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CibbuanoTeam GWS snares Allan
February 15th 2010 04:38
TEAM GWS has pulled off yet another major coup, snaring the services of highly-respected football manager Graeme Allan.
Allan is expected to begin his management role in the club's football football department in the coming weeks after Brisbane released him from the last year of his contract with the club on Monday.
The 55-year-old has been the football manager at the Lions since 1998 and oversaw its football department during Brisbane's premiership hat-trick in 2001-03.
He was previously the football manager at Collingwood from 1986 to 1997 and was instrumental in the Magpies' drought-breaking premiership win in 1990. Before that he played 141 VFL games with Fitzroy and Collingwood.
AFL general manager of development David Matthews said Allan's mix of administrative experience and recruiting knowledge made him the right man to head the Team GWS football department.
"Gubby Allan is an astute football administrator who has been involved in building four premiership sides with Collingwood and Brisbane and knows well the challenges of building support in a competitive market," Matthews said.
"This job requires someone who has those skills and knows how to put together a successful department. After being one of the senior football administrators who served on the list concessions committee for the Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney, he was attracted by the challenge of starting a new club."
Allan said the time was right for a new challenge.
"Brisbane is a fantastic club and both the playing list and the club is in a strong position and in good hands with Michael as coach and now is the right time to take on a new opportunity," Allan said.
"I have been fortunate to be involved in premierships with two great clubs in Brisbane and Collingwood but the chance to work with a start-up club and build a football team from scratch is a rare opportunity."
Team GWS coach Kevin Sheedy said Allan would be a great addition to the club.
"The last time Gubby Allan and I put our heads together in 1995 we created the Anzac Day match to honour our servicemen and women," Sheedy said.
"I am looking forward to working together to build a strong team that gels together and really brings together something special that represents the people of Greater Western Sydney."
"We are building a great team of people in this organisation from Alan McConnell, Tom Harley and Paul Kelly to the guys like Grant Mayer and Andrew Hill who have had successful careers in the NRL and really know the sporting landscape across Greater Western Sydney. Gubby adds even more experience."
Allan is expected to begin his management role in the club's football football department in the coming weeks after Brisbane released him from the last year of his contract with the club on Monday.
The 55-year-old has been the football manager at the Lions since 1998 and oversaw its football department during Brisbane's premiership hat-trick in 2001-03.
He was previously the football manager at Collingwood from 1986 to 1997 and was instrumental in the Magpies' drought-breaking premiership win in 1990. Before that he played 141 VFL games with Fitzroy and Collingwood.
AFL general manager of development David Matthews said Allan's mix of administrative experience and recruiting knowledge made him the right man to head the Team GWS football department.
"Gubby Allan is an astute football administrator who has been involved in building four premiership sides with Collingwood and Brisbane and knows well the challenges of building support in a competitive market," Matthews said.
"This job requires someone who has those skills and knows how to put together a successful department. After being one of the senior football administrators who served on the list concessions committee for the Gold Coast and Greater Western Sydney, he was attracted by the challenge of starting a new club."
Allan said the time was right for a new challenge.
"Brisbane is a fantastic club and both the playing list and the club is in a strong position and in good hands with Michael as coach and now is the right time to take on a new opportunity," Allan said.
"I have been fortunate to be involved in premierships with two great clubs in Brisbane and Collingwood but the chance to work with a start-up club and build a football team from scratch is a rare opportunity."
Team GWS coach Kevin Sheedy said Allan would be a great addition to the club.
"The last time Gubby Allan and I put our heads together in 1995 we created the Anzac Day match to honour our servicemen and women," Sheedy said.
"I am looking forward to working together to build a strong team that gels together and really brings together something special that represents the people of Greater Western Sydney."
"We are building a great team of people in this organisation from Alan McConnell, Tom Harley and Paul Kelly to the guys like Grant Mayer and Andrew Hill who have had successful careers in the NRL and really know the sporting landscape across Greater Western Sydney. Gubby adds even more experience."
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