Playing coaching role.

[saintspremiers]

Inspector Gadget (Dustin Fletcher) has just been announced as a playing coach for this year, combining being a player as an
Assistant coach of some capacity, to provide a seamless transition in the future.

Are there any Saints that could do this?

Could Lenny be offered a similar role perhaps next season, his likely final season?

Could be a good way to test the water and if it works, you can then lock the player into a conventional assistant role once they hang up the boots.

[Ross who?]

Lenny is the one! Has been doing a bit of coaching down at Oakleigh U/18's for the last couple of years. I have heard that he is was very involved in teaching our younger mids a few tricks also last season..
IMO modern day players should concentrate on playing only whilst still running around. Maybe 2-3 hrs a week for the experience. Fletch the Letch sounds like he will be doing a fair bit more than that.

FWIW I think that Lenny will be an elite AFL coach in the future.

[shmic_s]

I'm sure that players in the leadership group, and other senior players, would have a role in coaching, or teaching, the younger players.

[Moccha]

Why?

Let him keep playing without having any distractions.

How do you know he would be interested?

[Bernard Shakey]

Stephen King was coaching as well in his last two playing years.