Coach Mark 'Choco' Williams

[WodongaKanga]

Have you seen this guy's CV? Is a stand out IMO. Exactly what we need.

 

[Cyber_punk]

Easily my close, second choice after Clarko. Has been huge in the turnaround of several clubs in recent times. Really like his ability to be both an aggressive mongrel and a comforting motivator at the same time, the latter of which seems to have come out more in recent years. He's got that kind of defiant ("Allan Scott, you were WRONG!") type attitude that would fit in perfectly at North.

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

Bumped this thread as I believe he would be a great acquisition assuming others will go after Walsh review has been completed.

 

[Sillygit]

My Dad's a dees supporter. He was watching the post match of their freo game. Goodwin was doing the congratulations to/with the assistants et al. He reckons that there was a clear and significant drop in enthusiasm when goodwin reached williams. Like something bad had happened between them but you gotta keep up appearances.

That could just be how their relationship is, nothing to compare it to. Could be other reasons...

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

My Dad's a dees supporter. He was watching the post match of their freo game. Goodwin was doing the congratulations to/with the assistants et al. He reckons that there was a clear and significant drop in enthusiasm when goodwin reached williams. Like something bad had happened between them but you gotta keep up appearances.

That could just be how their relationship is, nothing to compare it to. Could be other reasons...

I may be wrong (ol Lloydy is regularly) but I suspect Choco would be a difficult person to work with.

Now I don't mean that in a bad way, more he doesn't seem to care what others think. He has an ego no doubt (I like it, I want that type of attitude at North)

 

[Lomas]

I may be wrong (ol Lloydy is regularly) but I suspect Choco would be a difficult person to work with.

Now I don't mean that in a bad way, more he doesn't seem to car what others think. He has an ego no doubt (I like it, I want that type of attitude at North)

We’ll he certainly did not truck with Alan Scott.

 

[FootySmartSimpson]

Believe it or not but I see Williams as a better fit, culturally, than Clarkson. Williams would completely embrace the small-club, backs against the wall, us vs the rest mentality that North has tried to purge through rebranding, but as we know keeps surfacing tone and again.

 

[Souup]

I may be wrong (ol Lloydy is regularly) but I suspect Choco would be a difficult person to work with.

Now I don't mean that in a bad way, more he doesn't seem to care what others think. He has an ego no doubt (I like it, I want that type of attitude at North)

He's not a difficult person to work with, at least not in recent times. I know several people who worked with and played under him - all speak glowingly about him as a human and coach.

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

He's not a difficult person to work with, at least not in recent times. I know several people who worked with and played under him - all speak glowingly about him as a human and coach.

Yes well I am sure you know better than me. I do know he can be abrasive and more "old-school" "tough love" type than the modern AFL coach.

Again, you would know more than me but I think you are underselling how Choco can be. He is no Mister Nice Guy.

Do you want him at North?

 

[Horizons_00]

Would love him at North. Would he fantastic for our young group.

 

[Souup]

Yes well I am sure you know better than me. I do know he can be abrasive and more "old-school" "tough love" type than the modern AFL coach.

Again, you would know more than me but I think you are underselling how Choco can be. He is no Mister Nice Guy.

Do you want him at North?

To say I'd love him at North would be an understatement.

I've heard two things over and over by those who have worked with Choco:
1. He loves and cares for the players a lot. I've heard the words 'father-figure' to describe the way he relates to the players numerous times.
2. His absolute obsession and creativity in coming up with kicking drills and ensuring players improve this area of their football is legendary.

 

[Mr Lloyd Christmas]

To say I'd love him at North would be an understatement.

I've heard two things over and over by those who have worked with Choco:
1. He loves and cares for the players a lot. I've heard the words 'father-figure' to describe the way he relates to the players numerous times.
2. His absolute obsession and creativity in coming up with kicking drills and ensuring players improve this area of their football is legendary.

Well to me that sounds perfect. Like what I suspected but better.

The next question is can we make it happen with all the coaches we've cut and the "soft cap" (which I don't pretend to know about) etc?

 

[Twinkletoes]

To say I'd love him at North would be an understatement.

I've heard two things over and over by those who have worked with Choco:
1. He loves and cares for the players a lot. I've heard the words 'father-figure' to describe the way he relates to the players numerous times.
2. His absolute obsession and creativity in coming up with kicking drills and ensuring players improve this area of their football is legendary.

He has that Malcolm Blight like ability to hone in on and improve the minutia of a footballer’s ability to execute all manner of skills required to be the very best version of themselves.

I’d love him to play a role with our player development at the very least.

 

[Cyber_punk]

We may need to start getting in Sonja's ear about Mark soon if worse comes to worst.

 

[Harris 10]

Mark Williams will never be a senior AFL coach again, not sure why people keep bringing him up as a possibility.

 

[roos 10]

Mark Williams will never be a senior AFL coach again, not sure why people keep bringing him up as a possibility.

Development coach is we’re we want him

 

[William Caresser]

McCrae had many, many years experience as an assistant and in other coaching roles in the AFL system. Shaw had just a few years' experience and Noble none to speak of.

If we need a coach, we don't necessarily need an experienced senior coach. Just one with a lot of assistant/development coaching experience at AFL level. That said, Leppitch would be very good.

 

[The acurate one]

Well I suppose he’d be good if Clarkson is moved on

Oh well

 

[amaz199]

He would be such a good development coach if he ever came to us.

 

[Mr north man]

Should have been coach before Scott got resigned but the Chairman at the time Wonder Women wouldn’t have the stones to get rid of his Golf Partner in Scott.
But the idea for a Williams type at North would be to fast track a group of 6 to 8 1st and 2nd year pleasers into a AFL system of play.