Don Pyke

[The Rocks]

Don Pyke

He lost his job because of Mark Ricciuto

Mark Ricciuto

Age

49

Ht

184cm

Wt

92kg

Pos.

Fwd

Career

Season

Last 5

D

21.1

5star

K

12.8

5star

HB

8.3

5star

M

4.4

4star

T

1.7

4star

G

0.9

4star

No current season stats available

D

16.2

4star

K

9.6

4star

HB

6.6

4star

M

2.8

3star

T

2.0

4star

G

0.2

3star

and that camp! Only lost a flag because nobody had seen Richmond and that manic pressure, nobody knew them at this point. Sure Dusty the hero!

Don Pyke was slaughtered but he knows his stuff! Who will be brave enough to appoint him head coach?

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[HTPunter]

Does he want to be a head coach?

He didn't want the Pies job which I think would be reasonably appealing - you're never going to go without in the footy department area.

Not sure what Carlton offers that the Pies didn't, that would make him sway his mind.

 

[Pistol Night]

Adelaide

 

[Chism]

Not many Carlton supporters I know would say no to him. Be a good get no matter where he goes in the future.

 

[blackus]

I feel very sorry for Don Pyke, the guy can coach. He ended up at the wrong club at wrong time. it was amazing he got them to a GF given what he had to deal with. From an outsider looking in he couldnt survive that incestuous old boys club with guys like Burton who should never have been give a job at any AFL club let alone Crows. very average chairman, a totally conflicted buffoon football director and a CEO who didnt seem to have a clue about AFL. I admire the way Pyke has conducted himself since, he left quietly and took up other coaching roles. AM sure he has plenty to say about the crows but he isnt that kind of bloke.

 

[Johnny Bananas]

I'm sure he's quite in demand, but he'll wait for the job that suits him best. Being senior assistant at Sydney is a pretty good gig for now. Gold Coast should throw big bucks at him if they can't land Clarko. And maybe that's a better job than Collingwood or Carlton, in the sense there's practically no media scrutiny by comparison.

 

[Freomaniac]

If Justin Longmuir

Justin Longmuir

Age

43

Ht

196cm

Wt

98kg

Pos.

F/R

Career

Season

Last 5

D

11.4

3star

K

6.9

3star

HB

4.5

3star

M

4.3

4star

T

1.4

3star

G

1.2

4star

No current season stats available

D

7.0

2star

K

3.6

2star

HB

3.4

3star

M

2.0

3star

T

0.6

3star

G

0.6

3star

doesnt deliver finals for freo next season and is sacked, I would love to get him. A few freo fans would love him at freo

 

[windyhill]

Cracking footballer.

 

[Tulip]

Does he want to be a head coach?

He didn't want the Pies job which I think would be reasonably appealing - you're never going to go without in the footy department area.

Not sure what Carlton offers that the Pies didn't, that would make him sway his mind.

He probably wants a functional board without a boys club before he goes elsewhere, and with respect to them that rules out Carlton and Collingwood.

Taking over from Horse in a couple of years would be a possibility. The West Coast job could be available in a year which would be attractive. And Fagan isn’t exactly young at Brissie.

 

[The Edukator]

have seen don pyke eating and drinking out at multiple venues with other coaches and players while i was there recently so i can only assume he has very good taste. just like me

backing him in to make a good coach at Carlton.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Lost the players completely towards the end, entire club was a toxic mess at the time though. We were good offensively under him but often leaked goal after goal with no plan B

 

[demondavey]

Lost the players completely towards the end, entire club was a toxic mess at the time though. We were good offensively under him but often leaked goal after goal with no plan B

Which coach actually has a plan B? Isn’t plan B simply attempt to get the game back on your terms?

Plan B has become such an overrated and overused piece of jargon that it really doesn’t mean anything.

 

[Jcpdragonx]

Which coach actually has a plan B? Isn’t plan B simply attempt to get the game back on your terms?

Plan B has become such an overrated and overused piece of jargon that it really doesn’t mean anything.

Plan B is just pulling levers when things re going wrong, e.g. Richmond at HT in last years GF

 

[Soggy2112]

Which coach actually has a plan B? Isn’t plan B simply attempt to get the game back on your terms?

Plan B has become such an overrated and overused piece of jargon that it really doesn’t mean anything.

It was less of a plan B issue and more so that throughout his tenure when we lost control of games we bled badly. He seemingly wasn’t able to work out a way that when the team was being beaten to minimise the damage so that when you get the game back on your terms you’re still in it.

That being said I still think he’s a good coach, and I’m sure he’s learnt in his time since and will be better the second time around.