Geelong assistant coach James Kelly is unfazed about the noise around James Hird, saying how Essendon run their process is up to them.
Having missed out to fellow Cats assistant Steven King for the Melbourne AFL senior coaching role last year, Kelly has some hard-earned perspective.
While he joked about wondering if he wore the right shirt to his interview with the Demons, Kelly said the most important thing was making sure he continued to develop in his role at the Cats.
The Bombers are yet to lay out the process for picking next year's senior coach. Hird has made his interest clear and that has prompted concerns it will scare off others from going for the role.
"If they decide that James is going to be part of the process and then they want another James to be part of the process, then you just make the decision then," Kelly said on Thursday morning.
