Shannon Gill

He's commentating on Friday Night Footy in 93-94 as it takes off.

So he is the new wave of analysis.

Derm was reportedly sounded out about the North Melbourne job in 1993 when he was still playing.

So he is someone who is involved in like the footy show, but amongst the vaudeville, he's doing the analysis.

So he does modern analysis.

He ends up doing analysis on Optus and Triple M when they started broadcasting football.

He is talked about as a coach.

Gary Lyon finishes his career at the end of the 90s, and he's already been doing game analysis on TV and radio, and he's actually offered the Adelaide coaching role straight from playing at the end of 1999.

Doesn't do it.

Of the four, Tim Watson's probably the least likely.

He moves into the Friday night analysis spot on Channel 7 for 97-98, and then he becomes the coach of St.

Kilda.

And it's clear, St.

Kilda, and there's a report I've got here from the time, and it says...

In fact, the Saints are happy to admit Watson's ability to be able to dissect tactics and strategies and not only express them eloquently, but demystify them was a factor in their decision to chase him hard one more time.

What could have been?

Imagine what coaching would have been in the 90s with Sam and Salas.

Now, it didn't go well for Tim at St Kilda, as we probably all know, but this has an effect on the other three guys we're talking about.

The story of how Watson came to St Kilda, this is reported by Caroline Wilson at the time.

He's still at St Kilda, but on his last legs.