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Yippeee...it appears both have gone. More to come at a media conference at 1PM....

Yeah just heard that BC.
I wonder who their respective replacements will be?

I'm not sure BH but apparently Lyon won't be coaching next weekend. The names being thrown around already are Longmuir, Sumich, Brad Scott and even Worsfold. You'd think Freo would have someone in mind before turfing Lyon out....but then again..it is Freo after all.

Sorry didn’t see your post here BC. Anyway has to be Peter Sumich for me. WA just won the u18’s championship and there’s a rich crop of West Australian talent in that draft and no one knows that talent better than Peter Sumich who also just happens to be Fremantle through and through and watch supporters come out of the woodwork and jump on board.

Brisbane’s rapid rise up the ladder has also been damming for Ross Lyon and included in that is the loss of Lachie Neale to Brisbane.

I think Suma will be in the mix DD but wouldn't be surprised if someone like Voss gets the nod. Others like Sam Mitchell and Schofield need a couple more years as assistants and not sure Brad Scott is what they need. Interesting times indeed. I'm also pleased Rosich is going as there was an unholy alliance between him and Lyon which wasn't healthy for mine....it looks like Belly is having an impact.

Would be great to see Sumu get the gig, seems like he's done the longest apprenticeship in the history of the AFL. That is the only concern, why have so many clubs discarded his applications for a head coaching job?

Who ever gets the job needs to be really asertive and totally in control of all things football and make sure the admin stays out of the footy department. Brad Scott is that sort of character as is Worsfold, but Woosh has unfinished business at the Bombers, seems he has them in the finals so would want to take that further in the next couple of years.

Do they go with an experienced but untried assistant or recycle a current or past head coach. probably the most important decision the club will make in it's checkered history of bad and worse decisions. Make the wrong decision and the faithfull who are hanging on by a thread will turn their backs. An initial 2 year contract for starters gives the new coach enough time to show if they have the ability or not.

I think Freo did the right thing when they got Lyon on board as he took them to a GF in his second year and was seen as a finishing coach after Harvey did all the hard work but the extension in 2016 was very shortsighted and he should have gone at the end of last year for mine.

I don’t know why the fuck anyone would bandy around Brad Scott as a possible candidate he was not successful at NM and just another grumpy stubborn coach. And any moron that says I won’t accept any WCE player as coach, Grow the Fuck up!

I actually think someone like Worsfold would be a good fit as he's a Freo boy and a premiership coach bt agree with SS in that he will have unfinished business at the bummers.

Beasley Hutton wrote: Yeah just heard that BC.
I wonder who their respective replacements will be?

Cam Shepherd and Phil Smart