Laidley drops out as Tigers contender (Australian)

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Laidley drops out as Tigers contender
Greg Denham | August 17, 2009 

FORMER North Melbourne coach Dean Laidley will not be an applicant for the vacant Richmond coaching position.

Following discussions with Tigers general manager of football operations Craig Cameron on Friday and Saturday, Laidley chose not to be part of Richmond's interview process.

"We had a chat and Dean decided it was not the direction he wanted to go in," Cameron said yesterday.

Laidley, who recently returned to Melbourne after holidaying in the US, said he was keen to work for an AFL club, possibly as a director of coaching, after resigning from the Kangaroos two months ago. He is weighing up several options from at least two Melbourne-based clubs.

Richmond was prepared to invite Laidley on to its short list of coaching candidates, which has been narrowed to Damien Hardwick, Ken Hinkley, Jade Rawlings and Alan Richardson.

Hardwick, who with Collingwood assistant coach Brad Scott heads the running for the vacant North Melbourne job, and Richardson had their second interviews with Richmond last week.

Caretaker coach Rawlings will have his second interview today, while Geelong assistant Hinkley will front the Tigers' coaching sub-committee later this week.

Richmond is keen to retain Rawlings as an assistant next year should he be beaten for the senior post. Ideally, the Tigers want Rawlings, who is contracted at Punt Road next year, to remain with fellow assistant coach Wayne Campbell.

However, Richmond will replace current assistants David King and Brian Royal, and will more than likely expand its assistant coach numbers from four to five in 2010.

Former captain Kane Johnson, who retired this season, could be offered a full-time assistant coaching role at Punt Road next year. He is currently working as a part-time development coach.

North Melbourne remains highly likely to announce its replacement for Laidley well before Richmond announces its full-time replacement for Terry Wallace, with the Kangaroos expected to act as early as today.

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,25938023-5012432,00.html

[Francois Jackson]

another one to drop out.

i never wanted Laidley as coach but FFS why not intice him on a football director or mentor role.

RFC= NFI

[wayne]

Following discussions with Tigers general manager of football operations Craig Cameron on Friday and Saturday, Laidley chose not to be part of Richmond's interview process.

Discussion on Friday:

Dean: Yeah look i'm very interested, these boys have some potential, I think I can turn them around.

Discussion on Saturday (4:50pm):

Dean: Um, uh, something else has come up....

[Chuck17]

LOL Wayne, I could well believe that could be the case.

Anyway I am glad, we have no need of a failed coach at a failed club.

[Ramps]

Laidley would have been good in these circumstance, Richmond needs a mongrel coach, the development angle at this stage is not needed, our problem isnt development, its the disease that runs through the joint that wrecks players attitudes and mentality. We need to do that first before look at development type coach for the list.

[TigerTimeII]

he would be exactly what we need ut cameron thinks otherwise thus laids didnt drop out , he was told thanks but no thnks as the tigers already have who they want

[Ramps]

he would be exactly what we need ut cameron thinks otherwise thus laids didnt drop out , he was told thanks but no thnks as the tigers already have who they want

then thats wrong as well, Richmond management must think that the only problem is player development- WRONG! You cant do anything with any player if the players mentality is wrong. Richmond needs a tough bastard as coach not someone who will go in and talk about inclusiveness and all of that. It should be his way or the highway. Thats the only way.

[Jackstar is back]

Is Craig Cameron turning into another Greg Miller.?

[Jackstar is back]

he would be exactly what we need ut cameron thinks otherwise thus laids didnt drop out , he was told thanks but no thnks as the tigers already have who they want

then thats wrong as well, Richmond management must think that the only problem is player development- WRONG! You cant do anything with any player if the players mentality is wrong. Richmond needs a tough bastard as coach not someone who will go in and talk about inclusiveness and all of that. It should be his way or the highway. Thats the only way.

Problem is that we go via the ring road

[Ramps]

Out of the candidates who has a tough streak, just perception:

Rawlings- No
Hardwick- Yes
Richardson- No
Hinkley- Dont Know.