Coaching Staff 2019

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Thought there was a thread on our coaching staff but couldn’t find it. Feel free to merge.

Coaching lineup has been finalised for 2019:


Senior coach: Damien Hardwick
Head of Coaching and Football Performance: Tim Livingstone
Assistant coach, forwards: Andrew McQualter
Assistant coach, midfield/stoppage: Adam Kingsley
Assistant coach, backline: Justin Leppitsch
Assistant coach, offensive: Blake Caracella
VFL and development coach (forwards): Craig McRae
Development coach and VFL midfield: Xavier Clarke
Development coach and VFL backline: Ryan Ferguson

 

[Tony Braxton-Hicks]

Good to see Leppa move back. I hope he can turn our young key backs into the next Rance Astbury Grimes.

Our forward entries were poor so a change there won't hurt. What was McQualter responsible for in 2018?

 

[Dont Argue]

At the B&F in thanking the coaches, a lot of the players made particular reference to Mini or Min.
Anyone know which coach that is?

 

[BrisTiger24]

At the B&F in thanking the coaches, a lot of the players made particular reference to Mini or Min.
Anyone know which coach that is?

McQualter

 

[Dont Argue]

McQualter

Cheers.
Seems a really popular guy amongst the players

 

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I think they call McRae Fly, can’t work out why.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Don't mind the changes, bring on '19.

 

[The_General]

I noticed Caracella has only signed for 12 more months.

We face the same story again next year it seems!

 

[nafe brown]

Who is our forward line coach fly?

 

[bowden4president]

Who is our forward line coach fly?

McQualter

 

[Tigers of Old]

Kingsley as midfield/stoppage coach is really interesting coming from the Aints. He must held in pretty high regard.
I've heard him speak on a few topics & he seems a very switched on character.
Fresh ideas will be welcomed.

 

[Jonesracing82]

Kingsley as midfield/stoppage coach is really interesting coming from the Aints. He must held in pretty high regard.
I've heard him speak on a few topics & he seems a very switched on character.
Fresh ideas will be welcomed.

Don't mind that at all, as far as our #'s go that is the area we need to improve in the most.

 

[UKTiger]

Caracella may have only signed for a further twelve months but we can consider ourselves lucky we will have those twelve months as he is destined to be a head coach at some other club in AFL all too soon.

 

[ahyeahnah]

Caracella may have only signed for a further twelve months but we can consider ourselves lucky we will have those twelve months as he is destined to be a head coach at some other club in AFL all too soon.

Yep I would say senior coach at Carlscum in 2020, or maybe even Geelong, actually more likely Geelong.

Ta ta Scotty...you'll never get to beat us hahahaha

 

[BrisTiger24]

Few options could open up for Cara. If any/all of Cats, Norf, Blues, Power, Dockers, Saints have poor years, senior jobs will likely become available

 

[TheCan]

Caracella may have only signed for a further twelve months but we can consider ourselves lucky we will have those twelve months as he is destined to be a head coach at some other club in AFL all too soon.

short price favourite to be at saint Kilda by round 5

 

[Tigers of Old]

I noticed Caracella has only signed for 12 more months.

We face the same story again next year it seems!

Caracella may have only signed for a further twelve months but we can consider ourselves lucky we will have those twelve months as he is destined to be a head coach at some other club in AFL all too soon.

I can't find anything official re this in the press but seems as though a few were under the impression it was only a 12 month contract.

 

[taztiger4]

I can't find anything official re this in the press but seems as though a few were under the impression it was only a 12 month contract.

I'm convinced it was, regardless of what the journo's reply to you was

 

[Tigers of Old]

As you said Taz hopefully Balme will clear the air somewhat. Fair difference between leaving at the end of a contract to leaving in the middle of one.

 

[TigerFlag2017]

I am not sure that for an assistant coach to leave mid-contract is such a big deal. It is perfectly normal in the workplace. If he is being offered significantly more dollars, then he is doing what most employees would do.

I think it is being confused with players leaving mid-contract, which given all of the restrictions of player movements, is relatively unusual.