McLeod firms for Blues role

Adelaide champion Andrew McLeod. Picture: Dylan Coker Source: Herald Sun

ANDREW McLeod's return to full-time work in the AFL is unfolding at Carlton.

But as the 1997-98 Norm Smith Medallist goes through a second interview to be part of Michael Malthouse's coaching panel at the Blues, fellow Crows hero Nathan Bassett seems destined to stay at Norwood to be the architect of its SANFL premiership defence.

McLeod has not had a full-time role at an AFL club since he retired at Adelaide as a much-celebrated player in 2010.

Since then he has worked in the AFL-SANFL programs for community and indigenous football development and this year as a part-time skills coach at Adelaide and assistant coach to Bassett at Norwood.

The Blues will have a new assistant coaching panel after Paul Williams, Mark Riley and Alan Richardson all parted company with the club following the sacking of Brett Ratten.

It is believed Cameron Ling and Simon Black were both sounded out about possible jobs under Malthouse.

Robert Wiley, an assistant coach to Malthouse at West Coast, will take on a development role at the Blues.

Bassett this week blogged to his SANFL club's supporters he was unsure if he would be in Adelaide next year to take charge of the Redlegs.

But now it seems more likely he will remain at The Parade than start an AFL coaching apprenticeship.
 

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