Coaches 2012

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http://www.sydneyswans.com.au/news/newsarticle/tabid/7106/newsid/127460/default.aspx

John Longmire - Senior Coach
John Blakey - Defence Coach (from Forwards Coach). IIRC he was defensive coach when he first came to the club?
Stuart Dew - Stoppages Coach
Leigh Tudor - Midfield Coach
Henry Playfair - Forwards Coach (from Reserves Coach)
Jared Crouch - Reserves Coach (from part-time Reserves assistant)
George Stone - Development Coach (was this Maxfield's role last year?)


No word on Maxfield or Barry Mitchell.

[toothy76]

I'm sure it makes no difference in the end (Peter Sumich is a midfield coach, after all) but I like that Blakey is now defensive coach having been more of a defender in his playing time, and former forward Playfair as forward coach.

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I'm guessing Steve Taubert remains the (unofficial?) ruck coach.

[liz]

Maxfield was definitely at training last week when I went along to watch. I think they have always refrained from calling him a coach because coaches aren't allowed to be runners.

[Kirkari]

Congrats to Henry after a fantastic season as ressies coach!

[Primmy]

Maxfield was definitely at training last week when I went along to watch. I think they have always refrained from calling him a coach because coaches aren't allowed to be runners.

Yep. He is kind of a "trainer" of individual performances rather than a coach

[Big Al]

Yep. He is kind of a "trainer" of individual performances rather than a coach

Spot on... Mentor would be the best way to describe Stewies role.

[Nico]

Good to see we have a new stoppages coach. Hopefully Dew and Tudor can turn around our apalling centre clearance work.

[aardvark]

I'm guessing Steve Taubert remains the (unofficial?) ruck coach.

He's still in purgatory for stealing Roosys jelly snakes..........

[liz]

Father joins son at Swans in scouting role

This article also confirms the hiring of Mitchell Snr, as an opposition scout, which I believe is the role Stone used to perform.

[Primmy]

Good call all round.

[undy]

He's still in purgatory for stealing Roosys jelly snakes..........

I thought that was the pugilist BBBH... and I'm still waiting on one of you video-wise guys to put it on YouTube. If anyone can remember which game it was, I'll try doing it myself.

[goswannie14]

I thought that was the pugilist BBBH... and I'm still waiting on one of you video-wise guys to put it on YouTube. If anyone can remember which game it was, I'll try doing it myself.

I don't remember, but "Before the Game" awarded him Tool of the Week for it. It was very funny.

[wolftone57]

I am more comfortable with the coaching roles for the coming season. I think they make more sense than JB as Forward coach when he essentially was a defender and has so much to give the defense in the way of experience. Henry will make a very good Forward Coach as he is very good at articulating what he wants but be warned we may lose him in a season or so if he decides to go Coaching in the big league. Stewie as Stoppages Coach makes sense too as he was an elite mid. I am very pleased with the revamped line up. I must admit to being a bit feral last year on the coaching panel, as I thought Longmire had lost his mind in the way it was structured.