CAMERON Ling won’t be coaching at Melbourne — or any other AFL club in the foreseeable future.
He has knocked back an offer to work under Paul Roos at Melbourne, and invitations from two other clubs to join their coaching ranks next season.
Ling has revealed he is choosing a media career, and time with family, over the stresses of AFL coaching.
Ling’s partner Nicole was due to give birth to the couple’s second child on Sunday.
“When it finally came down to it, it was my decision well and truly and conjuction with Nicole, it was a family decision and we’re both very excited about it,” Ling told Channel 7 News.
“It was a hard decision because some really good people were having conversations with me about going and working at their football clubs.”
Ling said three clubs put in “very flattering offers” but didn’t reveal the names, although the 33-year-old Geelong premiership captain confirmed he was approached by Melbourne about an assistant coaching role.
Asked if the door was now closed on a coaching career, Ling said: “I never say never, so I don’t know what the future holds.”
This guys kinds of 5h1t5 me.
Can't stand these pretend coaching guys who don't really want to be coaches but love the attention by fluttering their eyelashes at clubs until they make an approach only to say "I'm flattered".
Lings ego will never see him coach. Like Dermie and Lyon.
He can be content knowing his mates in the commentary box can tongue his backside whenever he makes a so called insightful comment from the boundary line.
Whatever lingo.
