Ayres hand up for Saints job

chickster · Post by **chickster** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:39 am

Based on our defensive efforts this year, would we miss him? And would they want him?

Filthy · Post by **Filthy** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 7:58 am

chickster wrote:Based on our defensive efforts this year, would we miss him? And would they want him?

Can hardly blame him or the backline for the way the ball was coming in all the time, nothing he or they could do most of the time.

Plus we were the 6th highest for inside 50's and had as much or more scoring shots than our oposition in most games this year. Our set shot kicking for goal was poor. So with this stupid play on immediately from a kick in, everytime we kicked a point (often), it was up the other end in a flash. This is not Ayres & Fletch & cos fault.

Blame the players up the ground for not manning up or creating a defensive mid field wall, not the backline.

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:26 am

Having said that Filthy.... I wouldn't miss Ayres.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:33 am

I don't think we'd miss him at all.
Why would St Kilda want him, though?
We wasn't really successful either at Geelong or Adelaide was he?

Filthy · Post by **Filthy** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:15 am

billyduckworth wrote:I don't think we'd miss him at all.
Why would St Kilda want him, though?
We wasn't really successful either at Geelong or Adelaide was he?

Played off in 97 (?) and also a better win/loss ration than most coaches going around atm. I dunno.

billyduckworth · Post by **billyduckworth** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 11:21 am

Never won a premiership, did he?

mrredfox · Post by **mrredfox** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:11 pm

wouldnt miss Ayres but doubt Saints would want him. He doesnt have the best rep as a coach no matter what his win/loss ratio is

BERT · Post by **BERT** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:25 pm

I think Ayres has had a bad rap. He got a Geelong list in decline and was robbed by umpires (Colberts mark not paid) and a dud finals draw (finished top in 1997, lost 1st final and had to go to SA to play the Crows).

He was the guy who got most of the Crows list. He copped heaps for playing McLeod on a HBF and now he is a AA HBF.

He could do it easily.

jimmyc1985 · Post by **jimmyc1985** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 12:50 pm

Irrespective of Ayres' credentials (of which i'm not convinced), i think the Saints will go for a fresh face. Longmire or Pyke should be favourites.

Also, Mark Harvey isn't out of the question. I've got no doubt he went to Freo with the understanding that, if Freo had another mediocre season, Connolly would get the arse and Harvey was pretty much guaranteed the head coach position if this occurred; why else would you relocate across the country to go to an inferior club for a job that was the same as the one he already had? By about Round 10 this year, Harvs would've been counting his chickens already, but now the Dockers are likely to make a preliminary final and Connolly isn't going to get sacked. Harvey now knows that the head coach position at Freo isn't really an option, and given the fact he's been keen on getting a head coach position for at least 4 or 5 years now, it wouldn't surprise me if he pressed his case for the Saints' job.

Post by **Jazz_84** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 5:16 pm

St Kilda have named 4 big current coaches they are going to look at

- Matthews
- Malthouse
2 others i can't recall

so i think at the moment about 235 people are lined up for the gig

F111 · Post by **F111** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 8:40 pm

The sainters will get Ken Sheldon back. Mark my words

uptick · Post by **uptick** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:33 pm

That is a very big call, so big that we should run a book on it. what are the odds of Ken Sheldon being the next St Kilda coach ??? 30's plus ?

F111 wrote:The sainters will get Ken Sheldon back. Mark my words

Boyler_Room · Post by **Boyler_Room** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 9:55 pm

Jazz_84 wrote:St Kilda have named 4 big current coaches they are going to look at

- Matthews
- Malthouse
2 others i can't recall

so i think at the moment about 235 people are lined up for the gig

Mark Williams was mentioned

Post by **Jazz_84** » Thu Sep 14, 2006 10:14 pm

Boyler_Room wrote:
Jazz_84 wrote:St Kilda have named 4 big current coaches they are going to look at

- Matthews
- Malthouse
2 others i can't recall

so i think at the moment about 235 people are lined up for the gig
Mark Williams was mentioned

yep and Rodney Eade too, they are the 4 that i was talking about

F111 · Post by **F111** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:28 am

uptick wrote:That is a very big call, so big that we should run a book on it. what are the odds of Ken Sheldon being the next St Kilda coach ??? 30's plus ?
F111 wrote:The sainters will get Ken Sheldon back. Mark my words

I didn't say he'd be the next coach...just that they'll get him back

azza78 · Post by **azza78** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 11:04 am

Well, Ayres would be an improvement over Thomas, but really, that ain't saying much.

mrredfox · Post by **mrredfox** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:17 pm

they have no hope in hell of getting any of the big 4.

Maybe they will approach Thompson but my money would be on Longmire, Harvey or ODonnell

Blidge · Post by **Blidge** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:19 pm

I think G'Od has his eyes on the bigger picture after next year.

swoodley · Post by **swoodley** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:24 pm

Blidge wrote:I think G'Od has his eyes on the bigger picture after next year.

By that do you mean moving into more of a management role?

I thought that he had decided against coaching and was looking at getting into club management.

Ossie · Post by **Ossie** » Fri Sep 15, 2006 12:34 pm

Reckon Mark Harvey will get it.

No reason, just a gut feeling.

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