Henry playfair

[MC Gusto]

Good get?

Sounds good to me

St Kilda have added highly regarded Henry Playfair to their coaching staff after 10 years of service at the Swans.

Playfair joined the Swans in 2008 and spent three seasons at the club as a player, before moving into a development role at the club at the end of the 2010 season.


For the past two seasons he has been the defensive coach of the Swans, but has now been appointed to the Saints’ coaching staff.

“Sydney has been my home for the past decade and I’ve made some wonderful friends and learned so much along the journey,” Playfair told sydneyswans.com.au.

“I would like to thank the club, particularly John Longmire, for the opportunities I’ve had along the way. This move is about my development as a coach and broadening my experience, so I look forward to the next chapter.”

St Kilda’s General Manager of Football Performance Jamie Cox told the club’s website they were thrilled with Playfair’s appointment.

“Henry is an extremely experienced assistant coach who is highly regarded and we are thrilled to have him join the Saints,” Cox told saints.com.au.


“He has been a key part in a successful era at the Swans and we look forward to welcoming him to the Club ahead of the pre-season.”

[Wayne42]

Can you repeat that..

[MickThomas]

Rumour is he will be the defensive coach,
taking over from Spud, who was only part-time anyway.

Spud should go full time at Foxtel, if that's where his heart lies.

Personally, I reckon we need Playfair as our new Fwd coach, as he did that for 3 years at the Swines
and our forwards need him more than our defenders, who are the best section of the team, by far.

[Wayne42]

Rumour is he will be the defensive coach,
taking over from Spud, who was only part-time anyway.

Spud should go full time at Foxtel, if that's where his heart lies.

Personally, I reckon we need Playfair as our new Fwd coach, as he did that for 3 years at the Swines
and our forwards need him more than our defenders, who are the best section of the team, by far.

I feel like i've read that twice so far

[saintsRrising]

While I nothing about him...I am pleased that the saints have brought in a new very experienced assistant coach from a team that has been playing finals regularly.

We desperately needed some fresh coaching blood, and to mix things up somewhat IMO.

[saintspremiers]

Rumour is he will be the defensive coach,
taking over from Spud, who was only part-time anyway.

Spud should go full time at Foxtel, if that's where his heart lies.

Personally, I reckon we need Playfair as our new Fwd coach, as he did that for 3 years at the Swines
and our forwards need him more than our defenders, who are the best section of the team, by far.

Gilbee will be our new defensive coach from
Next season.

[rodgerfox]

I read in the preseason that Playfair had brought a very new defensive strategy to us, that involved a 'whole team' setup as opposed to our previous version of 'pressure' around the ball.

Could this change be the cause of our current shitness? Can it suddenly click?

[bobmurray]

I read in the preseason that Playfair had brought a very new defensive strategy to us, that involved a 'whole team' setup as opposed to our previous version of 'pressure' around the ball.

Could this change be the cause of our current shitness? Can it suddenly click?

There is no way that would explain our shitness, there are much bigger issues than Playfair's defensive philosophies.

[SaintPav]

Fair question and it needs to be asked.