Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:11 pmGeneral Soreness wrote:Ron Alexander was the inaugural coach of the West Coast Eagles
Who played in the VFL and not the AFL
Who played in the VFL and not the AFL
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Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:11 pmWho played in the VFL and not the AFL
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:12 pmSpargo wrote:.
The smartest reply in this thread.
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:13 pmGeneral Soreness wrote:The late Mike "Swamp Fox" Patterson coached Richmond in 1984 after back to back premierships with North Adelaide in 1971-72 ( and Champions of Australia)
My dad coached Western United in 1953 but they like North never played in the AFL.
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:15 pmJK wrote:Managed to eek out a few of those, some good additions tho, cheers for the help everyone
What help ? Every answer was incorrect.
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:17 pmHazbeen wrote:Barry Round I think coached Sydney temporarily
Nope.
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:22 pmJK wrote:Frothy footy trivia - Mate just asked for 5 former AFL ruck men that became coaches, other than Primus. Help please?
Please, please, do not perpetuate the myth that the AFL was the VFL. This is greatly disrespectful to other great players and clubs from at least South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. JK's post specifically mentions AFL. If he meant all leagues, then different question.
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:46 pmDOC wrote:JK wrote:Frothy footy trivia - Mate just asked for 5 former AFL ruck men that became coaches, other than Primus. Help please?
Please, please, do not perpetuate the myth that the AFL was the VFL. This is greatly disrespectful to other great players and clubs from at least South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. JK's post specifically mentions AFL. If he meant all leagues, then different question.
Yeah did specifically mean AFL but the others are good for a secondary part of the discussion
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:06 pmI guess that perpetuates the idea that ruckman really don't have brains...
Along those lines, what position is the most popular for coaches to have played? Are most coaches midfielders, back pockets or forward flankers? That'd be interesting stats...
Along those lines, what position is the most popular for coaches to have played? Are most coaches midfielders, back pockets or forward flankers? That'd be interesting stats...
Re: Former ruck men coaches
Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:51 pmDOC wrote:General Soreness wrote:The late Mike "Swamp Fox" Patterson coached Richmond in 1984 after back to back premierships with North Adelaide in 1971-72 ( and Champions of Australia)
My dad coached Western United in 1953 but they like North never played in the AFL.
Did Western United win the Champions of Australia title?
