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Poll: Coaching Viewpoint

Engorged Onion
in Melbourne Demons

Operating with intent and integrity as a coach 150 members have voted

  1. 1. Can current assistant coaches, who are still in finals still operate with integrity and intent with their current team whilst applying and potentially becoming announced as senior coach

    • Yes
      99
    • No
      11
    • Yes and you’re ’distracted’
      34

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Happy for him to do what he's doing; says a lot about his value that the cats want him to stay on as they push for a flag.

The only good thing about them winning it would be that we then get a coach who has just climbed the mountain.

Also happy for him to passively sabotage their tilt this year by having his mind on his new gig.

God I despise Geelong, but am stoked we've nabbed one of them who is not an ice dealer

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    I hope King has taken on board the antics of the gutter mouth and finger pointer that thinks, life and football is all about him, and no one else . He is no hero and that rag (HS) should be ashamed . The cats are usually more disciplined , I think we need a big more uncomplicated discipline and commitment to the club and each other.

    This might apply to supporters, players and officials . Been impressed with the no leaks policy. Good news only please.

    But I am a grumpy old man that thinks the world is stuffed!

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    Would I like Steven to start immediately, Yes but do I respect him for not deserting his current team as they head into a preliminary final where he is in charge of the critical midfield- Yes. Shows that his current Coach trusts him implicitly, is that the sort of man we want - Yes.👍

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    12 hours ago, Clayton van Oliver said:

    Also happy for him to passively sabotage their tilt this year by having his mind on his new gig.

    Seems he’s had his mind on it for a while. He was at the Casey vs Williamstown elimination final three weeks ago, taking notes. He must be keen since he went to Casey Fields… voluntarily. Who does that?! 😜

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    4 hours ago, 640MD said:

    I hope King has taken on board the antics of the gutter mouth and finger pointer that thinks, life and football is all about him, and no one else . He is no hero and that rag (HS) should be ashamed . The cats are usually more disciplined , I think we need a big more uncomplicated discipline and commitment to the club and each other.

    This might apply to supporters, players and officials . Been impressed with the no leaks policy. Good news only please.

    But I am a grumpy old man that thinks the world is stuffed!

    Sorry, but I have no idea what your first paragraph is about, 64OMD.

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    1 hour ago, Fanatique Demon said:

    Sorry, but I have no idea what your first paragraph is about, 64OMD.

    That makes hundreds of us 😁

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    1 hour ago, Fanatique Demon said:

    Sorry, but I have no idea what your first paragraph is about, 64OMD.

    Actually I think my buddy 640MD is referring to that vain, arrogant POS Bailey Smith.

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    22 hours ago, kurtneverdied said:

    Ummm.. there was a reason to have a head coach appointment by now and no later. Obviously we need him to tick of which players to keep and target as well as recruit assistants.

    Ummm ... no we don't. We have a whole department whose responsibility is List Management. We even have a List Management committee. The senior coach has input to all this - as do a whole range of people across the FD - but this idea that he has to "tick off" players that we're keeping or targeting is just cloud cuckoo land stuff and nothing to do with the reality of how AFL clubs operate.

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    22 hours ago, monoccular said:

    He will be with us throughout the trade and draft periods (even thought he isn’t the list manager he will have the usual input)).

    Which may or may not include the occasional "just-catching-up" coffee with opposition players.

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    54 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Ummm ... no we don't. We have a whole department whose responsibility is List Management. We even have a List Management committee. The senior coach has input to all this - as do a whole range of people across the FD - but this idea that he has to "tick off" players that we're keeping or targeting is just cloud cuckoo land stuff and nothing to do with the reality of how AFL clubs operate.

    The club openly stated we needed to to have our senior coach before the start of the 2025 AFL trade period to ensure the coach was involved in shaping the playing list.

    That's fact not cuckoo.

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    2 hours ago, kurtneverdied said:

    The club openly stated we needed to to have our senior coach before the start of the 2025 AFL trade period to ensure the coach was involved in shaping the playing list.

    That's fact not cuckoo.

    Here's what you originally posted:

    "Obviously we need him to tick of which players to keep."

    Given that we've already delisted 6 players, that horse has bolted.

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    The only thing,apart from a couple of hidden ranches, that he could bring from Geelong is two distinctive pairs of goal kicking boots.

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    45 minutes ago, bing181 said:

    Here's what you originally posted:

    "Obviously we need him to tick of which players to keep."

    Given that we've already delisted 6 players, that horse has bolted.

    The trade period hasn't started yet and that also includes player movements. Delistings were the easiest part.

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    9 hours ago, bing181 said:

    Here's what you originally posted:

    "Obviously we need him to tick of which players to keep."

    Given that we've already delisted 6 players, that

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    Just now, DeeZone said:
      10 hours ago, bing181 said:

    Here's what you originally posted:

    Could be a couple more to go bing181 according to reports King did a list assesment during the interview process.

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