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Farewell Luke Jackson

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Best part of this thread is ย the match by match interpretations and then the inference of whether he is committed, or what his trade price is.ย 

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5 minutes ago, Engorged Onion said:

Best part of this thread is ย the match by match interpretations and then the inference of whether he is committed, or what his trade price is.ย 

Just count your lucky stars that nobody has been brave or stupid enough to dig up the 'Is Goodwin The Right Guy?" thread... yet.

Edited by John Demonic

3 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

Just count your lucky stars that nobody has been brave or stupid enough to dig up the 'Is Goodwin The Right Guy?" thread... yet.

I've been looking for it for 6 weeks, JD!

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5 minutes ago, John Demonic said:

Just count your lucky stars that nobody has been brave or stupid enough to dig up the 'Is Goodwin The Right Guy?" thread... yet

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1 minute ago, adonski said:

I've been looking for it for 6 weeks, JD!

Someone started a thread after the game last night. Reckoned we should have got Clarkson in. Mods must have deleted it

1 hour ago, John Demonic said:

Just count your lucky stars that nobody has been brave or stupid enough to dig up the 'Is Goodwin The Right Guy?" thread... yet.

Well, if I can get sacked after coaching a team to 9 straight wins in a season long ago, then a Premierhip and drought breaking coach should be right in the gun....

Not๐Ÿคจ

Hasten to add the team I coached played finals but was out after 1 game!


35 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Well, if I can get sacked after coaching a team to 9 straight wins in a season long ago, then a Premierhip and drought breaking coach should be right in the gun....

Not๐Ÿคจ

Hasten to add the team I coached played finals but was out after 1 game!

Goodwin is as much to blame as the entire FD. We have lost all our games in a very similar way to last night and there hasnโ€™t been anything there to suggest we are a threat to any of Geelong, Pies or Swans.ย 

There will be more fringe teams that will improve and trouble us next year if we donโ€™t change in some way. Thing is Iโ€™m not sure we have the cattle to play a more attacking and corridor based plan.ย 

12 hours ago, adonski said:

He's Nic Nat 2.0, let Freo take him

Only on Demonland is 'Nic Nat 2.0' an insult.

It's a shame this 'Nic Nat vs Watts' draft debate has skewed peoples perception so much that posters have missed out on appreciating how good Nic Nat has been.

Should be dropped for Weideman next week.

Jackson is stealing valuable ruck minutes off the best ruckman in the league and youโ€™d back Weid over Jackson as a mostly stay at home forward.

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25 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Should be dropped for Weideman next week.

Jackson is stealing valuable ruck minutes off the best ruckman in the league and youโ€™d back Weid over Jackson as a mostly stay at home forward.

Saw Weid last night after the game and told him well done last week and he thanked me. Was with Tom Mac and a couple of others.

Such a pity that the Weid of the Geelong final a few years ago, could have made a huge difference yesterday.

Edited by Redleg

If Luke wants Freo then we should demand they trade for a top 5 pick for us plus another later 1st rounder (maybe future). They got pick 6 and a future 3rd for Cerra.

We have TMac and Brown 30/31 next year. JvR coming through but we need another young KPF which we could get with a top 5 pick.

Our forward cohesion is letting us down ATM.


If Jackson nominates Freo, can we demand a straight swap for Hayden Young?
I know he signed a long extension, but heโ€™s a gun and looks like heโ€™ll own a position on the AA HBF for years to come. Could become a mid too IMO.ย 

1 minute ago, Lord Travis said:

If Jackson nominates Freo, can we demand a straight swap for Hayden Young?
I know he signed a long extension, but heโ€™s a gun and looks like heโ€™ll own a position on the AA HBF for years to come. Could become a mid too IMO.ย 

Iโ€™d love it if we could make that happen, but no way Freo let him go.

1 hour ago, Lord Travis said:

If Jackson nominates Freo, can we demand a straight swap for Hayden Young?
I know he signed a long extension, but heโ€™s a gun and looks like heโ€™ll own a position on the AA HBF for years to come. Could become a mid too IMO.ย 

Him or Serong. We need to look to re- energise our half backline with speed and skill. Salem and Brayshaw wonโ€™t be the answer to speed up our ball movement and transition.ย 
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If we can put more speed on the ball, Weid may have a chance to have an impact.ย 

1 minute ago, CYB said:

Him or Serong. We need to look to re- energise our half backline with speed and skill. Salem and Brayshaw wonโ€™t be the answer to speed up our ball movement and transition.ย 
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If we can put more speed on the ball, Weid may have a chance to have an impact.ย 

Speed on the ball where BBB and Fritta can actually leadโ€ฆ Iโ€™d like to see that.

Jackson needs to be dropped on his putrid game this week, heck Id even bring in Weeds!


10 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Jackson needs to be dropped on his putrid game this week, heck Id even bring in Weeds!

Players are aware of poor games and my instinct ย tells me he will be back st his best next week. Dropping or threatening is not the way for vital players to be treated.ย 
Gawny was not impacting greatly either but one game doesn't mean the same result next week.ย 
A tweaking of game plans can do wonders with the ability Goody has to work with.ย 

1 hour ago, CYB said:

Him or Serong. We need to look to re- energise our half backline with speed and skill. Salem and Brayshaw wonโ€™t be the answer to speed up our ball movement and transition.ย 
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If we can put more speed on the ball, Weid may have a chance to have an impact.ย 

Speed is just not running its taking the game on and moving the ball positively swapping angles and length.ย 

Rivers and Salem and Bowey can all do that. As can other defenders if we make a concerted effort with a positive game plan.ย 

And don't kick to the forward pocket all the time it's defensive and hard to score from there.ย 

9 hours ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

Should be dropped for Weideman next week.

Jackson is stealing valuable ruck minutes off the best ruckman in the league and youโ€™d back Weid over Jackson as a mostly stay at home forward.

I'd play Petracca forward, Jackson as a mid, bring in Wied as backup ruck/forward, and drop Brown.

We will know next week!

1 minute ago, old dee said:

We will know next week!

Are you suggesting we will lose?


11 hours ago, Chook said:

I'd play Petracca forward, Jackson as a mid, bring in Wied as backup ruck/forward, and drop Brown.

Not sure Trac offers much as a stay at home forward. He need to be in the game

Edited by BW511

12 hours ago, picket fence said:

Jackson needs to be dropped on his putrid game this week, heck Id even bring in Weeds!

Seriously picket ?

11 hours ago, 58er said:

Speed is just not running its taking the game on and moving the ball positively swapping angles and length.ย 

Rivers and Salem and Bowey can all do that. As can other defenders if we make a concerted effort with a positive game plan.ย 

And don't kick to the forward pocket all the time it's defensive and hard to score from there.ย 

I actually think they cannot. Salem is a mile off 2021 form and is really back to his pre 2021 form where he was just serviceable and would have a above avg game every 4-5 matches.ย 

Bowey is a great kick but is a small body with not a lot of speed. He may come good in a few years but at this stage his trajectory is looking to be more of a role player. Rivers , ย No.

You may not accept this assessment, but to implement a fast ball movement game plan, you simply cannot rely on the guys above given what we have seen this year.ย 

If only Hunt was a more reliable kick and an a-grade decision maker.ย 

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14 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

If Jackson nominates Freo, can we demand a straight swap for Hayden Young?
I know he signed a long extension, but heโ€™s a gun and looks like heโ€™ll own a position on the AA HBF for years to come. Could become a mid too IMO.ย 

I reckon we ask for that and if they say no ask for 3 first round picks, including one top 5 pick. If they say Young is a gun and we don't trade our young guns, then we say and Luke isn't.

11 hours ago, Chook said:

I'd play Petracca forward, Jackson as a mid, bring in Wied as backup ruck/forward, and drop Brown.

Probably have a bigger goal return than Brown's 1 goal.


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