Ahead of the 2024 season Freo locked in JLo’s contract for another year. It was an important move, because a coach coming out of contract would loom too large over the season, and the media would be going to town on Freo after every loss.
Which raises the question, how big is this weekend for JLo’s career given he’s out of contract in 2025?
Miss the finals and the narrative is we have played finals once in his five-year run (and once in the past nine years). On that basis, do you think they’d offer him another pre-season extension, or see how the start of the season plays out? I’m guessing the latter.
Make the finals and the narrative is we’ve made the finals twice in the last three years. On that basis, do you think they’d offer him another pre-season extension? I’m guessing yes.
Results going our way, or not, in this last round shouldn’t really influence the coaching decision, but I think it will.
