Richmond CEO Brendon Gale has given a clue on who the Tigers will take into account to switch Damien Hardwick because the membership’s subsequent senior coach.
Hardwick shocked the AFL world this week when he introduced he was quitting as coach mid-season, and wouldn’t have a farewell recreation.
The 50-year-old was in his 14th season in cost on the Tigers and was the longest serving present AFL coach.
Hardwick coached Richmond to a few premierships in 2017, 2019 and 2020 — breaking a 37-year premiership drought and making a dynasty at Tigerland.
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Highly rated Richmond assistant coach Andrew McQualter has been appointed interim coach and can seemingly be a contender to take excessive job on a full-time foundation.
But interim coaches don’t have an ideal latest historical past within the AFL.
In 2019, David Teague and Rhyce Shaw have been appointed as caretaker coaches of Carlton and North Melbourne, respectively, earlier than being given the top teaching job full time. But neither Teague and Shaw lasted within the prime job lengthy.
While Richmond are set to overlook finals this season, their enjoying record nonetheless options a number of gun gamers together with Tom Lynch, Shai Bolton, Dustin Martin, Tim Taranto, Jacob Hopper and Liam Baker.
Longtime Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley has been linked with the Tigers gig, however Gale believes the argument that Richmond wants to rent an skilled and established coach is a “myth”.
Interestingly, of the final 19 coaches to have gained AFL premierships, just one gained a premiership at a second membership. The relaxation have been of their first head teaching job.
Mick Malthouse gained the 2010 flag with Collingwood after main West Coast to 2 premierships within the Nineteen Nineties.
“I was speaking to someone today and I said my own intuition tells me this need to get a premiership coach is a bit of a myth, and that proves it,” Gale stated on Footy Classified.
Gale stated the benefit of choosing an untried assistant coach is it offers the enjoying group the chance to develop and evolve with their coach.
“One of the great things about Damien, obviously he was tactically very smart, but he was able to grow with the team,” he stated.
“They (the players) were invested in him and he was certainly invested in them. So, that’s a pretty important consideration.”
Gale stated Richmond’s prime precedence was discovering a alternative for Hardwick, including there are “many” candidates.
“It won’t be by myself, we’ve got too many smart people down there to rely on,” he stated.
“We’ll pull together a committee of people who can rely on each other’s thinking and maybe rely on some independent people as well.
“We’ll then map out the attributes we look for in a coach today. How is the game evolving? “What will it look like in 10 years’ time? Damien really evolved and changed with the game and the way you coach elite sport.
“Then it’s a matter of looking at the market and seeing what sort of candidates might be attracted to coaching the Richmond Football Club, and we think there’s many.”
Hardwick has been coy on his future nevertheless it’s seemingly his AFL teaching days aren’t over — and his departure from Richmond might spark a training merry-go-round.
Hinkley is out of contract on the finish of this season and regardless of the Power’s scintillating 8-2 begin to the season, the membership says it can wait till later within the 12 months to make a name on his future.
Hinkley has been in cost at Port Adelaide since 2013, taking the Power to a few preliminary finals.
Hardwick gained two premierships as a participant at Essendon in 2000 and Port Adelaide in 2004, and there’s a perception he is perhaps open to teaching Port given they’ve a crew able to problem for a premiership.
There can be mounting stress on Gold Coast Suns coach Stuart Dew, who’s in his sixth season on the helm however but to guide the Suns to a maiden finals look.
Dew is contracted till the tip of the 2024 season.
Meanwhile, West Coast coach Adam Simpson is on borrowed time because the harm ravaged Eagles appeared destined to assert the wood spoon.
Simpson’s deal runs to 2025 however any credit from successful the 2018 premiership have run out and his sacking is all however imminent.
Originally revealed as Richmond boss offers clue on Hardwick alternative, calls out AFL ‘myth’
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
