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CibbuanoWilliams denies coaching rumours
August 19th 2008 02:56
PORT ADELAIDE coach Mark Williams has dimissed suggestions that he wants to coach interstate.
Williams said he'd like to stay at Port while he's a required member of the club.
"Being asked what I want to do in the future, I certainly want to coach Port Adelaide and as long as they want me here I want to be here," he said.
"The challenges are immense here and I'm certainly looking forward to meeting those and getting this club back to where it has been in the last 10 years."
Despite signalling his intentions to remain at Port Adelaide, Williams said he wasn't expecting a premature extension to his contract which ends at the end of 2009
"Over the last 12 years, and three of them we finished top and we won a premiership, they never negotiated my contract any time prior (to the end of the contract)."
Port are currently languishing in 14th place on the AFL ladder after playing in last year's grand final, but Williams said there was plenty to like about the club's future.
"Our players have got some experience, they are a little older so the results mightn't show that but certainly we don't think we are as bad as the position on the ladder is," he said.
Meanwhile, defender Michael Pettigrew's season is over after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder on Monday. He is expected to be fully recovered in time to commence pre-season training.
Williams said he'd like to stay at Port while he's a required member of the club.
"Being asked what I want to do in the future, I certainly want to coach Port Adelaide and as long as they want me here I want to be here," he said.
"The challenges are immense here and I'm certainly looking forward to meeting those and getting this club back to where it has been in the last 10 years."
Despite signalling his intentions to remain at Port Adelaide, Williams said he wasn't expecting a premature extension to his contract which ends at the end of 2009
"Over the last 12 years, and three of them we finished top and we won a premiership, they never negotiated my contract any time prior (to the end of the contract)."
Port are currently languishing in 14th place on the AFL ladder after playing in last year's grand final, but Williams said there was plenty to like about the club's future.
"Our players have got some experience, they are a little older so the results mightn't show that but certainly we don't think we are as bad as the position on the ladder is," he said.
Meanwhile, defender Michael Pettigrew's season is over after undergoing arthroscopic surgery on his shoulder on Monday. He is expected to be fully recovered in time to commence pre-season training.
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