Banger Harvey

[saintbrat]

Word on FC tonight is that aside from senior Pies being - let go
there will be changes in assistant coaches as well....

[suss]

Defenders make the best coaches;

Sheedy;
Parkin;
Pagan;
Malthouse;
Thompson;
Eade;
Worsfold.

I don't subscribe to that theory at all. Matthews won 4 flags. Walls was a brilliant coach in his early years of coaching. Paul Roos built the Swans into what they are today. Blight won back to back flags at the Crows. Ross Lyon is the best coach in the business at the moment imo - and played most of his footy on ball or on a half Fwd flank.

Danny Frawley was an ordinary coach.

There are numerous factors that make a great coach. Wining the ultimate prize is just the recognition they get. Charismatic, great communicator, intelligent, hard working, organised, etc etc. Very few of these attributes are referenced to what position on the ground you mainly played in your playing career.

Totally agree. Being highly competitive and motivated probably helps as well.
Charisma probably not THAT important ( Ross Lyon ) .

Out of interest does anyone know if there has ever been any assistant coaches who haven't actually played AFL?
Potentially I cant even see a reason a woman couldn't do the assistant coach role, except for the boys club mentality around the clubs that means even the guy who sweeps the floor is probably a former footy player.

You mean at all or at the highest level? I don't think McCartney from the dogs played at AFL standard. Neil Craig played SANFL only, but it was a better comp then.

[whiskers3614]

You lot have forgotten the greatest 2 coaches of all time;

Kevin Bartlett & Tony Shaw. Just ask either of them !!

yeah and they both won the same number of flags as lyon!