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    The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    NORTH Melbourne’s Brad Scott has a theory about himself and his fellow AFL coaches.

    "All senior coaches are weird. What I can’t work out is, were they always that way or does the job turn them that way?" he says on The Chosen Few, an exceptional documentary about the lives of AFL coaches, which screens on the Seven Network on Grand Final eve (Friday, September 26).

    Every 2014 senior coach except for Essendon’s Mark Thompson features in the documentary, having granted filmmaker Peter Dickson unprecedented access to their lives at work, home and in some cases their meeting rooms and their coach’s boxes on game days.

    After viewing The Chosen Few, it is hard to disagree with Scott’s theory.

    They are unique beasts who lead often lonely existences, their lives shaped by success and failure on a weekly basis. But without fail, the coaches also come across as passionate about the game and doting with regard to their players.

    "I underestimated the care and in some cases the love they have for their players," Dickson said.

    The documentary particularly focuses on Gold Coast’s Guy McKenna on the day of his club’s 99-point loss to Hawthorn at Metricon Stadium in round four and showcases the deep friendship between Brenton Sanderson and Nathan Buckley in the lead-up to the Adelaide-Collingwood match in round nine. (Sanderson was sacked on Wednesday, several weeks after the final editing. Dickson only had time to add a note acknowledging the fact in the film).

    Very little is off-limits in The Chosen Few, as the coaches discuss their relationships with the media, Gen Y footballers and the massive step up to becoming a senior coach, described by Western Bulldogs coach Brendan McCartney as a "300 per cent" increase in responsibility.

    Former coaches Michael Voss, John Worsfold and Scott Watters discuss frankly the trauma of losing their jobs, while in a fascinating revelation as part of a discussion about work-life balance, Ross Lyon painstakingly describes losing his sister Julie to breast cancer while he was coaching St Kilda and how the requirements of his job meant he had to front up to a game two days later.

    The documentary also contrasts the views of the current coaches with those of coaching legends Denis Pagan, Ron Barassi, David Parkin, Leigh Matthews and John Kennedy snr, who take part in a fascinating roundtable. According to Dickson, Barassi indicated this would be his last appearance in such a forum.

    Dickson has spent the past few seasons filming and producing various instalments of The Final Story, while also hoping to get The Chosen Few off the ground, but it took the powers of persuasion of former AFL Coaches’ Association chief executive Danny Frawley to get such buy-in from the senior coaches.

    "Danny was instrumental in getting this done," Dickson said.

    The Chosen Few will air in Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth on Channel 7 at 9.30pm and in Sydney and Brisbane on 7Mate at 10.30pm, on September 26

    http://www.afl.com.au/news/2014-09-19/the-chosen-few


    Should be worth watching.

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Will be interesting to see the trauma Worsfold suffered after he appeared to lose interest in coaching early in his final year.

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Filmmaker said on SEN the most impressive coach to him was Macca, said after talking to him for 2 minutes he wanted to get out on the park and play for him!

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Im looking forward to this doco - should provide some interesting insights coaching

    Sando will be fascinating given they've axed him since

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Quote Originally Posted by Murphy Contradicts Law View Post
    Filmmaker said on SEN the most impressive coach to him was Macca, said after talking to him for 2 minutes he wanted to get out on the park and play for him!
    Most who hear him speak say good things, add the filmmaker to the list.

    Sounds like good viewing.

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    Shame Jones heard him speak for 3 years and now wants to go to Carlton......though I think that is more to do with Jones than Macca

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Quote Originally Posted by FrediKanoute View Post
    Shame Jones heard him speak for 3 years and now wants to go to Carlton......though I think that is more to do with Jones than Macca
    or is it.
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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    double post

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    So i wonder who the player was sending the flippant texts to teh coach?

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    Re: The Chosen Few: Inside the world of an AFL coach

    Quote Originally Posted by Throughandthrough View Post
    So i wonder who the player was sending the flippant texts to teh coach?
    Told the same story at the rising star last year.

    Can't imagine who it would be to be honest.

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