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Dumped Jars told he'd lost passion

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THE very quality which made Andrew Jarman – as a player and coach – has brought him undone.

Much to his own surprise, Jarman was told yesterday it was his passion – or lack of it – which cost him his job as North Adelaide coach.
"We weren't convinced that Andrew had the passion that he had when he arrived," North president Bohdan Jaworskyj said.

"He wasn't the same Andrew that we had when he first came to the club and we have spoken to him about that, that he was a different Andrew this year."

Jarman – understandably upset given the time and energy he's put into his beloved Roosters for five years – left Prospect Oval yesterday reluctant to comment.

"I've got nothing to say at the moment – you'll have to ask the board," he said.

It is understood the highly-decorated mentor was keen to stay on at Menzies Crescent but the board – planning a major restructure of the football department – thought differently.

"Andrew's a fairly strong-minded individual – he's got a will of his own and a direction of his own," Jaworskyj said. "We're not sure he would embrace the structure we think is needed to take us forward as a finals team – regardless of who the coach is."

Recent speculation has linked Jarman to an AFL assistant coaching position at Fremantle. But a Dockers spokesman yesterday refused to be drawn on whether Jarman had been considered or contacted.

"We're not discussing any person we may or may not be talking to in terms of assistant coaching positions or other positions we're carrying out interviews to fill," a Fremantle spokesman said.

Jarman, 42, played an enormous role in rejuvenating the Roosters, who were handed the wooden spoon in 2003.

Taking over from Darel Hart, the 1987 premiership midfielder guided the Roosters into fourth place in his first year at the helm.

This season's seventh-placing – after succumbing to Central District in last year's grand final – was the first in Jarman's reign North hadn't qualified for the major round.

Having secured big-name recruits such as Daniel Ward, Rhys Archard and David Clarke, many SANFL observers were predicting a top-two finish for North this season. But the club suffered from injuries to key players and failed to consistently produce the high-scoring brand of football it had last year – finishing with a 9-11 win-loss record.

Now the search begins for Jarman's replacement, with the club likely to advertise nationally. Already names such as North Adelaide Magarey Medallist and Sturt premiership coach Brenton Phillips are being bandied about. It appears certain Jarman will be followed by his brother – and assistant – Darren, while former Power midfielder Roger James – the club's midfield coach – could be considered for the top job.

"It will happen immediately – we don't have a lot of time to find someone to take our group of young players forward," Jaworskyj said. "We've got some good assistants here at the moment and Bluey (Scott) Peters has the reserves team in the finals.

"He's (Peters) been a terrific servant of the club – he has a great record of winning finals and flags."
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What crap from the North Adelaide Board, Jars is one of the most passionate people in the game today! So much for loyalty.....
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