Crusader wrote:
bondiblue wrote:
Crusader wrote:
How does the club go about recruiting assistant coaches without knowing who will be in the top job?
The only way this turns around is if there is a senior coach out there with his own secret network of assistants, just waiting for the trusted leader to blow into the conch shell and cry “COACHES, ASSEMBLE!!!”
It’s a f-ing disaster.
Its not a disaster, its a decision that needs to be made for the better.
Spot on about network of Assistants. Lyon has that. But his past isn't helpful for him to get another senior coaching job. I think we are becoming a values based club (as we all want) and with carlton Respects values....you know the rest.
There's a list of 4 potential coaches, we all know. I think the AFL Commission knows that too. The net is being cast wider, and a formal panel and formal interview process is highly likely this time. did I say highly likely? After all, there's the young blood coming through the ranks who can apply too: Yze, Caracella......
Back to this thread, the next coach will have a plan re Assistants or not. It may determine who next coach is. Power will stay and O'Keefe is probably a keeper in a development role.
If Lyon had a network of coaching colleagues, he’d have a coaching job. He’s a radio commentator now.
His ceiling has been lowered to Senior Assistant, at best.
Maybe.
I think its much deeper than that.
Since his controversial exit after an issue with a woman at Freo, he has been banished. Not because he's a bad coach. Too hot to touch.
But the landscape has changed, and time does heel wounds, but with Carlton Respects and amendments to the Club's Constitution proposed, it may be too hard to take him on at Carlton.
Lyon adapts to his teams strengths and abilities. He is a Master Coach imo.
Yes he's a master at defensive coaching. Known for his brilliant defensive mindset since way back in 2005 with the Premiership Swans.
At Saints with Gherig at FF and Reiwoldt at CHF, he brainwashed defense into the team, but had a real attacking game plan. Gherig kicked over 100 goals in a season!
At Freo, he didn't have those forward guns and adapted a more defensive game plan.
He coached both of those teams to the big dance, so he's pretty high end.
Only a bad bounce of the ball stopped him being a Premiership Coach.