Shock move ... St Kilda has stunned the AFL world by sacking coach Scott Watters. Picture: Jason Sammon Source: HeraldSun
SCOTT Watters has been sacked as coach of St Kilda.
Watters, who has been in charge at Seaford for only two years, was sensationally dumped this morning.
An announcement is expected to be made at Saints headquarters around 3.30pm AEDT Friday.
The Saints released a brief statement at 12.15pm saying: "The club can confirm it has parted ways with senior coach Scott Watters. President Peter Summers will make a statement this afternoon."
Watters was seemingly oblivious to the looming axe as recently as this morning, appearing on radio.
"The challenges of our list is something that we share on a daily basis. Our list-management committee has done an outstanding job not just this year but over the last two years, we haven't really had top-end selections over the first two years I've been here," Watters told SEN.
"... We know it's a challenging period but we're also really excited about the quality of player we've brought in.
"When a president sits with you and says we see you as a long term coach, that's enough for me.
"We need to stay really focused on what we're doing coaching-wise through what's a pretty challenging time. I won't deviate from that."
Watters took over as coach after Ross Lyon's shock defection to Fremantle at the end of 2011.
After winning 12 matches in his first year in charge the Saints slumped to 16th on the ladder this year with just five wins.
He pushed hard for a contract extension but the club opted against the move after a performance review conducted by board member and former player Andrew Thompson, amid talk of a rift with football boss Chris Pelchen.
"Andrew Thompson has led the review into football and identified some opportunities we can explore but overall his review is an endorsement that we have the right people in the right roles," Summers said three weeks ago.
"At the end of every season we review every department in the club."
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01 Nov, 2013
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Source: http://www.news.com.au/national/scott-watters-sacked-as-st-kilda-coach/story-e6frfkp9-1226751205832?from=public_rss
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