6 hours ago, Willmoy1947 said:

In my opinion we would be mad Not to take Buckley.

Character

Tactician

Assertive

Smart.

I have a bunch of other descriptions l wont publish here

6 hours ago, praha said:

Hinkley got them to multiple Prelims. People widely underestimate how hard that is. Geelong, Collingwood are exceptions, not the rule. They make top 4 and got into a position to win. They ultimately faltered. Had we made at least one Prelim in 22 or 23, Goodwin would probably still be coach. Internally at AFL level, there is a lot of weight put onto Prelims.

Also he had an okay list. Imv they significantly over performed with him as coach. The one year with him taking a back seat, they suddenly turn into a potato farm of a team. Not surprising.

That said it was definitely time for a change.

He has won 6 finals from 15 over his thirteen year career

He can coach obviously to get to prelims. But the pathetic performances especially in home prelims were enough to give him the sack a while back

9 hours ago, Ted Lasso said:

Honestly i think memories of Mark Neeld will be the reason we're super reluctant to hire any of the potential 5 untried assistants in this process

Also one of the reasons that MFC, as well as other clubs, have a much more rigorous hiring process these days. I don't believe Neeld would get through in 2025, or even get close.

The one thing these processes need to flush out is the difference between being a (very) good assistant and being a head coach where the skills required - especially the people/ management/leadership skills - are very different.

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7 hours ago, Tolstoys Nudge said:

That alongside the gravitas & strength as a media performer is what appeals!

Buckley is the one who would do more - and probably much more - to bring in sponsors and memberships.

Given the list of candidates and the "vibe" around Buckley, you'd have to wonder whether or not there weren't (discreet) discussions with Buckley before - and possibly long before - Goodwin was moved on.

Guerra and Smith are smart operators, and you don't sack a coach, especially one with the runs on the board, unless you have a fair idea of what comes next.

Hopefully an announcement sooner rather than later.... so we can get in the ear of potential players trades

Listening to Buckley on the couch, it must be difficult to discuss as he stated the fit has to be correct for both, I think he would be far different than he was at the pies

The Couch coaching panel should be assembled

Bucks head coach

Would love Lewis as an assistant

& why not Browny as forward line coach

35 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

Listening to Buckley on the couch, it must be difficult to discuss as he stated the fit has to be correct for both, I think he would be far different than he was at the pies

Played a very straight bat did bucks..

1 hour ago, bing181 said:

Given the list of candidates and the "vibe" around Buckley, you'd have to wonder whether or not there weren't (discreet) discussions with Buckley before - and possibly long before - Goodwin was moved on.

Guerra and Smith are smart operators, and you don't sack a coach, especially one with the runs on the board, unless you have a fair idea of what comes next.

Of course feelers were put out... Stuff like that happens in a lot of fields of endeavour. .

What you're witnessing is often called in the vernacular as... Plan B

The same way players are sussed out, managers approached plus any number of things that need to happen in the background.

Im heartened to see the club hasn't been totally asleep at the wheel... indeed been quite proactive.

Hope for us yet.

"The game plan stuff is totally irrelevant"

Nathan Buckley on candidating for the MFC coaching position.

1 hour ago, Rednblueriseing said:

Hopefully an announcement sooner rather than later.... so we can get in the ear of potential players trades

Yep agreed.

We need a coach for stability.

We need a coach to decide on who stays and more importantly who comes in as a result of who goes.