Assistant Coaches

[Rocket Science]

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If there's anything to these barbed inferences and the ensuing subtext jeez we're travelling beautifully aren't we?

Bit hard to shrug the sense something's on the nose if the coach is subtly backhanding colleagues publicly.

And hardly the machinations of a "serious" club, let alone a focused one.

[bulldogtragic]

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Is he doing a George Constanza and trying to get fired?

What’s next? Turning up the list management meetings on Monday wearing EJ’s premiership jumper and spilling tomato sauce all over it?

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Is he doing a George Constanza and trying to get fired?

What’s next? Turning up the list management meetings on Monday wearing EJ’s premiership jumper and spilling tomato sauce all over it?

Driving around the whitten oval parking lot, dragging the 54 premiership cup.

[bulldogsthru&thru]

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Is he doing a George Constanza and trying to get fired?

What’s next? Turning up the list management meetings on Monday wearing EJ’s premiership jumper and spilling tomato sauce all over it?

Actually is he doing a George Costanza and pretending to look stressed to make it look like he's working real hard and knows what he's doing? That would be worse.

[josie]

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I thought he looked a bit dishevelled up on stage for such a formal event. Agree with all the other comments as well. I was also hoping we would of announced an assistant coach yesterday but nothing on that front. Interesting days ahead.

He almost looked like he was sheepish, was he possibly concerned about a luke (no pun intended) warm response? Little to no energy or passion evident. Hope he is ok both for his sake, his families sake and of course for our club.

[jeemak]

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Very little mention of the coaching position at the BnF other than Bevo?s reference to Stef Martin leaving, and some reference by Bevo that he (as in Bevo) isn?t finished yet. Not sure what he meant by that. But Bevo would try to retain Stef.

Only unconfirmed word I?ve heard is that Kornberg to become our VFL coach and Edge to be elevated, but please take this with a grain of salt at this time.

On a separate matter, what Bevo didn?t say was probably as telling as what he did say. He thanked the Board and Kylie, and gave a special thanks to ?Lukey Darcy?. Bevo then went on to thank all those around or below him for their support / work with extra thanks for Rohan. Neither Chris Grant nor Bains made it to Bevo?s list. I hope this means nothing but really hope that Bevo, Grant and Bains can sort out whatever sh1t that might be going down as it has the risk of railroading our 2024 campaign. That Bevo is singing out the praise of Darcy, whilst ignoring / bypassing Grant and Bains is downright messy for the Club.

Good to see a post from you legend.

[jeemak]

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Just weird to do it in a speech and not in private. Embarrassing for the people he was talking about also.

What if you feel like you're not being listened to in private/ between the four walls?

After the Smith change, where the playing group clearly reacted negatively, it could just be that management are taking a carte blanche approach to structural changes and have deployed a blunt instrument to making those changes.

Organisational culture is a delicate thing, and what concerns me most about the reviews this year and last, though particularly this year, is no affirmation that the coach is being worked with and empowered to help steer the changes in conjunction with Grant and Baines. All we've heard of is a major shift in power via the media, and that's troubling because major shifts in power usually end with organisations taking a long time to improve because they're non-collaborative and in fight mode - well after the target has been dismissed. Anyone else coming in if Bevo is forced out, will just have to fight to get Baines and Grant out, or whoever else out as well, before the ship is steadied.

Whilst prone to the occasional big-impact outburst, Bevo is actually a very calculated and intelligent operator - and one who seems to value integrity in process (which aligns with his previous job) as highly as anything else. If he's lashing out this way then the crazy Bevo moniker that's unfairly apportioned to him should be put to one side and he should be taken notice of.

If I had a three person line up, or four including our president between Grant, Bevo, Baines and Watson-Wheeler to rationally and competently work through a crisis situation I'm taking Bevo every day of the week.

[Danny Delre]

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Concerned that i keep hearing we are after certain assistants and then they sign with other clubs.

[Curly5]

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Any hope for Jackson Kornberg?

[hujsh]

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Any hope for Jackson Kornberg?

Unless someone else announces signing him yeah there's hope. Maybe David Hale too. Not that I have any inside knowledge

[GVGjr]

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Any hope for Jackson Kornberg?

To here's a decent chance. We might have had him in for a chat.

[Topdog]

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Geez Curly5, feel like i haven't seen that name forever.

[mjp]

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I haven't seen it but I have zero issue in him doing things like supporting the existing fitness staff in their hopes to progress to a more senior role within the club...isn't that what leaders are supposed to do? Mentor and encourage people to develop/challenge themselves...

It might be political in a different way - showing support to 'junior' staff, showing you believe in them - might help keep them engaged if they are eventually over-looked.

[jeemak]

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I haven't seen it but I have zero issue in him doing things like supporting the existing fitness staff in their hopes to progress to a more senior role within the club...isn't that what leaders are supposed to do? Mentor and encourage people to develop/challenge themselves...

It might be political in a different way - showing support to 'junior' staff, showing you believe in them - might help keep them engaged if they are eventually over-looked.

It would have been weirder if he didn't give Innes a good acknowledgement on his way out, but he did, and then said he wants the junior to step up so he can still keep looking after the boys how they need to be looked after.

[MrMahatma]

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Both Stevo and Morris are saying we’re into Leppitsch for a Director of Coaching or similar role. Not an assistant I guess?

Would be an awesome get I reckon!