New Development Coach appointed (RFC Site)

[WilliamPowell]

Mellor to develop Tiger cubs
richmondfc.com.au 3:11 PM Thu 10 Nov, 2011

Richmond has appointed former SANFL star Greg Mellor as its development coach.

Mellor will be responsible for the development of the Tigers’ first and second-year players, as well as the Club’s players competing at VFL level with Coburg.

The 39-year-old played 198 games for West Adelaide, captaining the club from 1997-01 and twice representing the SANFL in State football.  He was named captain of West Adelaide’s Team of the Decade (2000-09).

For the past three years, Mellor has been head coach of West Adelaide’s Centre of Excellence (under 18s).  Before that, he was an assistant coach at West Adelaide to triple Hawthorn premiership player Andy Collins.

Full article at:
http://www.richmondfc.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/6301/newsid/125998/default.aspx

[tony_montana]

so by saying the development coach of 1st and 2nd year players as well as coburg players I take it they are saying thats it for us? 1 development coach?

[one-eyed]

WPRaskell twitter
"@Richmond_FC Good appointment but is he going to be the only development coach we have in 2012 I thought the plan was to boost that area"

Richmond_FC
"Leppa will be getting more involved"

[The Big Richo]

Potentially another D Daly here.

Ordinary to have one coach.

[bojangles17]

another straight from the clacker Big richo....did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

[Penelope]

speaking of Daly....

Hit half a dozen odd balls into a water hazard, cracked the poos and went home 

...big john that is

[The Big Richo]

another straight from the clacker Big richo....did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

So highly rated that for the past ? years he has been coach of bumfuck idaho and recruited by no-one?

[WilliamPowell]

did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

Agree it's a veery good academy they have at West Adel that's why I think it's a good appointment

But disappointing if he's going to be the only "development coach"

At the moment we've gone from having 2 with the idea of having 3 or 4 to having just the one "stand alone" with assitance from Leppa.

I wonder if this means Livingstone (who's title is "Head of Development") is going to be more hands on now 

[bojangles17]

another straight from the clacker Big richo....did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

So highly rated that for the past ? years he has been coach of bumstuff idaho and recruited by no-one?

and who'd be a better development coach BR...someone like vossy that was a heck of a player, sheesh why didnt we get Knightas back...you're case is about as solid Gillards claim for a carbon tax

[Owl]

Carbon tax is rock solid, tax polluters.  Better than the GST and private health which taxes every bastard

[mightytiges]

did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

Agree it's a veery good academy they have at West Adel that's why I think it's a good appointment

But disappointing if he's going to be the only "development coach"

At the moment we've gone from having 2 with the idea of having 3 or 4 to having just the one "stand alone" with assitance from Leppa.

I wonder if this means Livingstone (who's title is "Head of Development") is going to be more hands on now 

That's what's odd about all this. We were told at the fan forum we were going to have 4 development coaches yet now we have just one full-timer plus a part-timer. Wasn't additional positions within the footy dept. what the additional AFL money was for? 

[WilliamPowell]

That's what's odd about all this. We were told at the fan forum we were going to have 4 development coaches yet now we have just one full-timer plus a part-timer. Wasn't additional positions within the footy dept. what the additional AFL money was for? 

True but we wont be gettng that money until next year sometime and with the AFL who knows when that will be 

[tony_montana]

did you know that west adelaide have had more AFL players produced than any other state league club in the country. .......One word , highly rated...good get by the tigers

Agree it's a veery good academy they have at West Adel that's why I think it's a good appointment

But disappointing if he's going to be the only "development coach"

At the moment we've gone from having 2 with the idea of having 3 or 4 to having just the one "stand alone" with assitance from Leppa.

I wonder if this means Livingstone (who's title is "Head of Development") is going to be more hands on now 

That's what's odd about all this. We were told at the fan forum we were going to have 4 development coaches yet now we have just one full-timer plus a part-timer. Wasn't additional positions within the footy dept. what the additional AFL money was for? 

The silence is deafening- why dont they just come out and answer yes or no instead of this smoke and mirrors BS, someone asks a direct question and they reply leppa will be more involved.

We shouldnt eff around with this, clubs are all maneuvering to AD  development coaches to their ranks we're culling them?

[RedanTiger]

I wonder if this means Livingstone (who's title is "Head of Development") is going to be more hands on now 

Think Livingstone is NOT involved directly in football matters ie coaching.
While He is listed as the Head of Development, he was initially recruited as the Player Development Manager (off-field) at end of 2008.
Think his main job is player welfare and in searching found a report of him talking to Astbury about his transition to Richmond from the country.

[WilliamPowell]

I wonder if this means Livingstone (who's title is "Head of Development") is going to be more hands on now 

Think Livingstone is NOT involved directly in football matters ie coaching.
While He is listed as the Head of Development, he was initially recruited as the Player Development Manager (off-field) at end of 2008.
Think his main job is player welfare and in searching found a report of him talking to Astbury about his transition to Richmond from the country.

Yeah I know that's why I asked if perhaps he's going to be more hands

Although he does have match day role on the bench and he gets involved in training most days