somewhere that we will be announcing the new Coach in about a week, round about PF week, so as to not detract from the GF and Brownlow.

1 hour ago, Go Ds said:

I honestly haven't checked. Have the AFL stated which draft picks Tasmania will get?

Not publicly

4 minutes ago, Redleg said:

I think I read somewhere that we will be announcing the new Coach in about a week, round about PF week, so as to not detract from the GF and Brownlow.

Surely it's the other way around - we don't want our news lost in the GF/Brownlow tsunami.

3 minutes ago, sue said:

Surely it's the other way around - we don't want our news lost in the GF/Brownlow tsunami.

Who runs the game, us or the AFL?

You can bet we have been advised.

23 minutes ago, SFebes said:

Was it Buckley, who not long ago was dealing with financial hardship? Perhaps he will see the $$$ signs with Tassie. But I don't think he would come this far and pull out now....

The joys of divorce

1 minute ago, Redleg said:

Who runs the game, us or the AFL?

You can bet we have been advised.

Yeah apparently the afl weren't rapt we sacked goody on the day the aflw was being launched

24 minutes ago, SFebes said:

Was it Buckley, who not long ago was dealing with financial hardship? Perhaps he will see the $$$ signs with Tassie. But I don't think he would come this far and pull out now....

Went through a divorce, so yes was impacted. Hardly financially hardship though, he's loaded. He got half of cash from a house sold for nearly $14 million... Add that to all the money he's made throughout his playing career, coaching career, and media gigs, as well as other investments... he's doing more than ok. Money isn't a factor in his decision. He wants to coach because he's driven, loves the sport, and wants a premiership.

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Just now, Lord Travis said:

Went through a divorce, so yes was impacted. Hardly financially hardship though, he's loadeHe got half of cash from a house sold for nearly $14 million... He's doing more than ok. Money isn't a factor in his decision. He wants to coach because he's driven, loves the sport, and wants a premiership.

OK, I thought I read somewhere he was doing it tough after the divorce and had to sell memorabilia etc. Yes we all know that re Buckley, however he has also been enjoying his cushy media role too.

8 minutes ago, Lord Travis said:

Went through a divorce, so yes was impacted. Hardly financially hardship though, he's loaded. He got half of cash from a house sold for nearly $14 million... Add that to all the money he's made throughout his playing career, coaching career, and media gigs, as well as other investments... he's doing more than ok. Money isn't a factor in his decision. He wants to coach because he's driven, loves the sport, and wants a premiership.

Also an ambassador for a prestige BMW dealership in docklands mind you..

30 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Also an ambassador for a prestige BMW dealership in docklands mind you..

do you think we'd get better sponsorship offers with Bucks at the helms as opposed to Kelly or one of the others from a personal pov (excluding results)

39 minutes ago, SFebes said:

OK, I thought I read somewhere he was doing it tough after the divorce and had to sell memorabilia etc. Yes we all know that re Buckley, however he has also been enjoying his cushy media role too.

Most AFL players have boxes and boxes of memorabilia in their garages gathering dust that they eventually auction off. Goodwin was doing the same thing a couple of years ago.

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17 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

There was a report on here from twitter that James Kelly was one who blew us away

Um not me....

4 minutes ago, roy11 said:

do you think we'd get better sponsorship offers with Bucks at the helms as opposed to Kelly or one of the others from a personal pov (excluding results)

In my opinion Bucks has the brand and charisma to attract sponsors. He speaks well in the public eye and has great connections in the cooperate world considering he is always a guest speaker whever he goes.

I follow him on Instagram and there is no doubt he he has pulling power with the way he conducts himself professionally.

Where we sit currently with memberships and sponsorship, if there was one guy that could really be the face for this footy club and build our brand back up again, it would be Bucks.

Whoever the coach is they will to galvanise the playing group & get the culture right, still think there are divisions & fractures

6 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

In my opinion Bucks has the brand and charisma to attract sponsors. He speaks well in the public eye and has great connections in the cooperate world considering he is always a guest speaker whever he goes.

I follow him on Instagram and there is no doubt he he has pulling power with the way he conducts himself professionally.

Where we sit currently with memberships and sponsorship, if there was one guy that could really be the face for this footy club and build our brand back up again, it would be Bucks.

Not saying I disagree with what you're saying here, but as PJ always said, the core business is footy. And having a good footy team and that delivers on field is how you build sustainable success. Having another Daniher, bless him, that is a brilliant spruiker for the club, but has us yo-yoing in and out of finals without achieving sustained success, isn't what I'd want.

I hope Buckley is the best coach for the club. Full stop.

13 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

In my opinion Bucks has the brand and charisma to attract sponsors. He speaks well in the public eye and has great connections in the cooperate world considering he is always a guest speaker whever he goes.

I follow him on Instagram and there is no doubt he he has pulling power with the way he conducts himself professionally.

Where we sit currently with memberships and sponsorship, if there was one guy that could really be the face for this footy club and build our brand back up again, it would be Bucks.

That’s the problem I see with the process. The Board will lean Buckley because he’s the safest bet and he can likely stabilise and build the Brand…..corporate bullsith for covering our inability to grow the club successfully since winning a Flag. I’d love Buckley doing Richardson’s job or the new overseer role but give me the next best coach amongst the next wave. Do I sound like a broken record? 🙃

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22 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

Not saying I disagree with what you're saying here, but as PJ always said, the core business is footy. And having a good footy team and that delivers on field is how you build sustainable success. Having another Daniher, bless him, that is a brilliant spruiker for the club, but has us yo-yoing in and out of finals without achieving sustained success, isn't what I'd want.

I hope Buckley is the best coach for the club. Full stop.

The first element is definitely football and on field results. I see a bit of Paul Roos appointment in this Buckley one.

Roos was able to come in and sell hope to our members and sponsors just because he could. Some guys are just natural leaders on and off field and I put Buckley in that category.

To be honest we have gone back to being irrelevant again. Significant drop in memberships, members of the playing group not happy and no official home base as yet.

I feel like a guy like Buckley, with his profile and positive relationship in the media alongside a hopeful appointment of Jimmy Bartel can really galvanise this footy club again and actually bring us back to being respected in the competition.

5 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

The first element is definitely football and on field results. I see a bit of Paul Roos appointment in this Buckley one.

Roos was able to come in and sell hope to our members and sponsors just because he could. Some guys are just natural leaders on and off field and I put Buckley in that category.

To be honest we have gone back to being irrelevant again. Significant drop in memberships, members of the playing group not happy and no official home base as yet.

I feel like a guy like Buckley, with his profile and positive relationship in the media alongside a hopeful appointment of Jimmy Bartel can really galvanise this footy club again and actually bring us back to being respected in the competition.

I hope so too.

14 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

If Buckley does indeed decide to take the Tassie gig, he'll forever be bashed by the likes of Cornes and other media personalities for giving up a real shot of success as he coaches a bunch of kids to 3-5 years of bottom two finishes before eventually being moved on just like every other foundation coach. It'll be an absolute disaster for him.

This is close to the reality.

Little doubt that Tassie will follow the GWS model as against the Sun's model. Draft in and then trade the "good" but not best draftees for more picks.

Meantime add in some senior journeymen. If they were starting this year Billing would be a good example

1 hour ago, SFebes said:

OK, I thought I read somewhere he was doing it tough after the divorce and had to sell memorabilia etc. Yes we all know that re Buckley, however he has also been enjoying his cushy media role too.

I think it was more the case that she wanted half of everything which included any memorabilia. Putting a price on it was hard so he auctioned it off. Bought back the stuff he wanted to keep/pass onto his kids and was then able to split the results.

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I see Buckley as nearly a win win situation...

We win if he coaches us to a flag, We win if we get to sack his filthy filthness

I sympathise with Buckley. I got a divorce once. Killed me financially. Had to liquidate my St. James Glen Iris Cricket Club memorabilia and all. She got 50%. So down to my last $7.85M.

[Oh, and I had to rollover my Rangy lease for an additional 12-months.]

Edited 9 hours ago9 hr by Queanbeyan Demon

My strong preference is still Buckley but I can’t help but be intrigued by James Kelly. I’ve got a feeling he’s going to be a very good coach when he does get a gig with us or someone else

11 minutes ago, Ted Lasso said:

My strong preference is still Buckley but I can’t help but be intrigued by James Kelly. I’ve got a feeling he’s going to be a very good coach when he does get a gig with us or someone else

It's a bit of a quirk that so few senior coaches have come out of Geelong's assistants. A bunch of former Clarkson and Hardwick protegees but no one seems to get the guys who learned the craft under Scott.

Think Hinkley is the only one but he was only at Geelong during the Thompson years.