Gold Coast chairman Bob East says his chief govt Mark Evans was proper to publicly again coach Stuart Dew regardless of the AFL membership sacking him lower than per week later.
Dew, who was contracted till the top of subsequent season, was voted out in a Monday evening board assembly with the Suns 7-9 for the season and extremely prone to miss finals for a Thirteenth-straight marketing campaign.
Speculation round Dew’s place has been a continuing in latest seasons and was amplified final week, prompting Evans to hitch the coach at his weekly press convention.
Evans supplied his certified help with out guaranteeing Dew would stay within the job, and denied he had spoken to former Richmond coach Damien Hardwick as a possible alternative.
The Suns led second-placed Port Adelaide at halftime on Saturday earlier than conceding 9 targets within the third time period, the loss serving as the ultimate chapter in Dew’s five-and-a-half season stint at Gold Coast.
Evans and East fronted media on Tuesday to substantiate Dew’s exit and defend final Wednesday’s present of solidarity.
“Mark … did the right thing by coming out and supporting Stuart,” East stated.
“Every effort was made to make this club a success.
“I don’t think it’s misleading … there should be a process of continual evaluation and continuous improvement.
“It did crystallise over the weeks and months that there were gaps.”
East stated he’d been to “every function, every stand, every bar” to gauge the expectations of the membership’s supporters, and that the suggestions aligned with the board’s resolution to seek for a brand new coach.
He added that Evans, who was Hawthorn’s soccer boss and AFL soccer operations supervisor earlier than arriving at Carrara, had his backing to steer the train.
“Mark is absolutely top shelf and fully capable,” East stated.
“We all have a role now to step up … and make this decision worthwhile.”
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
