Any word on who is being looked at to replace them?

Wouldn't mind Chris Johnson. He was the development coach at the Lions, and their progress is a good reference for him. Says he wants to come back to Victoria and work with young indigenous players. Given Yarran is our great white hope, it makes sense to get a guy who can help to tap his potential.

It's good to make people think about such expressions in a non-lecturing fashion. Given that Yarran isn't white, the inherent racist meaning is negated in my post while drawing attention to its origins by way of absurdist humour. But I wonder how many use that expression thinking it carries no overtones ...

I wouldn't mind that at all. But no chance. He's obviously a career coach and is looking for a senior gig at some stage. Why would he choose to be second banana to a guy whose experience as a coach isn't much more than his own? At least where he is, he's learning from a guy who has been in the system for around a decade. And there's apparently some lingering resentment from the Elliott camp towards him for spilling the beans on the salary cap breaches ...

The other thing about guys who are trying to build up their chances of taking a senior job is that they don't want to be locked into a specialist role. Alan Richardson was admired as a development coach, but he's now an assistant with Essendon* instead. Now that SOS has seemingly covered himself with glory as a defensive coach (Dawson being Exhibit A), he'll probably want to be a match day coach or at least take on line duties in the midfield or forward line instead.

PC epithets are absurd.

Gerry Cooney was "the great white hope". Apart from the fact he was a spud, there is a further irony in there, but I'm too scared to point it out.

I've heard good things about Montgomery. It's a shame.
Will we get Lance and Kouta in now?

You can never have enough yes men.....

sos was my favourite player, mad sos fan! (still am), ive heard good things about his coachin but sounds like u havent!