Coaching panel

[liz]

I am fully aware of the correct spelling. I normally deliberately spell it with a surplus of gs or hs because I've always been amused by how many media outlets continued to get the spelling wrong, even after more than a decade in the game.

[MadCanuck]

[QUOTE=ugg;741278]Tony Sheahan tweeted that Francou will be leaving the Swans.

This year
Dew - Senior Assistant
Playfair - Defence
Francou - Midfield
Kirk - Forwards
Shaw - NEAFL
Davis - Development Coach


Next year
Dew (assuming he doesn't go to the Suns) - Senior Assistant
? - Defence
? - Midfield
Steve Johnson - Forwards
Kirk - ?
Shaw - ?
Laidler - Development Coach
Kennelly - Development Coach

So what's Blakey's role?

[Industrial Fan]

I am fully aware of the correct spelling. I normally deliberately spell it with a surplus of gs or hs because I've always been amused by how many media outlets continued to get the spelling wrong, even after more than a decade in the game.

I knew that and tried to spell it incorrectly for the same reason

[Levii3]

Love Tadhg's addition now its time to develop a proper HB line like we had the previous decade like Shaw Tadhg Matner Malceski even Leo Barry.

Not sure about the SJ addition if he can fix our forward setup and positioning something even Kirk hasn't been able to do. Having SJ will be great for the small forwards particularly Hayward (potential 400 goal player) and James Rose.

[ugg]

So what's Blakey's role?

Staff Listing - sydneyswans.com.au

Coaching
Senior Assistant Coach: Stuart Dew
Assistant Coach - Forwards: Brett Kirk
Assistant Coach - Backs: Henry Playfair
Assistant Coach - Stoppage: Josh Francou
Opposition Analyst: Stuart Maxfield
Ruck Coach: Stephen Taubert
Head of Development/Coaching Director: John Blakey
NEAFL Coach: Rhyce Shaw
Development Coach: Nick Davis

[MattW]

Love Tadhg's addition now its time to develop a proper HB line like we had the previous decade like Shaw Tadhg Matner Malceski even Leo Barry.

Not sure about the SJ addition if he can fix our forward setup and positioning something even Kirk hasn't been able to do. Having SJ will be great for the small forwards particularly Hayward (potential 400 goal player) and James Rose.

I'm quite excited about all appointments, particularly Johnson's. He's clearly a very smart player and will bring a fresh perspective from a highly successful team. There was explicit recognition from Harley in his statement that we need that fresh perspective, which I'm pleased to see.

I really liked Johnson's article on Buddy recently; perhaps drawing on observations made as part of his pitch?

[707]

..................................... So what's Blakey's role?

To stay very calm and unflustered in the box regardless of Horse's histrionics :-)

Oh, and to make sure Nick Blakey nominates us first for the 2018 ND!

[mattybloods]

Oh, and to make sure Nick Blakey nominates us first for the 2018 ND!

His most important role!

[Nico]

Love Tadhg's addition now its time to develop a proper HB line like we had the previous decade like Shaw Tadhg Matner Malceski even Leo Barry.

Not sure about the SJ addition if he can fix our forward setup and positioning something even Kirk hasn't been able to do. Having SJ will be great for the small forwards particularly Hayward (potential 400 goal player) and James Rose.

His ability to read the play is his greatest strength. If he can impart his knowledge to our forwards on when to "go" then it will go a long way to fixing one of our big problems. Namely an open forward line with no players in it.

[Mel_C]

Hopefully Stevie J will be able to teach our players how to kick the around the corner goal. Especially Reid because he always misses when he tries it!

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[dimelb]

Tadhg

Some ingenious person on this site way back noted "Tadhg, ends same as beginning of H G Nelson". I've had it right ever since!

[Ludwig]

There's a popular dish with foreigners around here. It's an Irish stew with hot chili sauce called a Thai Kennelly.

[The Runner]

Stevie J is a genius, who will teach our forwards more than they could possibly imagine. His competitiveness gets confused with selfishness at times. He knows he can execute better than anyone, so always wanted the footy in his hands.
Movement around the ground, leading patterns, body work, skill execution. All things our forwards struggle with. They provide great pressure to create repeat opportunities and turnovers. But they're not overly functional with their structures.

[liz]

Stevie J is a genius, who will teach our forwards more than they could possibly imagine. His competitiveness gets confused with selfishness at times. He knows he can execute better than anyone, so always wanted the footy in his hands.
Movement around the ground, leading patterns, body work, skill execution. All things our forwards struggle with. They provide great pressure to create repeat opportunities and turnovers. But they're not overly functional with their structures.

I agree with this, in the main.

Towards the end of the season, especially against the weak and mediocre sides, our midfield was dominating to such an extent that it was almost impossible not to score, though I do acknowledge that goal conversion efficiency was pretty good, which added to the scoring potential. In the week between the Essendon triumph and the Geelong capitulation, David King described the Swans as an offensive machine.

But earlier in the season, when the midfield was just getting into its strides, I thought there were many games where we didn't get bang for our buck on the scoreline. Some was poor conversion of good scoring opportunities but the structure of the forward line wasn't always effective.

Back in 2003-6, when we had a pretty modest, if hardworking midfield, the main reason we were able to match it on the scoreboard with the dynamic midfields of teams like Brisbane, Port, West Coast etc was because our forward line was remarkably good at turning forward 50 entries into scores. MickyO, BBB, ROK, Dicky Navis, the Schneiderman and Monty worked very effectively together. They were a pretty talented group individually but together they became even more than the sum of their parts. If we could get anything close to that synergy going with Buddy, Reid, Hayward, Papley et al sitting in front of a far more dominant midfield (on its day - let's ignore the off-days when it all falls apart), going to the footy could become even more fun.

As an aside, our forward line coach during that early to mid naughties period was John Longmire, so you think he'd understand the value of a forward line coach who actually spent his playing days as a forward.

[The Runner]

I agree with this, in the main.

Towards the end of the season, especially against the weak and mediocre sides, our midfield was dominating to such an extent that it was almost impossible not to score, though I do acknowledge that goal conversion efficiency was pretty good, which added to the scoring potential. In the week between the Essendon triumph and the Geelong capitulation, David King described the Swans as an offensive machine.

But earlier in the season, when the midfield was just getting into its strides, I thought there were many games where we didn't get bang for our buck on the scoreline. Some was poor conversion of good scoring opportunities but the structure of the forward line wasn't always effective.

Back in 2003-6, when we had a pretty modest, if hardworking midfield, the main reason we were able to match it on the scoreboard with the dynamic midfields of teams like Brisbane, Port, West Coast etc was because our forward line was remarkably good at turning forward 50 entries into scores. MickyO, BBB, ROK, Dicky Navis, the Schneiderman and Monty worked very effectively together. They were a pretty talented group individually but together they became even more than the sum of their parts. If we could get anything close to that synergy going with Buddy, Reid, Hayward, Papley et al sitting in front of a far more dominant midfield (on its day - let's ignore the off-days when it all falls apart), going to the footy could become even more fun.

As an aside, our forward line coach during that early to mid naughties period was John Longmire, so you think he'd understand the value of a forward line coach who actually spent his playing days as a forward.

It was a little odd that Kirk was the forwards coach. A great footy brain, but you can't really compete with someone of Stevie's quality, and understanding the modern game so well.
Footy has changed so much in the last 6-8 years, it's almost unrecognisable strategically.

The good coaches, particularly Clarkson, are propped up by a strong modern coaching panel.

Stevie will add plenty to this panel. Both as a fresh set of eyes, but also from his knowledge of how to play footy in 2018.