Bombers poach former Swans premiership coach John Longmire

Essendon have poached former Sydney premiership coach John Longmire as their new general manager of performance in a huge recruiting coup.

埃森登足球俱乐部成功挖角前悉尼蓝鸟队（Swans）冠军教头约翰·朗迈尔，任命其为新任绩效总经理，此举堪称招募史上的一大壮举。

Longmire departs Sydney after 25 years in various roles to reunite with his former assistant, new Bombers coach Mark McVeigh, in a new role.

朗迈尔在悉尼效力25年、历经多个职位后离开，转而与新任“蜜蜂队”（Bombers，埃森登队绰号）主帅、其昔日助手马克·麦克维在岗位上重逢。

"I'm really excited to be joining the Essendon Football Club," Longmire said in a statement. "I've known Mark for a long time and have worked with him as well. He is passionate about the Bombers and has a clear vision for the team. "I look forward to supporting both him and the staff as the club looks to take the necessary steps back towards being a consistent team who challenge the opposition every week."

朗迈尔在声明中表示：“加入埃森登足球俱乐部让我倍感兴奋。我与马克相识已久，也曾共事。他对蜜蜂队充满热情，对球队有着清晰的愿景。我期待支持他和全体员工，助力俱乐部采取必要措施，重回稳定强队之列，每周都能向对手发起有力挑战。”

The Bombers have effectively split the football boss role in two, with Longmire to oversee game strategy, player development, leadership, the coaching group, performance analytics and strength and conditioning.

蜜蜂队实际上将“足球主管”的职责一分为二，朗迈尔将负责监督比赛策略、球员发展、领导力建设、教练团队、绩效分析以及体能训练。

The 55-year-old, most recently Sydney's executive director of club performance, will start this week ahead of the trade period.

这位55岁的老将此前担任悉尼俱乐部绩效执行总监，将在交易期开始前于本周正式上任。

Landing Longmire, who did not pursue any vacant head coach roles, is a huge result for the battling Bombers, who finished last on the ladder and needed to put support around first-year coach McVeigh.

朗迈尔并未谋求任何空缺的主教练职位，但埃森登队能成功将其招致麾下，对这支苦苦挣扎的球队而言是巨大的胜利。该队上赛季排名垫底，急需为执教第一年的麦克维配备强有力的支持团队。

"John's football experience and leadership are exactly what we have been looking for in this role," Essendon chief executive Tim Roberts said in a statement. "We have made no secret of our ambition to build a football program capable of delivering sustained success, and bringing in someone of John's calibre is a significant investment in that goal. "Over 14 seasons as senior coach of the Sydney Swans, John built a program that consistently competed at the pointy end, including the 2012 premiership and four further grand final appearances. "He knows what a winning program looks like from the inside and how to sustain it year after year. "Just as importantly, John will be an enormous asset to Mark McVeigh. "Very few people understand the demands of the senior coach role like John does and having someone of his experience alongside Mark to provide support, guidance and a sounding board will allow Mark to focus on coaching and developing our players."

埃森登首席执行官蒂姆·罗伯茨在声明中表示：“约翰的足球经验和领导力正是我们在这个职位上寻找的。我们毫不掩饰建立一支能持续取得成功的足球项目的雄心，引进像约翰这样 caliber（水准）的人才，是对这一目标的重大投资。在担任悉尼蓝鸟队主教练的14个赛季中，约翰打造了一支始终处于竞争前列（pointy end）的队伍，包括2012年夺冠及四次闯入总决赛。他从内部深知获胜的项目是什么样，以及如何年复一年地维持这种状态。同样重要的是，约翰将成为马克·麦克维的巨大资产。很少有人像约翰那样深刻理解主教练角色的要求，让经验丰富的人与马克并肩，提供支持、指导和‘回声板’（sounding board，指提供反馈和探讨想法的人），将使马克能够专注于执教和球员培养。”

Swans chairman Andrew Pridham hailed Longmire as a "much-loved and respected figure" and "legend". Longmire joined Sydney as an assistant coach in 2002 and was involved in the drought-breaking 2005 premiership, later succeeding Paul Roos. Across 333 games, Longmire, the Swans' longest-serving coach had a 63 per cent winning record, won the 2012 premiership and led Sydney to five grand finals and 12 finals campaigns. He stepped down after the 2024 grand final loss to Brisbane.

蓝鸟队主席安德鲁·普里德汉姆称赞朗迈尔为“深受爱戴和尊敬的人物”以及“传奇”。朗迈尔于2002年以助理教练身份加入悉尼队，参与了打破冠军荒的2005年夺冠历程，后接替保罗·罗斯。在执教的333场比赛中，作为蓝鸟队任期最长的教练，朗迈尔拥有63%的胜率，赢得了2012年冠军，并带领悉尼队五次闯入总决赛、十二次进入季后赛。他在2024年总决赛负于布里斯班后卸任。

"Having arrived at the Swans 25 years ago this club has meant so much to me and my family," Longmire said in a Swans statement. "I will look back with extreme fondness of my time in Sydney and always be proud of what we achieved as a football club."

朗迈尔在蓝鸟队的声明中表示：“25年前加入蓝鸟队，这个俱乐部对我及我的家人意义非凡。我将怀着极度的眷恋回顾在悉尼的时光，并永远为作为足球俱乐部所取得的成就感到自豪。”