Will coaching change help Dockers beat Port?
It’s a bit of a myth that clubs always win their first games after coaching changes. But an ex-Crows caretaker expects the Power to face a Fremantle side with the shackles released on Sunday.
It’s a bit of a myth that clubs always win their first games after coaching changes. But an ex-Crows caretaker expects the Power to face a Fremantle side with the shackles released on Sunday.
Former Dockers assistants Justin Longmuir and Peter Sumich headline the coaches in the mix to replace Ross Lyon at Fremantle, with one winning a glowing endorsement of his credentials.
Ross Lyon was blindsided by a shock Fremantle axing which was akin to a ‘cold-blooded ambush’, writes Mark Robinson. But there’s a job the departing Dockers coach could soon be linked with.
Fremantle’s ‘bold’ call to sack coach Ross Lyon will have implications for its list plans, with Ed Langdon linked with a return to Victoria and Tim Kelly entertaining a return to Western Australia.
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