Chris Maple Quits

[MrMahatma]

Chris Maple has stepped down from his roles as head of coaching and operations manager at the Western Bulldogs.

7NEWS Melbourne’s Mitch Cleary revealed the news that Maple, who is seen as senior coach Luke Beveridge’s right-hand man, has quit the club after 14 years.


Cleary described the resignation as “significant” for the Bulldogs in the aftermath of their elimination final defeat to Fremantle.

And more change is possible, with the Dogs to go through the club with a fine tooth comb this off-season.

“The Bulldogs will undergo a thorough football department review this off-season, having not been able to do one in the wake of COVID-interrupted seasons for the past two years,” Cleary told 7NEWS.com.au.

Maple has overseen the coaching team of Beveridge, assistant coaches Rohan Smith, Matt Spangher and Marc Webb, as well as development staff Jamie Maddocks, Travis Varcoe and VFL senior coach, Stewart Edge.

The entire coaching staff will be assessed in a wide-ranging review as the Dogs try to piece together what went wrong after making the 2021 grand final.

The Bulldogs only barely scraped into the 2022 finals on percentage after an indifferent 12-10 record during the home and away season.

An unlikely elimination final win looked imminent when they held a 41-point lead against the fancied Dockers.

But Fremantle reeled them in and ended the Bulldogs’ season with a stunning comeback to progress through to a semi-final against Collingwood.

https://7news.com.au/sport/afl/luke-...view-c-8218248

I think this is good. No big hoo-ha. A formal, thorough review that will hopefully bring the RIGHT change, and the RIGHT amount of it.

This article puts my mind at ease that we may just go through the motions of another pre-season.

[Testekill]

I say we drive someone up to the Gold Coast and they drag King back by the ear.

[G-Mo77]

2014 Grand Final will always be a fond memory. Thanks for helping that happen Chris.

[Dry Rot]

Let's hope the mods on WOOF aren't thinking the same. I might be traded to BF.

I understand that Dodoro is a mod on BF for fun.

So you will get traded for that Saints knob Plugger35 who is still crapping on about about our free kicks in the 2016 GF.

[soupman]

I understand that Dodoro is a mod on BF for fun.

So you will get traded for that Saints knob Plugger35 who is still crapping on about about our free kicks in the 2016 GF.

I haven't been to that place in years (and certainly not the football related boards) and that name still gives me nightmares.

[Topdog]

I understand that Dodoro is a mod on BF for fun.

So you will get traded for that Saints knob Plugger35 who is still crapping on about about our free kicks in the 2016 GF.

I love how much 2016 hurt the saints and the Swans

[Eastdog]

Good luck to Chris Maple in his future endeavours. Been a good clubman.

Happy to see some active change after the season we have had. I hope the changes are for the better for our club.

[hujsh]

I love how much 2016 hurt the saints and the Swans

Jealousy is a disease luv, get betta soon

[Dry Rot]

I haven't been to that place in years (and certainly not the football related boards) and that name still gives me nightmares.

He is still a rolled gold, whinging turd.

[GVGjr]

Surely we have another look at this now?
Splitting such a key job and not bringing in a footy person was a mistake.

[bulldogtragic]

Surely we have another look at this now?
Splitting such a key job and not bringing in a footy person was a mistake.

I’d prefer a secret review and not really change anything and expect to go top four next year.

[azabob]

Surely we have another look at this now?
Splitting such a key job and not bringing in a footy person was a mistake.

I hope we fix this for 2024.

We seemed to delay and stuff around when Graham Lowe left in early 2017 by being too cute with internal replacements.

We should try and get Lowe back, he and Beveridge worked really well together in 2015 and 2016.