shut down the possibility of returning to coaching as recently as last yearWith Brendon Gale crossing from Richmond to Tasmania as the 19th AFL club’s first CEO, the Devils will soon need to start putting together a shortlist of coaching targets as they prepare to enter the league in 2028.
“Tell me that the Tasmanian Football Club doesn’t need someone who can make a splash and has the character, capability, cache and connectivity ,” Clark said. Fellow Herald Sun reporter Scott Gullan threw up Geelong’s Chris Scott as another coaching target as well as West Coast’s Adam Simpson, while he suggested Brisbane’s Chris Fagan could be the ideal right-hand man.“He’s had a great innings at Brisbane. Why couldn’t he be the second-in-command like he did at Hawthorn and guide Buckley through?”MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - September 21, 2023. AFL . Collingwood footy boss Graham Wright during Collingwood training session at Olympic Park, Melbourne.