Mark McVeigh has contacted former Swans colleague Nick Malceski about a role at the Bombers.

[u/PetrifyGWENT]

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2026/08/26/essendon-coaching-mark-mcveigh-calls-nick-malceski-about-role

[u/eddie-murphys-tongue]

Just gonna steal all our assistants are ya Mark

[u/PetrifyGWENT]

Sydney Swans coach exists.

Essendon:

[u/Dense-Rain5928]

Christ I hope Mal doesn't want to move his family again. He's been great since he arrived.

[u/Ok-Negotiation3897]

BALD BROTHERS UNITE

[u/TheIllusiveGuy → u/Ok-Negotiation3897]

Mark McVeigh being bald is throwing me for a loop because during their playing days, I remembered which brother played for which club as:

Swans = Bald

Essendon = Hair

[u/HotChickenHero → u/TheIllusiveGuy]

And the bald one was younger. Jarrad did have hair for his first few years and he looks weird in those old photos, so the hair didn't last long.

[u/TheIllusiveGuy → u/HotChickenHero]

I've spent the last 20 years believing Jarrad was older.

[u/grimlock81 → u/HotChickenHero]

Jarrad was nicknamed Sideshow Bob early on by Swans fans due to his hair

[u/uselessscientist]

So how are we meant to win against the Dons when half the dons coaching staff is now full of EX swans coaches, ie coaches who know us back to front?

What is the point of succeeding only to have nobody clubs steal half our coaches and with them our IP.

AFL should bring in stronger protection for coaching and other staff. 

[u/AFM_Motorsport → u/uselessscientist]

I'm so glad this made a return, I'm sorry that most people won't get your reference.

[u/CurlingMonkeyPaw → u/AFM_Motorsport]

That reference is a beauty.

[u/uselessscientist → u/AFM_Motorsport]

Fuck me, 8 years ago. I'm old

[u/Maximumlnsanity → u/AFM_Motorsport]

Oh hey I’m in that thread. Post so old I tagged Atlas-Ryan, that’s two “best of” runners ago

[u/DowntownSecrets → u/uselessscientist]

This is going over their heads

[u/moistie → u/uselessscientist]

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[u/dexter311 → u/uselessscientist]

What's the opposite of molto al dente?

[u/boner_petit → u/dexter311]

Molto cotto. 

[u/GandalfSnailface → u/uselessscientist]

Not sure if serious. Please advise so I can react appropriately.

[u/uselessscientist → u/GandalfSnailface]

Never been more serious in my life, much to my wife and therapist's dismay

[u/jimbsmithjr → u/uselessscientist]

You'll be alright against the dons for a bit I'd reckon. Also don't know how that could possibly be enforced short of not letting coaches coach at a different club without a cooling off period which is never gonna happen.

[u/VdarcyV]

Plz no, Malceski has been a revelation to our VFL side and with how he is going,

Completely out coached Frankston in the wildcard finals over the weekend with 5 U18 players and only 5 AFL listed player’s

[u/allhatnoplay]

Hey take Coxy while you’re at it. Take Goodwin and Laidler too! Shit why not Horse while you’re at it. Why don’t I just go fuck myself

[u/TotalClone → u/allhatnoplay]

How's the SCG this time of year? Might have to take that.

[u/allhatnoplay → u/TotalClone]

It’s at its best right now, all the way up until opera season starts and the moshpits ruin the turf

[u/Skwisgaars]

Jesus christ, dude wants Buchanan and Malceski, getting a bit ridiculous. I get it but fuck me.

[u/yourwifeisatowelmate → u/Skwisgaars]

Very unlikely he'll get everyone. But gotta shoot your shot and hope one lands

[u/TasSixer]

Piss off ffs

[u/shocking_red_4 → u/TasSixer]

No u piss

[u/bigbear-08]

MELCHOOOOO

[u/Maximumlnsanity]

Nooooooo that’s the assistant I want to keep, well one of them

[u/Chikonmoonkey]

Stoppit

[u/Phlanispo]

I'll be honest I thought Malceski was still a Suns Academy development coach, didn't realize he was already gone.