LOL Aints

[jazzadogs]

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.

[Grantysghost]

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Buy a vowel and get Rutten.

[jeemak]

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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.

[GVGjr]

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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.

It's going to be a big payout.

[macca]

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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 ?

[G-Mo77]

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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.

[boydogs]

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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

[SlimPickens]

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Would they make a play for Bevo?

[dog town]

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If you have someone who can coach out support around them to cover any gaps. Ratten can coach in my view, more and more it looks like the clubs with the best off field support and set up will prosper.

[azabob]

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FMD, Mark Stevens on radio has just raised Luke Beverage as an option and is view as "gettable"

Honestly....

[GVGjr]

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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.

[Happy Days]

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FMD, Mark Stevens on radio has just raised Luke Beverage as an option and is view as "gettable"

Honestly....

I think this is Stevo projecting. Don’t think he’s a Bevo guy.

[GVGjr]

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I think this is Stevo projecting. Don’t think he’s a Bevo guy.

I've never noticed that but the Saints have to make a play for him.
With a year to go on Bevo's contract unless we are looking to make a change it shouldn't amount to anything.

[Grantysghost]

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I've never noticed that but the Saints have to make a play for him.
With a year to go on Bevo's contract unless we are looking to make a change it shouldn't amount to anything.

The way he espouses love and loyalty I can’t see him ever leaving without being told to.

[Mofra]

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98 days between Ratten signed the extension and getting sacked.
Walsh sacks coaches, and the review being led by a sacked coach (Noble) just makes this whole scenario seem ridiculous.

Yze would have to be close to getting this gig, surely.