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Football => Richmond Rant => Topic started by: one-eyed on October 11, 2005, 05:03:32 AM
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Richmond coach Terry Wallace has invited former Richmond and Fremantle midfielder Ashley Prescott to join him as an assistant next year.
Prescott, who is coach of Claremont in the WAFL and a tutor with the Clontarf Football Academy, met Wallace in Perth 10 days ago to discuss a role with the Tigers as a development coach and senior coach of Richmond's VFL affiliate, Coburg.
Prescott, 33, played 90 games in six seasons with the Tigers from 1993 and a further 28 games with the Dockers between 1999-2001.
Wallace already has recast his support team, with former Kangaroo half-back David King moving from a part-time role to a full-time position and tactician David Wheadon moving into a development role. David Flood, who coached Coburg this year, has left.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/10/10/1128796466656.html
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Coached Claremont to the WAFL GF this year.
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he was developing into a good player 4 us then they traded him! good to see him back
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he was developing into a good player 4 us then they traded him! good to see him back
I thought he shafted the club just like Maxfeild???
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JUST AVERAGE PLAYER INA CRAP side.
Tony Free got the ar$e because of his knee, and then he became Prescotts manager. Prescott walked and shafted us in the pre-season draft to Freo, were he realised he really was poo.
Dont know if he can coach though!
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JUST AVERAGE PLAYER INA CRAP side.
Tony Free got the ar$e because of his knee, and then he became Prescotts manager. Prescott walked and shafted us in the pre-season draft to Freo, were he realised he really was poo.
Dont know if he can coach though!
i thought he walked on us bec, they were gonna trade him, so he went first. he was a nuch improved player and killing it then he dislocated his shoulder and never really recovered from that but hey it took joel bowden to fully get over his shoulder reco
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Sounds like a good pickup!
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I remember being more happy than rueful when Prescott left us. He defined average.
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He's not back yet but...............
The Coburg B&F is on this Saturday evening perhaps they will announce it then :thumbsup
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i thought he walked on us bec, they were gonna trade him, so he went first.
That's what I thought happened. I could be wrong though.
Prescott went to Freo in the 99 PSD and we picked up Clay Sampson from the Crows :P. The irony is Troy Simmonds was picked up by the Dees from Box Hill two picks after ours. Well done Geisch! You've got to love our recruiting decisions over the years ::) lol.
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From the Age
By Stephen Rielly
October 12, 2005
The Tigers are also expected to announce shortly David Flood's successor as coach of the club's VFL affiliate Coburg.
Terry Wallace flew to Perth recently to interview former Richmond and Fremantle midfielder Ashley Prescott. Former Hawthorn player and Box Hill coach Andy Collins is also in the running for the part-time role.
http://www.realfooty.theage.com.au/realfooty/articles/2005/10/11/1128796527545.html
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Prescott prefers to stick with Claremont
ROSS LEWIS
Claremont will retain the services of league coach Ashley Prescott for at least one more season after he declined an invitation to join AFL club Richmond.
And the former Richmond and Fremantle midfielder could remain at Claremont for longer than expected, with negotiations under way to extend his tenure.
Prescott, who guided the Tigers to WAFL grand finals in his first two seasons at the helm, was offered a player development role and the head coaching post of Richmond's affiliated VFL team, Coburg.
The job opportunities followed a meeting between the 33-year-old and Richmond senior coach Terry Wallace in Perth earlier this month.
However, Prescott, who played 90 games with the AFL Tigers between 1993-98 and another 38 for the Dockers before retiring in 2001, advised Richmond yesterday he would see out the final year of his three-season deal at Claremont.
"I did think about it a fair bit, to be honest," Prescott said. "It was attractive because it was the club where I started.
"But my next step is to an AFL assistant coach's role and I felt at Claremont I am in a development role anyway.
"I also think guys that take on WAFL jobs have a responsibility to WAFL football, too, not just see it solely as a stepping stone to the AFL.
"I'm not measuring my coaching on time. I'm measuring it on gut feel and taking an opportunity to further my coaching if one comes along and I feel it is right.
"I just want to keep learning as a coach. I have had a few offers to go elsewhere but I want to stick to the path I'm on and everything will look after itself."
Claremont want to lock in Prescott's services, at least in the short term, and have raised the prospect of a new coaching deal.
The talks follow recent moves by South Fremantle and West Perth to tie premiership coaches John Dimmer and Darren Harris to their posts until the end of the 2008 season.
Any new contract would include a slip clause to allow Prescott to move freely to an AFL position, should he want.
"They have always said to me if something within the AFL did pop up that I wanted to do, they wouldn't hold me back, and that's the great thing about Claremont as a supportive club," Prescott said.
Meanwhile, former Claremont captain Greg Harding is poised to abandon retirement after one season and return to play with the Tigers league team in 2006.
http://www.thewest.com.au/20051012/sport/tw-sport-home-sto132462.html
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Collins to coach Coburg Tigers
2:55:05 PM Wed 12 October, 2005
Tony Greenberg
richmondfc.com.au
Triple Hawthorn premiership player Andy Collins is the new coach of Richmond’s VFL affiliate the Coburg Tigers.
The appointment of Collins, who played 212 senior games for the Hawks from 1986-96, including their premiership triumphs in 1988-89 and 1991, was made today by a sub-committee of Richmond and Coburg officials.
Richmond’s Director of Football Greg Miller, who also serves on the Coburg Board, believes Collins has ideal qualifications for the coaching role.
“Andy’s a man who controls his own destiny. He’ll get in and look after all facets of the job because he has the necessary, well-rounded expertise. He’s a very experienced football person, and knows exactly what’s required to achieve success,” Miller said.
Collins will have a dual responsibility as coach of the Coburg Tigers, according to Miller.
“There’s the match-day success and growth of the Coburg list, as well as working closely with the Richmond coaching staff to ensure the continued development of the younger Richmond players,” Miller said.
“The ability to look after the interests of both clubs, and continue the good relationship they enjoy is critical, and I’m very confident Andy, given his background, is the right man for the job.”
Collins, 40, has had extensive coaching experience, with stints at VFL clubs Sandringham and Box Hill, AFL club St Kilda and suburban club Mitcham.
He guided the Box Hill Hawks into successive finals appearances in his two years at the helm – 2004-05 – before stepping down at the end of the season.
Last July, Collins accepted a full-time position as Career and Welfare Manager at Cricket Victoria.
Although his career commitments have increased since then, his passion for coaching influenced him to throw his hat into the ring for the part-time Coburg Tigers coaching position.
Miller has no doubts that Collins will be able to successfully combine his workload at Cricket Victoria, with his position as Coburg Tigers coach.
“He’s a well-organised person, and organised people can get a lot more done than others,” Miller said.
http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=234087
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I just hope he is good with young kids - the Burger list was the youngest in the VFl this season (average age 19) so a massive part of the Coburg job is about player development
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Agree WP. Coburg also lacks height and a proper spine. It's a tough ask for them to win games no matter who got the coaching job.
Collins has had a fairly good record in the past but I think those sides had a balance between young and experienced players.
I wonder if Coburg will scrap following the 12/10 rule next year like other VFL clubs have done during the H/A season so we can have every RFC player playing with the Coburg seniors.
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Problem is if you done that Coburg would be nothing but a side of flankers, rovers and undersized KPP.
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I wonder if Coburg will scrap following the 12/10 rule next year like other VFL clubs have done during the H/A season so we can have every RFC player playing with the Coburg seniors.
Don't know MT but the word is the VFL is looking at making the 12/10 rule complusory during the H&A season not just for the finals. I am pretty sure that Coburg is one of those teams pushing for this change - Phil Cleary will be pleased ;)
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Problem is if you done that Coburg would be nothing but a side of flankers, rovers and undersized KPP.
Coburg is already a side of flankers, rovers and undersized KPP ;).
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I wonder if Coburg will scrap following the 12/10 rule next year like other VFL clubs have done during the H/A season so we can have every RFC player playing with the Coburg seniors.
Don't know MT but the word is the VFL is looking at making the 12/10 rule complusory during the H&A season not just for the finals. I am pretty sure that Coburg is one of those teams pushing for this change - Phil Cleary will be pleased ;)
Good to hear. As long as it's the same rule for every VFL club then at least it's fair. This year Coburg was often competing against VFL sides with at least 15 AFL listed players playing.
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Problem is if you done that Coburg would be nothing but a side of flankers, rovers and undersized KPP.
Coburg is already a side of flankers, rovers and undersized KPP ;).
Touche! :thumbsup
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Collins delighted to be a Wallace disciple
11:01:39 AM Thu 10 November, 2005
Tony Greenberg
richmondfc.com.au
The chance to work with Terry Wallace was a key factor in Andy Collins’ decision to take on the coaching position at Richmond’s VFL affiliate the Coburg Tigers.
Collins has great admiration for Wallace, who was a teammate of his at Hawthorn during the 1980s.
“I actually spoke to Terry at the end of last year about a possible role with him . . . When the Coburg position became available recently, the opportunity to work with Terry was too enticing, so I rang him up and started the process rolling,” Collins said on SEN’s ‘Beva After Dark’ program.
“Terry was one player that definitely mentored me while I was at Hawthorn. You’ve got to remember that the Hawthorn players of the ‘80s were involved in the system for three or four years prior to playing a senior game. And, when I went down to Hawthorn in 1983, Terry was very established.
“I had the opportunity to do a lot of competitive work against him, and he used to tear the backside off me!
“People forget what a significant footballer Terry Wallace was. I learned a lot from competing against him at training and maintained a good relationship with him over the years . . .”
Collins, 40, will combine his part-time Coburg Tigers coaching role with his full-time position as Career and Welfare Manager at Cricket Victoria.
“It will be a bit busy, but I’m looking forward to the challenge,” he said.
“Probably 95% of sporting coaches actually do it on a part-time basis . . . They’re coaching in their own time, outside their working hours. Most of these people are very good time managers, and that’s the key.
“With regards to my football structure, it’s really important that I have a very good support staff, and that’s something I bring to the table straight away in the Coburg role.
“A lot of the staff from Box Hill (where Collins coached for the past two seasons) are coming over with me, and they’ve all agreed to support me in my coaching endeavors at Coburg.”
Although Collins sees his career future in sports administration, he is extremely keen to maintain his involvement in football.
“People think you’re a bit crazy when you go into the coaching caper . . . I love footy and I think I will be involved in the game until I die,” Collins said.
“With coaching, while I’ve got the capabilities and, hopefully, the skills set to do it, I’ll continue to pursue that.
“In the years to come, when I can’t run around, and I have no desire to coach, or no-one wants me, I’d like to think that I can still be involved in some capacity at a footy club. They’re great places, footy clubs . . . Every footballer misses playing when they retire, but this (coaching) is the next best thing, and it’s a great challenge.
“I will take a lot of my experiences from all the clubs that I’ve been with and, hopefully, I’ll be a better coach for it at Coburg . . .”
http://richmondfc.com.au/default.asp?pg=news&spg=display&articleid=236681
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“A lot of the staff from Box Hill (where Collins coached for the past two seasons) are coming over with me, and they’ve all agreed to support me in my coaching endeavors at Coburg.”
This whole story says alot about Tezza and Andy Collins and their standings with thier peers eg Collins wanting to work with Wallace and Collin's staff fowllowing him and indirectly it maybe also saying something about Clarkson and the Hawks 8) ;D