2026 Adelaide Footy League - Division 2

[jo172]

Scott Thompson named as Brisbane Lions development coach :

The Club has also appointed former Western Bulldogs defender Liam Jones and former Adelaide Crows midfielder Scott Thompson as development coaches.

Thompson started his coaching career in 2017 as a development coach with Port Adelaide after 308 games as a player with Melbourne and Adelaide.

Following a break from coaching at AFL level, Thompson went and coached Unley Mercedes Jets in Division 2 of the Adelaide Football League.

https://www.lions.com.au/news/1919059

Anyone ever got an AFL assistant job straight from the AdFL before? Great stuff

[jo172]

Not D2 related directly but compiling a list of best footballers to have coached in the AdFL the last couple
of decades could be a fun diversion.

Thompson, Macca, Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman and Scott Hodges (as blokes who were all Australians) immediately come to my mind in terms of decorations in playing career but I’m sure I’m missing plenty

Rung below of Peter Caven, Weed and Darren Mead come to mind as good best 22 afl players but not quite to the class above

[Old Red]

Not D2 related directly but compiling a list of best footballers to have coached in the AdFL the last couple
of decades could be a fun diversion.

Thompson, Macca, Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman and Scott Hodges (as blokes who were all Australians) immediately come to my mind in terms of decorations in playing career but I’m sure I’m missing plenty

Rung below of Peter Caven, Weed and Darren Mead come to mind as good best 22 afl players but not quite to the class above

Nah apparently none of those could even carry Chad's white board.

This one from Goodwoods football chief's self congratulatory social media post "This isn't just about bringing elite-level expertise to the Adelaide Footy League (though we're certainly doing that). It's about someone of Chad's standing recognising the value and importance of community football"
So that's why he took it. He's doing it because he recognises the value of community football.

[wenchbarwer]

Not D2 related directly but compiling a list of best footballers to have coached in the AdFL the last couple
of decades could be a fun diversion.

Thompson, Macca, Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman and Scott Hodges (as blokes who were all Australians) immediately come to my mind in terms of decorations in playing career but I’m sure I’m missing plenty

Rung below of Peter Caven, Weed and Darren Mead come to mind as good best 22 afl players but not quite to the class above

Has Fud ever been a head coach?

[Mr Beefy]

Not D2 related directly but compiling a list of best footballers to have coached in the AdFL the last couple
of decades could be a fun diversion.

Thompson, Macca, Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman and Scott Hodges (as blokes who were all Australians) immediately come to my mind in terms of decorations in playing career but I’m sure I’m missing plenty

Rung below of Peter Caven, Weed and Darren Mead come to mind as good best 22 afl players but not quite to the class above

Has Fud ever been a head coach?

CBC ?

[amber_fluid]

Not D2 related directly but compiling a list of best footballers to have coached in the AdFL the last couple
of decades could be a fun diversion.

Thompson, Macca, Darren Jarman, Andrew Jarman and Scott Hodges (as blokes who were all Australians) immediately come to my mind in terms of decorations in playing career but I’m sure I’m missing plenty

Rung below of Peter Caven, Weed and Darren Mead come to mind as good best 22 afl players but not quite to the class above

Has Fud ever been a head coach?

CBC ?

Yeah circa 2010

[Down the Hill]

Hodges was never All-Australian but he played AFL and was a Magarey Medallist so on that score you can add Brett Backwell. Jade Sheedy another MM to coach AdFL in last 20 years. I know its 31 years ago but Mark Naley coached Brighton in 1994 in the SAAFL. He warrants a place in the top rung of Jo's list.

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Simon Tregenza played AFL and was runner up in the MM
Greg Anderson played AFL and won the MM

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James Allen

[Mr Beefy]

Hodges was never All-Australian but he played AFL and was a Magarey Medallist so on that score you can add Brett Backwell. Jade Sheedy another MM to coach AdFL in last 20 years. I know its 31 years ago but Mark Naley coached Brighton in 1994 in the SAAFL. He warrants a place in the top rung of Jo's list.

To be fair he said they were "all Australians" , I guess he meant they weren't from overseas

[jo172]

Hodges was never All-Australian but he played AFL and was a Magarey Medallist so on that score you can add Brett Backwell. Jade Sheedy another MM to coach AdFL in last 20 years. I know its 31 years ago but Mark Naley coached Brighton in 1994 in the SAAFL. He warrants a place in the top rung of Jo's list.

Cop Hodges.

But Magarey’s won by Macca, Hodges, Jarman are worth more than Sheedy and Backwell’s for mine.

Tregenza and Anderson are good shouts but I suppose also the same generation as Jarmans etc

To change the topic slightly, since post 97 when the AFL became completely dominant, is Thompson by far the most accomplished player to coach? Lindsay Thomas might now make a second? Following that are we getting into Jack Trengove as a playing coach?

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Nathan Grima played same amount of games as Trengove in the AFL

[whufc]

Fabian Francis

[Down the Hill]

Jack Trengove coach?? He may have had a coaching role in his stint at PAOC but pretty sure Pitt was the coach when Trengove played for them.

[jo172]

Jack Trengove coach?? He may have had a coaching role in his stint at PAOC but pretty sure Pitt was the coach when Trengove played for them.

I thought they were notionally co-coaches but could be wrong

[Jimmy_041]

Jack Trengove coach?? He may have had a coaching role in his stint at PAOC but pretty sure Pitt was the coach when Trengove played for them.

I thought they were notionally co-coaches but could be wrong

No; Trenny was Assistant Coach

[wenchbarwer]

Bombers on the hunt for a new coach

[Sticks28]

What on earth is happening at broadview? Heard they’ve had a mass exodus

[Jimmy_041]

What on earth is happening at broadview? Heard they’ve had a mass exodus

Same old / same old
It's a new team every year

[locky801]

What on earth is happening at broadview? Heard they’ve had a mass exodus

Same old / same old
It's a new team every year

This ones evidently bigger than previous years, even my lad who has been there 20 years through Juniors etc is on the move, something i never thought he would do.

Very lucky they have a strong womens contingent i think