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LOL Aints
Sacked Brett Ratten a month after giving him a new two year deal.
If Brendan Lade leaves to be their head coach I'll spew up.
From Cal Twomey AFL.com
BRETT Ratten is set to depart as St Kilda coach.
AFL.com.au understands the Saints are set to part ways with Ratten, having gone through a recent review of the club's football operations.
It comes just months after he signed a two-year extension with the Saints in July through to the end of 2024.
Ratten had been St Kilda coach for three full seasons since taking over from Alan Richardson, steering the club into the finals in 2020 but missing the top eight in the following two years.
It follows a quiet Continental Tyres AFL Trade Period for the club, which just missed out in its pursuit of Collingwood free agent Jordan De Goey.
Ratten was in his second stint as a senior coach, having led Carlton from 2007-12 before he was cut by the Blues, where he was a champion midfielder.
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Buy a vowel and get Rutten.
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That's shit treatment, so unless there's more to it I reckon there's going to be a pretty substantial backlash against them.
Nobody's looking for a puppeteer in today's wintry economic climate.
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Originally Posted by
jeemak
That's shit treatment, so unless there's more to it I reckon there's going to be a pretty substantial backlash against them.
It's going to be a big payout.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"
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Sounds like Carlton all over again
Rattens last year he took them into the finals with a prettt ordinary and ageing list
Deja vu with the saints
Can we pick him upnas an assistant please ?
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Amazing, after just signing him for 2 years? Wow. It might explain why they lay pretty dormant during the trade period.
Yze a big chance to go there now.
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He seemed really frustrated late in the year. Had a great start then couldn’t seem to bring the players along for the ride. Was enough there to sign him again but also red flags that it might have gone off the rails
If you kicked five goals and Tom Boyd kicked five goals, Tom Boyd kicked more goals than you.
Formerly gogriff
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Would they make a play for Bevo?
"Loves a scrap....oh yeah & he's a pretty handy footballer as well"
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Originally Posted by
SlimPickens
Would they make a play for Bevo?
With a year to go on his contract it might be hard to get us to release him but maybe not impossible.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"
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Originally Posted by
SlimPickens
Would they make a play for Bevo?
No doubt. At least a phone call.
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Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
No doubt. At least a phone call.
They'll do more than that.
He could easily be offered a 5 year deal to coach them and I don't think we could match it.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
They'll do more than that.
He could easily be offered a 5 year deal to coach them and I don't think we could match it.
Grant Thomas is a HUGE fan of Bevo. On SEN today he was saying bring Luke home. Loves him. He inferred that they must have someone teed up already.
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Originally Posted by
Bulldog4life
Grant Thomas is a HUGE fan of Bevo. On SEN today he was saying bring Luke home. Loves him. He inferred that they must have someone teed up already.
I heard him as well. If the Saints put a 5 year deal in front of Bevo I don't think we could match it and given what he has done for us it would be hard to stand in his way. I'd still back Bevo to stick with us.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"
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Originally Posted by
GVGjr
They'll do more than that.
He could easily be offered a 5 year deal to coach them and I don't think we could match it.
Could or would?
Of course we could match it. We are in much better financial shape than The Aints. They also now have a massive pay out for a newly re-signed coach.
It's whether we would which would be an interesting scenario. I expect the club would stick by Bevo and at least hold him to his contract.
Listening to Brahm's 3rd Racket
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Originally Posted by
The Doctor
Could or would?
Of course we could match it. We are in much better financial shape than The Aints. They also now have a massive pay out for a newly re-signed coach.
It's whether we would which would be an interesting scenario. I expect the club would stick by Bevo and at least hold him to his contract.
I'm not coming at this from a financial position. We are more than solid. At best Bevo gets a 2 or 3 year extension and I couldn't see us matching 5 years because our form, consistency and some issues within the paying group have raised some questions.
If he wants to stay he gets that 2 or 3 year deal. Very straight forward.
How hard we are prepared to fight and hold him if he wanted us to match 5 year offer I'm not so sure about.
Western Bulldogs Football Club "Where it's cool to drool"