Just a quick note to say that I have stepped down from my role of running this magnificent website. After 16 years, I just don’t have the time anymore to devote to it.
That doesn’t mean the website will be shutting down. But more on that later…
When SuperCoachTalk first began in May, 2009 there was just 2 of us: myself and Duck. We’d comment on each other’s posts because no one was visiting the site at that stage. One day, our first comment appeared from someone other than us! It was a joyful moment to realise other people were visiting.
As more and more people started dropping past, the demand for fresh content grew and so we added to the writing team. Our first addition was Big Sexy and then we persuaded regular reader MJ to come on board. Every now and then we’d have a lunch together. Ostensibly to talk about strategy for the site but in reality it was to have a few beers with mates and tell a few stories. They were fun times. Here’s a pic of me, Duck (on the left), and Big Sexy (on the right) at The George Hotel in South Melbourne in 2012.
We realised stats were a hole in our offering so we brought Nath in around 2012. For a couple of years we were a one stop shop for all things SuperCoach but we went back to being just a forum in around 2015 when Nath moved on.
You wouldn’t know it (or maybe you would) but it hasn’t always been smooth sailing behind the scenes for SCT on a technical front. In 2015 I put the call out for help with WordPress and a bloke named Chips Ahoy! put his hand up. He’s been helping me ever since. He has spent hundreds of hours in the background since then making sure the site stays up and operates smoothly. He’s never asked for anything in return. If there was one bloke I’d attribute the longevity of the site to, it’s him. He’s one of the good guys who I make a point of catching up with at the beginning of every season to compare our first teams. Thank you for everything you’ve done, mate.
Over the years we’ve had plenty of writers who have done an outstanding job of informing and entertaining us: Thommo, Schwarzwalder, All Saints, Huttabito, The Salamander, and Freo Tragic to name a few. Even Chips was writing a captaincy post for us for a while. Writing for SCT is a demanding job and it’s inevitable that peoples’ circumstances change so I never begrudge anyone who tells me they’re ready to move on. Fortunately, we’ve always had other members of our brilliant community who were ready to step into their shoes.
Which brings me to the current writing team: Father Dougal, Chillo, Gunboat Diplomacy, Abs, Chaos Theory, Dane, Jimmy Dee, and Alza. Thank you all for your support and many hours of insightful writing over the journey, my friends.
Finally, I want to thank the people in our unbelievable community who, over the 16 years I’ve been running the site, have amazed me with their support and kindness. In particular I want to single out Catta, Hawker, The Death Adder, Fishtopher, Chameleon, Weendog, Deano, Mutley, Yiorgakis, PA, Roo Bloke, Koray, Chonks, Fiona, Bonsai, Andy B, sodes, Walkabout, Lisa, Raj, Natopotato88, Matteo, Macca, and David from SuperCoach Champion rings. There’s probably many, many more that I’ve missed and for that I apologise. If you’ve ever done anything to help us out – thank you so much!
Which brings me to what’s happening in 2026. None of the current writing team felt they had the bandwidth to take on the running of the site so I thought that was it. But I’d mentioned to Catta that I was winding up and he’d had a quiet word to DR of SuperCoach With DR fame. If you’ve been with us for awhile, you may remember DR as Daniel’s Riches – our LoEC3 champion in 2014.
Having been a long time member of our community and with fond memories of how much the site had helped him back in his formative years of playing SC, DR can now add the title of SCT CEO to his resume. I, for one, am so glad that the site is going to continue in his capable hands.
Joining him on the writing team will be Father Dougal and Jimmy Dee. If you think you’ve got what it takes to be a part of the writing team in 2026, please get in touch with me here.
And I’ll still be around. Not just reading the site and maybe even commenting from time to time but also helping out DR to ensure the transition is seamless.
Thanks for reading. I’ll see you around.
Motts
All the best Motts! I have many good memories both reading and writing for this website, this truly is the best place on the internet for Supercoach content, in large part to all of your hard work. Also couldn’t have picked a better man than DR to step up and take the role, can’t wait to see what the future holds!
Thank you mate. And thank you for writing for us. My honest belief (and I know DR shares this) is that it’s SCT’s community that makes us so awesome. Let’s face it, you can get SC info from a variety of places these days. But there aren’t too many places you can go to interact with other SC nuts who genuinely want to help you get better.
I appreciate all the work you’ve put into this site. You have made a major contribution to the Supercoach community that thousands of people will be thankful for!
The countless hours of effort went into fixing any issues to keep this site optimal cannot be surpassed. I kept coming back every year because of how well this site was run.
It’s a shame to see you step down, but I believe this site will still be in great hands.
Thanks for all of your contribution Motts and all supporting members over the years! You have left an amazing legacy
– Nato
Cheers Nato. Really appreciate the kind words. If you’re ever in Adelaide, get in touch for a game of golf!