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Not sure how much this is a lost for us and it'll be interesting to see how this will play out next season when we meet them.
I wonder how much influence a football analyst would have at a footy club and how much inside knowledge will he be taking with him?
All our game plan, strategy and inside information are now a open book to GWS?!
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GREATER Western Sydney has poached Western Bulldogs football analyst Luke Kelly as the rivalry between the premiership forces continues to grow.
Kelly joins a long list of staff and players to cross between the clubs, which faced off in a preliminary final epic this season.
The Giants and Dogs are slated to meet in two Friday night blockbusters next season and, according to Champion Data, boast the strongest lists in the AFL.
Kelly is set to join the GWS as a senior performance analyst later this month after four years at Whitten Oval.
He will bring a wealth of knowledge on coach Luke Beveridge’s game plan as the AFL’s baby club hunts a flag in just its sixth season.
Kelly’s departure follows Melbourne snatching opposition analyst Craig Jennings from Beveridge’s box 12 months ago.
The Demons began to emulate some of the Dogs’ ideas this season, which became evident to some players when they met in Round 8.
The acquisition of Kelly aids the Giants’ bank of football intelligence just weeks after they beat the Dogs to superstar Brett Deledio’s signature.
Kelly will become the eighth key GWS employee to have served at the Dogs.
In their brief history the Giants have nabbed Dogs captain Ryan Griffen, emerging star Callan Ward, Sam Reid and Dylan Addison.
Senior coach Leon Cameron was also a star Dog and former assistant coach, football manager Wayne Campbell was a former assistant coach to Rodney Eade while opposition analyst Adrian Caruso worked at Whitten Oval from 2009-11.
The Dogs received No.1 pick and Grand Final hero Tom Boyd in the mega trade for Griffen and also traded in Sam Darley, who was delisted last year.
Former chief recruiter Neville Stibbard also left GWS to join the Dogs in a part-time role in 2014.
I wonder how much influence a football analyst would have at a footy club and how much inside knowledge will he be taking with him?
All our game plan, strategy and inside information are now a open book to GWS?!
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GREATER Western Sydney has poached Western Bulldogs football analyst Luke Kelly as the rivalry between the premiership forces continues to grow.
Kelly joins a long list of staff and players to cross between the clubs, which faced off in a preliminary final epic this season.
The Giants and Dogs are slated to meet in two Friday night blockbusters next season and, according to Champion Data, boast the strongest lists in the AFL.
Kelly is set to join the GWS as a senior performance analyst later this month after four years at Whitten Oval.
He will bring a wealth of knowledge on coach Luke Beveridge’s game plan as the AFL’s baby club hunts a flag in just its sixth season.
Kelly’s departure follows Melbourne snatching opposition analyst Craig Jennings from Beveridge’s box 12 months ago.
The Demons began to emulate some of the Dogs’ ideas this season, which became evident to some players when they met in Round 8.
The acquisition of Kelly aids the Giants’ bank of football intelligence just weeks after they beat the Dogs to superstar Brett Deledio’s signature.
Kelly will become the eighth key GWS employee to have served at the Dogs.
In their brief history the Giants have nabbed Dogs captain Ryan Griffen, emerging star Callan Ward, Sam Reid and Dylan Addison.
Senior coach Leon Cameron was also a star Dog and former assistant coach, football manager Wayne Campbell was a former assistant coach to Rodney Eade while opposition analyst Adrian Caruso worked at Whitten Oval from 2009-11.
The Dogs received No.1 pick and Grand Final hero Tom Boyd in the mega trade for Griffen and also traded in Sam Darley, who was delisted last year.
Former chief recruiter Neville Stibbard also left GWS to join the Dogs in a part-time role in 2014.
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