Assistant Coaches

[GVGjr]

It's actually surprising we've let some assistants go but have made no announcement on replacements. Did we let them go without having anyone lined up?

It's sort of the nature of the beast. You have to give assistant coaches coming out of contract notice if you aren't going to offer them another deal and this is what we did with Rohan Smith. Webb going meant we are are two assistant coaches down and then we've since let Varcoe go from the development coaches team.

You can hold discussions with a wide range of potential candidates but the appointments will typically take some time.

[Vred]

It's actually surprising we've let some assistants go but have made no announcement on replacements. Did we let them go without having anyone lined up?

Actually, if you want to be really pissed off at our lack of care.

Webb informed the club around the bye that he was going to head back to WA to be with his family/wife. We knew he was going no matter the outcome of the season. No replacement lined up.

[DOG GOD]

Actually, if you want to be really pissed off at our lack of care.

Webb informed the club around the bye that he was going to head back to WA to be with his family/wife. We knew he was going no matter the outcome of the season. No replacement lined up.

Why am I not surprised by this.

[bornadog]

Why am I not surprised by this.

Wouldn't you wait till year end to see who will be available?

[JanLorMill]

Wouldn't you wait till year end to see who will be available?

Meanwhile Dew is gone, Ratten is gone. We are waiting to see who’s left.

[jazzadogs]

Wouldn't you wait till year end to see who will be available?

I think we should be actively approaching the people we want, otherwise they might choose to stay at their current clubs because they don't know they're wanted elsewhere.

[JanLorMill]

I think we should be actively approaching the people we want, otherwise they might choose to stay at their current clubs because they don't know they're wanted elsewhere.

I’d say we have but they got better offers

[Axe Man]

There is an amazing amount of presumption and outright guessing going on in this thread. I highly doubt anybody here knows what we have and haven't done in regards to off field appointments. Can we at least wait until our coaching staff are finalised before we burn down Whitten Oval?

[GVGjr]

Wouldn't you wait till year end to see who will be available?

I'd imagine there is some pre-work with managers to know who's out of contract and who might be willing to listen to offers but essentially you have to wait until at least the H&A season is over.
Just looking at what happened at Richmond with McQualter interviewing for the senior position any club interested needs to wait until that process is completed.

[GVGjr]

There is an amazing amount of presumption and outright guessing going on in this thread. I highly doubt anybody here knows what we have and haven't done in regards to off field appointments. Can we at least wait until our coaching staff are finalised before we burn down Whitten Oval?

The GF hasn't been completed so we shouldn't be expecting all positions will be filled that quickly. We should know more in the next 2 weeks.

[MrMahatma]

There's aren't THAT many assistant coaching jobs in the AFL. I find it hard to believe that a job at the Dogs is SO undesirable that we aren't going to get the quality we want, provided that we're offering appropriate remuneration (which I'm sure we will be - at least comparable to other clubs).

[MrMahatma]

The GF hasn't been completed so we shouldn't be expecting all positions will be filled that quickly. We should know more in the next 2 weeks.

I'm still optimistic (blindly?) that we'll have a good roster of off-field staff at the beginning of pre-season.

[bornadog]

There is an amazing amount of presumption and outright guessing going on in this thread. I highly doubt anybody here knows what we have and haven't done in regards to off field appointments. Can we at least wait until our coaching staff are finalised before we burn down Whitten Oval?

So much stress going on, but very little patience.

[GVGjr]

I'm still optimistic (blindly?) that we'll have a good roster of off-field staff at the beginning of pre-season.

Me to. With a new facility and some exciting players on the playing list it's seems like a good destination for emerging and established coaches.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

So much stress going on, but very little patience.

Can you blame everyone? We've been stagnant for so long everyone has lost faith. The frustration has been going on for multiple seasons now and everyone has asked for change so I can understand everyone is out of patience watching us underachieve.