Official Luke Vella - Assistant Coach 2024

[RookieDog]

It takes guts and determination for him to get to this point !
Good luck on the next step of your journey, hopefully a very successful one at that !

Check out this video.

Luke talks about his injury - brachial plexus on his left side. Awful injury.

Inspirational stuff to see how he responded in a positive way to a life changing injury - like you said, guts and determination. Wish him all the best for his coaching career.

 

[Flanagun]

We've got a very young coaching team, how does this compare to other clubs?

We need them to be young so they can stick around and bring Gus's 30 year plan to fruition.

#eighthby2052

 

[Flanagun]

Fully agree with this

Yeah, too bad they conveniently forgot about the philosophy when it came to Corey Waddell

 

[ddt192]

Yeah see how we go ...

 

[Bulldogsteve]

This is an example of work hard at the Bulldogs and you will get noticed and rewarded.


Always a Bulldog

Yes well done but he is a young flegg coach. Cirro needs experienced coaches around him not rookies

 

[TwinTurbo]

Yes well done but he is a young flegg coach. Cirro needs experienced coaches around him not rookies

There’s Jason Taylor, very experienced, and Potter also has plenty of experience. He also has Gould as the sounding board if and when required. It seems to me that Vella completes the team pretty well, especially with the younger guys that he has already been working with for some time.

Always a Bulldog

 

[Bulldogsteve]

There’s Jason Taylor, very experienced, and Potter also has plenty of experience. He also has Gould as the sounding board if and when required. It seems to me that Vella completes the team pretty well, especially with the younger guys that he has already been working with for some time.

Always a Bulldog

Potter is nsw cup coach and not part of the coaching team as i am sure you are aware
So what is vella? JT is attacking coach so what is his role?
Very strange decision imo

 

[Doggfather]

I’ll be honest I think Vella is a great guy and a warrior, but I’m not sure if he is what the Bulldogs need at this stage.

 

[TwinTurbo]

Potter is nsw cup coach and not part of the coaching team as i am sure you are aware
So what is vella? JT is attacking coach so what is his role?
Very strange decision imo

Since a decent % of the Top 36 NRL contracted players (inc Development Players) will be playing NSW Cup there is no way the NSW Cup Coach isn’t fully involved in the Coaching and selection of the NRL Team. They all train together, spend all preseason together, the only time they are separated is when the teams are playing in different cities.

As for JT, I will be surprised if he isn’t used extensively as a specialist halves coach for NRL, Development and NSW Cup halves, including kicking. The “Attack” and “Defence” Coach terms are very generalised, it’s nothing more than puting a label on people just for the simple sake of labelling. For example, I don’t see the logic in “limiting” JT to attack, whether he is labelled that or not.

The overall first year head coaching success of Fitzgibbon and Webster, for example, surely disproves the theory of Assistant Coach labelling being anywhere near appropriate.


Always a Bulldog

 

[Chris Harding]

I don't know if it's the angle of the photo taken, but is his right arm 3 times the size of his left?

Well done Luke and all the best

Left arm is partially hidden by his shirt.

 

[SexBomb]

Ideal pathways coach.

 

[Lost Dog]

A champion bloke. Lukes spirit will give our first grade team courage and strength . We are desperate for new ideas after our 23 campaign, Jason and Luke can provide this.