The six coaches on Tasmania Devils’ radar to lead the AFL’s 19th team

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Tasmania Devils chief executive Brendon Gale has publicly declared a list of potential candidates for the club’s inaugural senior coaching position.

Six coaches are on the Devils’ hit-list, with Gale confirming former Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley was “a man of great interest,” after Buckley himself declared that he was a chance to be the first coach of Tasmania, if he was wanted.

Adam Simpson and Nathan Buckley faced off as senior coaches in the 2018 grand final, but are in the media now and on Tasmania’s coaching shortlist. Credit: Joe Armao

Speaking at a breakfast in Southbank on Friday, Gale also admitted the club had gone to the market for a football boss too soon, and will revisit the appointment later this season around the time many clubs wrap up their campaigns for 2025.

Gale said the names on the shortlist to be the first coach of his club include: Buckley, Geelong dual premiership coach Chris Scott, former Sydney premiership coach John Longmire, former West Coast premiership coach Adam Simpson and outgoing Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley.

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