Nicky Dal Appointed Saints AFLW Coach

[Mr Magic]

According to the message I just received from Saints.

[freely]

Oh - no boys' club then.

[Wayne42]

https://womens.afl/news/73517/former-sa ... aflw-coach

[magnifisaint]

So Searle didn't cut the mustard. A strategic move to get the team into the AFLW?

[saintly]

So Searle didn't cut the mustard. A strategic move to get the team into the AFLW?

Searle quit to pursue leadership opportunities beyond senior coaching.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/963520/p ... art-saints

[ausfatcat]

Wasn't Searle linked to anther coaching job after she quit St Kilda but missed out? Can't remember which club it was at.

[Wayne42]

Wasn't Searle linked to anther coaching job after she quit St Kilda but missed out? Can't remember which club it was at.

Geelong, she was down to the last 2 candidates, apparently.

[Winmar7]

serious question - what coaching experience does he have? All I've known of him recently is special comments...

[Selhurst Saint]

serious question - what coaching experience does he have? All I've known of him recently is special comments...

Excellent point. The guy who came second has an impressive coaching resume with both men and women's teams. He just just doesn't have the same profile as Dal. What is more important?

[ace]

Does it really matter.
Like coaching the little league boys.
Can't run, can't kick, can't handball, tentative attack on the ball.
But they all have big dreams and want to play.

[Impatient Sainter]

Dal is the perfect person for the job and hopefully can lift the teams standards to a better level. Searle spoke dribble like Richardson and attempted to coach the team way above the level they were capable of playing.

[wally]

I read somewhere that he is actively involved in saints NGA

[older saint]

serious question - what coaching experience does he have? All I've known of him recently is special comments...

Done work at the AFL AIS, Next Gen academy coach and also has worked as a coach with father son group .

I would expect they will get the best coach for the group and the club, regardless of background and gender ( yes Caro best PERSON for the job).

The AFLW is a loss running enterprise for all clubs so finance comes into it also.

[Gershwin]

So Searle didn't cut the mustard. A strategic move to get the team into the AFLW?

Searle quit to pursue leadership opportunities beyond senior coaching.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/963520/p ... art-saints

No mention of quitting in the article. My understanding is she was 'moved on'.

[saynta]

I read somewhere that he is actively involved in saints NGA

Correct. He has been coaching the young 'uns.

[The Recruit]

All to do with daft cap cuts and Dal multitasking.

We should be getting more of the 2009 boys back! Guys that care about the club.

Top of the list are
Lenny Hayes
Robert Harvey

And I really hope Rooey gets into coaching. Would love him to be our coach.

[Yorkeys]

If Nicky Dal does ok and develops a female to take over, might he be in the running to coach seniors in 2023. Or do stigmas apply.

We have done worse, quite often. Ratts, who I respect immensely, would have to be a miracle worker to do enough in 2022 to get an extension. This year will weigh heavily, he has a seriously unbalanced list (mentally and physically?) and serious salary cap handicaps. That's not a good starting point to rebuild cred.

There would be sideways glances now for a scapegoat.

Nicky Dal could also be a useful consigliere for Ratts. Being smart Ratts would know keeping same assistants, same mids and same half forwards means only the door for him. But how to engineer a serious restructure without a war chest.

Anyway, see if the AFLW side improves, could be a new pathway for career coaches. Or not.

[outside66]

Does it really matter.
Like coaching the little league boys.
Can't run, can't kick, can't handball, tentative attack on the ball.
But they all have big dreams and want to play.

Your male fragility is quite laughable really. There's having an opinion and then there's just being a <edited by mods>*. You wouldn't repeat what you posted to the girls faces so I reckon you should get a grip and go peel some potatoes.

[roskilde]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/we- ... 58f0r.html

Senior figures at St Kilda have been impressed with Dal Santo’s ability to drive incredibly high standards - particularly at training - for the next generation academy, as well as the father/son prospects that he’s worked with.

And the man, himself, believes the Saints’ AFLW team - who, incredibly, has 11 players aged between 19 and 20 - has an opportunity to build sustained success if they make strong decisions now.

“We’re here to win ... we’ve got a lot of ground to make up, there’s no doubt about that,” Dal Santo said.

“Winning three games this year and last year, it’s a good foundation and a great starting point, but we’ve got a lot of work to do.

“I’m heavily relationship-based. I’m a massive believer in doing things together, so I definitely won’t be the dictator-type where I say and everyone does ... that’s not me, I think I’m more collaborative than that.

“But at the right time, you need to be held to account and I think that’s what a good culture is.”

[CURLY]

Nice to see Caro throw her two bob negative garbage in on the appointment. How many teams would be honored to have a 322 game AFL Legend coach them.

[skeptic]

Looking from the outside…

There’s a lot to like about Nicky Dal as an Assistant Coach

Charismatic, personable man
Excellent communicator
Elite standard player, reputation for professional attitude
Long AFL career with numerous finals campaigns
Played under Blight, Thomas, Lyon, Watters, possibly Richo and whoever the North coach was at the time - well placed to mesh together positives of different styles
Played alongside a few all time greats in Harvey, Roo and Hayes… knows what the truly elite attitude looks like

More I think about it…
Why haven’t we recruited him yet?

[B.M]

Because he has little coaching experience

[skeptic]

Got to start somewhere and worth getting in early if he has potential

[CURLY]

Let’s be honest he would get the number 1 coaching gig at 95% of TAC teams. A Grade Ammos and every senior suburban or country team. 99% of them would beat every AFLW team.

[SaintPav]

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/we- ... 58f0r.html

Senior figures at St Kilda have been impressed with Dal Santo’s ability to drive incredibly high standards - particularly at training - for the next generation academy, as well as the father/son prospects that he’s worked with.

And the man, himself, believes the Saints’ AFLW team - who, incredibly, has 11 players aged between 19 and 20 - has an opportunity to build sustained success if they make strong decisions now.

“We’re here to win ... we’ve got a lot of ground to make up, there’s no doubt about that,” Dal Santo said.

“Winning three games this year and last year, it’s a good foundation and a great starting point, but we’ve got a lot of work to do.

“I’m heavily relationship-based. I’m a massive believer in doing things together, so I definitely won’t be the dictator-type where I say and everyone does ... that’s not me, I think I’m more collaborative than that.

“But at the right time, you need to be held to account and I think that’s what a good culture is.”

Nice.

Implementing these goals in practice is another matter.