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Jamie Thomas has done a great job at Salisbury North this year. Coach of the year? Did well to offload egos 2 years ago.

Oldnumber7 wrote:Jamie Thomas has done a great job at Salisbury North this year. Coach of the year? Did well to offload egos 2 years ago.

Your right Oldnumber7, thats why the clubs moving forward, those ego's were holding back youngsters & taking far too much money which caused more than its fair share of trouble amongst the players.
Maybe TT Gully should take a leaf out of Salis Nths book!
Jason Roe ( Gepps Cross ) & Steven Hall ( Henley ) would have to be up there.
The premiership coach would be the coach of the year wouldn't he?

what if a guy takes a team from being really bad the year before to teh finals but doesnt make the gf, compared to a coach who has takin his team to finals and gf's last few years etc... who would be the coach of the year.....

Johno37 wrote:what if a guy takes a team from being really bad the year before to teh finals but doesnt make the gf, compared to a coach who has takin his team to finals and gf's last few years etc... who would be the coach of the year.....

Agreed, don't necassarily think the premiership coach is the best coach. Same way the league best & fairest isn't always from the premiership team.

Johno37 wrote:what if a guy takes a team from being really bad the year before to teh finals but doesnt make the gf, compared to a coach who has takin his team to finals and gf's last few years etc... who would be the coach of the year.....

Know doubt that has merit but a coach that has had a couple of losses throughout the year & comes out with the flag gets my nod.
Don't get me wrong your point is valid if their hasn't been any dominant side in the comp.
The SAAFL have always given it to the premiership coach regardless of how many losses they have had which is sometimes wrong.

NO-MERCY wrote:

Johno37 wrote:what if a guy takes a team from being really bad the year before to teh finals but doesnt make the gf, compared to a coach who has takin his team to finals and gf's last few years etc... who would be the coach of the year.....

Know doubt that has merit but a coach that has had a couple of losses throughout the year & comes out with the flag gets my nod.
Don't get me wrong your point is valid if their hasn't been any dominant side in the comp.
The SAAFL have always given it to the premiership coach regardless of how many losses they have had which is sometimes wrong.

What about Mark Thompson from Geelong who for example go top v Terry Wallace and Richmond 16th to 9th?

demonseye wrote:What about Mark Thompson from Geelong who for example go top v Terry Wallace and Richmond 16th to 9th?

Thats easy Mark " Bomber" Thompson.

demonseye wrote:

NO-MERCY wrote:

Johno37 wrote:what if a guy takes a team from being really bad the year before to teh finals but doesnt make the gf, compared to a coach who has takin his team to finals and gf's last few years etc... who would be the coach of the year.....

Know doubt that has merit but a coach that has had a couple of losses throughout the year & comes out with the flag gets my nod.
Don't get me wrong your point is valid if their hasn't been any dominant side in the comp.
The SAAFL have always given it to the premiership coach regardless of how many losses they have had which is sometimes wrong.

What about Mark Thompson from Geelong who for example go top v Terry Wallace and Richmond 16th to 9th?

what's so different about Richmond finishing 9th, it's their natural position

True i would hate to follow them I just thought leap frogging from the bottom would make Terry Wallace in the running thats all.

demonseye wrote:True i would hate to follow them I just thought leap frogging from the bottom would make Terry Wallace in the running thats all.

I'm a Richmond member, not really much fun...

What about Eade? I'd have Eade before Thompson. Would've been Thompson last year, but with the list in the state it is this year any coach in the comp could've won a minor premiership.

Pag wrote:

demonseye wrote:True i would hate to follow them I just thought leap frogging from the bottom would make Terry Wallace in the running thats all.

I'm a Richmond member, not really much fun...

What about Eade? I'd have Eade before Thompson. Would've been Thompson last year, but with the list in the state it is this year any coach in the comp could've won a minor premiership.

Yeah another good comparison. Thompson deserved last year but i think these 2 are in the mix this year.

Pag wrote:

demonseye wrote:True i would hate to follow them I just thought leap frogging from the bottom would make Terry Wallace in the running thats all.

I'm a Richmond member, not really much fun...

What about Eade? I'd have Eade before Thompson. Would've been Thompson last year, but with the list in the state it is this year any coach in the comp could've won a minor premiership.

At least all the crap you'd cop over the years always ends in August

After todays results Jason Roe would be around the mark for coach of the year surely?

I think Mills ( Goodwood ) proved his worth as coach of the year for season 2008.