I wonder how D-Mac feels about that? better yet i wonder how Homocide feels about that!

congrats to Gleeson.

Congrats Gleeson...

Wow - hands in resignation one week at Townsville and is Tigers coach the following weeek...

D-Mac is a bit hard done by IMO, but the writing was on the wall as word is that he was not the preferred option in any case prior to Gleeson's availability.

Gleeson has been signed to a 3 year deal.

I thought he was listed as quitting to be with his wife whose battling cancer?

I'm guessing the treatment is being done in Melbourne then? or was that just a false report?

I think treatment in Melbourne.

believe it was more to give his wife family support with the kids and with treatment, living in melbourne will give her extended family support more than the treatment.

makes sense to me

That was pretty quick work! When did the Tigers advertise the position? Wouldn't that have had Gleeson filling out job applications during the semi finals series?

dj rod - any rumours of any players going with trevor ??

Just clearing up that Dawn's treatment is in Melbourne and his family is also there to look after the kids and support Dawn.

Players: I haven't heard anything yet but Gibson is signed and the only guys available that would go with him is Schensh and possibly Crawford or Cedar.

Blalock is hoping to go to Europe, Hinder Allen & Blanchfield are signed to Crocs, williamson may go to GC.

The Age: Gleeson the new Melbourne Tigers coach

I would love to be positive...but why would the Tigers make this announcement on the same day the AFL announces a 1.3 billion dollar TV rights deal. This went from the no.1 news item to insignificant in 4 hours.

Another basketball blooper....

Westover had also finished near the bottom two years in a row. A good coach for a veteran team but without the ability to recruit such a team his time had come, even if the dismissal hadnt been handled right.

Gleeson has shown he can get teams to overperform and consistently make playoffs, I think the Tigers will be happy with that for the next couple of years.

Who will be the assistant Coach ?

Westover's time had come because he no longer had a team that fitted his coaching style. No disrepect for what he achieved, which was phenomenal, but the decision has to be made on what a coach is getting out of his players now, not 2-5 years ago.

"The days of building around your imports are over," Tragardh said. "You are only as good as your Aussie talent. All the Townsville guys tell me how sore they were after practice.

"They would whinge about how tired they were then on the weekends they would knock teams off and keep notching wins. After the season we have had we need a guy like Trevor."

As a Melbourne fan it could have been a LOT worse. We could have hired Anstey.

Then GOD SAVE US ALL!!!

Gleeson didn't say that, Tragardh did.

And this year they finished the regular season in second spot with Ellis and Blalock who averaged 16.7 PPG combined. They didn't make the grand final, but they beat expectations.

If Melbourne have got Gibson as is rumoured, they will have made a good start. I would take him over Homicide any day.

Gleeson's appointment got pretty decent coverage in both Melbourne papers today. If anything, the AFL stole its own pre-round publicity with the announcement. They'll survive though.

-'If Melbourne have got Gibson as is rumoured, they will have made a good start. I would take him over Homicide any day.'

But would you pay top dollar for him? He is the most overrated player I know! Will he win you games? NO, he might help with a very deep and stong team around him.

A

Everything has a price point. But an inflated price for Gibson would still be less than anything Homicide is on, so it is pretty academic.

-'Gibson helped the Dragons win didn't he?'

He sure did, with a very good team around him with two great imports, coached buy a super coach. He is a good player, that complements great players. So why pay him great player dollars?

I see Gibson as a good player to have on a team if you simply want to buy a championship.

Thats a weird comment A. All clubs try & buy championships!