The development staff will be put on. The club has stated we will have 4 this year. 2 more than last year. And if they don't then i'll start frothing with you. Not sure what they have to do with the draft or trade period. They have no input.
Ross Smith has been added to the coaching staff and obvioulsy another assistant is being sought out. 2 more than last year.
That's the club spending money - or prepared to spend - on the footy dept - adding 4 new staff. Yeah? No?
So you are just not happy with how the money is being spent? There must be some benefit of travelling to Phoenix to work with Athlete's Performance despite not being high wank altitude wank wank? Sure sounds like they are prepared to spend money, however misdirected it may be perceived by some, like peeing money up against a wall buildng altitude chambers.
Not sure what any of that has to do with Bailey and Craig turning down senior assistant roles for higher paid and more overarching roles at other clubs.
My point about Development coaches is they have the most contact with young players on the fringe. Surely their input is most important when deciding who to delist/trade?
As said I presume their input to List reviews was completed before their dismissal was announced on September 15.
The thing that worries me is we removed coaches without replacements being lined up. Note that Hawthorn took five days to replace Smith with Beveridge.
“Luke’s been on our radar since last year and we’re pleased he’s chosen to take up this opportunity with the Hawks despite having received other offers,” Clarkson said.
http://www.hawthornfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/4742/newsid/124561/default.aspxAFL have ruled that minimum Footy staff is 28. 2011 we had 25, out Newett + Clarke, in Smith. Campbell out of contract.
Page 9 below. Note that the AFL money is dependant on reaching these minimums.
http://mm.afl.com.au/portals/0/2011/finals/club_funding_presentation_260911.pdf I am not happy that Cameron (and the Board) have not brought "best practices in sports science and elite conditioning" judging on their record since 2008.
Note that we have only added a weights coach to our fitness staff since 2008.
Only since Gale and Hardwick have these "best practices" even been recognised publicly at Richmond.
I don't care about Bailey at all in terms of what we need but thought Craig could be an agent of change at Punt Road in the sports science "arms race" in AFL.
