© 2018 Cheri Gardiner. As more than one of his assistants would note Worsfold's stature at West Coast did not carry the gravitas at Essendon, where he would be questioned in a way that he would never have been challenged at the Eagles.

A football maxim is that offence is for memberships, defence is for premierships. Even when he strode onto the ground at Perth Stadium after Essendon's AFL elimination final loss to West Coast last night, it was hard to get a gauge of exactly how he was feeling, given the loss could end up being a career-defining one. “The guys on the inside look undersized. ', “In parallel with coaching the team we had to engage with the suspended players while being limited in what we could do with them and how we could help them.

The retiring Jobe Watson at the end of the 2017 finals loss to Sydney.Credit:Getty Images. Where was the fist into the whiteboard? In 2017 McKenna, Harvey and Hayden Skipworth were performance coaches - or line coaches – while Neeld was the strategy coach as head of game-day performance playing the Walsh role. Long-term list manager and influential Bombers figure Adrian Dodoro traded aggressively with top draft picks to get them. If there's a Brisbane storm on Saturday night, will the AFL grand final be delayed? John Worsfold to resign as coach of West Coast. Essendon people knew Worsfold was an introvert but key people were frustrated. From a platform of a finals place Essendon traded for flags. This thread is archived. John is also a much-requested speaker for corporate, sporting and government events.

But despite all that, Worsfold has endured constant speculation about his position this year. Worsfold's legacy will be the subject of debate given the divisions of the era which covered the emergency period in which he thrived with more authority and the peace time in which, oddly, Essendon were less unified. “You look at the midfield - Shiel, McGrath, Merrett, Dev Smith, Heppell, Stringer go through there and it looks a good combo. John was named an inaugural inductee into the West Australian Football Hall of Fame in 2004 and the John Worsfold Medal is named in his honour. He was strong on setting a culture and players owning their careers. But Joe has not played and at the other end they have not performed. 34 comments. WEST Coast Eagles coach John Worsfold has not ruled out approaching sacked Brisbane counterpart Michael Voss to join his support staff. Worsfold brought to Essendon the approach he had at West Coast. Worsfold stood in front of the Essendon players in the meeting room at the Essendon Hangar and mapped out the weeks ahead and where to fit the players' mandated days off. Close. Paul Cousins, who was on the board at the time, observed: “No matter what has happened this year or last, and people can have their own views on that, no one should forget the job John did in '16 and '17.”. And he has done some important things at Essendon. ", When questioned if he had been assured of being at Essendon next year, he said: "Well I have a contract, what more could you ask for? Essendon’s game plan was exciting but fraught, it was unbalanced, all run and gun, and lacked steel. This is not a new thing. Worsfold has been far from disgraced steering the Bombers this season. FIFA begins process of selecting Australian, New Zealand host cities for 2023 Women's World Cup, Geelong's Tom Hawkins misses training session with sore throat ahead of grand final, Ash Barty 'surprised and honoured' to be asked to present AFL premiership cup, Cox Plate owners and connections allowed to attend weekend races in Melbourne, Sheffield Shield: Western Australia vs NSW, South Australia vs Tasmania, Soldier who took his own life had among worst PTSD psychiatrist had seen, inquest hears, Sutton was emailed about use of private security in hotel quarantine, Footballer who 'didn't remember' dragging nurse down Melbourne laneway not guilty of sex crime, Police handed information on claims Vatican sent $1m to Australia in relation to Pell abuse trial, Famous cattle station once owned by Kerry Packer earmarked for massive solar farm, Lambie unfair dismissal case hears allegations of 'vile, profane, vulgar' language, sex talk in office, Fishing crews quarantined in New Zealand hotel test positive to coronavirus, Jobs for workers under 20 are on the up. Michael Gleeson is an award-winning senior sports writer specialising in AFL and athletics. Please fill out the form if you wish to enquire about this speaker. A quirk of Essendon adopting the Richmond game was that when Damien Hardwick arrived at Richmond he tried to get them to play like Hawthorn and it was only when they found their own game that they prospered.

His family wanted to be back in Perth and were returning west. “I think the list isn’t in great shape, to be honest but watching them play I don’t know how they play. John Worsfold does not usually give too much away apart from the odd quip back to a pointed question during a media conference. ... “John came from West Coast… Almost 20 years on, there is industry chatter that he could end up at the Dockers in some capacity if he is not at Essendon next year. "Does it really matter how confident I am? It was not ‘I am absolutely coming back or I am absolutely not coming back’," Campbell said. There was the crisis period of the first two years, for which he was the steady hand of leadership, and then there was the post-crisis period, when managing the restlessness of the new normal proved harder than managing through the actual crisis. Essendon in ordinary times are a desirable club to coach but these were not ordinary times. The next year it was Dylan Shiel. Others felt the team had a ceiling, playing a vulnerable game. John Worsfold is one of Western Australia’s best known and most respected former West Coast Eagles players and coach who led and coached the team to several AFL Premiership victories. I can’t pick up a discernible style of play. Is that fair, and what, if anything, is the alternative? The final siren on Saturday will mark the end of the Worsfold era at Essendon. Shiel is not a great kick, he is a bit of a thumper with the footy. "We then had to bring in 10 or 12 players and this is in January. She knew who it was, but proving it was nearly impossible, NT Government scraps legislation oversight committee on first day of Parliament, Essendon's AFL elimination final loss to West Coast last night.

With the Bombers' 2019 season now over, that is sure to intensify, even though Worsfold said earlier this week he thought his future was secured at Tullamarine for 2020. He is revered by many, particularly in Western Australia. Whatever happens in the next few weeks, Worsfold will likely have options. In 2019 they were not fully transitioning to Rutten’s game and this year has been difficult to perfect a style training with quarantine limits. “I think John will be remembered as a coach who aligned a group of players that were hurt and learned to enjoy football again,” Campbell said. “The decisions of the players to come back and play were not straightforward for them. The momentum for change escalated rapidly at the end of 2018 when Ben Rutten arrived from Richmond to manage team defence. Adelaide have won three games this season after playing in a grand final three years ago. Overall, he coached West Coast in 274 games, a club record. “He had to manage a group of players who through no fault of their own were going to lose a full season of football.

24. The Dockers are searching for a new coach and Worsfold's name keeps coming up.

The logic was, if you were watching them who was watching your line? In 2010 he coached West Coast to its first wooden spoon, but the following season the team finished fourth, with John receiving the AFLCA Coach of the Year for a second time. In 2018 they were ninth and 11th, in 2019 13th and 12th and this year they are 14th and 15th respectively for points for and against. The 2006 Eagles premiership coach is … save hide report.

u/WileyWiggins. He was a premiership coach, premiership captain, the biggest figure in their history," Harding said. The old players are the new ones to the group, reintroduced after their suspensions, and the decision-making system was different under Worsfold. Finally the AFL is down to the business end of the season — so here are the big questions for the opening round of the finals. McKenna left, amicably, at the end of 2017 and Rob Harding arrived from Adelaide joining Neeld as a strategy coach. It was the end of what was really the Worsfold era. Worsfold brought to Essendon the approach he had at West Coast. Worsfold wanted line coaches commenting only on their area so comments from a back-line coach on the mids and vice versa was not welcome. Footy works in funny ways and it is not out of the question that situation could be reversed next season. Posted by Essendon . Last year Essendon formalised the succession plan from Worsfold to Rutten after a handover year when Worsfold would be figurehead and Rutten the coach. The Essendon game that year would win fans, not flags.



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