Full Story : http://www.hawks.com.au/featured-news/coach-beveridge-stays-with-hawks/

Boomers job?

wait.. boys out West = Sydney?

Stoked for the Hawks, I really hope Bevo can keep the core of players and get a championship in the next couple of years. Just not against Perth lol

Hopefully he has an out clause for the Boomers job.

Rivalry isn't quite determined by results, especially in the last year . The Hawks and Cats faced off in the 2010 grand final and have played off against each other in a few finals series . The fact that Bevo, Lisch and Ellis have Perth connections also add to the "rivalry". Certainly a rivalry going on even if it's not a close one of recent times.

Interesting article says in his 5 years coaching, he has taken his side to a minimum semi final. What about the 2 years with the Spirit or doesn't that count anymore. Agree good signing for the hawks.

Interested this off season in who sticks around at the Kings... You have to imagine that Hawks look a much more desirable destination. Thinking along the lines of Khazzouh/Brandt if Lazz retired then would they find themselves in the Gong?

Well done to Bevo and I wonder if his family will move to NSW now to remain in Perth.

In the usual way of coaches Bevo says he now needs to re sign the core group. Claims that they all have their hands up are possible with Lisch, Penny and AJ allegedly available, R,Martin on Lemanis's radar the Hawks can ill afford to lose him.
Despite the best outside game in the NBL Bevo has to strengthen the inside with muscle and mongrel. Interesting times.

Nothing in the wife story, when they looked at the tape, it was proven that his family was actually instigating the abuse, not the other way around. Quite comical.

Why ? If your after gossip and drama maybe you should stop by the local news agency and pick up the latest issue of Woman's Day.

The Wildcats aren't interested in perpetuating her drama.

As stated in the Article, Bevo's family will be joining him.
Now if only we could ban his missus from Social Media...
Do you think Bevo uses an agent? Or would he just let his wife negotiate his deals for him?

Perth averaged around the 11000 this year, still getting criticised *rolls eyes*

Ho Hum! Another thread derailed!
Back on topic- congrats to Bevo on gaining a substantial contract at the Hawks. Well deserved.
I have to admit there have been times I have been a Gleeson hater, but do think at this point in time, as the championship suggests, he is the better of the 2. I was hoping for a Bevo return, actually moreso Bevo to be the new Boomers coach once Lemanis steps down.
Anyway, all the best to Bevo and the Hawks fans. You have a great one there! Make sure you hold on tight, you're in for a great ride. I just pray it's not at the expense of the Wildcats. Lol

I have to admit there have been times I have been a Gleeson hater, but do think at this point in time, as the championship suggests, he is the better of the 2.

If you disagree then instead of a pointless insult that adds nothing of value to the discussion why don't you enlighten us as to why it is so obvious that the coach with 2 titles in the last 3 seasons is so crap? I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to be educated on this. Let me guess it is because he is a flog? What is it that a decent coach would have achieved this season that Gleeson failed to?

"Not crap" and "better than Rob Beveridge" are different things.

Bevo coached a brand new team to a competitive semi finals series without their best player for all but ten minutes. He got more out of Ellis, Weeks and White than any other coach in NBL history.

Gleeson got a championship out of a veteran team with playoff experience and a ton of chemistry.

Comparing the two based just on who raised the trophy at the end of the year is silly.

"How can anyone know what the average crowd was when all of the official figures were never published."

Well when you have been a member since the Cats moved to the Arena and most of the crowd figures were published it doesn't take rocket science to make an educated guess.

http://www.austadiums.com/stadiums/stadiums_crowds.php?id=340

Aside from the semi finals I doubt very much attendances dropped under 10K There are also crowd figures missing from that site for the last regular season matches against NZ and 36ers which had a big crowd( over 12K).

Wildcats always put up crowd numbers on their infographic which they posted on their instagram site usually an hour or so after each home game was played.

They didn't do this for the playoffs though.

From memory, the smallest crowd Perth got during the season was approx 10,200, and the largest 12,000+ (achieved twice).

You can easily look this up if you go to their instragram page and trawl through all the pics during the season.

Ok, so if it's silly to base it on who won a championship this year (as stated in this point in time), how about this season's head to head record? My count is 6 to Gleeson, 1 to Bevo.
Also, I do reiterate my comment earlier- I am a Bevo fan btw and would still have loved him back in Perth, as have also confessed to being a Gleeson hater . But at this point in time, the results go to Gleeson, and as such based on that he is better THIS season.

He had less to do, so even if he achieved less he could still be ahead of Bevo in terms of results.

"Be good if I have an instagram account or perhaps even simpler get them published on the austadiums website of even better still publish own their OWN website."

So if your that obsessed with the crowd figures stop your bitchin and get an Instagram account. Why do you care so much what the attendance figures are anyway ?

The solution is already there. The infographics are on Twitter also which feeds onto their webpage.

"Comparing the two based just on who raised the trophy at the end of the year is silly."
Yeh so silly to judge on results - much better to judge it on the universe according to Kobe

If they both had the same team, you could judge on results.

Gleeson took a championship team and won a championship. Bevo took a new group of players and pushed the eventual champions in the semis despite having a healthy Kevin Lisch for less than ten minutes.

Bevo was smart enough to never recruit Corey Williams in the first place.

Both coaches have their strengths. One factor that no one has brought up is how the quality of Perth's facilities and program enhances a Coaches success.

It's very possible that had Bevo and Gleeson had exactly the same teams that they won championships with in somewhere like Townsville or Cairns perhaps their success would not of been replicated.


They are both quality coaches, lets leave it at that.

Rings will always be the best possible radar for success.

The fact their are other ways too break down success etc is because so few actually win it all, but when they do, they immediately go to the head of the list.

If you dont think this is the case, then probs lay off everyone else for their opinions, because you havent got the cred you think you do.

So according to Koberulz we can never compare any 2 coaches unless they have the exact same team to work with.

I think there was a whole thread on this but to summarise Kobe's argument: "Bevo is a better coach because I say so" - LMAO

you cant just invent random standards then proclaim Bevo to be better because you measure him against a different standard - thats just like saying that Sydney were a better team this year becuase they didnt have the same players

you keep slapping on about how Gleeson only did so well coz he inherited some super squad from Bevo - but the opposite is true - Bevo inherited a super team in 2010 and won a single championship - then despite having the best years of Knight / Redhage / Lisch / Martin he could not win another

you keep slapping on about how Gleeson only did so well coz he inherited some super squad from Bevo - but the opposite is true - Bevo inherited a super team in 2010 and won a single championship

• Brad Robbins


• Paul Rogers


• Shawn Redhage

• Damian Martin


• Greg Hire


• Jesse Wagstaff


• Matt Knight


• Shawn Redhage

despite having the best years of Knight / Redhage / Lisch / Martin he could not win another

thats just like saying that Sydney were a better team this year becuase they didnt have the same players

The comparisons are silly, both have done a great job in Perth.

Bevo's four years were:

2010 - finished first, won championship

2011 - ruined by injury, SF loss

2012 - finished 2nd, no HCA, lost a classic grand final series due with CJ Bruton producing one of the great individual series

2013 - finished 2nd, lost Damian Martin for the GF

Gleeson's three years are:

2014 - finished first, won championship

2015 - ruined by injury, SF loss

2016 - finished 2nd, got HCA thanks to other results, won championship

The differences between the two come down to things like Damian Martin being fit or not, and getting HCA in the GF due to other results.

No question Gleeson has benefited from Beveridge's work, but plenty of coaches in the past have wasted what's come before them, so it's a credit to Gleeson he has been smart enough to use the strengths from Bevo's time and add in his own flavour successfully.

IMO 2015 Wildcats weren't ruined by injury, we were ruined by poor recruitment (DeAndre Daniels)