Coach for 2013 and beyond

[benny]

With Tony McGahan and Michael Cheika out of the running, John Mulvihill, Brian Melrose and Todd Louden are believed to be on a five-man short-list of candidates to replace Richard Graham, who will coach the Reds next year.

"We are not going to rush this," Reid said. "We've got the rest of the season covered with our assistants.

"We have a good group of CVs and we've spoken to a few people. Hopefully, we'll get a bit done in the next couple of weeks."

http://www.foxsports.com.au/rugby/su...-1226346525519

[James]

Todd Louden. Discussion over.

[tdevil]

who will coach the Reds next year.

Reds???

[tdevil]

Todd Louden. Discussion over.

Agree 100%

[benny]

Mulvhill is my pick, he did well for the Perth Spirit, knows the players and has had some TOP experience in the asian super league.In my eyes his information speaks for itself.

Louden - from my 20 seconds worth of internet searching, he coached the BlackRams in Tokyo and is now an assistant coach with the Sydney Uni team...

http://www.susf.com.au/page/todd_louden.html

Melrose - Was assistant at the Waratahs and stormed out of Eastwood to coach an "unamed european team"...http://northern-district-times.where...astwood-rugby/ -Really EWF where do we pick this guy from ?? centrelink or recruitment agency...FFS !!

[sittingbison]

Louden

[tdevil]

Louden - from my 20 seconds worth of internet searching, he coached the BlackRams in Tokyo and is now an assistant coach with the Sydney Uni team...

Todd Louden is a young coach with the extraordinary record of having dramatically improved the performance of his team in every year he has coached.

In 2004, as Director of Rugby at Sydney University, he implemented their EDS (Elite Development Squad) program which is still operating and is the foundation for their status as number one Ccub in Australia.

In that year, Uni won the Sydney Club Champions with all nine grades contesting the finals.

In the 2004-2005 season, he was Head Coach of Meiji University, which participates in Japan’s 120 Collegiate Rugby Program. Louden took them from 68th to the top eight.

In 2006, he returned to Sydney as Head Coach of Randwick.

Their First XV advanced from ninth to Minor Premiers. They were narrowly beaten in the Grand Final by Sydney Uni, who were forced to make more than 300 tackles during the match.

Louden was named Sydney Premiership Coach of the Year.

The next season he moved to South Africa as attack coach with Heineke Meyer’s Blue Bulls, who went from fifth to winning the Super 14.

They were the first South African team to win a Super title, with their success attributed to their new attacking style.

In 2008, he was appointed attack coach of the NSW Waratahs under Ewen McKenzie. The ‘Tahs went from thirteenth in 2007 to second before being beaten in the Grand Final. The true story of why Louden was not appointed Head Coach after McKenzie was dumped remains to be told.

In the 2008-2009 season he went back to Japan as Head Coach of the Ricoh Black Rams, who had been relegated to Second Division status.

Under Louden’s guidance, Ricoh were undefeated in the Top East League and therefore qualified to play the winners of the other two second level leagues to determine who was to be promoted to the Top League.

In the first of these matches, the Black Rams played Mazda Blue Zoomers, winners of the Top Kyushu League, winning by 81 to nil. They then beat Honda Heat from the Top West League 54 to 20.

By winning both games Ricoh not only returned to Top League but also qualified for the All-Japan Rugby Football Championships, playing against Top League teams as well as the top two university teams.

Ricoh were eventually beaten at the semi-final stage of the All-Japan Championships, meaning that they now rank in the top four in Japanese rugby.

Todd Louden has thus achieved the extraordinary record that, in each of the past six years, the teams he coached were outstandingly successful and greatly improved their ranking.

[beige]

Mulvhill is my pick, he did well for the Perth Spirit, knows the players and has had some TOP experience in the asian super league.In my eyes his information speaks for itself.[/B]

You know there's no Asian Super League right?

[GAFFA]

Reading the above it seems Louden has the goods and has the brains in the area we most lack ATTACK

[AndyS]

Yeah, but I'm pretty sure that was also the press on Hickey and a few others...

[GIGS20]

Mulvers did a good job when over here, had a falling out with Mitchell, but that wasn't too unusual. Isn't he with Melbourne at the moment? wherever he is, I remember thinking good things of him a couple of weeks ago. He'd sure starch up our lazy defence.

That being said. I think I'd still pick Louden.....there's no guarantee his success will carry thorugh (look at Deans with the Wallabies) but the bloke's a winner! Out of that list, there are only two candidates left IMHO

[Buddha Handy]

Louden sounds like a goer.

Is that Rob Penney still in the running, Canterbury and NZ under 20's? He seems pretty good, although an Aussie I guess is preferred

[todd4]

Todd Louden. Discussion over.

I imagine Louden would still have contacts at Sydney Uni and be in the know as to who the rising stars might be, you would think it would be best to appoint the new coach and have him involved in selecting the 2013 roster.

Anyway, I dont think I am telling Force management anything they don't already know, looking forward to seeing what develops over the next couple of weeks.

[benny]

I reckon its bollocks that "we need an aussie" to do the job.. look at our international sporting codes.

Football - Dutchy
Rugby - Kiwi
Cricket - South African
Netball - English

Do I need to continue, we have success from getting the "BEST AVAILABLE COACH"

[James]

That being said. I think I'd still pick Louden.....there's no guarantee his success will carry thorugh (look at Deans with the Wallabies) but the bloke's a winner! Out of that list, there are only two candidates left IMHO

That's a fair point. It's hard to argue with a head coach who specialises in attack and has a good history of success. We were going to pick him up for the 2010 season when we ended up with Richard Graham. Apparently the Force didn't put together a particularly good offer. It's a shame too as apparently there were a handful of fringe Super Rugby players who were ready to make the move over here to play under Louden.