Assistant coaches merry go round

[Vred]

Cats now targeting Hanson https://www.afl.com.au/news/682318

At this rate we will not have any assistants left. Is the club proactive enough in chasing the right help for Bevo?

This is good to be honest, I'd like a change in all 3 senior assistants but two is good enough. Fresh ideas, new perspective, some changes to selection committee SHOULD improve us, we still have Bevo's madness but hopefully focus'd in better directions.

[Axe Man]

King offically gone but sounds like Hansen is staying.

Bulldogs farewell Steven King

Western Bulldogs Senior Assistant Coach Steven King will depart the Club to join the coaching panel of the Gold Coast Suns from 2022.

King has been an integral part of the Bulldogs’ coaching staff for the last decade, where he has had responsibilities across multiple areas of the ground, as well as in the coaching strategy and training space.

King and his family are set to make the move north, where he will continue his successful coaching career under Stuart Dew.

“I am extremely grateful for the opportunity I’ve had to work with an amazing organisation like the Western Bulldogs,” King said.

“The experience of collaborating with a motivated group of players and staff, in such a supportive and close-knit environment, has been extremely rewarding.

“In particular I’ve had the pleasure of working closely with an extremely talented, hard-working and driven midfield group at the Dogs.

“I want to thank everyone at the Bulldogs for their support, guidance and friendship over the last decade, and I wish the Club every success for the future as I embark on a new coaching challenge.”

King arrived at VU Whitten Oval from St Kilda at the end of 2011, after a period as the Saints’ ruck/midfield coach.

He started in the role of the Bulldogs’ midfield/ruck coach in 2012 and took charge of this area during the 2016 premiership season, before taking over the defensive portfolio from 2017-19.

King was elevated to the role of Senior Assistant Coach ahead of the 2019 season.

“Steven has had a profound impact on our program for an extended period, and we thank him wholeheartedly for his contribution to our football club,” said Bulldogs’ Senior Coach, Luke Beveridge.

“His versatility as a coach, his demeanour and rapport with the players and staff, and his tactical nous, have helped us achieve the success we’ve had over the last six years.

“We are disappointed to lose ‘Kingy’, as he explores this next exciting step on his coaching journey. We are fully supportive of the lifestyle choice he and his family has made and will always be here for him.”

As a result of King’s departure, Ash Hansen has been elevated to the role of Senior Assistant Coach.

The Bulldogs will now explore the market to secure a midfield coach for the 2022 season.

[Bulldog Revolution]

Makes a lot of sense - it’s important to have some continuity whilst also bringing in some fresh ideas and systems

Our current group haven’t got a lot wrong and I’m not sure where our spend is at but we’ve traditionally had less, I know the soft cap is in play but we need people who will roll up their sleeves and work hard

I’d also think that Hanson is a good person for jamarra and Sam Darcy

[Yankee Hotel Foxtrot]

And it's pertinent that we're in the market to find a new midfield coach now.. That's the area of the ground we really need to be challenged to do things differently.

[Axe Man]

And it's pertinent that we're in the market to find a new midfield coach now.. That's the area of the ground we really need to be challenged to do things differently.

Our midfield should be a very attractive proposition to coach you would think. Should sell itself.

[MrMahatma]

And it's pertinent that we're in the market to find a new midfield coach now.. That's the area of the ground we really need to be challenged to do things differently.

It certainly gives hope that deficiencies that have hurt us this year will be fixed by some new ideas and there’d be no stubborn reluctance to change.

[jeemak]

This is good to be honest, I'd like a change in all 3 senior assistants but two is good enough. Fresh ideas, new perspective, some changes to selection committee SHOULD improve us, we still have Bevo's madness but hopefully focus'd in better directions.

I'm not sure wholesale changes in a coaching department that has just reached a grand final is the way to go.

And Bevo's madness? It's pretty disparaging to call his methods madness, just because we don't understand them.

[GVGjr]

Well done Kingy, you had a a great time with us and helped get us to 2 Grand Finals

[Go_Dogs]

King has done a great job, glad to see him progress and sounds like a good decision for him and his family. Like any role (sporting or otherwise) there reaches a point where you are litigating your own decisions / ideas and for us, it’s good to get some fresh perspective and new challenges on our midfield method. Not to take away from the work King has done at all - it’s more a philosophical point are people who are long tenured in decision making / strategic type roles such as being an assistant coach.

[azabob]

As a result of King’s departure, Ash Hansen has been elevated to the role of Senior Assistant Coach.

The Bulldogs will now explore the market to secure a midfield coach for the 2022 season.

So do we assume Hansen will be staying and not going to Geelong?

[The Underdog]

So do we assume Hansen will be staying and not going to Geelong?

Yep, confirmed

[GVGjr]

So do we assume Hansen will be staying and not going to Geelong?

It's another step forward in his development. He will eventually start to receive requests to interview for senior roles.

[bornadog]

Alex Rance joining Essendon as Dev coach - part time role

[Axe Man]

Alex Rance joining Essendon as Dev coach - part time role

Only working with Dev Smith? That's a very specific role.

[WBFC4FFC]

Whoever they recruit for the Midfield coach has one job: To stop teams getting a run-on and bursting out of the Centre in quick succession.

Bris did it to us in the Finals in the first quarter. Both the Hawks and Melb did it in the third-quarter when we were up a few goals!

The Bullies play a grinding, percentages-based game that does work but knowing your Achilles Heel means you must rectify it, especially in the part of the ground that is the sides strength.