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Jared Rivers Assistant Coach

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Welcome home!!!!

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    At training when someone says "RIV"

    child get GIF

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    I didn't know Riv was at St Kilda. Maybe he can get on the blower to Cam Bruce too and we really get the band back together. (not going to happen, I know)

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    My heart is already warming for Alex Neal-Bullen's return in 2037.

    I wonder if Rivers and Hawkins will have the occasional one-on-one session? After all, they did play together at Geelong for a few seasons.

    I still (approximately) remember the glorious Riv quote from back in the day;

    "Dealing with the attention and now social media can be difficult sometimes, especially if you're an [censored]."

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    Rivdog Sr and Rivdog Jr, it was always meant to be.

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    4 minutes ago, Demonsone said:

    When 2 Rivers meet… are they related as both WA boys?

    No, Jared is from SA

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    Commentators are gonna have to learn that Rivers is actually Trent and not Jared, or it's gonna get very confusing watching games

    Edited by Very Jaded

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    Anyway, here's a quick link dump for anyone wanting to form an impression;

    TLDR; Assistant at Collingwood for 5 years, development and then VFL senior coach, North Melbourne for 1 season before Covid cuts, then a VAFA head coach with great success, returned to AFL level at St Kilda as backline coach for 2025, is now a Demon again.

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    he starting coaching just two months after finishing playing, and pushed out Craig McRae as Collingwood's development coach.

    Collegians was the best offensive AND defensive side in their premiership year under Rivers. "Considering when Jared was appointed in 2021, Collegians were languishing in the relegation zone, for Rivers to then win the premiership is nothing short of a masterclass."

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jared_Rivers - includes a lot about his VAFA time.

    https://www.sen.com.au/news/2024/12/13/the-young-boys-have-been-fantastic-new-saints-assistant-jared-rivers-excited - likes young boys.

    https://www.saints.com.au/news/1678585/saints-welcome-bolton-and-rivers - another article from joining Saints

    https://www.thefootycoach.com.au/podcast/24-jared-rivers-afl-coaching-and-playing-insights-applied-to-community-football - podcast interview about his career, including coaching

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZNkW7kjuOaw Interview when appointed at North, in November 2019 - kind of eerie in that he never really got to fill the role due to covid cuts.

    https://www.collingwoodfc.com.au/video/409955/vfl-bf-coach-jared-rivers-and-marty-hores-speech?videoId=409955&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1539039600001 - its a small world, Jared Rivers VFL coach hands over to his best and fairest, Marty Hore!

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    Rapt with this! another new set of eyes and a Melbourne person as well

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    16 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    did king and rivers' careers as players at the cattery overlap at all?

    Nup, missed each other by six years.

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    17 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

    did king and rivers' careers as players at the cattery overlap at all?

    No. King out in 2009, Rivers traded in 2013

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