Position Vacant:

[Gagger]

Good one Scorz (and from a Kiwi about rugby!!)

 

[#1 Tah]

Chris Hickey

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Chris Hickey

There are several Gaggerland Citizens who will enjoy responding to this suggestion.

I look forward to their response.

 

[Viking]

+1 for Kafe!

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Jeez Seb, If Kafe is lost to Foxtel, then there will be no one sensible left.

Who would you backfill Foxtel with if Kafe left?

Can we advertise to fill the Commentary slots on TV, both FTA and pay?

Gordo and Dan Crowley are OK on FTA with Grant Fox as special comments for Darkness games.
Can't leave out Murray Mexted for comedic relief purposes only.

The ABC Shute Shield team to stay right where they are.

Keep Kafe on Fox. Bring on A Freier and Stu Dickenson to the Foxtel team.

 

[waratahjesus]

+1 for Kafe!

i dont understand why there is so much kafe love, ask the guy to predict play, not talk about it after it happened and his track record is no where near as good as people believe he is.

 

[barbarian]

Complete the circle... John Mitchell.

Surely completing the circle would be Jake White?

 

[Muttonbird]

Bob Dwyer.

Too wrapped up in what the opposition is doing.

 

[Scarfman]

Austin.

 

[Red Rooster]

You guys forget that Kafe tried to be the Head Coach at Saracens a few years back and he quit after only half a season as he did not enjoy it and the results were mediocre - so you would think he would be unlikely

I would have thought that you would get a coach with signiifcant experience and expertise. It is after all our National flagship

I am not sure that Nucifora should be considered as he is employed to run the structures of the game - who is going to do that while he is away??

 

[naza]

Naza the bolter ! Do I get an expense account ? I'm thirsty already..

 

[The_Brown_Hornet]

How about enticing Tim Lane or Alan Gaffney back?

 

[fatprop]

If we are actually looking for a "skills" coach, Andrew Johns.

Different if we want a backs/attack coach

 

[RugbyReg]

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ssary-experience/story-e6frg7mf-1225925058278

FORMER NSW Waratahs assistant coach Todd Louden has expressed interest in the vacancy on the Wallabies coaching staff.

Louden, who was the Waratahs attack and backs coach under Ewen McKenzie in 2008, has since been coaching Japanese club Ricoh.

Out of contract at the end of the year, Louden has advised the ARU he is interested in replacing Wallabies skills coach Richard Graham, who has been appointed head coach of the Western Force.

Louden, who was also assistant coach of the Bulls when the South African team won the Super rugby title in 2007, certainly has the necessary experience and knowledge to act as the Wallabies skills coach.

ARU chief executive John O'Neill was scheduled to meet with Australia coach Robbie Deans and high-performance manager David Nucifora this week to discuss the coaching vacancy.

O'Neill indicated earlier this week that a decision on the assistant coach would be made at the ARU board meeting in Sydney next Friday.

But it was unlikely the ARU would rush into a decision on a replacement for Graham.

It is more likely the ARU board will endorse a proposal to have Nucifora join the coaching staff, possibly as a co-ordinator or looking after the lineout.

Nucifora is already a national selector and is set to coach the Wallabies midweek team on its upcoming tour of Europe.

The ARU would want to give itself more time to fully assess a range of potential candidates for Graham's job.

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Todd Louden

Very funny.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/new...ssary-experience/story-e6frg7mf-1225925058278

FORMER NSW Waratahs assistant coach Todd Louden has expressed interest in the vacancy on the Wallabies coaching staff.

Louden, who was the Waratahs attack and backs coach under Ewen McKenzie in 2008, has since been coaching Japanese club Ricoh.

Out of contract at the end of the year, Louden has advised the ARU he is interested in replacing Wallabies skills coach Richard Graham, who has been appointed head coach of the Western Force.

Louden, who was also assistant coach of the Bulls when the South African team won the Super rugby title in 2007, certainly has the necessary experience and knowledge to act as the Wallabies skills coach.

.Snip .........

Hmmmm. Does Todd read G&GR?:yay

 

[cyclopath]

Or are you Todd, MegaBot?

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Not Todd.

My knowledge of the Japanese Language is restricted to what I learned from James Clavell's tome Shogun.

I would not survive over there.

 

[Gnostic]

If we are actually looking for a "skills" coach, Andrew Johns.

Different if we want a backs/attack coach

Could teach them how to cover up systemic drug use for years.

 

[disco]

How about enticing Tim Lane or Alan Gaffney back?

I want Gaffney on board, what's his contract with the Irish.

 

[ChargerWA]

If we are actually looking for a "skills" coach, Andrew Johns.

Different if we want a backs/attack coach

I love this idea, we could really improve in the areas of the kick/pass and the chip in behind with a league skills coach. The only aussie to have used the chip in behind effectively this year was Kurtley Beale for the Tahs in a few games, and we only tried the kick/pass about once the whole TN.

I'm not sure Joey is the man for the job though, he seems like a bit of a tool from a distance, up close he might be better.