Brendon Bolton New Assistant Coach

[chook23]

Being reported on SEN that Brendan Bolton to join St Kilda

[B.M]

New Assistant coach

[magnifisaint]

2nd thread on this.

[chook23]

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[chook23]

Are we going into 2025 with a larger coaching group?

Lost Batchelor

Gained Rivers and Bolton

[bobmurray]

https://www.zerohanger.com/saints-poach ... al-156057/

[Yorkeys]

Fresh set of eyes and experiences but doesn't seem as good company as Coach Beard. (Has BB ever been seen smiling?).
Also fuels my unfounded speculation that there is friction at Collingwood and that McCrea is difficult to work with.

[SAINT-LEE]

2nd thread on this.

Where's the other one?

[Saints58]

I here that Boris is now forwards coach and Rivers taking the defence don't know anything about Bolton. Harvey is still midfield coach
Looks like we have a better structure.
I think Bolton came on board because the soft cap has increased.

[66Iwasthere]

We now have two ex teachers in our coaching team, Carroll and Bolton. Not sure that either played football at a high level either.

[cwrcyn]

Bolton is methodically working his way through every AFL club.

Apparently he and Justin Leppitsch butted heads at Collingwood. Interesting that Leppitsch has now been relieved of his duties within the football department and has been moved into list management/recruitment. Graeme Wright has gone to Carlton. Apparently, he had issues with Leppitsch, too.

Don't know what Bolton can bring to us

[Scollop]

Great appointment if Boris is going to look after the Forwards next year.

Bolton was in charge of Collingwood's backline in 2023 when they won the flag.

Corey Enright has done such an outstanding job they could probably coach themselves, but Bolton is a professional and very experienced to take us to the next level in our development.

Speaking of development...he could transition to take over as head of development, OR head coach of Sandringham OR head of the whole Football Department. So he becomes someone that will easily take over any of those roles if circumstances warrant change.

[bobmurray]

I here that Boris is now forwards coach and Rivers taking the defence don't know anything about Bolton. Harvey is still midfield coach
Looks like we have a better structure.
I think Bolton came on board because the soft cap has increased.

In the season just finished Harvey was Forwards coach and BJ was Midfield coach.

I'm ok with Harvey taking over the midfield.

[SaintPav]

was hoping to get Richo back.

Oh well

[Scollop]

was hoping to get Richo back.

Oh well

[B.M]

Bolton played was a gun in the Tassie statewide league
Was BOG in a GF at 19
Captain Coach of a premiership at 23
Won a league B&F

Played for the Tassie Devils in the VFL

Carroll played 200+ VFL games (club record holder)
Won multiple B&Fs
Won 3 premierships

Both were outstanding footballers

[Yorkeys]

If Assistant Coach Bolton can get us to nullify Daicos, N and Cripps, P from his work with them, then excellent appointment.
Maybe his job will be to scout/analyse the 17 oppositions?
(As a non coach the only way I can think of keeping those 2 guys quiet is a gag and wrist restraints so looking forward to see how a professional goes about it. )

[Sanctorum]

The recruitment of Bolton and Rivers as assistant coaches testifies that Ross Lyon is by no means the dictatorial force some on this forum have made him out to be.

Bolton in particular is a highly credentialled coach. I very much doubt he would have agreed to come to Moorabbin if he felt that he would not have considerable input in both team selections and game day strategies.

I am in no doubt that club president Andrew Bassat will have given these appointments a big tick.

Yet more positive signs indicating St Kilda is heading in the right direction.

[WellardSaint]

The recruitment of Bolton and Rivers as assistant coaches testifies that Ross Lyon is by no means the dictatorial force some on this forum have made him out to be.

Bolton in particular is a highly credentialled coach. I very much doubt he would have agreed to come to Moorabbin if he felt that he would not have considerable input in both team selections and game day strategies.

I am in no doubt that club president Andrew Bassat will have given these appointments a big tick.

Yet more positive signs indicating St Kilda is heading in the right direction.

It's refreshing and a slap in the face for any media types who might reckon RTB wants only Yes men and sycophants around him.

The idea that he would welcome a guy who's actually coached at senior level before, suggests he won't feel threatened.
Looks like he's more like JFK than Putin