Get your hands on the historic 'Marram' guernseys which will be showcased during AFLW Indigenous Round Buy now! As I write this, the girls have had one win and two close losses, each of those coming against last season’s grand finalists. This now brings me to our AFLW program, which is three games into its second season this calendar year. We have already seen some key outcomes that came off the back of Geoff’s work and the final structure will be in place ahead of the start of pre-season in November. Both of these areas which will be a focus for Todd Viney as the new General Manager of Football going forward. The report also recommended closer collaboration between list management and coaching, and more clarity around the roles of the player performance and performance psychology teams. ![]() One of these included a recommendation to restructure the football department under one General Manager of Football (where previously there had been two), and for the senior coach to report into this role. Most of Geoff’s observations related to structural, rather than personnel changes, and we’ve started to implement some of his recommendations. Geoff’s report highlighted the many highly regarded and skilled individuals within the areas including high performance, medical and support, player excellence, development, analysis and operations. The report also spoke very positively about the environment and culture. The playing list, coaching and list management received both positive and negative feedback. We’ve had significant change in the intervening period, and Geoff’s findings have been crucial in helping us understand where our strengths lie, and where we can do better. Capturing the signatures of Todd Goldstein and Ben Cunnington, whose round 22 return was the highlight of the year, was also incredibly significant.Įmotional Cunnington returns in touching entranceīen Cunnington completes his inspirational return to the AFL after recovering from two bouts of testicular cancerīut while that’s a lot to celebrate, no one can be happy with a season that saw us win just two games, and only really be competitive in a handful more. Which is why we engaged Geoff Walsh mid-year to spend a month in our football department to help the Board understand what was working and what wasn’t. I’m excited that a clutch of our promising young talent has committed to the Roos for seasons to come. ![]() Jy Simpkin was a worthy winner of his second Syd Barker medal in a season that saw him – along with runner up LDU – dominate our midfield, and Bailey Scott’s third placing was a testament to the significant improvement we’ve seen in him this season. This year we saw the AFL debuts of Jason Horne-Francis, Paul Curtis, Miller Bergman, Jackson Archer, Kallan Dawson and Josh Goater and the club debuts of Hugh Greenwood and Callum Coleman-Jones. So, bear with me, as this is going to be slightly longer than usual given there’s a bit to cover. North Media takes you behind the scenes of new senior coach Alastair Clarkson's first day back at the Kangaroos Back in royal blue and white: Clarko returns to Arden Street
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