Saints sack Greg Hutchison

[mohannair]

Last man from Rossy group is sacked !!!!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-13/h ... ves-saints

[tony74]

Real pity. Great bloke and well liked by the playing group. I fear there's a bit of politics in this decision.

[saintspremiers]

Real pity. Great bloke and well liked by the playing group. I fear there's a bit of politics in this decision.

Is Pelchen behind it perhaps?

Also could be a cost cutting exercise possibly.

[Scollop]

Real pity. Great bloke and well liked by the playing group. I fear there's a bit of politics in this decision.

Great blokes losing their jobs is nothing new. What decisions had he been responsible for and what were his KPI's?

If he was part of the decision making that kept the players happy while sacrificing our future then I don't have an issue with his departure. If the club saves $100K or more by making his position redundant I don't have an issue.

If his role and tasks can be split between Bains/Pelchen and Watters and the assistant coaches I don't have an issue.

[SaintPav]

He'd be getting more than $100k.

[Bono]

Getting the boot may be a blessing for Hutchy. No longer has to work with Pelchen or Watter - two guys that in their own seperate ways are driving the club into the ground.

[bergholt]

Getting the boot may be a blessing for Hutchy. No longer has to work with Pelchen or Watter - two guys that in their own seperate ways are driving the club into the ground.

Presumably you have some basis for that opinion?

[bobmurray]

He'd be getting more than $100k.

Not anymore, well, not from the Saints .

[stkildathunda]

Real pity. Great bloke and well liked by the playing group. I fear there's a bit of politics in this decision.

Agree great bloke, one of the genuine nice guys at the club. Kind of staggering decision. Seems like Pelchan just wants 110% control over everything

[Wrote for Luck]

He's had enough time to prove his worth to Pelchen. A 'head of' is boss of 'operations manager' so if he wasn't contributing/performing then that's just the way the crumble comes off the cookie.

[Johnny Member]

Keeping good blokes is bad culture.

Harsh, and does introduce some risk - but you've sometimes got to be a prick and get rid of good blokes if they're not the right people for the job.

Not necessarily saying Hutchison isn't any good, but the idea of this being a shame or sad because of him being a good dude can't be of concern.

[Johnny Member]

When a club rebuilds - it's not just the list that rebuilds.

For mine, as much as I'd hate to see Dal and Fisher playing somewhere else, and for good blokes like Hutchison moving on - I've officially accepted the end of the GT/Lyon/Roo era and am ready for the Pelchen/Watters/Steven era.

They need to be able to build what they want. There can't be any constraints.


Hutchison's gone - move on!

[st_Trav_ofWA]

Personally I felt Hutchy was a bit of an arrogant grump myself .... As a member of the supporter groups a lot of the problems we had over player access ect were from him ( understandably it made his job harder) ...

I'm not deverstated by this

[fingers]

Interesting to think about the role he played with players - and the resulting perception of behaviour. Maybe he was too close to the players. Maybe he didn't connect with the new younger players the way he did with the older crop. Maybe its just time for a different direction. New day, new blood.

[Moorabbin Man]

Hell, there's probably no conspiracy here. He was made redundant, and that is probably a cost cutting measure.

[The Redeemer]

Why are people debating this like we were all emotionally invested in him?

[BigMart]

Good football man.... Just moved on, to bring in a new... Who they would have earmarked...

[derby Street]

Good football man.... Just moved on, to bring in a new... Who they would have earmarked...

Made redundant , so I presume they won't be replacing him (Unless they want an unfair dismissal case) - at least not his previous role.

[saintbrat]

Last man from Rossy group is sacked !!!!

http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-13/h ... ves-saints

unless Elshaug and Sexton have also gone then it's not the last link with the Lyon department.

[Batnoe]

Why are people debating this like we were all emotionally invested in him?

In case you've forgotten. You were. He made you buy 2nd highest bid on a guernsey that you dummy bid. You're invested in him
For sure

[The Redeemer]

Why are people debating this like we were all emotionally invested in him?

In case you've forgotten. You were. He made you buy 2nd highest bid on a guernsey that you dummy bid. You're invested in him
For sure

Not at all when that asshole of a man then popped out a second jersey saying that I had won the second one.

If that wasn't revenue raising bulls*** then I will never know what is.

Thought so

[stinger]

Real pity. Great bloke and well liked by the playing group. I fear there's a bit of politics in this decision.

well....that's shameful then....

[stinger]

more on the subject

http://www.theage.com.au/afl/afl-news/s ... 2tsuf.html

[bergholt]

more on the subject

Sounds like this cost-cutting is justified. If his duties can be easily absorbed by others in the department then we should definitely get rid of him and not waste the cash.

[stinger]

i hear that the ex dees coach may be heading our way....mates with the coach.......