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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on September 12, 2013, 09:31:13 PM
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According to Barrett tonight. Leppitsch the leading candidate for the Brisbane senior coach job along with Leigh Tudor and Alan Richardson.
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Not a chance, they'll go experienced route,
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Not a chance, they'll go experienced route,
like we did.......
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With tw yes
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Out: Leppa
In: Crazy Vossy :shh
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Leppitsch joins shortlist for Lions coaching job
By Peter Ryan
afl.com.au
9:26pm AEST Thursday, September 12, 2013
JUSTIN Leppitsch is a candidate for the Brisbane Lions' coaching job after fronting the coaching selection panel on Thursday.
The triple-premiership player began his coaching career as an assistant coach at the Lions after his 227-game career ended at the club in 2006.
He coached at the Lions from 2007-2009 as an assistant to Leigh Matthews, even coaching the team in his own right in a NAB Cup game. Matthews sits on the selection panel for the Lions' coaching job.
Leppitsch then moved to Melbourne as an assistant coach at Richmond under the club's newly appointed Damien Hardwick.
He has impressed as the Tigers' defensive coach taking the team from a club that conceded 2348 points in 2010 to 1754 in 2013. That placed the Tigers in the top three defensive clubs after the home and away season.
He has also been responsible for the development of youngsters such as Alex Rance and Dylan Grimes.
AFL.com.au understands Richmond was happy for Leppitsch to apply for the job but will retain him should be not be successful in getting the position at his former club.
The Lions interviewed Melbourne interim coach Neil Craig and Hawthorn assistant Adam Simpson last week.
Sydney Swans assistant coach Leigh Tudor is also reportedly a candidate.
Despite speculation that Alan Richardson will be interviewed for the job, Port Adelaide has not yet been approached by the Brisbane Lions to interview him.
Port Adelaide remains in the finals and Richardson is understood to be enjoying the role he started this year.
Simpson is considered one of the favourites for the senior assistant role at Melbourne but neither he nor Tudor can be appointed to any role until their respective club's finals campaign finish.
The Lions have copped criticism for sacking Michael Voss as coach late in the season without a replacement lined up.
New Melbourne coach Paul Roos told the club soon after he was approached he would not be a candidate as he was unwilling to relocate to Brisbane.
Several players have also indicated a desire to be traded. The club would be much better placed to attract new players with a coach in place.
Lions football manager Dean Warren would not comment on the candidates but said he had been impressed with those they have interviewed and the club was very confident of obtaining a quality coach.
"We are making good progress and will be in a position to make a strong selection once the process is completed," Warren said.
Leppitsch, 37, would be a very popular choice among Lions members. He won the club's best and fairest in 1999 and is a three-time All Australian.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-09-12/leppitsch-interviewed-by-lions
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Will he use Dimma's gameplan?
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Will he use Dimma's gameplan?
What putting the ball up in the air, with 5 minutes to go first half in a final
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Triple M reported this morning that Craig was favourite to get the job with a succession plan sort of thing. I guess that's all the rage now.
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He'll fit in up there
(http://www.busting-out.com/media/images/JustinLeppitsch.jpg)
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Lol they sack Voss for Cragie
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Will he use Dimma's gameplan?
What putting the ball up in the air, with 5 minutes to go first half in a final
:clapping :lol
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According to the Queensland-based reporter on SEN, Brisbane plan to follow the latest trend of succession with Neil Craig initially getting the senior gig and Leppitsch to then take over in a year or two from now.