Grant 'Corn Flakes' Thomas sacked as St Kilda coach

[goswannie14]

Bugger, theyu must have read the many times I said they won't be premiers whilst he is coach.

[Sanecow]

Maybe they'll get Blight in.

[Damien]

Good move, he had enough years, injuries weren't a help but you have to work with what you have got and he didn't get the results they were after...

Even though, three finals series in a row is huge for that club historically...must have lost the faith of the players I would suggest.

They are a year too late, but I always though Rocket or Wallace would be the perfect coaches for St. Kilda.

[Doctor J.]

Originally posted by Captain
Gee it's certainly a shock. Not very often you make the finals and then get the sack 4 days later.

Still he is/was a dud coach.

Think Stan Alves.

[Bas]

Originally posted by Doctor J.
Think Stan Alves.

Nah, he'll have both Hudgton and Riewoldt crying!!

Thomas will be back coaching the Wanthanggi under 9's.
He won't notice the difference.

Barby at my place boys!

[Industrial Fan]

Originally posted by punter257
damn they might actually be good next season

hope they take danny frawley

I hope they take Gary Ayres!!

Should be some players turned over too....I rekon Jason Blake would fit nicely into our team. Even Troy Schwarze who gets treated like a mouldy turd at moorabbin...

[Damien]

Maybe Cressa knew something before he left Brissie...

[Industrial Fan]

Originally posted by Damien
Maybe Cressa knew something before he left Brissie...

That was my first thought when I heard about Thomas....

But would Cressa be ready for head coach? Has he done 3 years assistant now?

[Damien]

Originally posted by Marry me Goodes
That was my first thought when I heard about Thomas....

But would Cressa be ready for head coach? Has he done 3 years assistant now?

Yeah three years, two under a four time premiership coach.

he seems to have the 'it' asst. coach reputation like Mark Harvey et al...

Guess we will find out soon enough.

Comments by Geelong players recently about Cressa may not help though.

[Frog]

Originally posted by Damien
(snip) ... must have lost the faith of the players I would suggest ... (snip)

According to reports on 3AW tonight, quite a few players were not happy with the decision and were at Thomas' house at the time 3AW went to air.
There are whisperings that some may nominate for the draft or ask to be traded.
There is also a whisper that the player who left because he and Thomas did not get on at all may now be back on the St. Kilda radar - Spider Everitt.
Nathan Burke denied nothing, nor confirmed anything when interviewed, but did think the Spider issue had merit.

[swantastic]

Originally posted by Captain
I think Longmire certainly has a chance of getting a senior role. He is very well respected and his name has floated around a few times this year.

A lot of melbourne jurnos are talking up Longmire as the new Saints coach,hope they are wrong.IMO i dont think he would leave a premership team,fingers crossed.

[ScottH]

Thomas was highly surprised. Not happy either.

But the board went BANG!!

Names mentioned as possibles on the news.

Longmire
O'Donnell
Creswell
Harvey.

[goswannie14]

What makes me laugh is that the journos are saying that it is the shock of the season. Surely common sense would tell them that three years failing to win the flag despite having the "most talented" list in the AFL is a failure.

The only reason I liked him as their coach was that whilst he was there they weren't going to win it.

[Claret]

Originally posted by ScottH
Thomas was highly surprised. Not happy either.

But the board went BANG!!

Names mentioned as possibles on the news.

Longmire
O'Donnell
Creswell
Harvey.

Another name being thrown around is Pagan.

[Sanecow]

Originally posted by goswannie14
Surely common sense would tell them that three years failing to win the flag despite having the "most talented" list in the AFL is a failure.

That's Woosha you're thinking of.