Assistant Coaches

[Bumper Bulldogs]

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Ratten is there too, doing a spot of gardening.
I’ll believe Dew, Ratten, Barlow or McQualter when it happens. At the moment we have zip

If Bevo was sitting on on the couch interviews we could be waiting awhile as he doesn’t budge easily

[GVGjr]

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I read on Twitter that Stuart Dew is going to move into a role with Cricket Australia.
Curious that I don't believe it's been announced yet on CA or in the main media yet so I'm somewhat skeptical.

[lemmon]

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I read on Twitter that Stuart Dew is going to move into a role with Cricket Australia.
Curious that I don't believe it's been announced yet on CA or in the main media yet so I'm somewhat skeptical.

He was around the test side during the Ashes, so there is a link

[GVGjr]

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He was around the test side during the Ashes, so there is a link

Yes, definitely a link but I can't see it confirmed in the media just yet and I think it would have been covered.

[Bornadog]

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From Sam Edmund:

Brett Ratten is locked in for a Hawthorn homecoming. Ratten will re-join the club he helped to three flags as an assistant in a new senior, director of coaching-type role. Ratten chose Hawthorn amid a lot of interest from rival clubs after leaving the Roos

[GVGjr]

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That's a great move for Ratten.

[doggies ftw]

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The domino's will fall quickly on coaching appointments after the GF, I'd imagine it's a challenge to squeeze in some more experienced coaches under the soft cap.

Why would it be a challenge? Every other club manages why can?t we?

[GVGjr]

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Why would it be a challenge? Every other club manages why can?t we?

We were tight with our footy department staying under the soft cap imposed this year. It meant we didn't replace Chris Maple and split the role across 3 others and we also didn't do our normal camp up in QLD due to the costs involved settling for one at Rye.

We've lost 2 assistant coaches, a development coach and the head of our sports science team so it's going to take a bit of time to come together. Yes all clubs do it and yes so will we as well but lets give it a bit of time.

[azabob]

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We were tight with our footy department staying under the soft cap imposed this year. It meant we didn't replace Chris Maple and split the role across 3 others and we also didn't do our normal camp up in QLD due to the costs involved settling for one at Rye.

We've lost 2 assistant coaches, a development coach and the head of our sports science team so it's going to take a bit of time to come together. Yes all clubs do it and yes so will we as well but lets give it a bit of time.

Have we poorly managed our soft cap distribution?

[GVGjr]

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Have we poorly managed our soft cap distribution?

Hard to say, perhaps we have invested proportionally more in the sport science side but I heard it mentionted by Bevo, Grant and even Rohan Smith that the cap was tight. Lets see the finished set-up to see where we might have better balance.

[azabob]

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Hard to say, perhaps we have invested proportionally more in the sport science side but I heard it mentionted by Bevo, Grant and even Rohan Smith that the cap was tight. Lets see the finished set-up to see where we might have better balance.

I have a real uneasy feeling that the club is moving a lot of piece's off field and is taking our time replacing them (which I totally understand) which will impact our on field performance during 2024.

Which the flow on could be further instability in our coaching ranks and also losing key players in the process.

Between now and the start of 2024 a lot of work has to be done and more importantly we have to nail our off field hires otherwise the ride will get a whole lot rockier.

[lemmon]

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We are in the box seat for McQualter.
StK have dropped out of the race.
WCE are putting together an offer for him but it's believed he doesn't want to leave Vic.
Dogs have made him a real good offer.

Genuine question - do your sources have any info on what's happened with Dew? I think you said he was on the verge of being announced about three weeks ago.

[Vred]

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Genuine question - do your sources have any info on what's happened with Dew? I think you said he was on the verge of being announced about three weeks ago.

Mate, I was told by a bloody board member that he was ''all but across the line'' & ''expect an announcement within a few weeks'' - I have no idea what has transpired since that conversation. I was told we even agreed to his high asking price to get him across the line.

I'd assume that Cricket Aus gave him an offer he couldn't say no to, money speaks at the end of the day.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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It's actually surprising we've let some assistants go but have made no announcement on replacements. Did we let them go without having anyone lined up?

[Vred]

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It's actually surprising we've let some assistants go but have made no announcement on replacements. Did we let them go without having anyone lined up?

100% yes.