Sandy Coach and Saints Asst Jake Batchelor

[66Iwasthere]

Will not be at St Kilda or Sandy next year

[magnifisaint]

So tell us why?

[66Iwasthere]

Because of GM Football told us so.

[WellardSaint]

Because of GM Football told us so.

David Misson?

[Scollop]

I thought he was performing ok. Our listed players have done well and improved their footy in the VFL

Jones, Dow, Clark, Garcia, Sharman and Pou all seem to have benefited from their time with him

[WellardSaint]

I thought he was performing ok. Our listed players have done well and improved their footy in the VFL

Jones, Dow, Clark, Garcia, Sharman and Pou all seem to have benefited from their time with him

I thought Pou worked with Lenny Hayes mainly, or was that a rumour from Tom Morris/Sam McClure

[magnifisaint]

Because of GM Football told us so.

Do you have the link where he explains this?

[Scollop]

I thought he was performing ok. Our listed players have done well and improved their footy in the VFL

Jones, Dow, Clark, Garcia, Sharman and Pou all seem to have benefited from their time with him

I thought Pou worked with Lenny Hayes mainly, or was that a rumour from Tom Morris/Sam McClure

Hayes is one of 3 development coaches. Batchelor played a huge role.

https://www.saints.com.au/news/1597390/ ... rring-role

[cwrcyn]

A positive move

[magnifisaint]

No good?
Maybe BM needs to confirm.

[diddley]

Has been confirmed on afl.com

[diddley]

https://www.afl.com.au/news/1211422/ins ... de-to-wait

[skeptic]

I wonder if he was moved on or opted to leave

[bobmurray]

I wonder if he was moved on or opted to leave

Good question.

I wonder if the next Sandy coach will be an RTB choice ?

[Yorkeys]

Might be going to coach WCE.

[bobmurray]

Might be going to coach WCE.

You jest.

[magnifisaint]

I wonder if he was moved on or opted to leave

Good question.

I wonder if the next Sandy coach will be an RTB choice ?

Sounds like Ross and Misson have conjured something up. I hope he left on his own accord.

[bobmurray]

It's still like shuffling the deck chairs on the Titanic.

[WellardSaint]

I wonder if he was moved on or opted to leave

Good question.

I wonder if the next Sandy coach will be an RTB choice ?

Sounds like Ross and Misson have conjured something up. I hope he left on his own accord.

He doesn't drive a Honda Accord

Chery is a Saints partner- he prob drives one of the weird SUVs from this PRC company

[WellardSaint]

I wonder if he was moved on or opted to leave

Good question.

I wonder if the next Sandy coach will be an RTB choice ?

Quite a few wags on here have bemoaned the disconnect between Zebs and Saints.
Other clubs seem to have a great pathway from their reserve teams.
We've just cut Allison after 4 years, and each year we have guys in Zebs just stagnate with no real improvement.
Maybe Ross and Misson have someone in mind who can refresh the Zebs and turn it into a proper nursery for our younguns to build talent.

Any former Saints that played under RTB who are currently assistants at another club?
Sam Gilbert played for the Zebs in 2019 as a playing assistant coach.
He was playing for the Northern Bullants this season- first game was 31 May.

[wally]

NDS. ??

[Otiman]

I thought there was a rule around assistant coaches where they needed to know before seasons end if they were being renewed to allow them to explore other options.

[loris]

I thought there was a rule around assistant coaches where they needed to know before seasons end if they were being renewed to allow them to explore other options.

I think they always have to be told by end of August if they’re not being kept on.

[Sanctorum]

No big deal, six years including four as coach of the reserves is enough, it's not as though Sandringham has achieved much success during his tenure.

It makes perfect sense for both Batchelor and the Saints for him to move on and St Kilda to get some fresh blood into the development role....

[cwrcyn]

Watching the atrocious ball movement at Sandy for the past few years has been putrid viewing. Time for someone else.