Clayton Oliver Contract negotiations

Watched the replay last night.

when clarry gave away a stupid free kick near our goal square the the second quarter I was really disappointed.

within a minute or so there was a cut away of goody having just spoken to clarry who had been immediately benched, with the sort of expression you have when you have just questioned someone about something and searching for an honest answer. I’m sure it was a conversation about team versus self. Clarry responded by tapping goody on the body - I expect along the lines of yep “I’m good coach”.

50 years of disappointment means I’m trying to keep a lid on it, but I’m very excited.

im seeing a connected team - both with themselves and the coach

im seeing a team that is maturing enough to change things on the field.

im seeing a team, that once it gets a couple of key forwards back doesn’t really have a major identifiable weakness (unlike even the best Melbourne teams I’ve seen)

im seeing a coaching group that seems to identified their own strengths and weaknesses - ie goody on the bench to engage the players, and yze in the box helping to identify the trends of the game and adjusting on the run.

im big Kev right now and it feels very unnatural, and  as a lifelong tragic it doesn’t sit comfortably  I’m waiting for the disappointment to come.

but I really think all the reasons to be positive are true!