Warby wrote:
Still can't comprehend the fascination with Buckley with no Premiership experience to call on......every AFL Club declared VOSS the most inspirational leader......much like Barassi who had no Coaching experience but had played in multi Premiership teams as Captain.
Because when you listen to Buckley analyse the game, and then you listen to Voss analysing the game, Buckley is up there with Lyon and Brereton in his ability to understand and articulate what is going on, and Voss is up there with my 8 year old niece.
IF we were going to appoint someone sight unseen, then Buckley over Voss in a heartbeat.
In the even that Pratt can't lure away a present coach, I'd be looking to someone like McKenna (coached under Malthouse and Worsfold, and been head coach of Claremont), or one that hasn't been mentioned, Shaun Rehn (currently an assistant under Matthews, also coached West Adelaide and had huge raps on him there as a coach who was brilliant with the young kids).
I'd also be happy with Mark Harvey. I know there are many on here who don't like him, but I think his football understanding is excellent, he has great communication skills, and in his interview last week on SEN, said he feels like he is now ready, that he has learnt everything there is to learn as an assistant (not just certain areas, he said that before he took on a senior role, he wanted exposure to all aspects of the coaching caper. Also said that you couldn't just walk into a senior coach's job without having served as an apprentice, that there was too much going on off the field, let alone onfield, that needed to be learned).