History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
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History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
I often am surprised when someone connects a football person with the saints as an assistant in his time.
Current AssistantsAdam Kingsley Assistant Coach
Danny Sexton Assistant Coach
Aaron Hamill Assistant Coach (
Danny Frawley 2015 P/T
Simon McPhee Academy Manager
Paul Hudson Academy Development Coach - sandringham 2015
Lindsay Gilbee Academy Development Coach
Peta Searle Academy Development Coach
Tony Brown Player Welfare Manager
Darren Jolly Ruck Coach (only 2014)
David Teague Assistant Coach only 2014
Recent past Robert Harvey
Dean Laidley
John Barker
Anthony Rock
Andy Lovell
Max Hudgton
Greg Doyle
Tony Elshaugh
Steve Silvagne
others I've heard of or remember
Alistair Clarkson
Mark Maclure
Terry Daniher
Damien Monkhurst
Leigh Tudor
who are others who have passed through the doors of Moorabbin ( and to lesser extent Seaford.)
Ken HInkley
Alan Davis
Peter Jonas
Terry Daniher
Andrew Collins
Jason Cripps
Jason Mifsud
Peter Morris
Crackers Keenan
Peter banfield
Mark Smythe
STan Alves
Steven King
Dean Wallace
Nathan Burke
Mick Maguane
Paul Dear
Gerard Fitzgerald was Saints Reserves/ VFl coach in Grant's time
Trevor Barker- Reserves Coach
Current AssistantsAdam Kingsley Assistant Coach
Danny Sexton Assistant Coach
Aaron Hamill Assistant Coach (
Danny Frawley 2015 P/T
Simon McPhee Academy Manager
Paul Hudson Academy Development Coach - sandringham 2015
Lindsay Gilbee Academy Development Coach
Peta Searle Academy Development Coach
Tony Brown Player Welfare Manager
Darren Jolly Ruck Coach (only 2014)
David Teague Assistant Coach only 2014
Recent past Robert Harvey
Dean Laidley
John Barker
Anthony Rock
Andy Lovell
Max Hudgton
Greg Doyle
Tony Elshaugh
Steve Silvagne
others I've heard of or remember
Alistair Clarkson
Mark Maclure
Terry Daniher
Damien Monkhurst
Leigh Tudor
who are others who have passed through the doors of Moorabbin ( and to lesser extent Seaford.)
Ken HInkley
Alan Davis
Peter Jonas
Terry Daniher
Andrew Collins
Jason Cripps
Jason Mifsud
Peter Morris
Crackers Keenan
Peter banfield
Mark Smythe
STan Alves
Steven King
Dean Wallace
Nathan Burke
Mick Maguane
Paul Dear
Gerard Fitzgerald was Saints Reserves/ VFl coach in Grant's time
Trevor Barker- Reserves Coach
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Alan Davis was reserves coach who took over from the Doc when he was ill.
When I was growing up there was one assistant coach who was the reserves coach. Clubs had a part time skills coach as well and that was about it.
When I was growing up there was one assistant coach who was the reserves coach. Clubs had a part time skills coach as well and that was about it.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Peter Jonas.Darren wrote:Ken Hinkley. 2000 I think?
Terry Daniher
Mick McGuanne
Andrew Collins
Peter Morris
Alastair Clarkson
Crackers Keenan (ruck coach)
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Peter Banfield
Mark Smythe
Matt Rendell
Jason ? ( the bloke at the AFL in charge of indigenous relations - can't remember his name)
Ken Sheldon
Mark Smythe
Matt Rendell
Jason ? ( the bloke at the AFL in charge of indigenous relations - can't remember his name)
Ken Sheldon
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Was Sheldon ever an assistant?SENsaintsational wrote:Peter Banfield
Mark Smythe
Matt Rendell
Jason ? ( the bloke at the AFL in charge of indigenous relations - can't remember his name)
Ken Sheldon
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Don't think so.kosifantutti wrote:Was Sheldon ever an assistant?SENsaintsational wrote:Peter Banfield
Mark Smythe
Matt Rendell
Jason ? ( the bloke at the AFL in charge of indigenous relations - can't remember his name)
Ken Sheldon
Jason Cripps.
Jack Clarke was the assistant coach in the late 70s.
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_E._Clarke
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Steven King was our ruck coach r at least ne season before moving to the WB
Wasn't Stan Alves an assistant to Ken Sheldon?
The guy at Essendon (I can't remember his name) who was suspended for placing bets on games
Wasn't Stan Alves an assistant to Ken Sheldon?
The guy at Essendon (I can't remember his name) who was suspended for placing bets on games
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Hardy?Mr Magic wrote:Steven King was our ruck coach r at least ne season before moving to the WB
Wasn't Stan Alves an assistant to Ken Sheldon?
The guy at Essendon (I can't remember his name) who was suspended for placing bets on games
Dean Wallace.
Pretty sure that Stan was a specialist/skills coach under Kenny.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Prior to being our coach, Stan Alves was on a Footy show of a Thursday night with Crackers Keenan and Beverley O'Connor.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Prior to being our coach, Stan Alves was on a Footy show of a Thursday night with Crackers Keenan and Beverley O'Connor.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Always thought the following did a good job:
Tudor - will be next cab off the rank for a senior AFL gig IMO.
Laidley - despite DL leaving because he had enough working for SW, thought he did a reasonable job with our midfield. Lenny etc. speak highly of him.
SOS - best backline in 60 years in '09. Not all his responsibility but deserves a lot of credit.
Rendell - good tactician, great recruiter, he was a bee's proverbial from getting the Hawks job instead of Clarko in '04.
Burke - thought he did a good job with the mids when he was an assistant under GT. Didn't like GT so that ended.
Few duds in there though
Always hard to tell from outside the club, and no doubt when you're successful, your assistants look better.
Tudor - will be next cab off the rank for a senior AFL gig IMO.
Laidley - despite DL leaving because he had enough working for SW, thought he did a reasonable job with our midfield. Lenny etc. speak highly of him.
SOS - best backline in 60 years in '09. Not all his responsibility but deserves a lot of credit.
Rendell - good tactician, great recruiter, he was a bee's proverbial from getting the Hawks job instead of Clarko in '04.
Burke - thought he did a good job with the mids when he was an assistant under GT. Didn't like GT so that ended.
Few duds in there though
Always hard to tell from outside the club, and no doubt when you're successful, your assistants look better.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Ken Sheldon was an assistant and Springvale coach in the early 2000s under Grant Thomas, before then moving to that football manager type position before Lyon was appointed.
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Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley and Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson both had long apprenticeships before landing senior positions.
Each had very brief stints at the Saints on the way to becoming two of the most respected coaches in the AFL.
After his playing career came to an end at the end of 1997, Clarkson spent a year as the runner for his former team Melbourne before joining the Saints in 1999 as an assistant to new coach Tim Watson.
Clarkson coached the Saints to a Grand Final appearance, before losing to an Essendon team that won off the back of a solid performance up forward from a young Stephen Milne.
It was the last year of an AFL reserves competition and Clarkson moved on to Werribee in the revamped VFL team the following year.
Hinkley joined the Saints in 2001 as an assistant to his former Geelong coach Malcolm Blight. His tenure came to an end shortly after Blight’s early departure and he moved on to coach Bell Park in the Geelong Football League.
Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley and Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson both had long apprenticeships before landing senior positions.
Each had very brief stints at the Saints on the way to becoming two of the most respected coaches in the AFL.
After his playing career came to an end at the end of 1997, Clarkson spent a year as the runner for his former team Melbourne before joining the Saints in 1999 as an assistant to new coach Tim Watson.
Clarkson coached the Saints to a Grand Final appearance, before losing to an Essendon team that won off the back of a solid performance up forward from a young Stephen Milne.
It was the last year of an AFL reserves competition and Clarkson moved on to Werribee in the revamped VFL team the following year.
Hinkley joined the Saints in 2001 as an assistant to his former Geelong coach Malcolm Blight. His tenure came to an end shortly after Blight’s early departure and he moved on to coach Bell Park in the Geelong Football League.
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
I often am surprised when someone connects a football person with the saints as an assistant in his time.
Current AssistantsAdam Kingsley Assistant Coach
Danny Sexton Assistant Coach
David Teague Assistant Coach
Aaron Hamill Assistant Coach (
Darren Jolly Ruck Coach (
Simon McPhee Academy Manager
Paul Hudson Academy Development Coach
Lindsay Gilbee Academy Development Coach
Peta Searle Academy Development Coach
Tony Brown Player Welfare Manager
Recent past Robert Harvey
Dean Laidley
John Barker
Anthony Rock
Andy Lovell
Max Hudgton
Greg Doyle
Tony Elshaugh
Steve Silvagne
others I've heard of or remember
Alistair Clarkson
Mark Maclure
Terry Daniher
Damien Monkhurst
Leigh Tudor
who are others who have passed through the doors of Moorabbin ( and to lesser extent Seaford.)
Ken HInkley
Alan Davis
Peter Jonas
Terry Daniher
Andrew Collins
Jason Cripps
Jason Mifsud
Peter Morris
Crackers Keenan
Peter Banfield
Mark Smythe
STan Alves
Steven King
Dean Wallace
Nathan Burke
Mick Maguane
Gerard Fitzgerald was Saints Reserves/ VFl coach in Grant's time
Trevor Barker- Reserves Coach
also
Kelvin Moore
? Glascott
Jeff Sarau
Peter Hudson was - Football manager? and Chairman of selectors.
Current AssistantsAdam Kingsley Assistant Coach
Danny Sexton Assistant Coach
David Teague Assistant Coach
Aaron Hamill Assistant Coach (
Darren Jolly Ruck Coach (
Simon McPhee Academy Manager
Paul Hudson Academy Development Coach
Lindsay Gilbee Academy Development Coach
Peta Searle Academy Development Coach
Tony Brown Player Welfare Manager
Recent past Robert Harvey
Dean Laidley
John Barker
Anthony Rock
Andy Lovell
Max Hudgton
Greg Doyle
Tony Elshaugh
Steve Silvagne
others I've heard of or remember
Alistair Clarkson
Mark Maclure
Terry Daniher
Damien Monkhurst
Leigh Tudor
who are others who have passed through the doors of Moorabbin ( and to lesser extent Seaford.)
Ken HInkley
Alan Davis
Peter Jonas
Terry Daniher
Andrew Collins
Jason Cripps
Jason Mifsud
Peter Morris
Crackers Keenan
Peter Banfield
Mark Smythe
STan Alves
Steven King
Dean Wallace
Nathan Burke
Mick Maguane
Gerard Fitzgerald was Saints Reserves/ VFl coach in Grant's time
Trevor Barker- Reserves Coach
also
Kelvin Moore
? Glascott
Jeff Sarau
Peter Hudson was - Football manager? and Chairman of selectors.
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Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
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Kenny Whiffen was the runner and boxing coachSaintPav wrote:Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
but there was a bunch of guys in trench coats on the boundary ......
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Was it Eric Guy ?saintbrat wrote:Kenny Whiffen was the runner and boxing coachSaintPav wrote:Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
but there was a bunch of guys in trench coats on the boundary ......
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Think it was Bob Wilkie....will check though in a book I have somewhere.SaintPav wrote:Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
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Ron Wilsonsaintbrat wrote:Kenny Whiffen was the runner and boxing coachSaintPav wrote:Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
but there was a bunch of guys in trench coats on the boundary ......
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Re: History of Assistant coaches at the Saints
Trev from the Bush wrote:Ron Wilsonsaintbrat wrote:Kenny Whiffen was the runner and boxing coachSaintPav wrote:Wasn't Craig Bradley an assistant coach for about 3 days back in 2004?
Who was Jeansy's assistant in 66?
but there was a bunch of guys in trench coats on the boundary ......
The COS in 1966 was Brian Muir.