Brett Ratten pulls out of race

[Ricochet]

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/afl/more-news/brett-ratten-pulls-out-of-race-to-coach-port-adelaide/story-e6frf9jf-1226477604429

EXCLUSIVE: BRETT Ratten has pulled out of the race for the Port Adelaide coaching job.

In a shock development, the Herald Sun has learnt Ratten will not be a contender for the vacant position at Alberton.

He informed the club of his decision today and is understood to have held talks about a new senior coaching assistants position at the Gold Coast Suns.

It leaves the Power running on empty in its search for a tried and tested senior coach.

Collingwood football and coaching strategist Rodney Eade ruled himself out on Wednesday, while highly-rated assistant coaches Leon Cameron (Hawthorn) and Scott Burns (West Coast) have also declared they will not be pursuing the job.

[Tominator]

Buddha Hocking may get it by default now, doesn't seem to be anybody left

[Ziplock]

nobody wants the job with a talentless club, that fired a decent coach, purely because the players he was working with sucked so much... why would you want to go there?

[BB67th]

Hocking already said he wouldn't coach as well. May seem like a joke and it will be if it actually happens but Terry Wallace did say he was interested when the job first opened up. Port really do need a coach with some experience at the moment and he is probably the best left for them at this stage.

[meow meow]

I'll do it.

[nas]

Would like Hinkley to get it ex Geelong / GC Suns

[Noz]

I would love to do it

[Ziplock]

I got a div 6 under 10s soccer team to come from last place from the last 3 years (apparently the season before they lost a game 23-0 :o ) to 5th place and able to challenge the top teams.

clearly I'm qualified to coach port- I'll use my general coaching brilliance... make them run laps and kick the ball straight.

game on.

[Cicjose]

they might need lessons on public relations just in case your coaching tenure goes pear shaped just like their skills have.....

[Ziplock]

I'll make them run laps until they spew.

just like my under 10s did.

:P

[BB67th]

In serious news for the Port job. Neale Daniher, Terry Wallace and Mark Williams are currently the frontrunners for the job. They should never have sacked Primus.

[Colliwobblers]

In serious news for the Port job. Neale Daniher, Terry Wallace and Mark Williams are currently the frontrunners for the job. They should never have sacked Primus.

I really liked Primus, but he was never going to get the job done - maybe through no fault of his own.

But mostly because they need someone like the weapon training them.

(Yes let them all tear their hamstrings - at least we will know they are TRYING )

They aren't talentless, they are effortless, no work ethic. A coach that will train into them to work is good for a couple of years and then bring in someone who can coach them to win.

[BB67th]

A lot of talk of current assistants at other clubs Ken Hinkley and Leon Cameron are being talked about getting the position as well.

[Ziplock]

In serious news for the Port job. Neale Daniher, Terry Wallace and Mark Williams are currently the frontrunners for the job. They should never have sacked Primus.

I really liked Primus, but he was never going to get the job done - maybe through no fault of his own.

But mostly because they need someone like the weapon training them.

(Yes let them all tear their hamstrings - at least we will know they are TRYING )

They aren't talentless, they are effortless, no work ethic. A coach that will train into them to work is good for a couple of years and then bring in someone who can coach them to win.

primus was doing fine. He'd SUBSTANTIALLY improved the club- 2011 they finished 16/17 with only 3 wins, with a % of 64.51. This year they finished with 5 wins and a % of nearly 80% at 14/18. A clear improvement- he was taking them completely in the right direction, despite the fact they sucked as a playing group.

He never should have been sacked... he got sacked because of the loss to GWS, to be fair though I still maintain that wasn't a fault of him as the coach, or his game plan- watching the game, players just weren't kicking straight, couldn't mark for shower, looked slow, sloppy and pathetic.

not his fault.

[Ricochet]

I agree that sacking Primus so soon was completely unfair.
Can't imagine what it would be like trying to implement my very own game plan in such a short time period and then have such high expectations of success.
it takes time