Just thought I would start a thread on coaches of the Perth fc over the years. Hopefully the two questions below will kick us off.
Whom has been the best? Whom has achieved the most given the players and opposition he faced?
Many will say Armstrong and his effort to get us into and win a final in 1991 looks better every year…
And most will hate me for even mentioning it but who was last coach to get us into double digit wins?
stand the test: thanks for responding. I always liked Ken Armstrong. On your question, Wayne Blackwell?
Was long before my time but Mal Atwell would have to be right up there along with Ern Henfry.
In my days Mal Brown.
I think it was McMahon with 10 wins not Blackwell
Henfrey, Atwell and Armstrong were the most successful coaches of PFC but I think that the question is more pointed to the best coaches of the past dark 40 years.
Perhaps Mal Brown and Wayne Blackwell will be cited by most but I would add the much maligned Andrew Jarman. In his first year we finished 6th and had a reasonable list but we let him down and set him adrift in his second year by not shoring up the list with any recruits and the result was another wooden spoon. IMO he was a very good coach without the cattle to go.
The worst ??? Imo without doubt Wiley, Mullooly, Glascott, Eastaugh and the biggest nightmare.. McMahon
I’ve heard from a few that Magro was very much respected. Would give you a spray but would be the first to put an arm around you after the game.
30plus your 100 per cent right om Mcmahon – thanks
Mr AFL – I have also heard good things about Magro
Smokey: some good thoughts on Jarman, especially given his circumstances. How would you rate Magro and Spalding?
Wayne Blackwell for sure.
He was the one who got us remotely close to a Premiership in 1997.
I’m going to lean towards Mal Brown circa 1986 - he managed to build a fearsome unit that really could have got to the Grand Final
He did lure at least three decent ex-Bulldogs across to Lathlain like Stephen Mount , the late Chris Stasinowsky , Rodney Grljusich , Warren Mosconi
Brownie was good,as was '86.But in reality,East Freo and Subi were a couple of steps ahead of us,despite a good Win over both of them once and Umpire O’Reilly beating us with his own Whistle.Subi finished us off!
Also a couple of off field staff that were pretty handy Southerner, head trainer Merv White and football manager Mick Moylan. Brownie certainly knew how to drag people along with him. He plucked the eyes out of Claremont too bringing probably the best recruit of the lot who only managed a couple of games before a career ending knee injury, Lyndsay Kanther, Mark Watson (won a Sandover with us in 87) and the Farmer boys.
Yeah I sort of remember the game Kanther went down , car crash of an injury.
There was another large signing the year before Michael Stinger Rea from West Perth who had a hell of a big part in it too , and I think from memory John Gavranich came with him
Mark Washfold, Ross Prunster & Ray Holden were a few of other players at P from WP around the same time as Rea & Gavranich.
Fotheringhame & Doug Simms all went the other way.
Mark Washfold, Ross Prunster & Ray Holden were a few of other players at P from WP around the same time as Rea & Gavranich.
Fotheringhame & Doug Simms all went the other way.
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What about big Shane Bogunovich? Built like Tarzan played like Jane. Was he from the Swannies or WP BH?
And how could you forget Len Gandini and John Clarkson crossing over to our eastern suburbs brothers? Couple of handy players there.
Mark Washfold, Ross Prunster & Ray Holden were a few of other players at P from WP around the same time as Rea & Gavranich.
Fotheringhame & Doug Simms all went the other way.
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What about big Shane Bogunovich? Built like Tarzan played like Jane. Was he from the Swannies or WP BH?
And how could you forget Len Gandini and John Clarkson crossing over to our eastern suburbs brothers? Couple of handy players there.
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Shane Bogunovich was from SD DD as was his brother Ramsey who played at WP after an unsuccesful stint at Geelong.
Shane was swapped for Wayne Simms from P.
Yep Gandini (who got the boot from P by Brownie and wound up at SD) and Clarko were both very good players for us Len played in the 1990 Premiership side.
From memory Perth picked up some handy players from Swans as well DD- Ross Fitzgerald, Greg Frost, Glenn O’Rourke, Brian Dawson, Shane Renfree, Mick Hastie, Drew Cornelious etc it wasnt all one way traffic mate.
grassy: thank you for setting the record straight on the 1986 prelimenary final.
AR, Magro never had his heart in it IMO. He had an external agenda and didn’t have his eye on the ball.
Duke has done a good job with what he has had. If he is given the right recruits and further develops the young talent that he has things would look much brighter at Lathlain. However there is word that he may not want to go around again next season.
Hey Smokey if Snake doesn’t want to go around next season id be curious as to why he wouldn’t.
For mine his coaching career thus far at the Sharks and with us would seem like nothing achieved especially this season with all the kids he is blooding,why wouldn’t he want to continue on to that special something that a lot on here are predicting in the near future.
Tbh I don’t know where that would leave us if he left,new coach new thoughts,here we go again.
Or maybe it’s because the club won’t recruit the players we need,it’s not unlike this club to be thinking we already have the cattle.