Essendon Coach Controversy: McVeigh Appointed Amidst Player Disciplinary Issues
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The Swans, however, clearly decided a line had been crossed. Five players were stood down for the remainder of the season, including finals, for breaching club standards, while a Victoria police investigation into an alleged sexual assault remained ongoing.
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SMH SportThere was speculation early in the week that staff members may have been with the five players. But the Swans released a statement emphasising that the players suspended were the only members of Sydney staff in the room and condemned some of what they described as misinformation being reported.
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Mark McVeigh has been appointed Essendon coach, winning the race for the top job at the Hangar ahead of club great James Hird.
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As Hird ventured into the business world and dipped his toes in the coaching waters at AFL expansion club GWS and Port Melbourne in the VFL, McVeigh immersed himself in just about every aspect of coaching at the Giants and Sydney.
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Despite Hird’s affection for McVeigh, only wins will silence those who want the former golden boy to get his crack at redemption.
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Hird 'precluded' from Bombers coach hunt AFL journalist Damian Barrett says the Essendon coach criteria should have "precluded" James Hird from the process months before a decision was made.
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“Mark was clearly the best candidate for what this role demands. He’s developed emerging talent throughout his coaching career, and he connects with younger players in a way that matters for a list at our stage. His game plan is built for the modern game, quick ball movement, adaptable structures, and it’s suited to where this competition is heading.
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01 The Guardian Sport The public response to the Sydney Swans scandal has been fascinating. Before we knew very much at all, people were ready to be outraged. Perhaps understandably so. One in five Australian women has experienced sexual violence since the age of 15.
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02 SMH Sport Just days after the club secured just their second wooden spoon in 93 years, there was a buoyant mood at “the Hangar” for McVeigh’s coronation in front of the Bombers’ entire men’s and women’s lists. They gave him a rousing ovation as he entered the stage.
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