Preliminary Final Week - Adam Simpson on North Melbourne coaching role (19.09.26)
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Why does Adam Simpson say he won’t apply for the North Melbourne senior coach role?
And then Timo, your week as well, which I find the coaching landscape utterly perplexing at the moment. The lack of differentiation between the young coach in inverted commas, the second time coach in inverted commas and the Messiah coach, which doesn't need inverted commas, utterly perplexing. How do you feel a couple of days on?
I'm not quite sure what to say. If we're talking about the north situation, the north needs to do what north needs to do. So I think they're a broad approach and they just want the best coach for the football club. So I don't think they've got a restriction on those three categories, Gerard, but I just get the sense I might not be what they're looking for, I suppose. Or if I'm going to go through the process, I might be – proven wrong a little bit, that perhaps there's a... a first-timer out there that can grow with the club and the team. Not that they said that directly. So it's just making assumptions and working through whether the process is right for you. So it wasn't for me. But the general question around, has the game evolved that much that John Lomoy can't coach anymore?
That's ridiculous.
Two
years ago, he was in a grand
final.
Yeah, yeah. And I'm pretty sure he evolved as a coach in the 14 years he coached.
The game
hasn't been blown away the last couple of years, Toby. Yeah. I think it's more about management and player management, people management, which I think is also, you know, it's something that I'm talking about John here in my head that is proven in spades. Like people go to him to get advice on those type of things. So to... To suggest that the game's moved to a level where these guys who have been out of the system for a while can't do it anymore, it's probably not quite true. But I think it's just the cycle we're in. We've seen some good success when some young coaches come in and they've had immediate impact. And that feels like that's the way to go at the moment.
That'll change. It's not really backed up by the reality. This is the bit I find confusing. If I was running the coaching process, there's no way known I'd be ruling out premiership coaches. So recent premierships. Chris Fagan in his ninth season. Chris Fagan in his eighth season. Craig McRae as a 50-year-old. Chris Scott in his 12th season. Simon Goodwin in his fifth season. Hardwick in his 11th, 10th, and 8th. Adam Simpson was in his fifth. Luke Beveridge was in his second and continues on. You can't tell me that Luke Beveridge... Can't be coaching again. Clarkson in his ninth, tenth and eleventh season. John Longmar in his second and then four more grand finals. Chris Scott in his first. Mick Malthouse in his eleventh season at Collingwood.
Mark Thompson in his eighth and tenth season. Clarkson in his fourth. John Worsfold, Paul Roos before that. So the second time prejudice is related to the likes of Brad Scott and Michael Voss at Rodney Ede. Those who didn't win it the first time through and didn't win it the second time through. But... Lee Matthews, Malcolm Blight, Mick Malthouse, Robert Walls, David Park and Alan Jeans. Like, you're telling me... No, we... No, no. I can't see it. I just can't see it.
I think the reasons to go with a younger coach is based around growing with a younger coach. You're not going to get their best version the first year or two. And Bevo was probably one out of the box. I mean, you get a lot of success in your second year, traditionally, the first time. And not always a premiership, but... Lots of coaches. I think we made a grand final in our second year back in the day. So I think our list needs someone that we can grow and mould. And in five, six years, eight years' time, Gerard, he's spoken like you talk about Chris Fagan.
How do the speakers categorize coaching types – young, second‑time and ‘Messiah’ coaches?
That's the goal for clubs. I'm sure that was Carlton's goal. What we struggled with a little bit was to do the younger guys and then John Longmore at the same time. It's like, well, that's a different criteria. So you've still got to make a call, which way do we want to go? And I think a lot of clubs at the moment are leaning towards let's grow with someone, but it probably depends on where you list that as well.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
Why does Adam Simpson say he won’t apply for the North Melbourne senior coach role?
0:00–3:33
2
How do the speakers categorize coaching types – young, second‑time and ‘Messiah’ coaches?
3:33–5:51
3
What arguments are made for preferring a first‑time coach versus an experienced premiership coach?
5:51–7:38
4
How does the club’s board brief shape the coach‑selection process?
7:38–9:31
5
What criteria (culture, AI, data, leadership) are used to rank coaching candidates?
9:31–11:26
6
Why do the hosts think clubs are leaning toward growing with a younger coach now?
11:26–13:20
7
How is the pathway for aspiring coaches changing – from development roles to local leagues?
13:20–13:54
Speakers
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