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Tigers appoint development coach
richmondfc.com.au
October 4, 2013 2:55 PM
Richmond has bolstered its coaching department and VFL program in 2014 with the appointment of former St Kilda and Gold Coast midfielder Andrew McQualter.
The 27-year-old, who played in three Grand Finals for the Saints (including the 2010 GF replay against Collingwood) in an 89-game career with them, will take on a development coaching role at Tigerland, working under Senior Development Coach, Mark Williams.
“As a player Andrew displayed strong leadership, outstanding communication skills, resilience and great football game sense. It is these qualities we feel will make him an outstanding development coach and we welcome him to the Richmond Football Club,” said Richmond’s General Manager of Football, Dan Richardson.
Full article:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-04/tigers-appoint-development-coach
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Ok, well lets hope he brings success to the club, welcome!!
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McQualter ? Hmmm ok well when I saw the thread title I thought , Geez who've we hired this time ? Frickin Germaine Greer !
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McQualter ? Hmmm ok well when I saw the thread title I thought , Geez who've we hired this time ? Frickin Germaine Greer !
:lol
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All good, 5 years ago we would've given him a spot in our best 22 @ 600k/2 years
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Better than farren ray
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Hmm weird, such a young coach. Maybe this is a good thing and he will be able to connect with the players more easily. Might even get a game :shh
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Hmm weird, such a young coach. Maybe this is a good thing and he will be able to connect with the players more easily. Might even get a game :shh
I was thinking the same thing; maybe he will suit up for the tigers VFL side
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Wasn't he the guy that one of our boys tangled with and the umpire told them he was out of is league?
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Saintkilda supporing friends says he was shyte player
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;D this is going to be good. another key to the door :shh
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Coaching the VFL team, or is that still Clarke?
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Honestly & nothing against Andrew but l think his not ready for such a role & its a huge mistake by the club. IMO
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He's no shane Tuck >:(
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development coach is a GOOD START AND DOESNT GIVE HIM SO MUCH RESPONSIBILITY THAT HE WILL BE IN TOO DEEP. pLUS THE FACT HES BEEN AT gc HE WOULD HAVE SEEN FIRST HAnd plenty of development and how they go abt it :)
sorry bout the caps cbf retyping
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He was in the Gold Coast leadership, But if l'm right, He only played 1 game & spent the rest of his time playing the lower grade up on the Gold Coast which is not real good. Got to be more to it & l will find out. But seriously its like having jade Rawlings back at the club. sorry for bring that name up ;D
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Woah what a coup Tiges :clapping still pinching myself :shh
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Gee the names keep rolling out
Definitely got the Jade Rawlings about this little announcement
Time to step it up RFC and get ex premiership
players into Punt Rd.
Start with Jude or Lingy. Love one of these players to be at Punt Rs
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what does a bloke playing ability have to do with his coaching ability, in particular as a development coach?
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Gee the names keep rolling out
Definitely got the Jade Rawlings about this little announcement
Time to step it up RFC and get ex premiership
players into Punt Rd.
Start with Jude or Lingy. Love one of these players to be at Punt Rs
Now that would be an exciting announcement.
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Honestly & nothing against Andrew but l think his not ready for such a role & its a huge mistake by the club. IMO
Have you interviewed him or is this just an unqualified shot from the hip. I have enough faith in the club that he was a leading candidate, likely headhunted rather than the first bloke that turned up which what u alluded to ::)
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Gee the names keep rolling out
Definitely got the Jade Rawlings about this little announcement
Time to step it up RFC and get ex premiership
players into Punt Rd.
Start with Jude or Lingy. Love one of these players to be at Punt Rs
Or Kirk, Lappin
someone good for a change :pray
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i reckon some of you you blokes would pass over a dirt covered diamond for a tinsel wrapped turd.
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He was in the Gold Coast leadership, But if l'm right, He only played 1 game & spent the rest of his time playing the lower grade up on the Gold Coast which is not real good. Got to be more to it & l will find out. But seriously its like having jade Rawlings back at the club. sorry for bring that name up ;D
One good thing about the appointment TM is that he will be working under Choco so if he is still a bit young then he couldn't have a better mentor to learn the development/coaching game from.
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Time to push us into the big dance, and that means quality staff with premiership experience.
Ratts was a very astute selection by the hawks so maybe we can poach him.
I thought Kirk bents but thought he won't leave freo so either Lingy or Bolts would do just fine.
I think either would complement chocolate nicely, to help ensure an elimination repeat never happens again.
It would also help if we dumped Williams that ex Melb hack and Clarke, replaced with one of the names mentioned above.
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so what attributes do think that a development coach should have that this bloke doesn't have because he has never won a premiership
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1. Not be delisted in early 20s by stkilda
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WHOA what an appointment I'm still wrapped in glad wrap and covered in baby oil since hearing about this :shh
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so what attributes do think that a development coach should have that this bloke doesn't have because he has never won a premiership
2. Play more than a handful of games for a franchise club.
Think we are ready for some ready made experience in our coaching panel. He would be suited for the dees or GWS.
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so what attributes do think that a development coach should have that this bloke doesn't have because he has never won a premiership
2. Play more than a handful of games for a franchise club.
Think we are ready for some ready made experience in our coaching panel. He would be suited for the dees or GWS.
not really answering the question daniel.
what do you think a development coach's role is?
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Develop individuals
Help bring experience and knowledge
Both things would be better achieved with the candidates I mentioned above
Chocolate was a a great addition
This bloke not so sure
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would you say that formost they would need to be a good teacher, to be able to communicate effectively to the young players?
to have patience and understanding with players that don't immediately "get it" or are late/slow developers?
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Geez some of u blokes have nfi, need to go for the big names as development coaches woah :clapping
There a difference between development and assistant coaches clowns
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Geez some of u blokes have nfi, need to go for the big names as development coaches woah :clapping
There a difference between development and assistant coaches clowns
Your a smart lad you should've known chocolate is a developing coach not an assistant and he was a great get
Pretty sure I know the difference and choco is exactly the type of development coach I would've preferred.
Yes Al I agree with you there that's exactly what the role is and who knows he may do allright. Just hope his better than Clarke and Williams no 2.
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If penny is happy with this its OK by me
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Geez some of u blokes have nfi, need to go for the big names as development coaches woah :clapping
There a difference between development and assistant coaches clowns
Your a smart lad you should've known chocolate is a developing coach not an assistant and he was a great get
Pretty sure I know the difference and choco is exactly the type of development coach I would've preferred.
Yes Al I agree with you there that's exactly what the role is and who knows he may do allright. Just hope his better than Clarke and Williams no 2.
If you knew the difference youd know Choco is head of development so in charge of the other development coaches and you can be sure he does a hell of lot more outside that role to boot. Bit of a difference
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who cares head or not his a development coach and you dismissed it earlier. What he does on top of that is secondary to being a development coach.
Very important role is a development coach.
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Dress it up all u want, chocos role is different to what regular development coaches do so stop trying to make out as if all development coaches need to be of chocos and Lings ilk.they are important but most assistants grow into their role from a development role first. Also you really think that choco would be sticking around to be a development coach only, the lowest paying coaching role instead of a senior assistant. Think abt it.
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I would imagine he is as cheap as chips and would be in kind of a trainee role.
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He never pushed himself hard enough to success, so how is he going to instruct it. He was not a standout footballer. Be like having Daniel Jackson taking on the role. ;D Hope we are not starting to go backwards with some weird appointments.
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He never pushed himself hard enough to success, so how is he going to instruct it. He was not a standout footballer. Be like having Daniel Jackson taking on the role. ;D Hope we are not starting to go backwards with some weird appointments.
Maybe his role is a 'how not to play' instructional position. They get McQualter to kick a ball, then tell all the players not to kick like that. ;D
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Hahahaha Wayne
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Tony tell that guy you play golf with that he has NFI. He's the biggest clown of all, not the blokes bagging Charazard
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whose Charazard?
also lol wayne
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Did I spell it wrong?
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He never pushed himself hard enough to success, so how is he going to instruct it. He was not a standout footballer. Be like having Daniel Jackson taking on the role. ;D Hope we are not starting to go backwards with some weird appointments.
Maybe his role is a 'how not to play' instructional position. They get McQualter to kick a ball, then tell all the players not to kick like that. ;D
lol that's classic ;D
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I reckon this......Chocos role at RFC is whatever choco wants it to be
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'Dusty's minder'
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Did I spell it wrong?
no idea, youve lost me
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whose Charazard?
also lol wayne
(http://images.wikia.com/pokemontowerdefense/images/d/da/Charizard-charizard-17691991-1920-1200.jpg)
one of pickachus mates
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Gee the names keep rolling out
Definitely got the Jade Rawlings about this little announcement
Time to step it up RFC and get ex premiership
players into Punt Rd.
Start with Jude or Lingy. Love one of these players to be at Punt Rs
Does it really sound like Jade Rawlings?
Or Tom Hafey. Or Alan Jeans.
Or maybe the club just knows more about you when it comes to hiring development coaches.
Imagine that.
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:pray
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Gee the names keep rolling out
Definitely got the Jade Rawlings about this little announcement
Time to step it up RFC and get ex premiership
players into Punt Rd.
Start with Jude or Lingy. Love one of these players to be at Punt Rs
Does it really sound like Jade Rawlings?
Or Tom Hafey. Or Alan Jeans.
Or maybe the club just knows more about you when it comes to hiring development coaches.
Imagine that.
i hope your right because the last addition in Clarke hasnt done too well as well as that forward assistant Williams.
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i hope your right because the last addition in Clarke hasnt done too well....
What do you mean here daniel?
Because of his results at Coburg this season? Think you will find that the wins weren't the important thing, teaching the kids how to play the way the club wants them to and understanding the game style was what was required. That's what development is about at VFL level.
Hope you aren't expecting our VFL side to finish top 2 in 2014, if you are you are likely to be very disappointed ;D
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what should we be hoping for?
bottom two like coburg?
:banghead
do came 5th last season [seniors]. what position should the VFL side be aiming for
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i hope your right because the last addition in Clarke hasnt done too well....
What do you mean here daniel?
Because of his results at Coburg this season? Think you will find that the wins weren't the important thing, teaching the kids how to play the way the club wants them to and understanding the game style was what was required. That's what development is about at VFL level.
Hope you aren't expecting our VFL side to finish top 2 in 2014, if you are you are likely to be very disappointed ;D
His coaching and developing have been poor.
The bean stands out and you could argue it was Mcguane, Edwards, Nahas types which kept them in games.
I look at the younger players and really who has come on??
His coaching and developing haven't been that flash from what I've seen
Wins don't matter at VFL? Absolutely it does shows we have youngsters pushing for selection
Would love to know the stats on where vfl sides finished in years their affiliate won the GF
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Timmy Clarke is very highly rated, I regularly play golf with ex hawthorn players and they rate him very highly. Not much could be made of that rotten stench at coburg. He did well to achieve what he did. Bring on 2014 with our own vfl side :clapping
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LMAO. How is Adrian Cox going BJ
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what should we be hoping for?
bottom two like coburg?
:banghead
do came 5th last season [seniors]. what position should the VFL side be aiming for
I would think if the VFL side is full of kids or have a shocking year with injury, then we will be middle of the road or bottom 4, if it is full senior players that we've kept for depth then top 8
Do you seriously believe that the likes of Geelong, C'wood and Essendon set out each year to play VFL finals? Answer is no they don't.
All 3 have said it's about development first and results 2nd.
So considering our club has said they are basing their VFL model on geelong's I reckon it fair to assume that in 2014 it's about development first and results 2nd.
So will I be blowing a head gasket if our VFL side lose games. Answer is NO
His coaching and developing have been poor.
Yeah but what do you mean? You haven't answered the question. You make a statement back it up. "His coaching" what do you'd mean by that?
Is it the results at Coburg that make you make that statement? Please. He had to deal with a side made up of mainly AFL listed kids then players from Coburg that were not even up to VFL standard. I bet you will find that the RFC were not at all concerned with the results at Coburg this year all they would have cared about was making sure the likes of McBean, Vlaustin, Arnott, Elton learnt how they were expected to play.
The bean stands out and you could argue it was Mcguane, Edwards, Nahas types which kept them in games.
I look at the younger players and really who has come on??
What about Arnott?
What abut McDonough? Granted his AFL debut was poor but the fact he developed enough during the year at VFL level surely suggest the development wasn't all that better.
Disappointing that MacIntosh got injured or he probably would have played in 2013
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Whats happened to McIntosh that his 2014 is already written off??
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Whats happened to McIntosh that his 2014 is already written off??
Sorry typo
All fixed :thumbsup
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:phew
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what should we be hoping for?
bottom two like coburg?
:banghead
do came 5th last season [seniors]. what position should the VFL side be aiming for
I would think if the VFL side is full of kids or have a shocking year with injury, then we will be middle of the road or bottom 4, if it is full senior players that we've kept for depth then top 8
Do you seriously believe that the likes of Geelong, C'wood and Essendon set out each year to play VFL finals? Answer is no they don't.
All 3 have said it's about development first and results 2nd.
So considering our club has said they are basing their VFL model on geelong's I reckon it fair to assume that in 2014 it's about development first and results 2nd.
So will I be blowing a head gasket if our VFL side lose games. Answer is NO
His coaching and developing have been poor.
Yeah but what do you mean? You haven't answered the question. You make a statement back it up. "His coaching" what do you'd mean by that?
Is it the results at Coburg that make you make that statement? Please. He had to deal with a side made up of mainly AFL listed kids then players from Coburg that were not even up to VFL standard. I bet you will find that the RFC were not at all concerned with the results at Coburg this year all they would have cared about was making sure the likes of McBean, Vlaustin, Arnott, Elton learnt how they were expected to play.
The bean stands out and you could argue it was Mcguane, Edwards, Nahas types which kept them in games.
I look at the younger players and really who has come on??
What about Arnott?
What abut McDonough? Granted his AFL debut was poor but the fact he developed enough during the year at VFL level surely suggest the development wasn't all that better.
Disappointing that MacIntosh got injured or he probably would have played in 2013
i have answered it and his coaching by way of results and development has been poor. Why haven't these youngsters pushed anyone out
Clarke has shown he is not up to it and i am sure when you are sober you will agree also.
Griffits, Elton, O'hanlon, helbig, Batch all gone backwards under his watchful eye. Wont include dericks because he has been rubbish from day 1 and it staggers me how he is still on our list.
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i have answered it and his coaching by way of results and development has been poor. Why haven't these youngsters pushed anyone out
Clarke has shown he is not up to it and i am sure when you are sober you will agree also.
Griffits, Elton, O'hanlon, helbig, Batch all gone backwards under his watchful eye. Wont include dericks because he has been rubbish from day 1 and it staggers me how he is still on our list.
O'Hanlon, Griffiths both injured for a lot of the season! that's Clarke's fault?
Elton is a 2nd year
Helbig, injured again too but when he played AFL was poor, that's Clarke's fault?
So you are saying we have all these players that have gone backwards and all the blame lies with Clarke?
What about the other development coaches? Mellor and dare I say it Choco Williams?
They are both front and square at VFL games do they share any of the blame your handing out.
Perfectly sober BTW
Obviously, our views on the role of development coaches vary
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Griffith played 14 games for Coburg and one for Richmond. Missed what, 3 games of VFL? Surely Chutney didn't give you this mail
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Griffith played 14 games for Coburg and one for Richmond. Missed what, 3 games of VFL? Surely Chutney didn't give you this mail
Was he not injured during the course of the year?
And BTW Your fixation with chutney is getting unhealthy now :rollin
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yeah they do WP and you could well be right but i look at why the hell are players like Edwards keeping the youngsters out.
IMO that shows we have recruited or developed poorly.
cats on the other hand keep bringing the young ones in even though they are winning and there is no need to.
Pies were forced to this year due to injury and look at the gems they uncovered.
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Griffith played 14 games for Coburg and one for Richmond. Missed what, 3 games of VFL? Surely Chutney didn't give you this mail
Was he not injured during the course of the year?
And BTW Your fixation with chutney is getting unhealthy now :rollin
You said he was injured for a lot of the season, guy. As usual you try and twist words when you're wrong.Obviously you're not sober. It shows with your posting and your moderating.
Reported, Bill. See you at Coburg.
Regards,
CC-COlins
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Griffith played 14 games for Coburg and one for Richmond. Missed what, 3 games of VFL? Surely Chutney didn't give you this mail
Was he not injured during the course of the year?
And BTW Your fixation with chutney is getting unhealthy now :rollin
You said he was injured for a lot of the season, guy. As usual you try and twist words when you're wrong.Obviously you're not sober. It shows with your posting and your moderating.
Reported, Bill. See you at Coburg.
Regards,
CC-COlins
Ok so I was wrong about the time he was injured
I am sober
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Griffith played 14 games for Coburg and one for Richmond. Missed what, 3 games of VFL? Surely Chutney didn't give you this mail
Was he not injured during the course of the year?
And BTW Your fixation with chutney is getting unhealthy now :rollin
You said he was injured for a lot of the season, guy. As usual you try and twist words when you're wrong.Obviously you're not sober. It shows with your posting and your moderating.
Reported, Bill. See you at Coburg.
Regards,
CC-COlins
I was wrong
There's a first for everything, old kid.
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There's a first for everything, old kid.
Hopefully that applies to everyone ;)
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As I said, see you at Coburg. You still go sometimes don't you ;D
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Don't worry WP. Griffiths does nothing ;D thats why people think his not on the ground. He was injured several times. His a danger to himself & 2014 will be his last. Just hope he walks out the door when finished & is not carried out. ;D
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As I said, see you at Coburg. You still go sometimes don't you ;D
Actually only went to one Coburg game in 2014
Went to some local footy games instead this season much better standard at times. :thumbsup
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He was in the Gold Coast leadership, But if l'm right, He only played 1 game & spent the rest of his time playing the lower grade up on the Gold Coast which is not real good. Got to be more to it & l will find out. But seriously its like having jade Rawlings back at the club. sorry for bring that name up ;D
One good thing about the appointment TM is that he will be working under Choco so if he is still a bit young then he couldn't have a better mentor to learn the development/coaching game from.
:thumbsup
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As I said, see you at Coburg. You still go sometimes don't you ;D
Actually only went to one Coburg game in 2014
Went to some local footy games instead this season much better standard at times. :thumbsup
Love the local stuff :cheers I have a mate who played this season in the MPNFL and saw a couple really high quality games there.
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As I said, see you at Coburg. You still go sometimes don't you ;D
Actually only went to one Coburg game in 2014
Went to some local footy games instead this season much better standard at times. :thumbsup
Love the local stuff :cheers I have a mate who played this season in the MPNFL and saw a couple really high quality games there.
Have a couple of WRFL grounds close to home, nice easy walk, can take the dogs and the old sausage sizzle isn't too shabby either ;D
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As I said, see you at Coburg. You still go sometimes don't you ;D
Actually only went to one Coburg game in 2014
Went to some local footy games instead this season much better standard at times. :thumbsup
Love the local stuff :cheers I have a mate who played this season in the MPNFL and saw a couple really high quality games there.
Traitor
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All good, 5 years ago we would've given him a spot in our best 22 @ 600k/2 years
lol.because its true.
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Top four :thumbsup
Bachelor. Darrou. MattDea.
McIntosh. Astbury. Helbig.
Grigg. Lonergan. Williams
Newman. Elton. Ohanlon.
King. Griffiths. AEdwards.
Orren/Derick/hamspon. Mcdount. Pettard.
Plus drafts etc.
We should be expecting the natural improvement in the like of astbury, mattDea and helbig means they are serious vfl player, at least
what should we be hoping for?
bottom two like coburg?
:banghead
do came 5th last season [seniors]. what position should the VFL side be aiming for
I would think if the VFL side is full of kids or have a shocking year with injury, then we will be middle of the road or bottom 4, if it is full senior players that we've kept for depth then top 8
Do you seriously believe that the likes of Geelong, C'wood and Essendon set out each year to play VFL finals? Answer is no they don't.
All 3 have said it's about development first and results 2nd.
So considering our club has said they are basing their VFL model on geelong's I reckon it fair to assume that in 2014 it's about development first and results 2nd.
So will I be blowing a head gasket if our VFL side lose games. Answer is NO
His coaching and developing have been poor.
Yeah but what do you mean? You haven't answered the question. You make a statement back it up. "His coaching" what do you'd mean by that?
Is it the results at Coburg that make you make that statement? Please. He had to deal with a side made up of mainly AFL listed kids then players from Coburg that were not even up to VFL standard. I bet you will find that the RFC were not at all concerned with the results at Coburg this year all they would have cared about was making sure the likes of McBean, Vlaustin, Arnott, Elton learnt how they were expected to play.
The bean stands out and you could argue it was Mcguane, Edwards, Nahas types which kept them in games.
I look at the younger players and really who has come on??
What about Arnott?
What abut McDonough? Granted his AFL debut was poor but the fact he developed enough during the year at VFL level surely suggest the development wasn't all that better.
Disappointing that MacIntosh got injured or he probably would have played in 2013
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Um.
Bailey joins Tigers as development coach
Richmond has further boosted its football development department, securing the services of recently-retired Hawthorn premiership ruckman Max Bailey.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-10/bailey-joins-tigers-as-development-coach
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mcqualter and bailey good to see the club bringing in experienced coaches to help with development of our younger players :lol
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i'm assuming these guys are going to be playing coaches with the VFL side?
(http://www.indymedia.org.au/files/donkey.jpg)
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i'm assuming these guys are going to be playing coaches with the VFL side?
McQualter may play if injuries arise, otherwise no.
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Um.
Bailey joins Tigers as development coach
Richmond has further boosted its football development department, securing the services of recently-retired Hawthorn premiership ruckman Max Bailey.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-10/bailey-joins-tigers-as-development-coach
You would think Hardwick and Smith have a fair idea of how Bailey might go as a development coach.
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Um.
Bailey joins Tigers as development coach
Richmond has further boosted its football development department, securing the services of recently-retired Hawthorn premiership ruckman Max Bailey.
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-10-10/bailey-joins-tigers-as-development-coach
Actually can understand in a way
Max Bailey went through alot to get being able to play in a GF = 3 knee recos
Could teach young players a thing or 2 (or even 3) about dealing with adversity and persisting
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Retired Hawk Bailey takes development job at Richmond
Jennifer Phelan
afl.com.au
October 10, 2013 1:34 PM
MAX BAILEY is the latest addition to Richmond's beefed up development department, just days after he retired following Hawthorn's premiership win.
The 27-year-old ruckman hung up the boots after a frustrating career, cut short by a series of injuries.
He joins former St Kilda and Gold Coast player Andrew McQualter as a development coach at Punt Road, under Port Adelaide premiership coach Mark Williams.
McQualter was announced as having accepted a similar role working in the club's development and VFL program last week.
While Bailey had initially hoped that additional surgery on the knee he endured two reconstructions on would enable him to continue playing, he officially retired at Hawthorn's best and fairest last Saturday night.
In Bailey's first five seasons at Hawthorn, he was kept to just six games after two reconstructions on his right knee and one on his left.
A wrist injury in 2012 further restricted him but he recovered to end his career in style by playing in the Hawks' Grand Final triumph over Fremantle nearly two weeks ago.
He retired after eight years at Hawthorn having played just 43 games.
There are not expected to be any further coaching appointments at Punt Road, despite the departure of assistant Justin Leppitsch to take the senior coaching job with the Brisbane Lions.
Leppitsch's duties as defensive coach will be reshuffled among the current group of coaches.
http://www.afl.com.au/news/2013-10-10/bailey-joins-the-tigers
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What do people think
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Seems like a pretty minimal responsibility coaching position, and he's pretty fresh out of the system. I'm happy, hope it works out for him. Also coming from a pretty successful culture. Two thumbs up from me :thumbsup :thumbsup
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More development coaches the better :thumbsup
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From what I've heard a ripping bloke. Fresh out of the system too and will connect with the youth. And we're not paying overs! :thumbsup
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Might feel out of place moving to a large club from a small one
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LOL Mrakov......can you ensure that you have one of these pearls of wisdom ready for me each evening after work,they make me chuckle after a sombre days work
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Woah shrewd pick up, not the only club interested just quietly :shh woah pinching myself :shh :shh
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Dwaino have you been hanging it out with Bojangles..your style of writing has become very flowery of late
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BJ crossed the street to tell me how shrewd it was :shh
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Just call us the Vince Lombardi coaching academy :shh
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Pretty prudent move this, fresh out of the game, great wraps as a humanitarian, will be the conduit between the oracle aka Choco and our warehouse of young talent. Nice move tigers.........again :clapping
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Sorry Bo I cant resist..whats his pedigree in the humanitarian stakes?..lol
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LOL Mrakov......can you ensure that you have one of these pearls of wisdom ready for me each evening after work,they make me chuckle after a sombre days work
What time?
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Well Mrakov I cant give you a time,I'm a busy little robot,but you keep the humour flowing and I will be very much appreciative
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Pretty prudent move this, fresh out of the game, great wraps as a humanitarian, will be the conduit between the oracle aka Choco and our warehouse of young talent. Nice move tigers.........again :clapping
:lol :bow
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Well Mrakov I cant give you a time,I'm a busy little robot,but you keep the humour flowing and I will be very much appreciative
k
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Maybe specifically targeted for Hampson?
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Sorry Bo I cant resist..whats his pedigree in the humanitarian stakes?..lol
Spending so much time on the sidelines G, his role became more of a pastoral one than playing in recent times. Coming off winning a flag, there's little q over the impact, nice work tigers :clapping
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Have moved all the discussion about Max Bailey
To this thread
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=18939.0
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IM stuffing SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
Bailey good pick up. Shame about the glass knees he was good. Good pick up, he is good.
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I'm with Coach. Reckon Bailey is a sound recruit. Clearly has a good attitude and was well respected at Whorethorn
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IM stuffING SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=18929.msg400584#new
:cheers
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GIFs are a no no, there too much me me me :lol
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IM stuffING SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
Bailey good pick up. Shame about the glass knees he was good. Good pick up, he is good.
I have rep
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Good to see our FTF going to good use
RFC aka Work experience FC
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IM stuffING SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
http://oneeyed-richmond.com/forum/index.php?topic=18929.msg400584#new
:cheers
Cheers brother. :thumbsup Didn't see that.
IM stuffING SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
Bailey good pick up. Shame about the glass knees he was good. Good pick up, he is good.
I have rep
Not anymore :santa
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IM stuffING SICK OF THIS GOD DAMMIT. WHY IS TONY ALLOWED TO KEEP HIS GIF AVATAR AND YOU DITCH MY SIG WTF IS THIS SERIOUSLY SOMEONE TELL ME GOD DAMMIT.
Schulz doesn't play for us any more FFS, should have been banned from day 1
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For the last time it was Luke McG and I have hope he will stay to spearhead our forward line.
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McQualter and Bailey on their first day at training as our new development coaches ...
(http://www.aflphotos.com.au/images/thumbs/450/2013/11/11/307485.jpg) (http://www.aflphotos.com.au/images/thumbs/450/2013/11/11/307497.jpg)
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Who is going to head up development now? Will need to recruit quickly and aggressively imo
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by now most appointments have been made. The chances of poaching an assistant/development coach from another club are about zero
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Unless its clubs poaching from us
Using our second and third coach and replacing them with nobodies is concerning
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Clubs wont stand in the way of an assistant leaving to take up a senior coaching role, but an assistant looking to take on an assistant role will normally have to be out of contract, or at least wait until seasons end.
This is a great opportunity for the perpetual sooks. We will either have to not replace chocko or replace him with an unknown. Either way it will give them plenty of opportunity to cry and moan like a baby with a crappy nappy.
So much opportunity for the so called supporters to stick the boots into the club again - Such happy times ahead for the whiny bunnies.
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You are over the moon with the coaching situation?
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no, but I don't blame the club for it. The timing of this means we will be shafted and is basically out of our control, but that wont stop some......
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Who are these 2 muppets?
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bring in Watters to replace choco
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Get in the loop al
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Who are these 2 muppets?
McQualter - ex-Saint defender
Bailey - ex-Hawk ruckman who did his knee (ACL) a number of times.
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Get in the loop al
sorry, we all should become loopers
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Get in the loop al
sorry, we all should become loopers
As willy said, making sense is overrated
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Just heard Mark Harvey will fill Choco's roll
That may or may not be a euphemism
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Get in the loop al
sorry, we all should become loopers
As willy said, making sense is overrated
Well it makes no sense
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Who are these 2 muppets?
McQualter - ex-Saint defender
Bailey - ex-Hawk ruckman who did his knee (ACL) a number of times.
So who are we getting to replace Chocco and Lepic?
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Who are these 2 muppets?
McQualter - ex-Saint defender
Bailey - ex-Hawk ruckman who did his knee (ACL) a number of times.
So who are we getting to replace Chocco and Lepic?
They've already said they are not replacing Leppa
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Who are these 2 muppets?
McQualter - ex-Saint defender
Bailey - ex-Hawk ruckman who did his knee (ACL) a number of times.
So who are we getting to replace Chocco and Lepic?
They've already said they are not replacing Leppa
Why?
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Oh FFS
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by now most appointments have been made. The chances of poaching an assistant/development coach from another club are about zero
Scott West
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Just heard Mark Harvey will fill Choco's roll
That may or may not be a euphemism
Won't happen, has made fairly clear he wants to live in wa :shh
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Just heard Mark Harvey will fill Choco's roll
Nice that they found someone to make Choco's lunch.
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VIDEO: Meet Andrew McQualter
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/2013-11-19/meet-andrew-mcqualter
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McQualter outlined his main areas of responsibility as a development coach at Richmond . . .
“My title is ‘midfield spread’, so I’ll be working under Mark ‘Wilbur’ Williams in that department, the midfield spread in the VFL side with Tim Clarke, and then the development side of things with ‘Choco’ (the other Mark Williams).”
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/2013-11-19/mcqualter-to-play-in-vfl-for-richmond
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Assistant coach Andrew McQualter expected to take the coaching reins for Sunday’s match against Port Adelaide at the MCG.
Source: The Age (https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/damien-hardwick-to-depart-tigers-20230522-p5daf0.html).
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Surely Dimma coaches on Sunday. If I'm B Gale he coaches. They'll get 70,000 there to say goodbye
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Haha McQualter is the worst of the lot. What have we become.
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Haha McQualter is the worst of the lot. What have we become.
If true it's actually a smart move
You don't want either Teague or Rutten doing it, winning 10 or so games and getting the gig permanently ;D
OER would go into meltdown :rollin
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It doesn’t really matter who the interim is.
It’s all about the next head coach.
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Haha McQualter is the worst of the lot. What have we become.
If true it's actually a smart move
You don't want either Teague or Rutten doing it, winning 10 or so games and getting the gig permanently ;D
OER would go into meltdown :rollin
That's a really good point however our leader position is irrelevant with no first rounder. One thing I'll give McQualter is that he was part of the build towards and through 2017-2020.
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The off field is very stable so I’d expect they will make the right call
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I definitely don’t want a failed senior coach.. I’d rather go with new guys new ideas. I don’t know how highly regarded the likes of grigg and Newman are. I see Hodges name getting thrown around a bit but has he ever shown interest in coaching ? Cameron as an assistant would be a huge get imo
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What’s Terry up to these days
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I definitely don’t want a failed senior coach.. I’d rather go with new guys new ideas. I don’t know how highly regarded the likes of grigg and Newman are. I see Hodges name getting thrown around a bit but has he ever shown interest in coaching ? Cameron as an assistant would be a huge get imo
Leon Cameron?
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If I remember correctly, dusty always seems to talk highly of mcqualter in the rare times he does do club/media interviews or award speeches.
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What’s Terry up to these days
Same for Mick
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McQualter's steady rise to become top Tiger
After a 10-year coaching journey largely out of the spotlight, Andrew McQualter is now in the hot seat at Richmond.
By Callum Twomey
AFL Media
23 May 2023
The man known as 'Mini' is now in a massive job.
Andrew McQualter's rise as an assistant coach has been done largely out of the spotlight until now, with the Richmond right-hand man to be installed as the Tigers' caretaker coach for the rest of the season after Damien Hardwick's shock exit.
Hardwick's phenomenal three-premiership, 14-season, 307-game coaching career at Richmond has come to a quick end, with the Tigers handing the reins to interim coach McQualter, an under-the-radar operator who has bit by bit built his coaching resume to be ready for his next step.
He was on Carlton's shortlist for its senior position when Michael Voss claimed the role at the end of 2021, going deep into the process, but the 36-year-old now has his first taste of the hot seat.
The former Saint, nicknamed 'Mini' as a kid when he was a smaller version of his older brother, was one of Ross Lyon's much-loved role players throughout his 89-game career at St Kilda, which included playing in the 2009 and 2010 Grand Finals.
He was selected as a first-round draft pick, having captained Vic Country at under-16 and under-18 level as well as being the skipper of his school team Caulfield Grammar, where he was a boarder having grown up in Traralgon. But things didn't come easy.
After 23 games and three seasons with the club, he was delisted by the Saints at the end of 2007. He kept chasing an opportunity, training at Hawthorn in an attempt to get a second chance, before the Saints surprised by re-drafting him as a rookie selection. Again, he fought his way onto the senior list to become a consistent member of a star-studded midfield as the Saints came so close to clinching an elusive premiership.
So tight is McQualter with Lyon that last year, when Lyon resumed the role of Saints head coach, his former player was one of his first targets as he assembled his new coaching panel.
McQualter knocked back that advance, and those from other rivals as well, to continue at Richmond, where he has served as a key lieutenant throughout the Tigers' magical premiership run.
Though he has done it without the spotlight of other rising assistants, McQualter's coaching path has been mapped out. He joined the Tigers' VFL team in a coaching and playing role in 2014, before taking on the midfield stoppage position for Richmond's senior side for its 2017 season.
He was central in getting the Tigers humming in their breakthrough flag campaign that year, working with midfield superstars Dustin Martin and Trent Cotchin and fitting recruit Dion Prestia into the mix seamlessly, but has had a number of other portfolios throughout his time at Punt Road, having also focused on offence and the forward line.
McQualter will go into the senior seat with eyes wide open. He has worked under Hardwick, Richmond's greatest-ever coach, for a decade. He has also worked alongside Craig McRae (Collingwood) and Adam Kingsley (Greater Western Sydney) at Richmond as fellow assistants. Former Brisbane coach Justin Leppitsch was also on the Tigers' coaching panel, as has been Port Adelaide premiership coach Mark Williams.
He will also have recent senior coaches Ben Rutten and David Teague alongside him, fresh from their exits at Essendon and Carlton, with Hardwick tapping into the experience of ex-coaches for his panel.
McQualter is the 10-year 'overnight success', having built his reputation at Richmond on some of the qualities that embodied Hardwick's approach: loyalty to his players, good humour, dedicated work ethic and a strong view. He now gets his shot.
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/1338363/mcqualter-s-steady-rise-to-become-top-tiger
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All the best Andy. Hopefully you can revitalise this group into a more consistent team and bring back some of the connection that has been missing. I’m sure Dimma resignation should put a rocket up some of the senior players backsides.
Raise the standards (our skills are deplorable)
Fix our ball movement (especially inside 50)
Fix our defence (some really dumb moments the last couple of years)
Find what can motivate them to increase their work rate across 4 quarters.
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All the best Andy. Hopefully you can revitalise this group into a more consistent team and bring back some of the connection that has been missing. I’m sure Dimma resignation should put a rocket up some of the senior players backsides.
Raise the standards (our skills are deplorable)
Fix our ball movement (especially inside 50)
Fix our defence (some really dumb moments the last couple of years)
Find what can motivate them to increase their work rate across 4 quarters.
All highly desirable
But you have to ask
Who has been driving our team in all the above areas these last 4 weeks??
The same spuds as we have now IMHO.
I expect no change
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All the best Andy. Hopefully you can revitalise this group into a more consistent team and bring back some of the connection that has been missing. I’m sure Dimma resignation should put a rocket up some of the senior players backsides.
Raise the standards (our skills are deplorable)
Fix our ball movement (especially inside 50)
Fix our defence (some really dumb moments the last couple of years)
Find what can motivate them to increase their work rate across 4 quarters.
All highly desirable
But you have to ask
Who has been driving our team in all the above areas these last 4 weeks??
The same spuds as we have now IMHO.
I expect no change
Sometimes it’s the intangibles that are the catalyst for change.
Who knows?
This resignation might make our on field issues become markedly worse or it could become the ignition we need to get our season back on track.
All the coaches will need to step up as do our senior players who were woefully nonexistent last week.
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Watching all the media stuff today, I agree with the 360 comments that its the best retirement of an AFL coach. He leaves at a time where we are all really sad, a bit of frustration but ultimately hugely grateful for what he has worked towards and thus provided us everything we wanted.
Every coach gets sacked and it's either ugly or sad. We will look back on this and always feel fairly positive about it. Compare that to so many legend coaches it ends ugly. Sheedy, Malthouse, Clarkson, Thompson all ends ugly. Good on ya Dimma. We will always wished for things to last but looking back how lucky we were for the 2017-2020 years.
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Watching all the media stuff today, I agree with the 360 comments that its the best retirement of an AFL coach. He leaves at a time where we are all really sad, a bit of frustration but ultimately hugely grateful for what he has worked towards and thus provided us everything we wanted.
Every coach gets sacked and it's either ugly or sad. We will look back on this and always feel fairly positive about it. Compare that to so many legend coaches it ends ugly. Sheedy, Malthouse, Clarkson, Thompson all ends ugly. Good on ya Dimma. We will always wished for things to last but looking back how lucky we were for the 2017-2020 years.
Totally agree. The timing is actually really good.
The writing is on the wall that we meed to rebuild, but he's left before it gets sour and given the club plenty of time to canvass the market.
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I really hope he changes things up either at selection, positions or game style.
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Another few things I found interesting was comments that it wasn't enormously surprising. Which to say that about a mid year exit is extraordinary. Benny Gale and Jack said it was a shock but not surprising so it absolutely is the right call sadly if it wasnt a surprise he started to go less than 100% makes him even more impressive and what a positive way to finish.
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yeah i think it was a fantastic way to go out personally.
No issues for me...unless he opts to head over to princess park to coach that rabble.
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WHY RICHMOND PICKED MCRAE-LIKE MCQUALTER TO TAKE THE REINS AS INTERIM HEAD COACH
Lachlan Geleit
SEN
24 May 2023
Richmond senior club advisor Neil Balme expects interim coach Andrew McQualter to succeed in his new role at the Tigers.
McQualter stepped into the top job at Richmond on Tuesday following Damien Hardwick’s decision to resign as head coach, with the 36-year-old to take the reins for the rest of the 2023 season.
After a 94-game career with St Kilda and Gold Coast, McQualter joined Richmond in 2014 as a development coach before joining Hardwick’s group of assists in 2017.
Having spent five and a half years as one of Hardwick’s understudies McQualter is well-acquiped for the role and Balme was asked by SEN’s Dwayne Russell about what we should expect from the man they call ‘Mini’ in his new job.
“He's not that dissimilar in some ways to Craig McRae,” Balme told SEN Afternoons.
“He's certainly a bit understated, quite humble, but he really knows his footy, he’s really bright about his footy.
“He’s a good people manager, gets on well with people, doesn't take himself too seriously, but really understands the game well.
“He's genuinely got the qualities to be a damn good senior coach.
“We'll give him the opportunity to see what he does with this group and then we'll make those decisions later on.
“He's in a great spot really with the fact that we've given him the opportunity to do this.
“He gets on well with the players, they understand him and we're going to keep coaching the same way in a sense that ‘Dimma’ did so he doesn't have to all of a sudden come up with a whole new plan, which would be hard at this time of the year.
“He is in a good spot, so it'll be interesting to see how he goes.”
While Balme says any of Richmond’s assistants could have viably taken the role on an interim basis, he says the decision to pick McQualter came as the club felt he deserved a chance at a head role with the likes of fellow assistants David Teague and Ben Rutten already having experience as senior coaches.
“It honestly wouldn't have mattered (who we picked),” Balme explained.
“We've got so many good (assistants), all of our coaches could have done it.
“But you just got to say, ‘Well, what are we going to do? Let's have a look at it’, and we thought it was worth just giving him the opportunity.
“That in itself is important to him, but it's probably not important to us and that’s because all the other blokes could have done it.
“’Clarkey’ (Xavier Clarke), he presents well, they all do their bit, they're all great line coaches in their own right.
“It could have been any one of them, but it was just a feeling across the board that, oh, let's give 'Mini' a chance.
“We genuinely think that he's a really competent coach.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/05/24/why-richmond-picked-mcrae-like-mcqualter-to-take-the-reins-as-interim-head/
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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon has revealed he attempted to pry interim Richmond coach Andrew McQualter back to Moorabbin.
"I tried to pinch him, to be honest. He probably never told the Tigers that." Lyon told reporters.
"We sort of went pretty hard. If I was going anywhere else I had him lined up to come - if I could get him."
Lyon also threw his support behind his own assistant coaches to potentially pursue the Richmond job saying, saying: "I would endorse them without hesitation."
https://www.zerohanger.com/lyon-reveals-plan-to-poach-richmond-caretaker-would-endorse-assistants-for-vacant-job-137645/
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I really hope he changes things up either at selection, positions or game style.
I'm not sure why people keep going on about needing to change our game style
Others Clubs currently play the same game style the only difference is they are executing it so much better than us. IMHO the game,e style isn't the issue, the execution of it is
yeah i think it was a fantastic way to go out personally.
No issues for me...unless he opts to head over to princess park to coach that rabble.
Take out your disdain for Teague for 30 seconds and think. Reckon it is is fair to say Dimma won't coach Carlton. He was disgusted with how Teague got treated. Remember that the bloke who sacked Teague is still their president. Can't seeing him coaching there, working with those people
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I really hope he changes things up either at selection, positions or game style.
I'm not sure why people keep going on about needing to change our game style
Others Clubs currently play the same game style the only difference is they are executing it so much better than us.
yeah i think it was a fantastic way to go out personally.
No issues for me...unless he opts to head over to princess park to coach that rabble.
Take out your disdain for Teague for 30 seconds and think. Reckon it is is fair to say Dimma won't coach Carlton. He was disgusted with how Teague got treated. Remember that the bloke who sacked Teague is still their president. Can't seeing him coaching there, working with those people
a president who was also the ceo of PWC at the time of their poo show. :shh
Anyway I dont think think Dimma will as i think he will have a few other suitors, and that rabble to ruin his career wouldnt be one of them.
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Jack spoke very well on 360 about Dimma. Believe one day in the future Jack would be a good coach if he chose to go down that path. Dimma left on his terms. It was the right to go. So many coaches at this club have left the way eg Bartlett, Northey
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Hope I got this right , But Balmy on SEN this afternoon indicated that there won’t be any change in style of play .
As pointed out earlier a lot of clubs play our style just execute better than we do now. Having a list that at it’s core is ageing and injury prone would make it so much harder to execute a game based on speed and chaos.
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'We'll just look to continue that legacy this year' - McQualter
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1339401/we-ll-just-look-to-continue-that-legacy-this-year-mcqualter
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Just realised how young this guy is for a senior coach. Only 6months older than buddy Franklin and a year older than Shannon hurn.
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Just realised how young this guy is for a senior coach. Only 6months older than buddy Franklin and a year older than Shannon hurn.
only a year younger than when dimma took over?
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Good luck reckon he will need it.
It could have been worse and Hardwick could have done what the wce coach is doing along with their ceo and footy dept.
How on earth simpson has not fallen on his sword or been sacked just shows how deluded people at footy clubs can become.
Reckon Hardwick is a bit smarter than Simpson and can see the writing on the wall and has got out before it really turns ugly.
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'Be yourself': Dimma's advice for stand-in coach in 'bittersweet' week
By Callum Twomey
afl.com.au
26 May 2023
RICHMOND has turned its focus to Yartapuulti on Sunday after its emotional week farewelling Damien Hardwick, with interim coach Andrew McQualter saying the Tigers would be ready to face the in-form Power.
Hardwick's 14-year, 307-game and three-premiership era ended abruptly on Monday when he quit the club effective immediately, with the Tigers installing experienced assistant McQualter as their stand-in coach for the rest of the season.
McQualter, who will be a contender for the long-term position after a strong coaching CV over the past decade at the Tigers, said Hardwick called him to inform him of his shock decision following Richmond’s last-gasp one-point loss to Essendon on Saturday night.
"It was a crazy 48 hours. We made that whole day about him and as footy clubs do they move on pretty quickly. We got back to work and started planning for Port Adelaide," he said.
"It's a little bit bittersweet. We never like to see Dimma leave in these circumstances but I'm grateful for the opportunity. We've got an incredible coaching group so it's not just about me. We've got a group that's really experienced and we're going to batten down the hatches and do it together."
The former St Kilda and Gold Coast player said Hardwick had told him to 'be yourself' in the position, adding his time at Punt Road had made for a more straightforward transition in recent days.
"The energy from the group has been outstanding. We're really fortunate to have a great group of leaders and players. In a way I've had relationships with these guys, particularly the older ones, for 10 years and they've been incredibly supportive of me and the program," he said.
St Kilda coach Ross Lyon spoke this week of trying to poach McQualter for his coaching panel at the Saints last week, but the 36-year-old knocked back the advance. McQualter, who ran deep in Carlton's coaching process in 2021, said he was intent on staying at Richmond when his former coach came calling.
"I've spent so much time with this footy club, I love the players, I thought we still had a great chance of being really competitive which I still believe, and I was contracted to the footy club so there was no way I was leaving at the end of last year," he said.
"He can be quite firm and I have a lot of respect for him but he was completely understanding."
McQualter said he hadn't yet considered whether he will throw his hat into the ring to stay on as Richmond’s long-term coach as the club begins to embark on its process to find Hardwick's successor.
"I haven't even had time to think about it. At the moment we're just dealing with this week and trying to prepare the players for the game," he said.
https://www.afl.com.au/news/933210/-be-yourself-dimma-s-advice-stuff
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I wasn't feeling like watching today but I'll watch for McQualter. Hopefully he's a smokey and we end up looking no further in our search. I'll put the disappointment of the week aside and be excited for him and the opportunity he's getting. :gotigers
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Sorry might be early that game was a carbon copy of Dimma that's why we need to go outside our 4 walls his been there since 2014 need a fresh voice and someone not to loyal to our players.
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Starting Pickett in the guts was a proactive move but it didn't work today as Marlion too many times tried too much rather than going for the first option.
Taranto seemed to get nearer to goal more like the way he played for GWS. That worked for 4 goals.
No Floss was a huge out today. Young is a liability in defence when the ball is loose on the ground in D50 :help. Rather give Biggie or Bauer a go in that role as they can play other roles too up the ground.
The rest was pretty much the same "meh!" especially our forward set-up and entries :help.
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Young's a poor man's Thursfield. :shh
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Starting Pickett in the guts was a proactive move but it didn't work today as Marlion too many times tried too much rather than going for the first option.
Taranto seemed to get nearer to goal more like the way he played for GWS. That worked for 4 goals.
No Floss was a huge out today. Young is a liability in defence when the ball is loose on the ground in D50 :help. Rather give Biggie or Bauer a go in that role as they can play other roles too up the ground.
The rest was pretty much the same "meh!" especially our forward set-up and entries :help.
Yup! Wasn’t thrilled with the same old same old 23 that’s been picked all season but was atleast hoping he’d move some magnets around. Pickett and Prestia spent more time in the middle but otherwise nothing changed. Anyway it’s just one week, if there’s no noticeable changes after a few weeks I’ll be a lot more critical.
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Key Tiger backs McQualter to win Dimma’s job
Rebecca Williams
HeraldSun
29 May 2023
Richmond premiership captain Trent Cotchin has hailed Andrew McQualter as having “all the attributes” needed to become the Tigers’ next senior coach as he paid tribute to the impact of his flag-winning mentor Damien Hardwick.
As Tigers started their post-Hardwick era with a 10-point loss to Port Adelaide at the MCG, Cotchin backed the credentials of caretaker coach McQualter after his first game in charge.
Describing McQualter’s support and the delivery of his message during an emotional week at Punt Rd as “spot on”, the three-time premiership skipper said the long-time Richmond assistant had all the right characteristics to be Hardwick’s successor.
“He (McQualter) has been amazing ... he has been an incredible supporter for us, how long has he been a senior assistant for, seven or eight years,” Cotchin said.
“He is one of those people that has brilliant relationships with everyone across the club, he is incredibly emotionally intelligent and he speaks so well.
“The delivery of his message and so forth for the whole week has been spot on and I know that he has got an amazing team around him that are going to support him all the way through. So, we are excited about what that looks like.
Asked whether he could see McQualter as Richmond’s next senior coach, Cotchin said “absolutely”.
“He has got all the attributes a senior coach needs,” Cotchin said.
“And, again, probably has the humility to know that there are areas that he would like to grow in and that’s all part of the journey that they’re on.”
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/afl-richmond-v-port-adelaide-2023-all-the-latest-news-analysis-and-fallout/news-story/31c8cca005a226608cc6fed0d9c59d56
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No mention of his tactical ability there.... :shh
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Unless McQualter has been frustrated and agitating for change like most of us I wouldn't consider him because he will just be a cheaper version of Dimma.
Although if he wants to be a sacrificial lamb while we tank for a few years that's fine.
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He's got a free hit, so why bunt?
Make some changes. Freshen things up. At the same time, if there are obviously square pegs put them back in square holes -- i.e. Pickett on the wing.
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He did make one significant change that Dimma would never have done - Pickett tagging Rozee.
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He did make one significant change that Dimma would never have done - Pickett tagging Rozee.
that he did and how did that go? Pickett 2 tackles vrs Rozee. :shh
Pretty good stats for a tagger, so what he should have done is put him where he is best suited.
Same old same old just cheaper. Cumbo says hello.
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He did make one significant change that Dimma would never have done - Pickett tagging Rozee.
that he did and how did that go? Pickett 2 tackles vrs Rozee. :shh
Pretty good stats for a tagger, so what he should have done is put him where he is best suited.
Same old same old just cheaper. Cumbo says hello.
I said nothing about it being a huge success, just that it was different to what Dimma would have done.
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People peeed off Pickett wasn't best on in a position he hasn't played for nearly 4 years and in a role he's never played before at all.... :shh
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People peeed off Pickett wasn't best on in a position he hasn't played for nearly 4 years and in a role he's never played before at all.... :shh
:yep
Absolutely no issue from me regarding his output, but fmd how many different roles has he had this last month. Sunday was no different.
stupid decisions from the top, just like having jack as the sole forward at his age.
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Starting Pickett in the guts was a proactive move but it didn't work today as Marlion too many times tried too much rather than going for the first option.
Taranto seemed to get nearer to goal more like the way he played for GWS. That worked for 4 goals.
No Floss was a huge out today. Young is a liability in defence when the ball is loose on the ground in D50 :help. Rather give Biggie or Bauer a go in that role as they can play other roles too up the ground.
The rest was pretty much the same "meh!" especially our forward set-up and entries :help.
Top post MT. :clapping
I agree with all that except I would have preferred we tried Biggie in as second ruck. Ryan was terrible but I wasn’t keen on dropping him until Lynch was back so we could have played him deep forward and told him to lead to space (which no forward would do all game :banghead )
Our forwards not leading is a major problem.
Not sure I’ve seen anything from Bauer a yet but I guess it wouldn’t hurt giving him a chance.
Not sold on Young either.
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He's got a free hit, so why bunt?
Make some changes. Freshen things up. At the same time, if there are obviously square pegs put them back in square holes -- i.e. Pickett on the wing.
:clapping
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I think McQ got thrown off the cliff on Monday, to expect him to overhaul the whole team selection & game plan by Sunday is a bit much. For a first time coach to go with what he knew in week 1 wasn't really the wrong move. To push a side who were in the top four in his first week in the chair wasn't a bad effort really. A few soft-as-butter frees 20mtrs out got Port over the line, how does any coach change that?
I do think that changes need to happen & I would like to see that work begin from here on.
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Correct me if I’m wrong but didn’t he say there would be no overhaul of our style of play this season , as you need a pre season to do that
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Would play Biggie ahead of Young every day of the week .... :shh
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Would play Biggie ahead of Young every day of the week .... :shh
Agreed.
Honestly don't understand why suddenly Young is ahead of him after what, four years on our list? Lol
Biggie can ruck too.
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He needs change personal on the team not stick with the same old and expect different results.
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"Never has a bloke looked more out of sorts in a chair like that."
- Jack on how interim coach Andew McQualter is settling into the top job at Tigerland.
https://twitter.com/FOXFOOTY/status/1664208700993830915
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He needs change personal on the team not stick with the same old and expect different results.
Agree. Needs to experiment. Got nothing to lose.
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Would play Biggie ahead of Young every day of the week .... :shh
Would play Miller in front of both as a big kpd.
What i dont get is Young so far looks out of his depth. That may change with time but right now you say biggie i say miller both are better options imo.
People are not asking for a change to the way we play or some massive overhaul.. People are asking for things as simple as playing with good structure and playing blokes in their right roles with fwds fwd backs back and mids in the midfield all of it with an eye to the future.
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Short back to playing half back, baker moved to a high half fwd/mid role? That’s what it looked like atleast and nice to see some magnets were moved around.
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Short back to playing half back, baker moved to a high half fwd/mid role? That’s what it looked like atleast and nice to see some magnets were moved around.
Something felt different -- different and better -- about today's game. Still a lot of the same annoying traits, but we just looked a bit more in sync.
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I think he’s doing ok.
I’m not sure if he is the man for the job just yet but he’s doing ok and has the respect of the players.
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He is poo. Should have won by 10 goals
Imagine having no one in the sq when their ruckman kicked both his goals
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Scoring efficiency was much much better today but still the same costly traits defensively which cost us soft goals. We still don't defend the defensive side of stoppages and loose ball contests enough as we should. Too much Russian roulette footy IMHO.
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New coach stakes claim for top job
Jay Clark, Jon Ralph and Glenn McFarlane
HeraldSun
7 June 2023
Richmond insiders believe McQualter is the man to beat to retain the job for 2024 given his mix of man management, tactical acumen and strong relationship with players.
In fact some Richmond figures would be surprised if he was beaten for the job next year.
Tigers CEO Brendon Gale says the club wants to find the next Damien Hardwick to coach the club for the next 10 years.
But with McQualter putting in such an impressive early audition the Tigers are in an excellent position with their coaching search.
If they can find a coach with better credentials than 36-year-old McQualter then an outstanding figure will have emerged.
Yet he has provided a seamless transition from the Hardwick era with a fighting win over GWS and a 10-point loss to white-hot Port Adelaide as the Tigers kicked 9.13 to squander their chances.
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/moneyball-all-the-latest-afl-trade-draft-and-contract-news/news-story/69c062f386b15ac4cef317a51ec85f20)
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Club has to do it's due process fullstop and interview atleast 4 candidates no matter what the scenario is.
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Unbolt the Qualt... :shh
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I’m feeling some unleash the geesh vibes.
Given how our off field is operating lately it wouldn’t surprise me.
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The Tiger machine just needed a quick service
Richmond's poor recent record in close matches proved too much for Damien Hardwick to overcome, but the triple-premiership coach's decision to depart mid-season seems to have provided the circuit breaker the Tigers needed.
After losing another close one to Port Adelaide in Andrew McQualter's first game in charge, Richmond has won three tight contests in a row with their interim coach at the helm, including Saturday night's win over St Kilda.
In many ways, McQualter has taken his side backwards rather than forwards, returning it to the unforgiving and unrelenting style of football that won three flags.
It's a smart man that can recognise a misfiring engine just needs a tune-up and not a complete rebuild.
- Howard Kimber
https://www.afl.com.au/news/950143/six-things-we-learned-port-s-second-wave-demands-respect
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Since Damien Hardwick stepped aside, the Tigers are third for scores per inside 50m.
That is a huge improvement on the first 10 rounds when the Tigers were ranked last in the competition in the same category.
But the forward connection – which saw Hardwick pull his hair out – has improved sharply.
Source: HeraldSun (https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/the-tackle-jay-clarks-likes-and-dislikes-from-round-14/news-story/158e7af1edf318481780068683211ab5).
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The McQualter effect: How 'Mini' made a massive impact on Tigers
In three games, Andrew McQualter's tactical tweaks have revived Richmond's season. Cal Twomey investigates
By Callum Twomey
afl.com.au
19 June 2023
HOLDING on to the ball more, playing on less, improving clearances, better efficiency and a rise in pressure – these are the early signs of Andrew McQualter's effect as Richmond's interim senior coach.
The Tigers hit the bye this week on the back of three straight wins that have put them back in finals contention a month after three-time premiership coach Damien Hardwick stepped down from the role.
Hardwick was back at the MCG on Saturday night for Trent Cotchin's 300th game and would have noticed some slight differences in the way the Tigers played in their win over St Kilda in comparison to the first half of their season.
In rounds 1-10, with Hardwick in charge, Champion Data shows Richmond sat 15th in the AFL for points from forward-half intercepts and last for scores per inside 50 percentage.
But in the last four games – including wins over the Saints, Fremantle and Greater Western Sydney and a 10-point loss to top-of-the-ladder Port Adelaide – the Tigers sit fourth for the intercept figure and third for scores per entry.
They have also jumped from second-last in the AFL for their kick inside-50 retention percentage (41.8 per cent) to seventh over the past month (48 per cent). The numbers show the Tigers have been more efficient at turning their forward-half intercepts into scores and have been using the ball better on the way in as well.
They have also tweaked their approach to holding on to the footy. They've jumped from 14th in the AFL to fifth for disposal differential (a 20-disposal swing), which has been made up essentially via uncontested disposals as their contested rate has stayed the same.
Under Hardwick, Richmond was the top-ranked team in the competition for their mark play-on percentage at 29.3 per cent. But they've scaled that back to keep hold of the ball more and over the last four games are at 24 per cent, which is 11th in the League in that period.
Richmond has moved into ninth on the ladder with the run of wins and although a change of coach can often be a circuit breaker, McQualter's steady hand after 10 years at the club and some game plan reconfigurations have been evident.
That's clear in the clearances, too, which were not viewed as a priority under Hardwick, with Richmond ranked 16th in the AFL for clearance differential in the first 10 rounds of the season. Since then, the Tigers have jumped to eighth in the competition, while their pressure rating has also leapt from 14th (177) to seventh (186).
The sample sizes are small by necessity, but the impact has been big for McQualter's Tigers.
The McQualter effect
R1-10 (Hardwick) R11-14 (McQualter)
Points for 77.9 15th 88.0 7th
Points from forward half intercepts 23.1 15th 33.3 4th
Score per inside 50% 38.5% 18th 49.0% 3rd
Kick inside 50 retention% 41.8% 17th 48.0% 7th
Disposal differential -11.0 14th +9.3 5th
Uncontested possession differential -13.5 14th +9.0 6th
Mark play on% 29.3% 1st 24.0% 11th
Clearance differential -3.6 16th +0.8 8th
Pressure applied 177 14th 186 7th
Statistics supplied by Champion Data
https://www.afl.com.au/news/953573/the-mcqualter-effect-how-mini-made-a-massive-impact-on-tigers
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"Richmond has defensively become one of the best sides in the competition."
- Daniel Hoyne on the Tigers profile under Andrew McQualter
https://twitter.com/SENSportsday/status/1671069620802048000
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Mini on AFL360 tonight. Coming on soon.
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Mini what mouse. Just a regurgitation of what has gone before. No new ideas and is clearly not capable of coming up with his own footprint.
Thats chicken poo but no thanks.
The next coach at the very least needs to acknowledge where the list is at.
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‘Keen to have a crack’: Tigers boss’ honest reveal on full-time gig... and if big loss will hurt him
Catherine Healey
Fox Sports
July 4, 2023
Interim Richmond coach Andrew McQualter says he isn’t concerned last week’s heavy loss to Brisbane could hinder his chances for winning the top job at season’s end.
McQualter has been clear in his intentions to win the role as Tigers coach for 2024 and beyond, after stepping up when Damien Hardwick exited the club in May.
Since Hardwick’s departure, McQualter had taken the club to three wins in four matches before last Thursday’s Gabba belting at the hands of the Lions.
When asked by AFL 360 co-host Mark Robinson if he was concerned the loss could impact his coaching aspirations, McQualter shook his head.
“I probably don’t live in that space to be honest – I can’t afford to,” he explained.
“There’s not enough time – it’s obviously a bad result for the footy club but it’s not about me.
“I think it’s also important, the month prior we’d had a pretty good month of footy.
“It was a bad game of football.
“You look at our results … we hadn’t really had a game like that. We are hoping it’s an anomaly.
“We’re expecting to bounce back next week.”
McQualter said he was yet to learn what the interview process would entail for those interested in the Tigers’ top coaching job, but reiterated the fact he’s put his hat in the ring.
“I just rang (Tigers general manager) Tim Livingstone over the break and said I’m loving the opportunity I’ve got, and I’m keen to have a crack at it,” he revealed.
“From there, the club will run a thorough process.
“They are very smart bunch of people. Whenever that begins, I’ll go with the flow and see what happens.”
The interim coach said while there wasn’t a moment where he knew he was ready for senior coaching, he’s happy to run with the job now it’s his.
“In my case, I don’t think you’re really ever ready,” he said.
“You’ve done a lot of preparation and an apprenticeship, been around for a long time but you never know if you’re ready until you get the opportunity to do it.
“I sort of got thrust into it pretty quickly without much time to think about it.”
McQualter will be hoping his Tigers can bounce back this Thursday against Sydney as they sit a game and a half – plus percentage – outside of the top eight with eight games to go.
https://www.stuff-tigers-boss-honest-reveal-on-fulltime-gig-and-if-big-loss-will-hurt-him/news-story/8c0c76dbd011f56b19f4ba3808e65acb
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The problem I have is I don't think his , his own man with idea's and games style etc even said it carrying on from we're Dimma left and for me a coach has to be that.
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I would suggest with where we are on the ladder and the number of our traditional better players at the end of their careers, we need a coach how will develop a list through a semi rebuild which hasn’t had the opportunity to draft the best talent due to our successs
I’m not sure McQualter is the right fit, still think Leppa with the right team is the best option
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I would suggest with where we are on the ladder and the number of our traditional better players at the end of their careers, we need a coach how will develop a list through a semi rebuild which hasn’t had the opportunity to draft the best talent due to our successs
I’m not sure McQualter is the right fit, still think Leppa with the right team is the best option
Leppa is just a great assistant coach. No good as a senior coach. Forget failed coaches .
After a BS loss with many players not feeling great everyone goes beserk. It was quite obvious the team was hampered with unwell players . They will never publicly admit it.
Seriously no one here knows what minis ideas are. But facts are the PLAYERS ALL LOVE HIM. That's what matters most
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Mini on AFL360
Here's a replay of the full interview:
https://www.richmondfc.com.au/video/1372162/andrew-mcqualter-joins-afl360
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Happy for mini to be part of the shortlist and go through the same process as the rest of the candidates. If the panel then deem him best man for the job then so be it.
What I well and truly want them to avoid is letting the results of his spell as caretaker (who knows how it will end) influence them into hiring him without going through that process.
Josh Carr is getting a hell of a lot of praise for the work he’s doing at port, gia has been called a senior coach in waiting and yze has had big wraps on him for a while now. I’d be hoping they are shortlisting 4-5 candidates to put through the process. My personal preference is that they aren’t a current senior coach (Hinkley) or a previously sacked one (Lepa a possible exception). Just want someone new who can take a clean look at our list and together with a revamped assistant coaching group implement their own style in line with the modern game and build the list back up.
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The problem I have is I don't think his , his own man with idea's and games style etc even said it carrying on from we're Dimma left and for me a coach has to be that.
He also said that things wouldn't change too much because it was/is half way through a season
No caretaker coach would change things up drastically mid season.
So based on that it is far too early to suggest he isn't his "own man"
Happy for mini to be part of the shortlist and go through the same process as the rest of the candidates. If the panel then deem him best man for the job then so be it.
What I well and truly want them to avoid is letting the results of his spell as caretaker (who knows how it will end) influence them into hiring him without going through that process.
Josh Carr is getting a hell of a lot of praise for the work he’s doing at port, gia has been called a senior coach in waiting and yze has had big wraps on him for a while now. I’d be hoping they are shortlisting 4-5 candidates to put through the process. My personal preference is that they aren’t a current senior coach (Hinkley) or a previously sacked one (Lepa a possible exception). Just want someone new who can take a clean look at our list and together with a revamped assistant coaching group implement their own style in line with the modern game and build the list back up.
Excellent Post
I have trust that the CLub will go through a process, that is thorough and looks at everything that we need to be successful short, medium and long term
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I would suggest with where we are on the ladder and the number of our traditional better players at the end of their careers, we need a coach how will develop a list through a semi rebuild which hasn’t had the opportunity to draft the best talent due to our successs
I’m not sure McQualter is the right fit, still think Leppa with the right team is the best option
Leppa is just a great assistant coach. No good as a senior coach. Forget failed coaches .
After a BS loss with many players not feeling great everyone goes beserk. It was quite obvious the team was hampered with unwell players . They will never publicly admit it.
Seriously no one here knows what minis ideas are. But facts are the PLAYERS ALL LOVE HIM. That's what matters most
The club is bigger then the players no room for sentiment because they love him has to be the best man and needs to be a process and I'm for a outsider.
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Josh Carr for me.
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The problem I have is I don't think his , his own man with idea's and games style etc even said it carrying on from we're Dimma left and for me a coach has to be that.
He also said that things wouldn't change too much because it was/is half way through a season
No caretaker coach would change things up drastically mid season.
So based on that it is far too early to suggest he isn't his "own man"
Happy for mini to be part of the shortlist and go through the same process as the rest of the candidates. If the panel then deem him best man for the job then so be it.
What I well and truly want them to avoid is letting the results of his spell as caretaker (who knows how it will end) influence them into hiring him without going through that process.
Josh Carr is getting a hell of a lot of praise for the work he’s doing at port, gia has been called a senior coach in waiting and yze has had big wraps on him for a while now. I’d be hoping they are shortlisting 4-5 candidates to put through the process. My personal preference is that they aren’t a current senior coach (Hinkley) or a previously sacked one (Lepa a possible exception). Just want someone new who can take a clean look at our list and together with a revamped assistant coaching group implement their own style in line with the modern game and build the list back up.
Excellent Post
I have trust that the CLub will go through a process, that is thorough and looks at everything that we need to be successful short, medium and long term
Exactly
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Inside the rise of Andrew McQualter from first round pick to the likely next coach of Richmond
He’s jammed more into his 18-year football journey than most – but with the former Gold Coast real estate agent in the box seat to replace Damien Hardwick, just who is Andrew McQualter?
Jon Ralph
HeraldSun
July 30, 2023
As a leader of men – and likely Richmond’s next senior coach – Andrew McQualter has a rare combination of relationship building and tactical wizardry.
As the team manager of The Gators, his Wednesday night basketball team, McQualter’s recent failures could be about to put his team out of business for good.
That motley crew of mates plays midweek at Albert Park’s Melbourne Sports and Aquatic Centre and includes McQualter, Brendon Goddard, Leigh Montagna and former Melbourne player James Magner.
And yet with McQualter’s thoroughly divided focus this past month as the quasi-organiser of that side they have barely scraped together a team.
“‘Mini’ was the organiser. We have joked that he got too busy and for some reason he has chosen Richmond over the Gators,” former St Kilda teammate Montagna said this week.
“We might have to throw in the towel because we have forfeited three of the last four weeks.
“He was the one who made sure everyone was playing. He was on the group chat about who was in each week and who was putting in the team sheet. I actually think we might be done.’’
It won’t surprise anyone that amid his massive workload as Richmond’s assistant coach – coding vision, coaching players, scouring opposition games for tactical tweaks – he was still the connective tissue of that group of friends.
But as McQualter said this week, life as an interim senior coach comes at you fast.
His week is full of back-to-back meetings that mean he doesn’t have time for a chinwag in the Punt Road corridor or quick coffee that has helped him build such rock-solid relationships with so many people.
Heck, it has even ruined his pre-match routine of finding a quiet moment to grab a Four ’N’ Twenty pie in between responsibilities as the club’s midfield coach.
And yet life could be about to get even more crazy for the husband to Jane and father of three daughters, who has already packed so much into his 18-year football journey.
As he said on Saturday about a career that saw the No.17 draft pick dumped despite a contract after three seasons, before a second chance that took him to the 2009 and 2010 grand finals: “I have thought about this a lot. And one of the things is I have actually done every part of footy.
“I was drafted and delisted and then became a rookie and had to fight my way back and forged out a few games and started as a development coach, moved up to an assistant coach and am now doing this job. I have seen it from a lot of different angles and understand how bloody hard this game is. It is only easy for a few guys right at the top.
“The rest of it is very difficult so maybe that part has been one of the things I have taken out of it.”
McQualter will be the prohibitive favourite to replace Damien Hardwick as Richmond’s newly formed selection committee sets about interviewing candidates in coming weeks.
Like replacing Tommy Hafey, Ron Barassi or Kevin Sheedy, finding the successor to Damien Hardwick – a titan of Richmond history – would normally shape as practically impossible.
Yet in eight weeks in charge McQualter has quickly converted any sceptics and only solidified the opinions of the senior Richmond stars who lobbied for him to become the club’s interim coach.
He has done it as a curious contradiction – at times channelling Hardwick’s methods after six years under the master coach and at others in significant contrast as the anti-“Dimma”.
After consulting with the players he has kept most of Richmond’s game plan but remarkably turned the club’s forward-line efficiency from footy’s worst to a weapon again.
Despite joking he cries himself to sleep bemoaning Tom Lynch’s season-ending foot injury.
He is neat and concise without being overly verbose in press conferences where Hardwick was sprawling, untethered and frequently hilarious.
He could give a little more insight – his post-match revelation that Dion Prestia had drilled game-simulation scenarios that led to the win over Hawthorn was an excellent start – while Hardwick was a press conference over-sharer.
And as he told ABC Radio this week a large part of his theme these past eight weeks has been about doing it together rather than as a “Dimma” disciple.
“Just a little bit of freedom is the word, in a sense,” he said about what he had tweaked.
“When players played for ‘Dimma’ for so long they were so desperate to win for him all the time because they loved him so much.
“It probably released the shackles in that mindset and they just went out and played for each other. That is probably the biggest thing we have focused on, bringing it back to each other.
“It’s a team game ultimately and more fun when you do it together.”
EARLY MATURITY
Montagna might be biased, but he says his friend’s feat to turn around Richmond’s offence is something to behold.
“To turn Richmond from the 18th-best team at converting a score into the best team is pretty significant. I have looked at the vision and whether it’s because they are kicking the ball in deeper or slowed it down a bit, it’s hard to see, but he has worked it out,” Montagna said.
“He is part of a close-knit group who played in a successful era and he’s always been witty and loved a joke. How would you describe him? Very popular and easy to get along with but he had a balance of being serious and hard-nosed and being light. He was good at knowing when to be aware of his place and when he needed to say something in meetings, when he needed to contribute.”
Premiership Tiger Josh Caddy played in McQualter’s final AFL game in a year in which Gold Coast rookie-listed him in 2012.
Even then he was part of the leadership group as they shared the field in the last of his 94 AFL games – a 64-point loss to Hawthorn.
“Looking back he would only have been in his mid-20s but he was just wise beyond his years,” Caddy said.
“He was very young, but you could just tell by the way he presented himself and the way he spoke, he was very mature.
“Because he is young and has played recently, he knows the modern game and the pressures for players.
“He was a good player, but he has been through some adversity. So he understands players at all ends of the spectrum.”
As McQualter joked this week, he wasn’t too fussed when young forward Maurice Rioli initially rejected a coaches’ box phone call when subbed off against West Coast because it was assistant coach Xavier Clarke on the other end of the line.
But he knows the pain of being dropped or subbed or demoted.
He nipped what could have been a controversy into the bud – sharing his pain but telling him he still needed to bring the energy while on the bench – then reprogrammed him as a midfielder in the VFL last week.
On every step of his journey the Traralgon raised tyro has accumulated the wisdom from successes – but often failures – that have instructed his coaching journey.
From his first days as a St Kilda midfielder the Gippsland Power star stood out for his willingness to speak up and his ease at building connections.
The Herald Sun’s write-up on the day after the November 20, 2004 draft was short and sweet: “A small inside midfielder with clean hands, good vision and goes in hard.”
Within months coach Grant Thomas had identified the off-field qualities that would take him far if he could mix them with the football gifts that St Kilda saw to take him so high.
“He’s unbelievably competitive. An enormous will to win,” Thomas said in early 2005.
“He won’t be compromised by anything; he won’t die wondering. He sets an unbelievably high standard. He knows his limitations but he will give you an almighty crack. He doesn’t care what other people think, a quality I really like about him.”
Thomas recalled a kid who found a way to learn a lot in a hurry in those early years.
“He was a bit of a scruff. Always a little dishevelled. And in the early days he didn’t understand that pro’s pro approach to footy. With that leadership around him he fell into line pretty quickly. He wasn’t always the most skilful or talented player but he did have a red hot crack. It was hard to place him with the structure we had and Ross (Lyon) used him more effectively as a tagger,” he said.
After 23 games in three seasons at St Kilda, McQualter was delisted by coach Lyon with a year left on his contract, a five-game 2007 season enough to see his papers stamped.
McQualter trained for four weeks at Hawthorn before being taken back by the Saints.
As Lyon said a year into his second chance: “He’s fought his way off the rookie list, we flicked him, and he’s learned how to work really hard and be disciplined and be a fanatical preparer and competitor.”
McQualter was one of multiple Saints to miss gettable shots at goal as the Saints piled on the pressure before Geelong turned the 2009 grand final.
But if there are what-if moments from those grand final deciders that close bunch of mates knew they left nothing on the table in attitude and commitment.
But 12 months after playing a total of 49 games in those grand final seasons (2009-10) he was gone again.
It is a measure of his relationship with his senior coach that despite being delisted by him twice, McQualter was one of the first assistants Lyon called as he tried and failed to get him to Moorabbin this season.
RELATES TO ALL
By then he was managed by TLA’s Nigel Carmody, also a Sandringham VFL player, after they struck up a connection during McQualter’s semi-regular games for the Zebras.
Carmody had seen his share of dropped AFL footballers whose only use for the VFL side was a stepping stone back to the AFL.
“He was invested with the VFL-listed guys he was playing with and you couldn’t say that with every player who came back,” Carmody said.
“He just relates to anyone and everyone. He came from a Latrobe Valley upbringing, he spent time at Caulfield Grammar and then he has just had the complete footy experience. He is so well rounded with his experience in footy and life.”
By the end of his single year at the Suns, he played with Southport and sold real estate on the Gold Coast.
When Richmond’s alignment with Coburg disbanded in 2013 it was the perfect landing spot for him to return to Melbourne to combine a development coaching role with playing in the Tigers’ VFL side.
“They needed mature bodies and experienced heads to put around the VFL guys,” said Carmody, who managed McQualter until he moved into media full-time in 2021.
“Richmond will go through their process but I have spoken to him about this. In terms of his coaching years he is quite experienced, but in terms of his birth certificate he is not far removed from so many of the guys he is coaching and that is so valuable having spent 10 years in coaching roles at Richmond.”
There have been soaring highs and lessons to learn from Punt Road figures including Hardwick, Craig McRae, Justin Leppitsch and Mark Williams.
There have been difficult personal moments to navigate as he and wife Jane endured a horrific 2017 as daughter Emily battled with a cyst near her kidneys diagnosed as a rare form of cancer called a neuroblastoma.
She was eventually given a clean bill of health and Andrew and Jane welcomed two more daughters in recent years.
So McQualter is in pole position and yet almost has to prove himself twice over – both as a senior coach and by making clear to the Tigers they will not fall into the caretaker coach trap which has befallen many other clubs.
But if McQualter does miss out, industry figures believe he is perfectly positioned to secure a senior job at a rival club.
Why wouldn’t West Coast bolster its coaching department with a figure like McQualter, or even put in place a formal succession plan given Adam Simpson has committed to the hard days of the Eagles’ rebuild?
McQualter has not only had his successful audition as Richmond coach, he has the Punt Road intellectual property so in-demand, like past Richmond assistants Adam Kingsley and McRae.
Thomas saves rare praise for McRae by comparing him to NFL coaching great Vince Lombardi and believes McQualter is cut from the same cloth.
“I think he’s done an incredible job. I am mightily impressed with the way he’s conducted himself in the box. It’s more along the Craig McRae lines than the Rossy (Lyon) lines,” Thomas said.
“You would have to be someone damned good to knock him off (as Hardwick’s successor). If you look at someone like McRae, who if he keeps going on the same trajectory will be regarded as the (Vince) Lombardi of the AFL, those coaches are more people-oriented and culture-oriented than coaches who are tactical and strategic. McRae is a coach who builds culture and has the personality to build relationships and ‘Mini’ is one as well.”
https://www.codesports.com.au/afl/inside-the-rise-of-andrew-mcqualter-stuff-to-the-likely-next-coach-of-richmond/news-story/9d03eb8b1d15e674f5f0a0494fb331ad
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If Mini doesn’t get the coaching job, will he go to QLD?
Plus who else will Dimma raid from RFC?
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Carr to Richmond Mini to Port.... :shh
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If Mini doesn’t get the coaching job, will he go to QLD?
Plus who else will Dimma raid from RFC?
It won’t be Peggy and BG.
The ones who actually put things in place for him to flourish.
Let’s see how Damien likes 20k crowds in boutique stadiums. :lol
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If Mini doesn’t get the coaching job, will he go to QLD?
Plus who else will Dimma raid from RFC?
You would think McQualter will head back to the Saints to join Ross Lyon if he doesn't get the gig. Lyon wanted him as an assistant this year.
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And just like that his ambitions to be a senior coach are shot
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He was always crap. Only someone who got seduced by beating amateur teams would think
Otherwise.
In a way I'm glad his attributes are on full display tonight. stuff him.
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I think the club needs a new direction. That means coaches linked to Dimma are a no for me.
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I think the club needs a new direction. That means coaches linked to Dimma are a no for me.
I think this could be right. Either way our game style needs adjustment as we are off the pace. Not having some key players all year hurts but we looked ordinary this year.
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I think the club needs a new direction. That means coaches linked to Dimma are a no for me.
Get your point
And I not talking about senior coach here
But I think you will find a number of our assistants are contracted for next year, so they will may have to stay.
Everyone's favourite and pesky thing comes into play here, that's the soft cap
And I'm going to give Mini one tick from tonight and granted it made zero difference. But I was pleased to see him call them all in at qtr time, didn't allow them to go off to their line coaches. Called them in first.
Haven't seen that with the Tigers for a couple of seasons
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McQualter will be on AFL360 tonight (starts 7:30pm on Fox Footy/Kayo).
By the way, David King last night on First Crack said McQualter needed to take a big scalp and reckons the past two weeks and especially last Friday night has cost Mini any chance of getting the job.
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By the way, David King last night on First Crack said McQualter needed to take a big scalp and reckons the past two weeks and especially last Friday night has cost Mini any chance of getting the job.
Would tend to agree with that
Friday was unmitigated disaster
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With the season now over, how did we all view McQualter and the job he did as caretaker coach?
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From Foxsports:
Richmond caretaker coach Andrew McQualter will turn his attention to winning the top job on a permanent basis after the Tigers finished their season with a fighting 31-point loss to Port Adelaide.
McQualter was at the helm for 13 matches, for a 7-6 win-loss record, after three-time premiership coach Damien Hardwick’s shock departure 10 rounds into the season.
After a tumultuous campaign where the club also farewelled retiring premiership greats Trent Cotchin and Jack Riewoldt, the Tigers finished 13th with a 10-12-1 record.
McQualter’s audition for the senior role will reach a pivotal stage when he interviews for the job along with other short-listed candidates believed to include Andrew Yze, Daniel Giansiracusa and Chris Newman.
“I have loved the opportunity I have been given … I feel like I have grown a lot in the last three months,” McQualter said.
“Like any time you start a new job, even though I had seen it first-hand for a while, I was pretty green so I’ve learnt a lot, been really well supported, and I’ve loved every minute of it.
“I will interview next week or the week after.
“All the attention has just been on the game and the team at this stage, just preparing the players each week, so we’ll do our exit interviews as per normal over the next few days and our VFL team lost today which means they’re out as well.
“So, the season’s over for our club, but we’ll set them up for a good off-season and into next pre-season.
“It’s a win-loss industry, but we just had to keep building the team, keep everyone together, and get everyone on the same page.
“Dimma had done such a great job for this club for so long that it’s a big hole when he left.
“So, I think the fact that we kept everyone together and motivated was probably the thing that I’m most proud of as a group that we were able to achieve.”
Source: Foxsports (https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/tigers-boss-fears-absurd-dusty-allaus-snub-but-says-its-proof-he-wont-be-traded/news-story/b859f582517f3705fb3d2fde47ef2adb).
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Yeah nah. I don't want another Dimma clone who refuses to tag, play the kids or adjust the game plan.
WTF did we have to put up with Graham, Pickett, Grimes and KMac all year when they were playing like busted aholes.
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AFL great’s message to top coaching candidate after Richmond’s ‘brave’ call
Fox Footy
September 22nd, 2023
Five-time Premiership star Dermott Brereton has urged Andrew McQualter to stay on Richmond’s coaching staff if given the opportunity, despite missing out on the top job.
Speaking on AFL 360 Plus, Brereton opined that Yze ultimately won the job due to “x-factor” and tactical acumen.
But he urged McQualter to stay on board at the Tigers as an assistant coach, saying his expertise and “invaluable” knowledge of the playing group will hold Yze in good stead as he starts out.
“If you’re Yze, you want to pick the brain of the bloke who had them for 13 games,” Brereton said on Fox Footy.
“Saw what he saw, recognised the traits he was able to work with.
“If you can lean on him to get that out of him, I think it’s invaluable.
“It’s not like the white house when you come in and throw all the previous staff out and bring all your own in, you’ve got to actually take some of what’s gone before you.
“Clearly he’s (McQualter) an A-grade citizen.”
https://www.stuff-latest-afl-360/news-story/933d8c3a90775bf81081c9fcaa63bc3e
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This was posted on the Foxsports website yesterday.
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McQualter to depart Tigers on good terms despite learning Yze in box seat via radio
David Zita and Ben Waterworth
Fox Sports
September 22nd, 2023 4:37 pm
Andrew McQualter will depart Richmond on good terms despite missing out on the senior coaching job.
Foxfooty.com.au understands McQualter found out Adem Yze was set to be appointed as Richmond coach via radio on Thursday night, when veteran journalist Caroline Wilson relayed that information.
Richmond insists the decision was not official at the time Wilson reported he was poised to be announced as coach at a Friday press conference.
While he found out from the club very shortly after when the decision was ratified, the fact McQualter learned of the club’s leaning via radio and not Richmond left him frustrated, but he will not leave the club bitter after nearly 10 years and great success.
It’s understood McQualter has interest from several AFL rivals and is expected to remain in Victoria with his young family.
He has been at Richmond since the end of 2014 and was an assistant coach through Richmond’s premiership-winning run.
He finished with seven wins from 13 games as caretaker coach after Damien Hardwick’s sudden resignation midway through the season.
https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/teams/richmond-tigers/afl-2023-richmond-new-senior-coach-andrew-mcqualter-found-out-via-radio-adem-yze-appointed-leaving-club/news-story/988dcf0acdd7f8fc5ee9c15c449102df
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St Kilda coach Ross Lyon admits the ship has probably sailed for Andrew McQualter to join the club’s coaching ranks.
“Probably that ship has sailed, to be honest,” Lyon told SEN Sportsday.
“The soft cap is really limiting. We've got great people there (already).
“I ran him, his manager Paul Connors at the VFL grand final and under-18 (Coates Talent League) Grand Final and he'll have plenty of options.
“He'll be well taken care of.”
https://www.sen.com.au/news/2023/09/25/lyon-comments-on-shiel-links-says-ship-has-sailed-to-bring-mcqualter-to-st/
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Tom Browne on 7news just now said Hardwick may be interested in getting McQualter up to the Gold Coast. Browne added a number of clubs are interested in Mini.
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Interesting that the club has made no statement.
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Interesting that the club has made no statement.
There's no statement to make unless he leaves
Yze said in his presser he wants him to stay but it's up to Mini
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Benny Gale at the Yze presser also said the Club was giving Mini some time and space to make a decision after he missed out on the main gig.
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Going to join Dimma at the Gold Coast .
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You would think when dust settles he will leave. It’d be the equivalent of proposing to your other half, then saying no, would you seriously keep dating?
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Mcqualter gone. Didn't handle missing our all that well :shh
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McQualter leaves Punt Road after missing main job
By AAP
3 October 2023
FORMER caretaker Andrew McQualter has departed Richmond after missing out on the club's full-time head coaching role to Adem Yze.
On September 21, Yze was named head coach in a tight call ahead of long-standing assistant McQualter, who took the reins after Damien Hardwick's abrupt resignation in May and led the Tigers to seven wins from 13 games.
Yze had said he would be happy to have McQualter as his "right-hand man", but his departure had appeared on the cards.
McQualter has yet to announce his next move, but the Tigers said he had left for another club after 10 years at Punt Rd.
The former St Kilda and Gold Coast player initially joined as VFL playing assistant and development coach ahead of the 2014 season, but later became an AFL assistant.
He was involved in Richmond's three premierships in 2017, 2019 and 2020.
"We would like to thank Andrew for his incredible service to Richmond across 10 years, " football performance boss Tim Livingstone said in a statement.
"He formed great relationships within the organisation and played a big part in our success over that period.
"Stepping up to be interim coach was a selfless decision by Andrew, and he did a brilliant job leading the team for 13 weeks.
"Andrew moves on to further enhance his coaching credentials, which we respect.
"He is an excellent coach with a long future in the game, and we wish him and his family all the best. "
https://www.afl.com.au/news/1048376/mcqualter-leaves-punt-road-after-missing-main-job
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Joining Melbourne
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Mcqualter gone. Didn't handle missing our all that well :shh
As always you have to pot someone without any reference to the facts...
Clearly you missed what the guy said at his last post match presser when he was asked whether he would stay if he didn't get the job. He said he wouldn't be staying because it wouldn't be fair on the person who got it..
Heaven forbid if you had to acknowledge that ::)
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Mcqualter gone. Didn't handle missing our all that well :shh
As always you have to pot someone without any reference to the facts...
Clearly you missed what the guy said at his last post match presser when he was asked whether he would stay if he didn't get the job. He said he wouldn't be staying because it wouldn't be fair on the person who got it..
Heaven forbid if you had to acknowledge that ::)
well didnt you say this. :lol
There's no statement to make unless he leaves
Yze said in his presser he wants him to stay but it's up to Mini
so now he has made his call and i have made a statement. Suck it up
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Probably for the best.
Didn't mind him but it's likely better for Yze and Mini.
Good luck McQ
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Mcqualter gone. Didn't handle missing our all that well :shh
As always you have to pot someone without any reference to the facts...
Clearly you missed what the guy said at his last post match presser when he was asked whether he would stay if he didn't get the job. He said he wouldn't be staying because it wouldn't be fair on the person who got it..
Heaven forbid if you had to acknowledge that ::)
well didnt you say this. :lol
There's no statement to make unless he leaves
Yze said in his presser he wants him to stay but it's up to Mini
so now he has made his call and i have made a statement. Suck it up
As always you don't read things through, just jump on something to take a cheap potshot
You have posted a quote from the Yze’s preser when he was appointed caoch. He said he wanted Mini to stay. And at the time of posting McQualter had not left so there was no statement from the Club about him leaving or staying. Gee I thought for a learned person like yourself Frankie that wouldn't be that hard to understand
My previous post in this thread I said McQualter at his final post match presser he had said when asked what he'd do if he didn't get the job and he said he'd leave as it wouldn't be fair on the new bloke coming in. Now, if you had gone trolling through a few more posts of mine you would have found I have said that a few times
Funny how you didn't do that, just took what you liked to suit your argument
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Honestly you can't win.
What's Yze supposed to say? Nah I want Mini to GTFO?
What's Mini supposed to say? If I don't get the job I'll sulk and quit?
They both said what they had to say regardless of their intentions or preferences.
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Honestly you can't win.
What's Yze supposed to say? Nah I want Mini to GTFO?
What's Mini supposed to say? If I don't get the job I'll sulk and quit?
They both said what they had to say regardless of their intentions or preferences.
Fair call Andyy
but I don't think Mini is the sulking type and is a straight arrow.
I also reckon Yze would have wanted Mini to stay because it is pretty clear the bond he has with the players and he has massive intel which could have been an asset
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:lol as if.
Anyway he can sook off to the Dees now.
They must be operating on a different soft cap than us. :shh
we lost 2 and have gained one i think? Lambert upgraded to a midfield role and tbh he didnt show much in that role. I hope Yze poaches someone else because surely we arent that stupid to go down that road again.
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:lol as if.
Anyway he can sook off to the Dees now.
They must be operating on a different soft cap than us. :shh
we lost 2 and have gained one i think? Lambert upgraded to a midfield role and tbh he didnt show much in that role. I hope Yze poaches someone else because surely we arent that stupid to go down that road again.
I can 100% confirm he didn’t sook it up. Left for what he thinks is a better opportunity and also wants to give Yze space.
Doing the right thing.
So, there you have it.
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:lol as if.
Anyway he can sook off to the Dees now.
They must be operating on a different soft cap than us. :shh
we lost 2 and have gained one i think? Lambert upgraded to a midfield role and tbh he didnt show much in that role. I hope Yze poaches someone else because surely we arent that stupid to go down that road again.
I can 100% confirm he didn’t sook it up. Left for what he thinks is a better opportunity and also wants to give Yze space.
Doing the right thing.
So, there you have it.
Thank you
And just on assistants, still alot of movement going on. Reports saying Bulldogs into Leppa and some bloke from Adelaide is going to Geelong. Watch this space ;D