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will we ever see it again ? the last playing coach was technically tony mcguiness (1 game), but who apart from that is the last playing coach ? i'm guessing paul weston at west torrens

but will we ever see a playing coach again ?

it obviously will never happen in the afl but will it in the sanfl ?

Darel Hart in 1993 was another. No I don't think it will happen again, probably a bit too advanced in tactics now, even in the SANFL.

Chris Mc Dermott....not sure which year.

Weed played a couple of reserves games for west when coaching reserves

Paul Weston and Glen Elliot were both playing coaches for West Torrens.
Mal Blight for Woodville as well.

Neil Balme
Bob Hammond
Both briefly.

Michael Nunan (briefly from memory)
Mervyn Keane
Graham Cornes (at South)
Rick Davies (at South)
Russell Ebert

were some others ...

Don't think we'll ever see it again at SANFL

Punk Rooster in 2007.

Barry Goodingham at Woodville in 79-80. First coach to get them into the finals, in '79, but after one loss, ordered all players to run from Oval Avenue to Outer Harbor...while he took a taxi there and back.

Ricky MacGowan tried his hand at assistant coaching and playing a couple of seasons ago didn't he? Personally I don't think it's likely but wouldn't rule it out completely. I can imagine a very ambitious player from the AFL trying it once their AFL careers are done but want another year of footy, or perhaps a late change or midseason change to a coaching position.

If Pyman quit in a few games time would Sampson be the worst cantidate to take the riens for the rest of the season?

I think the dogs last playing coach was Tony Casserly

Sturts last playing coach was Mervyn Keane in 1985, he stopped half way through the year when he got knocked out.

Grahaml wrote:If Pyman quit in a few games time would Sampson be the worst cantidate to take the riens for the rest of the season?

Interesting suggestion!

My choice was and is John Schneebichler however!

kookas wrote:Sturts last playing coach was Mervyn Keane in 1985, he stopped half way through the year when he got knocked out.

If i recall with my hazy memory - he smothered a ball with his face against North on a wet day?

Is it of benefit for a club to have a playing coach?
I’ve played under one or two in country footy and it sucked pretty bad, would any SANFL club want a playing coach?

BPBRB wrote:

kookas wrote:Sturts last playing coach was Mervyn Keane in 1985, he stopped half way through the year when he got knocked out.

If i recall with my hazy memory - he smothered a ball with his face against North on a wet day?

Nope, he was sandwiched between a jumbo and a newsreader.

BPBRB wrote:

kookas wrote:Sturts last playing coach was Mervyn Keane in 1985, he stopped half way through the year when he got knocked out.

If i recall with my hazy memory - he smothered a ball with his face against North on a wet day?

I think one of the Jarman brothers kicked it. He was out for the count.

CK wrote:Barry Goodingham at Woodville in 79-80. First coach to get them into the finals, in '79, but after one loss, ordered all players to run from Oval Avenue to Outer Harbor...while he took a taxi there and back.

Good Old Lurch Goodingham Go the peckers!

bayman wrote:will we ever see it again ? the last playing coach was technically tony mcguiness (1 game), but who apart from that is the last playing coach ? i'm guessing paul weston at west torrens

but will we ever see a playing coach again ?

it obviously will never happen in the afl but will it in the sanfl ?

Don't know if anyone would remember but didn't Doug Thomas offer Shaun Rehn the position of playing coach to Shaun Rehn when he left the Crows before he went to Hawthorn which wasn't so long ago. I wouldn't rule out the possibility.

BPBRB wrote:

kookas wrote:Sturts last playing coach was Mervyn Keane in 1985, he stopped half way through the year when he got knocked out.

If i recall with my hazy memory - he smothered a ball with his face against North on a wet day?

now THATS commitment