Looking at our coaching staff I may concede its not all Bolton, but we really need to upgrade some of our assistants.
Consider the midfield coaches of some of the best performing teams in recent years:
Collingwood - Rob Harvey
GWS - Lenny Hayes
West Coast - Nathan Van Berlo (with Hickmott)
Geelong - Nigel Lappin
Hawthorn - Scott Burns last year, Sam Mitchell this year.
We seem to have a more complicated structure of Barker as stoppages coach, Cameron Bruce as midfield coach and Brent Stanton as midfield development coach.
I really wish we had managed to coax Sam Mitchell to Carlton when he announced he was moving back to Melbourne. We need some better mentors for the young brigade we are bringing through.
Consider the midfield coaches of some of the best performing teams in recent years:
Collingwood - Rob Harvey
GWS - Lenny Hayes
West Coast - Nathan Van Berlo (with Hickmott)
Geelong - Nigel Lappin
Hawthorn - Scott Burns last year, Sam Mitchell this year.
We seem to have a more complicated structure of Barker as stoppages coach, Cameron Bruce as midfield coach and Brent Stanton as midfield development coach.
I really wish we had managed to coax Sam Mitchell to Carlton when he announced he was moving back to Melbourne. We need some better mentors for the young brigade we are bringing through.

