Bendigo Bombers are now looking for a new coach after Shannon Grant has become an assistant coach at Western Bulldogs for next 2 years.

Any thoughts on who may take this job in 2012?

digs Wed, 5 Oct 2011 - 13:43

Robbo wrote:Bendigo Bombers are now looking for a new coach after Shannon Grant has become an assistant coach at Western Bulldogs for next 2 years.

Any thoughts on who may take this job in 2012?

Let's hope it is a person from the region who is prepared to work at developing all the local talent over a long period.
What's NOT required is a big name ex AFL high flyer who is here today & gone tomorrow.
Too many of those in the past.

thebloke Wed, 5 Oct 2011 - 17:16

digs wrote:

Robbo wrote:Bendigo Bombers are now looking for a new coach after Shannon Grant has become an assistant coach at Western Bulldogs for next 2 years.

Any thoughts on who may take this job in 2012?

Let's hope it is a person from the region who is prepared to work at developing all the local talent over a long period.
What's NOT required is a big name ex AFL high flyer who is here today & gone tomorrow.
Too many of those in the past.

Totally agree, but Bendigo are still aligned for another year so I guess it comes down to what the AFL club wants again.

stevo Wed, 5 Oct 2011 - 17:56

doesnt matter bendigo have to training areas melbourne base and one in bendigo. Just get who ever to coach the melbourne base group who will be appointed by essendon and look to make your bendigo area coach someone who you will appoint in 2013 onwards.

ozybeer Wed, 5 Oct 2011 - 18:58

Shannon Grant.... gee western bulldogs must be scraping the barrel.
Never ever have i meet a person with no ppl skills as this wanna be hack.
Ok footballer , bad ,crap (WHATEVER U WANT PUT IN HERE) SHIT COACH.
gee i dont think u would find one footballer he has coached who would have a good word 2 say about this pig of a human.
Bendigo should be very happy...pig has gone.

vfa Thu, 6 Oct 2011 - 08:21

Shannon Grant is lucky that he is not coaching Bendigo next year as if he ventured down to Frankston he would have copped it from all levels. I don't think the dolphins would welcome him with open arms, more like an almighty spray. Reckon that he might have swayed the vfl not to fixture Bendigo to play the dolphins at Frankston. Grant was a decent player but as a coach and peronality skills he is a shocker. One of the worst.

Slammin Sammy Says Fri, 7 Oct 2011 - 09:48

I went to the Bendigo v Collingwood game this year. The Bombers were down by 6 goals at quarter time and Grant delivered a 2 minute tirade of berating and swearing at the players. To his credit he did then compose himself and give instructions on how to turn the game around and the Bombers did win. Saw the best and worst of him I guess.