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CibbuanoGC 17 snares Clayton
August 18th 2008 06:50
THE Western Bulldogs have lost highly rated recruiting manager Scott Clayton to the new Gold Coast franchise.
Clayton, who was instrumental in creating the Brisbane team that won three successive premierships from 2001-03 and played a key role in the Bulldogs' recent rise up the ladder, has been given a three-year contract.
He will be responsible for building the development side, which will play in the TAC Cup and the VFL over the next two years and be responsible for trying to attract AFL players from other clubs to join the new team in 2011.
GC 17 chairman John Witheriff said Clayton had the skills to develop a successful list.
"We wanted the best in the business and his work at the Brisbane Lions was instrumental in building a playing list that won three straight premierships and he has built a talented, young list at the Western Bulldogs," Witheriff said.
"Building this football club is one of the great challenges in football and Scott's experience, his skills and his knowledge of young football talent is perfectly suited to making this a success."
Clayton said he was looking forward to the challenge of building a club's playing list from scratch.
"A role like this is extremely rare in football so it will be exciting for me," he said.
Clayton also said he was confident that the Bulldogs would enjoy success over an extended period.
"I have been extremely fortunate to work at the Western Bulldogs for a long period of time where I have seen the club go from strength to strength with an exciting and innovative brand of football and a real team environment," he said.
"I know that the team we have set up will have a very successful five-year period and no one wants to see them succeed more than me."
Western Bulldogs chief executive Campbell Rose said the club understood the reasons behind Clayton's decision.
"Scott will have the chance to create a team from scratch which is something that any recruitment manager would love to have the opportunity to do," he said.
"(But) we are fortunate that we have a football manager such as James Fantasia who has a credentialed recruiting background and comes from a club (Adelaide) with a strong recruiting record."
Clayton, who was instrumental in creating the Brisbane team that won three successive premierships from 2001-03 and played a key role in the Bulldogs' recent rise up the ladder, has been given a three-year contract.
He will be responsible for building the development side, which will play in the TAC Cup and the VFL over the next two years and be responsible for trying to attract AFL players from other clubs to join the new team in 2011.
GC 17 chairman John Witheriff said Clayton had the skills to develop a successful list.
"We wanted the best in the business and his work at the Brisbane Lions was instrumental in building a playing list that won three straight premierships and he has built a talented, young list at the Western Bulldogs," Witheriff said.
"Building this football club is one of the great challenges in football and Scott's experience, his skills and his knowledge of young football talent is perfectly suited to making this a success."
Clayton said he was looking forward to the challenge of building a club's playing list from scratch.
"A role like this is extremely rare in football so it will be exciting for me," he said.
Clayton also said he was confident that the Bulldogs would enjoy success over an extended period.
"I have been extremely fortunate to work at the Western Bulldogs for a long period of time where I have seen the club go from strength to strength with an exciting and innovative brand of football and a real team environment," he said.
"I know that the team we have set up will have a very successful five-year period and no one wants to see them succeed more than me."
Western Bulldogs chief executive Campbell Rose said the club understood the reasons behind Clayton's decision.
"Scott will have the chance to create a team from scratch which is something that any recruitment manager would love to have the opportunity to do," he said.
"(But) we are fortunate that we have a football manager such as James Fantasia who has a credentialed recruiting background and comes from a club (Adelaide) with a strong recruiting record."
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