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Setback: Brenton Sanderson has revealed Graham Johncock has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury. Picture: Sarah Reed. Source: Sunday Mail (SA)
CROWS veteran Graham Johncock will not be handed a farewell game - and the fan favourite does not want his last game at Adelaide to be a gift.
Crows coach Brenton Sanderson last night declared he will not recall 227-game Johncock simply to allow the converted defender to take a bow before the Adelaide supporters.
"I don't like farewell games - and I'm not going to give players a (free) game," said Sanderson in his a mid-term report with FIVEaa last night.
"And Graham said to me today `don't give me a game'. He wants to earn his spot."
But Johncock - who has not played in the AFL since the round three Showdown against Port Adelaide - still appears far from an AFL recall for his third game of the season.
Sanderson last night revealed Johncock, 30, has suffered a recurrence of his long-standing back injury.
"Physically," Sanderson said of Johncock, "he can't meet the demands of the AFL game.
"We need him at his best to contribute.
"Graham still has a big role to play. It's up to me to keep him motivated and engaged in the group because he is an important player for us."
Sanderson last night finally conceded his club's new fitness program - after losing long-standing fitness coach Stephen Schwerdt to Gold Coast - had failed to maintain standards.
"Externally, the Crows always have been seen as super fit but this year we had an emphasis on being stronger, for finals," said Sanderson, whose 11th-ranked team may not qualify for September.
"It is an area we need to get better at ... we need to run out games better."
Tim Harrington is leaving the Dees. Picture: Michael Klein
MELBOURNE'S administrative overhaul has now claimed every position of power at the club, after list manager Tim Harrington was made redundant.
The Herald Sun understands Harrington was told of the decision yesterday, coinciding with an internal announcement that the position of football manager Josh Mahoney would be publicly advertised.
Harrington will be the fall guy for many of last year's controversial recruits, including David Rodan, Shannon Byrnes and Tom Gillies, although he was overruled on some of those by then coach Mark Neeld.
Coaching legend David Parkin often talks about the five pillars of a football club, including the coach, president, chief executive and the recruiter.
Since April 9, chief executive Cameron Schwab has been sacked, president Don McLardy has stood down, Neeld has been sacked and Mahoney told he will have to apply for the new head of football position.
He was on staff rather than a long-term contract, so the decision will not force the club into another costly exit after the $600,000 Neeld payout.
Harrington, who was elevated from football manager to list manager at North in 2007, crossed to Melbourne in 2009.
But, while there have been some value picks, the Demons have been condemned for not developing youngsters and wasting high picks on players who did not deserve that status.
They also paid huge sums for key forwards Mitch Clark and Chris Dawes, with both injury-prone since arriving.
Former Cat Byrnes was able to secure a two-year deal and battling former North Melbourne defender Cameron Pedersen has a three-year deal.
Melbourne chief executive Peter Jackson confirmed Harrington's departure last night. "Tim's departure is not performance related. It reflects the need to reduce the overall cost of the structure," he said.
"Tim has worked diligently in his role for more than four years at the club, and I'm certain he will find another productive role in the AFL industry."
Jackson has already foreshadowed a new head of football position, with Mahoney virtually no chance of filling that role.
Jackson confirmed on Saturday he had approached several big names to fill the head of football role.
