Experienced Senior Assistant Coach to help Bevo - Who?

[Grantysghost]

Hardwick now has two ex senior coaches as assistants. (Rutten and Teague)

This is what we should be looking at.

What's the blocker?

Did they go to St Bede's?

[GVGjr]

Hardwick now has two ex senior coaches as assistants. (Rutten and Teague)

This is what we should be looking at.

It would be good to beef up the experience factor but I think we were priced out of it last season.
Bolton and Leppa would have added a lot to the Pies.

[Axe Man]

Josh Kennedy of Sydney has coaching aspirations. And a fine pedigree…

We should get both Josh Kennedys, and the one that used to play for the Socceroos. A whole assistant coaching panel of Josh Kennedys would be unstoppable.

[The Bulldogs Bite]

It would be good to beef up the experience factor but I think we were priced out of it last season.
Bolton and Leppa would have added a lot to the Pies.

How are we pricing ourselves out, whilst most other clubs are looking to add senior coaching experience to their group?

Where are we spending the $$ and have we got any form of ROI?

I suppose this is all part of the review.

[GVGjr]

How are we pricing ourselves out, whilst most other clubs are looking to add senior coaching experience to their group?

Where are we spending the $$ and have we got any form of ROI?

I suppose this is all part of the review.

It all comes down to how clubs divvied up the soft cap money. Some teams like Port the coaches apparently took significant pay cuts to keep the team together. Other teams didn't really cut into the sports science and physical development teams which was seen as more specialized and harder to cover and other teams just dropped the numbers as best they could.
I think many recruitment departments took hits.
With a reduced amount of money many assistant coaches could earn more elsewhere outside of the AFL so it was a thinner market when King and Hansen departed.

With an additional 500K in the cap it will certainly help bring back some established coaches and there should be more options for us.
How far that goes is an interesting question. Do we need to catch up some people that took the hit over the last 2 years or do we just look to land one or two assistant coaches and top up with a number of part time support staff.

When I check some of the other clubs coaching panels we see to be at least one coach light on when compared to other teams.

[Grantysghost]

We should get both Josh Kennedys, and the one that used to play for the Socceroos. A whole assistant coaching panel of Josh Kennedys would be unstoppable.

And John F Kennedy weekend at Bernie's style. (just trying to work wab into two posts today).

[Grantysghost]

It all comes down to how clubs divvied up the soft cap money. Some teams like Port the coaches apparently took significant pay cuts to keep the team together. Other teams didn't really cut into the sports science and physical development teams which was seen as more specialized and harder to cover and other teams just dropped the numbers as best they could.
I think many recruitment departments took hits.
With a reduced amount of money many assistant coaches could earn more elsewhere outside of the AFL so it was a thinner market when King and Hansen departed.

With an additional 500K in the cap it will certainly help bring back some established coaches and there should be more options for us.
How far that goes is an interesting question. Do we need to catch up some people that took the hit over the last 2 years or do we just look to land one or two assistant coaches and top up with a number of part time support staff.

When I check some of the other clubs coaching panels we see to be at least one coach light on when compared to other teams.

Why don't people ever take pay cuts to stay with us?

[GVGjr]

Why don't people ever take pay cuts to stay with us?

I'm sure some have. I think the timing of two key departures hurt us in what ended up being a thin market when we were shopping around.

[Mofra]

Josh Kennedy of Sydney has coaching aspirations. And a fine pedigree…

In a heartbeat. People who know him only have positive things to say

[DOG GOD]

In a heartbeat. People who know him only have positive things to say

Agree..he is a professional and would bring a great footy brain with him.

[Bumper Bulldogs]

Why don't people ever take pay cuts to stay with us?

Chris Grant did but that was light years ago.

[EasternWest]

We should get both Josh Kennedys, and the one that used to play for the Socceroos. A whole assistant coaching panel of Josh Kennedys would be unstoppable.

And John F Kennedy weekend at Bernie's style. (just trying to work wab into two posts today).

I wonder if we can get JFK Jr to give up his resurgent political career and get on board with us.?

[Grantysghost]

I wonder if we can get JFK Jr to give up his resurgent political career and get on board with us.?

His judgement is clouded.

[SlimPickens]

Sam Edmund reporting this morning on SEN. That the dogs will announce a senior assistant to Bevo in the coming weeks.

[bornadog]

Sam Edmund reporting this morning on SEN. That the dogs will announce a senior assistant to Bevo in the coming weeks.

Will be interesting who it is.