Long-time AFL administrator David Noble has been endorsed for the Tasmania head of football role as the Devils continue their search.
Chris Fagan and Andrew Mackie were the ideal candidates for Tasmania. Fagan retired from Brisbane after three consecutive premierships, but his desire to move to Melbourne to be closer to family opened the door for Carlton to swoop.
Mackie, despite a strong pitch from the Devils, opted against moving to the Apple Isle, remaining at Geelong after a busy trade and free agency period.
The Devils have made key appointments in Ken Hinkley (senior coach), Brendon Gale (CEO), Todd Patterson (head of recruiting), Nigel Lappin (head of development), as well as a litany of talented staff members who have guided the club's introduction into the VFL.
Former Adelaide player Josh Jenkins worked closely with Noble, who spent 11 years at the Crows between 2004 and 2016. He then joined Fagan at Brisbane as the Lions entered a new era before he won the North Melbourne senior coaching role ahead of 2021. He lasted 38 games.
Since then, the Tasmanian has been out of the AFL, spending time at Shell V-Power Racing Team as the chief executive, as well as the executive director coaching talent at the Queensland Academy of Sport and organisational consultant at EliteGrowth.
"Ding, ding, ding, guess where he's from? That would never be the deciding factor in who they get," Jenkins said on SEN.
Ultimately, they would love to have plenty of Tasmanians in their mix. It's a proud state, and I'm pretty sure they'd love to have him involved.
"What he was able to do alongside Chris Fagan in building that club. His best asset to me was - he started as the list manager when I was there as a young player, then moved into head of footy - he's a great coordinator. He's very good at making sure people stay on task.
"I can recall being injured and sitting in the coach's box in 2017, and he's just so good at making sure people stay on task. The coaches' box is such an emotional environment, and he picks up (things such as) the forwards coach getting caught up in the game, and he says, 'Teaguey, are the forwards set up properly?' Because he can see Teaguey is not watching the forwards and he's watching the footy.
"He's a really good coordinator. Really good organiser. Unbelievably prepared. Sitting with him and talking to him about the direction of the Crows, about why it's a good place to be, he had all those things. Maybe those things aren't built for senior coaching."
