Adrian Hickmont - Bendigo Bombers
Bearry Mitchall - Box Hill
Greg Hutcherson - Casey
Jade Rawlings - Coburg
Gavin Brown - Collingwood
Brett Lovett - Frankston
Leigh Tudor - Geelong
Gerald Fitzgerald - Nortth Ballarat
David Teague - Northern Bullants
Gary Ayres - Port Melbourne
Andy Lovell - Sandringham
Simon Atkins - Werribee
Brad Gotch - Williamstown
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Who's the best out of those men everyone, in your opinion??????????
Why does this have the title Gary Ayres?
So difficult to rate the coaches, I'd suggest the Radio guys, or others that get to see more of every team in the comp might want to voice their opinions on this one.
Ratings out of ten- Mitchell 4, Hutchison 7.5, Rawlings 6, Brown 3, Lovett 9, Tudor 4.5, Fitzgerald 8, Teague 7.5, Ayres 9.5, Lovell 5.5, Atkins 8, Gotch 7.5
These ratings are before the Grand Final.
Top marks to Ayres with Lovett next best with getting Frankston within a whisker to the Prelim. Fitzy and Atkins have both done a great job this season. Greg Hutchison has got Casey above expectations. Teague did well as a captain coach which is rare these days and Gotch was consistent.
Lowest goes to Gavin Brown with a poor brand of footy which is plain boring and Collingwood were average.
I have given Lovett a nine for the way he got Frankston playing in the two finals. Why wasn't Tassie's two coaches included ?
This thread should be called coaches ratings for 2008 and not Ayres.
Well i vote for Gary Ayres, i know ive interviewved him more than anyone this year but you couldn't come accross a nicer bloke. He's been terriffic.
Ben Taylor - Casey Radio 97.7fm
Gotch for me.
I hope you've been calling him [b]Gerard [/b]this year Ben.
I'd have to rate Ayres and Fitzgerald as the coaches of the year, both have done great jobs. Brett Lovett and Greg Hutchison not far behind. I think what those four guys did was take a list of players that most of us pundits wouldnt have rated that highly and achieved plenty with them.
As far as a guys personable skills go, Gotch would have to be up there. But Ayres, Fitzgerald also present themselves so well when you listen to them on the ABC or on Casey Radio with you Ben.
sorry footy man , you are right mate. I have been calling him gerard, typing mis print. Being involved with Williamstown for the past 7 years, Brad Gotch also presents himself and the footy club extreamly well. I think very highly of him as a VFL senior coach.
Cya Friday night mate.
Don't worry mate, its one of those names where its easy to get the R and L the wrong way round, I've done it plenty of times!
Keep up the good work yourself too, you're doing a great job on Casey.
My coach of the year is Gerard Fitzgerard because he is
going to be the premiership coach at the end of the season
and get North Ballarat their first flag .
Interestingly nobody has mentioned Lance Spaulding at Tasmania - one for Thylacine, gibbke and co to rate. Had a very tough and unrewarding job to do after Cresswell's resignation.