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8 minutes ago, Pollyanna said:

"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest"

I tend to find that comments based onย 'body language'ย tend to be most akin to Rorschach tests.

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13 minutes ago, Axis of Bob said:

I tend to find that comments based onย 'body language'ย tend to be most akin to Rorschach tests.

Or mirrors ...

Ugh, I'm up in arms with all the amateur psychoanalysts on here...

If you seriously think you can judge someone from what you view in the false reality that is a press conference...consider

  • your own expectations
  • your own prejudices
  • your own experiences of how you were 'coached' and how that informs what coaches should behave like (and understand that you and your experiences are not the rest of your cohorts, let alone the rest of the population)
  • flip it on it's head. If Melbourne had made the 8 and met versions of your own expectations, you'd consider the bloke to be pretty relaxed considering the $hitstorm his personal life has been over the last year or so, whilst turning up to a high profile job...but just because we missed the 8...it MUST mean x, y, z...

also...me earlier.... "just leave Goodwin alone...sob"

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1 hour ago, hemingway said:

No-ones claiming to be experts, rather, merely some observations on what we observed. And body language is an indicator of mood. Perhaps we see it differently, but to me he was as flat as a tack, and if so, that feeling is passed on to the others, staff and players.ย 

You are just guessing


1 hour ago, ding said:

Been saying it for years....Goodwin is a fraud.

We have two members of the Board who played at the highest level, one who also worked as an assistant coach. We have two ex AFL coaches, one of whom won a premiership and both of whom also have extensive experience as assistants. We have one of the highest-ranked assistant coaches, not to mention other members of the FD who played AFL or who have been working in the AFL for years. Yet at the centre of all this, our head coach is a "fraud"?

Do you even think about what you write?

Just now, bing181 said:

We have two members of the Board who played at the highest level, one who also worked as an assistant coach. We have two ex AFL coaches, one of whom won a premiership and both of whom also have extensive experience as assistants. We have one of the highest-ranked assistant coaches, not to mention other members of the FD who played AFL or who have been working in the AFL for years. Yet at the centre of all this, our head coach is a "fraud"?

Do you even think about what you write?

Every time. You should try it one day.

17 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

You are just guessing

And that's putting it kindly.

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2 hours ago, Queanbeyan Demon said:

Kossie . . . "he's done more than people think".

Who Simon? More than what I think in Queanbeyan? More than Picket Fence thinks? DazzleDavey, Chook, Dieter, Lord Nev? Who???

Huh?

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If posters are being this nasty and vicious towards Simon Goodwin before we've even played a game, one shudders to think what new level of vitriol they have in reserve if things don't go well this season.


Looked like a bloke happy the season is about to start to me. The only thing I would say is that he's starting to look like Dexter Morgan.

1 hour ago, demonstone said:

If posters are being this nasty and vicious towards Simon Goodwin before we've even played a game, one shudders to think what new level of vitriol they have in reserve if things don't go well this season.

What rubbish, nasty and vicious ?ย 

Vitriol?ย 

Observations from a group of supporters that want toย see the team have success and be coached by a motivated switched on coach, hopefully Simon Goodwin. Thatโ€™s all.ย 

His behaviour or presentation is not very reassuring. I hope I am wrong.ย 

It's not just this thread, Ernest.ย  There have been some horrible things posted on this site about our coach.

4 hours ago, drysdale demon said:

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Too many wannabe body language experts on this site.

Yep

Missed finals last year losing to two bottom sides

Missed finals in 2019 because errr pre-season surgeries

Missed finals in 2017ย because we couldn't beat 13th placed Collingwood in final round (not laying a tackle in hte first 20 mins they were so pumped up)

missed finals in 2016 losing to bottom placed Essendon and bottom 5ย Carlton

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He is an inspirational motivator. No doubt.

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12 hours ago, Cyclops said:

At least if Goody is on radio we don't have to watch his left hand scratching his left leg.ย 

l wouldn't mind if we knew it was just his leg


3 hours ago, demonstone said:

If posters are being this nasty and vicious towards Simon Goodwin before we've even played a game, one shudders to think what new level of vitriol they have in reserve if things don't go well this season.

People forget what tiger supporters were saying about Hardwick at the end of 2016......

Part of footy and only more so with social media and supporter forums like this

4 hours ago, Axis of Bob said:

I tend to find that comments based onย 'body language'ย tend to be most akin to Rorschach tests.

Sorry Bob, I'm thinking there are a large number here scratching theirย  .... headsย  saying "huh? Who, whots a Rorschach?"

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5 hours ago, ding said:

Least interesting coach i can remember. Makes me miss Danners more each time i see Goodwin interviewed.

We need someone who has energy and inspiration for his players. This bloke has neither.

Flat.As.A.Tack.

Been saying it for years....Goodwin is a fraud.

I've often wondered if your moniker is based on the Chuck Berry song? I think there is a definite connection.

Wowwee I know weโ€™re wanting success but letโ€™s get into real season mode before slagging off the coach for his body language and ability to pronounceย words with โ€œrโ€s in them from a press call before rnd 1.ย 
We [censored] and moan if he is rar rar and poo poo if he is passive ffs.

8 minutes ago, dworship said:

Sorry Bob, I'm thinking there are a large number here scratching theirย  .... headsย  saying "huh? Who, whots a Rorschach?"

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They're the ink blot tests that a psychiatrist may show you and ask you what you see. Link:ย Rorschach test - Wikipedia

In reality they're just blots of ink on a page with no meaning. Despite this, the patients will often see meaning in them,ย revealling more about the issues in the patient's head.

In other words, I find that comments about body language only really reveal the poster's issues, not the subject's.

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Just now, Axis of Bob said:

They're the ink blot tests that a psychiatrist may show you and ask you what you see.

In reality they're just blots of ink on a page with no meaning. Despite this, the patients will often see meaning in them,ย revealling more about the issues in the patient's head.

In other words, I find that comments about body language only really reveal the poster's issues, not the subject's.

Thanks Bob, you are a much nicer poster than me, I would have kept the morons in the dark.

2 minutes ago, dworship said:

Thanks Bob, you are a much nicer poster than me, I would have kept the morons in the dark.

Does that say more about you,ย them or us?

4 hours ago, Pollyanna said:

"Still, a man hears what he wants to hear
And disregards the rest"

Paul Simon's press conference was absolutely fine to me.ย  He was smiling, upbeat and positive.ย  From much the commentary here I was expecting a Rhyce Shaw 2020 performance.

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3 minutes ago, Cards13 said:

Does that say more about you,ย them or us?

Well, if you've been paying attention, I own my abrasive side and my mistakes and shortcomings.

That's a lot more than some on here.

12 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

https://www.sen.com.au/news/2021/03/16/pickett-likely-for-demons-opener-forward-line-plans-in-place/

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On Brown: 'Back playing some form of footy between round 5 and round 7'ย 

By round 7 Goodwin may be out of a job. I canโ€™t believe they picked up Daw because he was soon as way to replenish our lost talls, but even after kicking four goals, we hear that he isnโ€™t ready for selection and is a long term prospect. Goodwin must really not want to keep his job.ย 


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