Assistant Coaches

[EasternWest]

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My question on Stuart Dew. It is his weight.

AFL sporting clubs are elite athletic environments where players need to show discipline in all aspects of their life and importantly treat their bodies with respect. In an elite athletic environment do you respect someone who is obese?

If you can't have self control and disclipline in the most important thing in your life, your overall well being and health (without your own health, you can't help yourself, your family or anyone else) then why should I trust you with anything else?

Is that too harsh? Is that fair? Or is that an unreasonable view?

I think it's irrelevant.

People are flawed, but it's possible to be two (and more) things at once.

If he's the right footballing guy, then his appearance doesn't matter. In actual fact even if he's the wrong footballing guy his appearance doesn't matter.

[hujsh]

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My question on Stuart Dew. It is his weight.

AFL sporting clubs are elite athletic environments where players need to show discipline in all aspects of their life and importantly treat their bodies with respect. In an elite athletic environment do you respect someone who is obese?

If you can't have self control and disclipline in the most important thing in your life, your overall well being and health (without your own health, you can't help yourself, your family or anyone else) then why should I trust you with anything else?

Is that too harsh? Is that fair? Or is that an unreasonable view?

Dude was amazing in a GF looking like he was smuggling something through customs. I'd want to know his secrets

[bulldogtragic]

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I think it's irrelevant.

People are flawed, but it's possible to be two (and more) things at once.

If he's the right footballing guy, then his appearance doesn't matter. In actual fact even if he's the wrong footballing guy his appearance doesn't matter.

I?d love to spend a day out with him. Seems like a good bloke and I reckon he?d bolt out to an early lead on the beers and pies and just never give that lead up. Come to think of it, that?s exactly what this group needs to learn asap!

He?s our man!

But moreover he?s being hired for his brain, before the rumours started he had GCS humming with dreams of their first finals after beating them top 8 sides dogs & crows. Then the board backed him about the rumours of Hardwick…

He can coach, and that?s all I?m interested in.

[Jasper]

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I think it's irrelevant.

People are flawed, but it's possible to be two (and more) things at once.

If he's the right footballing guy, then his appearance doesn't matter. In actual fact even if he's the wrong footballing guy his appearance doesn't matter.

It shouldnt be given the position he is being considered for but there will always be people of judge on other criteria. Id take Mark Williams in a heartbeat but he is no slim jim.

[angelopetraglia]

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It should be given the position he is being considered for but there will always be people of judge on other criteria. Id take Mark Williams in a heartbeat but he is no slim jim.

You could also say, is the type of person that loves a solarium and Devinci veneers as their chompers are they the right type of person you want leading?

We're all flawed.

Now pass me the donuts.

[angelopetraglia]

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Adam Kingsley

[Bornadog]

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Dew is highly regarded, even by Australian cricket team in recent Ashes series. His weight is irrelevant

[ledge]

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Adam Kingsley

Well Kingsley and Bevo should get on well looking at his muscle . They can talk tactics while working out in the new gym .

[Sedat]

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I don't think it matters at all. Who knows why he carries weight it could well be something out of his control.
If he's a good coach he's a good coach.

Of course there are professional standards to maintain, from what I understand this has never been an issue for Dew. I can only assume he wouldn't get very good references if that were the case.

Whilst I agree that his physical condition doesn't really matter in terms of competency, the bolded bit is very much in everybody's individual control.

My concern with Dew is not about bringing his sharp mind into the coaches box, it is about the distinct possibility that we will "appoint a senior assistant" and essentially be done with the review of our entire operation - that's just a re-heated version of what we did last year with our pissy internal review and bringing in Brendan Lade. I'm not a fan of the optics coming out of our club post-season so far.

[bulldogtragic]

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Whilst I agree that his physical condition doesn't really matter in terms of competency, the bolded bit is very much in everybody's individual control.

My concern with Dew is not about bringing his sharp mind into the coaches box, it is about the distinct possibility that we will "appoint a senior assistant" and essentially be done with the review of our entire operation. I'm not a fan of the optics coming out of our club post-season so far.

A bit Judge Smails so far, “you’ll get nothing and like it”.

Hopefully something changes for the better, especially a rethink on an external review.

[hujsh]

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Whilst I agree that his physical condition doesn't really matter in terms of competency, the bolded bit is very much in everybody's individual control.

Not always true. There are medical conditions, medications etc that can take that control away. In most circumstances it's something people can control but everyone has different metabolisms and natural body shapes that means it's more work for some than others.

I think Dew seems predisposed to packing on pounds pretty quick but doubt he has any medical condition given his history as a professional athlete

[Vred]

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Another name I've heard mentioned (outside of that BF thread) that we're interested in is Jackson Kornberg, yet another Suns coach, but he is doing wonders with their VFL team this season and has a host of development experience.

[Bornadog]

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I'm not a fan of the optics coming out of our club post-season so far.

mmmm - 3 days since end of season????