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Neil Craig talks with Michael Voss about joining Brisbane Lions coaching staff Greg Davis
From: The Courier-Mail
August 06, 2011 LIONS officials have held a three-hour meeting with former Adelaide senior coach Neil Craig who made a flying visit to Brisbane yesterday.
Craig sat down with senior coach Michael Voss and general manager of football operations Dean Warren to discuss a possible director of coaching role with the Lions.
Warren approached Craig last week, only days after he resigned from his post at the Crows after 165 games in the Adelaide hotseat.
He will touch base with the former Crows mentor again next week.
In a coincidental twist, Brisbane hosts Adelaide at the Gabba tomorrow.
Warren said the Lions would "leave no stone unturned" to improve the club and Craig would provide invaluable experience to Brisbane from both a football and sports science perspective.
The veteran of 321 games as a player in the SANFL took the reins at Adelaide midway through 2004 after being the club's fitness coach for the 1997 and 1998 flags.
But job descriptions, official titles, salaries and formal offers were not on the menu at lunch yesterday.
"When I contacted Neil I said we're keen as a footy club to make sure we have the very best coaching structure in place and we'd love to have a chat about what his future might look like," Warren said.
"He said he was still really passionate about being involved at AFL level, not as a senior coach but at an elite level.
"It went really well.
"We discussed a few things that we are thinking about from a structure point of view. We asked him plenty of questions, he asked us plenty of questions.
"We'll touch base again next week and see how he feels about things.
"He's got so much to offer with his experience and knowledge. Not just for our senior coaches but for our development coaches and academy coaches."
Craig is still on salary with the Crows and was given three months leave after his resignation. He told the club he was "bored" after just two days and asked to come back to work.
Adelaide chief executive Steve Trigg said the club would not stand in Craig's way if he opted to leave the Crows.
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