Apparently it's a course which takes about 200 hours to complete, most coaches do over the course of a year so I guess it's part time. Hardly arduous considering the off-seasons that these coaches get, I'd imagine that the Phoenix would pay for the course for Greenacre as well.
South Melbourne have announced that they're going to sign a marquee player and high profile coach for next years season, so I guess their bid is still alive.
Wouldn't it be ironic if they signed Ernie and we signed Taylor.