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5 hours ago, Redleg said:

Dean Kent just limped off at Saints training and likely to miss this week and maybe more.

So, who will play first - Kent or AVB?

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    10 hours ago, Lucifer's Hero said:

    or the ugly boy...

    ...anyway they have Brett Ratten waiting in the wings.

    Oh thank you LH, exactly what I was going to say.

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    2 hours ago, monoccular said:

    So, who will play first - Kent or AVB?

    Maybe neither for us.

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    I am neither here nor there with Richo - I am wondering what the powers that be, see as the value that he would bring, and for what role?

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    Would rather try and get Balmey back.  Success seems to follow wherever the old statesman goes.  Love his " say alot but give nothing" banter with the usual press injury questions also!

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    1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Would rather try and get Balmey back.  Success seems to follow wherever the old statesman goes.  Love his " say alot but give nothing" banter with the usual press injury questions also!

    Mmmm, let's not crucify Goodwin for similar traits though eh.

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    1 minute ago, Engorged Onion said:

    Mmmm, let's not crucify Goodwin for similar traits though eh.

    I think Goody's been copping it more for the "after match" pressor responses EG.  Not sure he even deals with the standard injury stuff during the week.  In fact i can't recall who does down there.

    You certainly haven't seen / heard any of that the from myself.  The whole pressor scenario is a complete sham/circus with pretty much the same inane questions every week.  Don't really care how Goody handles them.   What he's doing/saying within the four walls is all that matters IMV.

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    Personally I don’t see the appeal. Goody doesn’t know how to set up and play at the ‘G. We need a coach who has come from a successful club who’s home ground was the same as ours. 

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    19 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Personally I don’t see the appeal. Goody doesn’t know how to set up and play at the ‘G. We need a coach who has come from a successful club who’s home ground was the same as ours. 

    Richo had no issue playing the G when he met us.

    Won 3 of 4 meetings at the G.

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    3 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    Richo had no issue playing the G when he met us.

    Won 3 of 4 meetings at the G.

    I think that was more to do with his opposition rather than the venue. 

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    3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    Personally I don’t see the appeal. Goody doesn’t know how to set up and play at the ‘G. We need a coach who has come from a successful club who’s home ground was the same as ours. 

    Yeah - let's get Malthouse. Could be a director of coaches?

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    25 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    Yeah - let's get Malthouse. Could be a director of coaches?

    20 or so people who contribute to the Herald Sun were asked at the start of this season who would make the top 8. Malthouse was the only person who didn’t tip Melbourne to finish in the 8. He was lambasted at the time. Maybe he’s not a crazy old coot.

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    35 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

    Yeah - let's get Malthouse. Could be a director of coaches?

    As someone said he is very much the alpha male and I cant see him fitting in and supporting - he would want to be the dominant force. Pass.

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    2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    20 or so people who contribute to the Herald Sun were asked at the start of this season who would make the top 8. Malthouse was the only person who didn’t tip Melbourne to finish in the 8. He was lambasted at the time. Maybe he’s not a crazy old coot.

    Ha! Madhouse hates us. Had always have us outside the 8.

    Regardless, he's a crazy old coot

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    It's not about having any claim to fame on the G...nor having won a bit of silverware. It's really about having a footy brain and a normal brain that knows when to do what. I for one wouldnt judge anyone per se just  because of a StKilda association. There is no stranger fish than the StKFC. But he seems a reasoned and experienced football mind that seems capable of bending like a tree. We've got to many rock -types currently.

    Hell...he has our lot sussed.

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    7 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    Ha! Madhouse hates us. Had always have us outside the 8.

    Regardless, he's a crazy old coot

    Haha was going to post exactly this... he was in the paper today saying Carlton f kd him because of over paying players etc. crazy old cooter.

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    14 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

    Haha was going to post exactly this... he was in the paper today saying Carlton f kd him because of over paying players etc. crazy old cooter.

    I saw him over summer down the surf coast with his missus. He was cracking it because pedestrians were walking on the wrong side of the footpath.

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    12 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

    I saw him over summer down the surf coast with his missus. He was cracking it because pedestrians were walking on the wrong side of the footpath.

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    1 hour ago, Moonshadow said:

    I saw him over summer down the surf coast with his missus. He was cracking it because pedestrians were walking on the wrong side of the footpath.

    I saw him in the city the other day. He was yelling at a young yahoo on one of those new fangled scootery thingos. 

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    9 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

    I saw him in the city the other day. He was yelling at a young yahoo on one of those new fangled scootery thingos. 

    Reports have him talking to an elm tree in Fitzroy gardens this morning....

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    10 hours ago, Moonshadow said:

    Reports have him talking to an elm tree in Fitzroy gardens this morning....

    I hope he gave it a stern dressing down and kept it in its place!

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    19 minutes ago, TRIGON said:

    I hope he gave it a stern dressing down and kept it in its place!

    Malthouse was probably telling the tree how poplar he is. 

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