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Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:13 pm
by Sojourner
Going over the NAFC website and looking at the list of coaches recorded there, I noted that Michael Flynn is listed as having coached for a single season.

Just wondering what was the circumstance that resulted in Michael Flynn not continuing on with the Club?

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:32 pm
by Thiele
Wasn't he involved with the Australian Track Cycling Team he also coached West Adelaide reserves or do i have the wrong bloke

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 8:57 pm
by MagareyLegend
mmmm interesting story - I will leave his story to someone else.

Suffice to say Flynn was Nunan's hatchett man during Nunan's reign.

As a coach he got the team fit .... but the rest - well I'll leave that for others to comment.

Some of his history:
played reserves and league ??? for Woodville in early 80s
moved to North as football manager under Nunan
high perfoamance cycling coach in Australia
reserves player NAFC
Senior coach NAFC
high performance diving coach in NZ
Hawaiian tri-athlete

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:38 pm
by Wedgie
The worst coach Ive ever heard address a team in my entire life.

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:12 pm
by McAlmanac
Woodville League early to mid 70's - I can't be arsed hauling out the documentation, but about 20-30 games. Debuted as a 17 year old.

A monument to self importance.

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Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 10:27 pm
by bayman
Wedgie wrote:The worst coach Ive ever heard address a team in my entire life.



if it was worse than b.honors address at unley i heard it would indeed be pitiful as the address i heard actually made me snigger at the stupidity of it, when i next see you wedgie i'll tell you what i heard & then you can let me know who had the worse address of the two :wink:

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 12:04 am
by GWW
McAlmanac wrote:A monument to self importance.



I've met a few ex SANFL players eg school teachers, who match that description very aptly as well.

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:55 am
by Dogwatcher
I had Flynn as a lecturer at uni at about the time he was coaching North...very interesting cat.
We had former Sturt player James May in our class and IIRC he was the only person Flynn had any time for.

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:33 pm
by McAlmanac
GWW wrote:
McAlmanac wrote:A monument to self importance.



I've met a few ex SANFL players eg school teachers, who match that description very aptly as well.

Reserves player, but Jeff Zadow (Norwood).

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:19 pm
by Adelaide Hawk
Big Bill Wedding was a school teacher.

Re: Michael Flynn 1996 NAFC

PostPosted: Thu Jul 17, 2008 10:26 pm
by GWW
Adelaide Hawk wrote:Big Bill Wedding was a school teacher.


I doubt he'd be a "monument to self importance" like others of more recent times.

I'm thinking of a former SANFL footballer who played for a team based in the eastern suburbs, who was a teacher :evil: