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Goodwin rejects notion that Dees list is compromised.

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"As a coach and a club there are no more excuses for us as a club," Goodwin said before Friday night's crunch match against Essendon.

"Start judging us on our performances and not on our pre-season. We’re ready to go. We’re fit, we’ve got a good 22 that’s going to go out there and play, so let’s judge us on our performances and let’s stop the excuses."

The old “no excuses” excuse. Well the season is already two rounds gone and we weren’t ready to go. 

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    1 minute ago, america de cali said:

     

    Well the season is already two rounds gone and we weren’t ready to go. 

    This is the bit that seriously plays with my head.

    We weren't ready at the beginning...and I'm still not convinced we're ready now.

    I mean wtf ??

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    Goodwins comments will look good if we win, but if we don't he can assured that no-one from supporters to the media will be accepting excuses. 

    I find it a strange comment, perhaps reflecting the pressure he is under to turn it around.

    Two games in and he is talking about no further excuses, it sounds a little desperate after two games. Mid season or end of season, I could understand. 

    Better to simply state, we expect to see improvement this week or we are going out expecting to win. 

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    Video on this page https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/2019-04-04/media-conference-simon-goodwin

    I like that he is strong in his message; strong in tone and demeanor.  Strong in defence of May (conditioning), Jones (role) and Petracca (form). 

    Thankfully, I get more urgency from Goodwin than all our players in the media this week, put together!  

    Didn't sense great confidence/belief in a win this week. 

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    "Start judging us on our performances and not on our pre-season"

    Ummmm

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    4 minutes ago, hemingway said:

     

     

    I saw little, if anything, last week to suggest a win is likely anytime soon

    These sorts of comments from the club really do set themselves up for some very harsh criticism should they roll out another insipid result

    Lose this week and I think a lot of people will be saying the modicum of success this team enjoyed late last season was an aberration - and the current state is simply a return to business as usual for this club 

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    26 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    This is the bit that seriously plays with my head.

    We weren't ready at the beginning...and I'm still not convinced we're ready now.

    I mean wtf ??

    It means that we have enough heads to put on the ground - just - and yet, these will most probably be the wrong heads and few of these heads will be what the fans pay dollars at the turnstiles to go to see. Hence, overall, the anonymity of it all. As for the match result, we are 'trying' but do not expect a great return. 

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    I can judge us on performances and I have.

    Since & including last years prelim...

    We've been a shambles/a dogs breakfast.

    Pretty simple really.

    Let's see what Friday brings.

     

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    34 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    This is the bit that seriously plays with my head.

    We weren't ready at the beginning...and I'm still not convinced we're ready now.

    I mean wtf ??

    "Well the season is already two rounds gone and we weren’t ready to go. "

    That's a quote from renowned wrist-slasher ADC and not Goodwin.

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    Confidence or Resignation?

    Possibly either a sign that Goody has total confidence in the group, the FD and the Player's likelihood of turning it around this week against Essendrug (or not long after)....or he is extremely concerned that the players (or some of them) have fallen into the trap of believing in the compromised pre-season stories.  Goody seeing a sense of urgency lacking?

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    32 minutes ago, rjay said:

    I can judge us on performances and I have.

    Since & including last years prelim...

    There's a name for that: recency bias (which is in itself a subset of the availability heuristic).

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    Not sure what the point is here, or even where this comes from. No-one's been saying that the list is "compromised".

    Goodwin just confirms what many have been saying, that we need to "start playing better as a group and a team and start helping each other."

    If anything has been "compromised", it's the time we've had together as a team over the summer. Which has already been commented on here by training-watchers prior to the season, and reflected in comments from coaches that it's been hard to work on drills with players unavailable.

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    I suspect 'compromised' = Walking wounded list to choose from

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    20 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

    I suspect 'compromised' = Walking wounded list to choose from

    Absolute twaddle, don't know which bit some on here don't get, we have a team of 22 that has put in two poor performances, one where the midfield failed and were duly criticised,  the other where the midfield started to get it together but the team connection was horrible

    We have players stuttering to find match day form, not from an injury point of view but pure and simple form

    It may turnaround this week, but it will require 22 working as a team, that is what has been missing last 2 weeks, no excuses any more

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    1 hour ago, hemingway said:

    Goodwins comments will look good if we win, but if we don't he can assured that no-one from supporters to the media will be accepting excuses. 

    I find it a strange comment, perhaps reflecting the pressure he is under to turn it around.

    Two games in and he is talking about no further excuses, it sounds a little desperate after two games. Mid season or end of season, I could understand. 

    Better to simply state, we expect to see improvement this week or we are going out expecting to win. 

    I think the club has heard our comments here, and they are trying to show the clubs Image,  in what we deesire.

    Not so much an overly sympathetic Mcc style.

    ... but rather a sterner Footy club members & supporters Image,  of how WE want our club to be seen and heard.   And this is how it ought'a be.

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    Could have been worse he could of said we are right to go now and it’s round 22!!!

    its just all talk. 

    Action on the field boys. 

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    I wonder if the coaching panel were ready for the season start? There have been some strange selection and strategy moves made that have not helped our cause.

    So if the players are fit and ready to go, then its the coaches that must step up and lead.

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    2 hours ago, america de cali said:

    "As a coach and a club there are no more excuses for us as a club," Goodwin said before Friday night's crunch match against Essendon.

     

    I like what he does here.

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    1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

    Balls on the line

    blades are being sharpened...

    I've always thought we should introduce blades to football but missed the announcement. Finally, Gil gets something right.

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    38 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    Absolute twaddle, don't know which bit some on here don't get, we have a team of 22 that has put in two poor performances, one where the midfield failed and were duly criticised,  the other where the midfield started to get it together but the team connection was horrible

    We have players stuttering to find match day form, not from an injury point of view but pure and simple form

    It may turnaround this week, but it will require 22 working as a team, that is what has been missing last 2 weeks, no excuses any more

    How many are in peak fit shape ?? 

    What you don't get is we believe the results... believe the vision of getting run circles around...of hands on hips, blowing hard.

    The Dee's are starting the season as most teams finish it....stuffed.

     

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