New head coach

[Vred]

IF we slip to 5th
IF we lose first week of finals against Essendon or GWS.

A fire will be lit under Bevos ass for wasting our season, with next year being his last contracted year, do you think he gets renewed or will the calls for change from members be loud enough for a changing of the guard?

I honestly feel his wasting a premiership side with incredibly insane match selection picks, and lost selection picks, and the gameplay feels to be “found out” by opposition as a result.

Does Bevos contract get renewed from 2023 onward? Who do we look for as a new head coach if it doesn’t?

[G-Mo77]

If he can pull off a miracle then he's safe, no way that's happening. I'd be getting in Clarkson's ear right now for 2022.

[comrade]

If we bomb our first week, at the very least we need a clean out of line coaches and some fresh ideas because the status quo isn’t cutting it.

We also need a review into high performance and medical. Our injury list is *!*!*!*!ed every year and recovery times have been stupid long this season (Treloar and Martin prime examples).

[bulldogtragic]

If he’s contracted to 2023, I assume he’s got two years unless sacked.

Pragmatically, I think he is made to earn a contract extension in 2023. If he does, that’s great.

Clarkson is going to enjoy a year of on Hawthorn’s money. I have no doubt he will look at coaching from after next year. If we aren’t going well the media will start to draw those lines. It would probably put us over the soft cap and it would all up cost a fair bit. Is the club prepared to do that in this environment. I doubt it.


All I will say, is that I think Bevo’s credits for a flag ought to run out. What he does from now is the test. Even Clarko got sacked not 6 full years from his last premiership. Of which he gave them 4.

The list management period will be interesting. If our activity is low because rucking and other philosophy hasn’t changed, then it’s all or nothing next year if we have defenders and gun midfielders rucking and losing games.

Let’s all see how it goes.

[SonofScray]

Content warning:irrational, post loss comments.

I packed away my axe when he got his extension, but it’s still sharp.

Don’t trust him, don’t think he can take our best players the extra few notches. He’s not a bad coach, but he’s not going to get it done with us. Time for a different look at things.

Win at least one final and perform well when the eventual loss comes, and I’ll put the axe away again. But for now, I am at the point where the sound of his voice makes me sick.

[The Underdog]

Maybe Peter Rohde or Brendan McCartney are available

[The Bulldogs Bite]

Content warning:irrational, post loss comments.

I packed away my axe when he got his extension, but it’s still sharp.

Don’t trust him, don’t think he can take our best players the extra few notches. He’s not a bad coach, but he’s not going to get it done with us. Time for a different look at things.

Win at least one final and perform well when the eventual loss comes, and I’ll put the axe away again. But for now, I am at the point where the sound of his voice makes me sick.

Tonight was about the last straw for me.

Bont in the ruck... Naughton did it last week.

I can't be bothered with an indepth analysis, but I'm tired of his arrogance.

[whythelongface]

I get we are angry but the cards haven’t fallen his way late on in the year. He has had to try to manufacture a win, which he nearly did tonight. Let’s face it we had 3 players underdone in terms of fitness, two others in Martin and Gardner not fit enough to be selected, our leading goal kicker out for who knows how long, both English and Naughton seem to have lost confidence after their concussions. Sure all teams go through this but we have been up the top most of the season and in most games had a solid game plan. You need a lot of luck to win a flag.

If Geelong can stick with Scott who has one flag in his tenure and Port can stick with Hinkley who has won nada, I don’t see why we wouldn’t stick with Bevo. It’s not like there is much choice out there at the moment. Who would your choice be?

[bulldogtragic]

If we bomb our first week, at the very least we need a clean out of line coaches and some fresh ideas because the status quo isn’t cutting it.

We also need a review into high performance and medical. Our injury list is *!*!*!*!ed every year and recovery times have been stupid long this season (Treloar and Martin prime examples).

Bomb = Review

Ameet Bains is safe.
Sam Power is safe.

Is Chris Grant still the best man? We could retain Sam Power by promoting him if Grant focused on his investment ventures.
If Sam Power was promoted, a guy like Simon Dalrymple who knows our club but has time involved in Sydney who are a real pro list management team could be great. He can bring some young swans with him if he likes.

Assistant coaches? Have we got the right ones? Do we need to change it up?

The VFL set up. Is the thinking at optimal levels? Schache should’ve been moved back earlier for instance.

Match Committee. Time for some fresh names to test the current wisdom.

Medical as you say.

There’s not really much off the table if it’s another first week exit.

[whythelongface]

If he’s contracted to 2023, I assume he’s got two years unless sacked.

Pragmatically, I think he is made to earn a contract extension in 2023. If he does, that’s great.

Clarkson is going to enjoy a year of on Hawthorn’s money. I have no doubt he will look at coaching from after next year. If we aren’t going well the media will start to draw those lines. It would probably put us over the soft cap and it would all up cost a fair bit. Is the club prepared to do that in this environment. I doubt it.


All I will say, is that I think Bevo’s credits for a flag ought to run out. What he does from now is the test. Even Clarko got sacked not 6 full years from his last premiership. Of which he gave them 4.

The list management period will be interesting. If our activity is low because rucking and other philosophy hasn’t changed, then it’s all or nothing next year if we have defenders and gun midfielders rucking and losing games.

Let’s all see how it goes.

Clarko will end up at Collingwood

[bulldogtragic]

Clarko will end up at Collingwood

Soon find out. If they do a ‘Brendan Bolton’ and make the new coach an employee and not fixed term contract, that’s the give away to look for.

[GVGjr]

We don't need a new head coach but we might need to make some minor changes to the assistant coaches.
Bevo is still the right man for us but he's got to be a bit more flexible with some of his philosophies.

[Mantis]

We don't need a new head coach but we might need to make some minor changes to the assistant coaches.
Bevo is still the right man for us but he's got to be a bit more flexible with some of his philosophies.

He’s the most stubborn man on the planet so you think he can show flexibility is a stretch to me…. I’m hoping those above (Grant & Bains) are rightfully questioning WTF has happened over the past 3 weeks.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

I’m hoping for an internal review at minimum. But I doubt we’ll see any changes. I’m over this club.

[GVGjr]

He’s the most stubborn man on the planet so you think he can show flexibility is a stretch to me…. I’m hoping those above (Grant & Bains) are rightfully questioning WTF has happened over the past 3 weeks.

I can't see him being questioned or reviewed and I do think he has the ability to reinvent himself.
Just about all coaches have that stubborn streak in them but the more successful ones keep adapting.