Coach McQualter Named As New West Coast Coach

[bzparkes]

Seriously?
He won 2 flags as a player under one of the best coaches ever
Captained the club
300 games
AA
B&F winner
Won flags as an assistant under Clarko
That's a solid foundation to be a coach

The bloke knew about success.

Ah, I don't mean it in that way.

I mean it in the way that he wasn't even talked about as a candidate until very late in the piece and whilst his playing CV was certainly very impressive, most were expecting Sumich to get the nod(including Sumich himself...), so Simpson being appointed was very much a surprise at the time.

 

[Obeanie1]

Seriously?
He won 2 flags as a player under one of the best coaches ever
Captained the club
300 games
AA
B&F winner
Won flags as an assistant under Clarko
That's a solid foundation to be a coach

The bloke knew about success.

And this bloke ran Richmond's midfield to a three peat.

 

[Rod Stroker]

And this bloke ran Richmond's midfield to a three peat.

so why has no one else appointed him in the last 4 years?

 

[stallon]

so why has no one else appointed him in the last 4 years?

He probably would have got the job at Richmond if he wasnt already at the club, clubs dont like to appoint interim coaches usually. They prefer a new voice

This is only a year later

 

[Arr0w]

Good appointment, if he can build consistency in the first year or 2, he could actually remain at the helm beyond the initial contract

 

[Freomaniac]

44 on the list, was half aged 21 or under. Definitely 20+ players at that age group when I checked at the time that stat was going around earlier in the year

Again... no disrespect to you, I find it hard to believe. Your team finished 9th in 2021. You didnt cull the list in 2021, probably de listed and brought in 4 or 5 blokes in the 2021 national draft.

Its in the 2022 season when your side bottom 2 with a 2 win and 20 loss record when you really went the full youth path.

5 or 6 kids taken in the National draft, not to mention the occasional shot on the rookie list too.

 

[stallon]

Again... no disrespect to you, I find it hard to believe. Your team finished 9th in 2021. You didnt cull the list in 2021, probably de listed and brought in 4 or 5 blokes in the 2021 national draft.

Its in the 2022 season when your side bottom 2 with a 2 win and 20 loss record when you really went the full youth path.

5 or 6 kids taken in the National draft, not to mention the occasional shot on the rookie list too.

Righto youre gonna make me name them all?

Ginbey, Hewett, Reid, Brockman, Long, Chesser, Hough, A.Reid, Johnston, Trew, Hall, Barnett, Bazzo, JWilliams, Rawlinson, Baker, Livingstone, Maric, Dewar, Burgiel, Culley.
21
L.Edwards turned 22 in January, so barely misses the cut. The quote was from at the beginning of the season after Edwards turned 22 I believe.

 

[Freomaniac]

Righto youre gonna make me name them all?

Ginbey, Hewett, Reid, Brockman, Long, Chesser, Hough, A.Reid, Johnston, Trew, Hall, Barnett, Bazzo, JWilliams, Rawlinson, Baker, Livingstone, Maric, Dewar, Burgiel, Culley.
21
L.Edwards turned 22 in January, so barely misses the cut. The quote was from at the beginning of the season after Edwards turned 22 I believe.

nice.

Better than my mob in 2008. Had the oldest Squad in 2008 only 6 or 7 blokes aged 23 or under. I can even name them all if you want. lol

 

[stallon]

nice.

Better than my mob in 2008. Had the oldest Squad in 2008 only 6 or 7 blokes aged 23 or under. I can even name them all if you want. lol

you dont have to name them lol

 

[Cleansweep17]

It’s good to see he moved up in the world from his Twilight days

 

[Freomaniac]

Brisbane just won a flag with some old bloke who never played top-level footy. He took over from hard man ex-AFL players Voss and Leppa and got the club competitive again after those two took a big dump all over the club. Leppa's approach of shirt-fronting his own players didn't really seem to work for them.

I have to post this Again...

I enjoyed the nuffies on here Bagging out Ross Lyon saying he is too old to win a Flag for the last 5 to 10 years. He is 57 years old now.

Fagan is 63 years old and won his 1st flag as coach of the brisbane lions on the weekend.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

McQualter and Skipworth an underwhelming final two candidates

Obviously playing ability doesn't necessarily translate to coaching ability but I think the senior coach at least needs some presence

Yze and now McQualter, uggh, would be devastated if either were coaching my team

You could say the same for Adam Kingsley, not a big name or presence but is clearly a pretty good coach. GWS should have played off in back to back prelims at least.

 

[GoldStandard]

You could say the same for Adam Kingsley, not a big name or presence but is clearly a pretty good coach. GWS should have played off in back to back prelims at least.

Kingsley at least has a rig though.

 

[Hamingja]

You could say the same for Adam Kingsley, not a big name or presence but is clearly a pretty good coach. GWS should have played off in back to back prelims at least.

Kingsley was a premiership player and Port B&F winner.

 

[Cainozz]

McQualter was a Scarlett toe poke and a Milne bounce away from being a dual premiership player for St Kilda in 2009 & 2010. Was there during the tigers 3 flags too. The bloke has been around good teams and from all reports is great with developing young players which is exactly what we need.

Very happy with the appointment.

 

[dean33]

so why has no one else appointed him in the last 4 years?

To be fair he’s only missed on one job he’s gone for which was the Richmond job. Who knows if he’ll be a success or not but he deserves a chance at it. Every coach hired without previous senior coaching experience is an unknown really, and those with previous success doesn’t guarantee they’ll be successful in their new role.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

I was gonna be fine with whoever of the three candidates were chosen because this isn't gonna be a snap your fingers quick fix. I look forward to see what kind of game style he'll try to implement and how he'll use Reid since he's had first hand experience with Dusty.

 

[Byron_Clanger]

To be fair he’s only missed on one job he’s gone for which was the Richmond job. Who knows if he’ll be a success or not but he deserves a chance at it. Every coach hired without previous senior coaching experience is an unknown really, and those with previous success doesn’t guarantee they’ll be successful in their new role.

Exactly. Who the hell knows how coaches turn out. Michael Voss, one of the greatest players in the game flamed out as coach at Brisbane where Chris Fagan who never played the game at the highest level just became a premiership coach.

You're never gonna know how you go until you actually do the thing.

 

[AlwaysHawks15]

Kingsley was a premiership player and Port B&F winner.

Could you name him if your saw him in the street? Before becoming a senior coach? I wouldn't have been able to

 

[Wosh]

Smell the fear

 

[blackus]

Mini was also the 17th pick at the draft in 2004 so he is no mug as a player, granted didnt reach superstar status but neither did Kingsley, Clarko or Lyon and they go ok. Obviously understands the pressures of playing and GF experience and has had a great coaching apprenticeship. very happy to have him at WC.

 

[Bigger]

Smell the fear

It's not very smelly.

 

[voorhees]

happy for Mini and wish him all the best with the title role.
Seems to have been a popular figure around richmond with the player group

 

[Freomaniac]

McQualter was a Scarlett toe poke and a Milne bounce away from being a dual premiership player for St Kilda in 2009 & 2010. Was there during the tigers 3 flags too. The bloke has been around good teams and from all reports is great with developing young players which is exactly what we need.

Very happy with the appointment.

I wish Mcqualter the best of luck.

But this will end up in one or 2 ways.....

1. He will be a stop gap as an eagles coach for 2 or 3 seasons. Then the coach after him will be the coach to get eagles to finals.

2. If the eagles board are patient. They keep him for 3 or 4 years. Eagles are bottom 6 in 2025 and 2026. They contend and possibly make finals in 2027.

 

[illegaleagle]

McQualter and Skipworth an underwhelming final two candidates

Obviously playing ability doesn't necessarily translate to coaching ability but I think the senior coach at least needs some presence

Yze and now McQualter, uggh, would be devastated if either were coaching my team

Could of been worse and we signed Steven King