Jump to content

Featured Replies

Ā 
7 minutes ago, Macca said:

Well, taking them out of their role if they fail to carry out instructions is a good point

So I've got Sparrow & Viney out of the team as both offer nothing much right now

But Fritsch & JVR were offering very little and both got dropped. So a good proportion here got what we wanted but that now means our forward line is threadbare

So there's always a consequence and we have no real depth

Fritsch is at the crossroads and JVR is overrated. He can't create seperation like good forwards do

Maybe as the 3rd tall but he's not a 1 or 2. He may improve of course but he needs to

I reckon Fritsch should have been dropped earlier and Fullerton brought in to support jvr.

By dropping jvr and fritch together our new fwds are on a hiding to nothing

Maybe SG wants Fritsch and jvr to go to Casey to work on their'connection"

13 minutes ago, praha said:

Revealed on Fox Footy that if we pay him out before end of his deal (2026) then we have to pay 100% of his remaining salary. Could be anywhere between 1.5-2 million. This would be included in the cap spend for football department spend meaning we'd likely have to pay a luxury tax of 75 cents for every dollar over up to a million, which would be likely given we'd have to pay good coin to get a half decent coach in. Club heavily scrutinised because most coached only have a 3-6 month payout clause. Goodwin has a full contract payout clause.

So basically... unless he resigns we'll be with him for a while. I couldn't see us justifying that payout unless they have a good coach lined up.

So it could cost the club up to $3Million, all up (to sack Goodwin)

That's a lot of money when considering we're now out of the pokies coupled with only 2 money making MCG games this season (and the Tigers clash may see a smallish crowd to boot)

There's no way Goodwin walks away from that sort of money either

Folks here need to be prepared for a long season. Unless we come good of course

We are not giving Goodwin 3 million bucks to depart the Goodship MFC. I can't see it

 
1 minute ago, Macca said:

So it could cost the club up to $3Million, all up (to sack Goodwin)

That's a lot of money when considering we're now out of the pokies coupled with only 2 money making MCG games this season (and the Tigers clash may see a smallish crowd to boot)

There's no way Goodwin walks away from that sort of money either

Folks here need to be prepared for a long season. Unless we come good of course

We are not giving Goodwin 3 million bucks to depart the Goodship MFC. I can't see it

Neither. In fact it's probably made me against sacking Goodwin and giving him the time to reboot and right the ship now.

1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

Bailey was run over by Neeld’s reality bus which then ran off the road and sunk in the Yarra

Refloated as the love boat this season


1 minute ago, jnrmac said:

I reckon Fritsch should have been dropped earlier and Fullerton brought in to support jvr.

By dropping jvr and fritch together our new fwds are on a hiding to nothing

Maybe SG wants Fritsch and jvr to go to Casey to work on their'connection"

It was a fairly ruthless call as it lessens whatever chance we had of winning today

Anyway, on to the game!

23 minutes ago, praha said:

Revealed on Fox Footy that if we pay him out before end of his deal (2026) then we have to pay 100% of his remaining salary. Could be anywhere between 1.5-2 million. This would be included in the cap spend for football department spend meaning we'd likely have to pay a luxury tax of 75 cents for every dollar over up to a million, which would be likely given we'd have to pay good coin to get a half decent coach in. Club heavily scrutinised because most coached only have a 3-6 month payout clause. Goodwin has a full contract payout clause.

So basically... unless he resigns we'll be with him for a while. I couldn't see us justifying that payout unless they have a good coach lined up.

3 hours ago, Macca said:

As for Bedford? We all saw the potential?

That's a stretch. He showed some promise, that's it

Weren't too many broken hearts when he went ... until he started playing well

Hindsight is your friend, Dazzle

I live in the real world

Not sure if you're just bored and playing devils avocat today Macca.

I saw Bedfords potential from his 1st draft clips.
He had what we needed .... Speed and liked to kick a goal.
Didn't get a run at it cause he couldn't get past the one paced Premiership medallion wearing coach favourite Spargo.

As for Jordan, he was never the flashy player but if he had the ball I was confident it was going to another guy in a red & blue jumper.
He too struggled to get a run at it as he was most often relegated to sub and as far as I was concerned it was a disgrace that Goodwin couldn't or wouldn't get him onto the ground grand final day.
Haven't seen what he's been doing lately tho' but from what I gather he's a good tagger.
I don't think Goodwin was ever big on taggers as he'd always back our mids in.
I was disappointed for Jordan and understood exactly why he went looking for opportunities elsewhere.

The Bedford decision was definitely disappointing from my end.
But hey, I aint the coach, I don't make the decisions on list management or gameplan (much to my dismay).
But if I did we'd be doin' things a hell of alot differently.
We'd be playing fast, aggressive and what I like to call "entertaining" footy and drawing more than 25k to home MCG games.
And I'll tell ya somethin' else for nothin'.
If I thought any player was bludging or not doin' what I told 'em.
They wouldn't be playin'.

Edited by Fork 'em

Ā 

1 hour ago, DubDee said:

Deadset tactical genius Goody!

Amazing what can be done when ur job is under pressure.

Still far from convinced, not a lot changes but a great result today

2 hours ago, Fork 'em said:

Not sure if you're just bored and playing devils advocate today Macca.

Be a dull old world if we all agreed with each other

But all's well than ends well, hey!

Fork 'em!!!!!!

Edited by Macca

2 hours ago, Deestroye said:

History being made today. I’m calling this as his last game as coach.

This aged well.


7 minutes ago, picket fence said:

Still far from convinced, not a lot changes but a great result today

Jury is still out but today was a pressure release.

We have to atleast play with that amount of pressure and intensity as a bare minimum for the rest of the season

After the final siren, players celebrating, Gawn and Goodwin meet, NO sweet embrace, Max deadpan even scowlish, turns to Langford then smiles, Goodwin looking somewhat confused.

Strange

PS. Great win today.

We keep winning, no problems for Goodwin.

However, lose one of the next two then todays win doesn’t mean much.

Credit to Goodwin, he said during the week Saturday will be better & see improvement & the wheels will turn.

But if we lose either of the next 1 or 2 the pressure will be back.


5 hours ago, Macca said:

Ha ha!

What about all the assistants, bub?

šŸ¤” I'm sure the new coach will find his own šŸ˜†

1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

šŸ¤” I'm sure the new coach will find his own šŸ˜†

With the size of the payout there's no new coach coming. Goodwin will coach next year.

Ā 
7 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

šŸ¤” I'm sure the new coach will find his own šŸ˜†

You are nothing but tenacious, bub

Kudos 😁


Join the conversation

You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

Guest
Unfortunately, your content contains terms that we do not allow. Please edit your content to remove the highlighted words below.
Reply to this topic...

Featured Content

  • NON-MFC: Round 15

    As the Demons head into their Bye Round, it's time to turn our attention to the other matches being played. Which teams are you tipping this week? And which results would be most favourable for the Demons if we can manage to turn our season around? Follow all the non-Melbourne games here and join the conversation as the ladder continues to take shape.

      • Like
    • 36 replies
  • REPORT: Port Adelaide

    Of course, it’s not the backline, you might argue and you would probably be right. It’s the boot studder (do they still have them?), the midfield, the recruiting staff, the forward line, the kicking coach, the Board, the interchange bench, the supporters, the folk at Casey, the head coach and the club psychologistĀ  It’s all of them and all of us for having expectations that were sufficiently high to have believed three weeks ago that a restoration of the Melbourne team to a position where we might still be in contention for a finals berth when the time for the midseason bye arrived. Now let’s look at what happened over the period of time since Melbourne overwhelmedĀ the Sydney Swans at the MCG in late May when it kicked 8.2 to 5.3 in the final quarter (and that was after scoring 3.8 to two straight goals in the second term).Ā 

      • Clap
      • Thanks
      • Like
    • 2 replies
  • CASEY: Essendon

    Casey’s unbeaten run was extended for at least another fortnight after the Demons overran a persistent Essendon line up by 29 points at ETU Stadium in Port Melbourne last night. After conceding the first goal of the evening, Casey went on a scoring spree from about ten minutes in, with five unanswered majors with its fleet of midsized runners headed by the much improved Paddy Cross who kicked two in quick succession and livewire Ricky Mentha who also kicked an early goal. Leading the charge was recruit of the year, Riley Bonner while Bailey Laurie continued his impressive vein of form. With Tom Campbell missing from the lineup, Will Verrall stepped up to the plate demonstrating his improvement under the veteran ruckman’s tutelage. The Demons were looking comfortable for much of the second quarter and held a 25-point lead until the Bombers struck back with two goals in the shadows of half time. On the other side of the main break their revival continued with first three goals of the half. Harry Sharp, who had been quiet scrambled in the Demons’ first score of the third term to bring the margin back to a single point at the 17 minute mark and the game became an arm-wrestle for the remainder of the quarter and into the final moments of the last.

      • Clap
    • 0 replies
  • PREGAME: Gold Coast

    The Demons have the Bye next week but then are on the road once again when they come up against the Gold Coast Suns on the Gold Coast in what could be a last ditch effort to salvage their season. Who comes in and who comes out?

      • Thanks
    • 110 replies
  • PODCAST: Port Adelaide

    The Demonland Podcast will air LIVE on Monday, 16th June @ 8:00pm. Join Binman, George & I as we dissect the Dees disappointing loss to the Power.
    Your questions and comments are a huge part of our podcast so please post anything you want to ask or say below and we'll give you a shout out on the show.
    Listen LIVE: https://demonland.com/

      • Thanks
    • 32 replies
  • POSTGAME: Port Adelaide

    The Demons simply did not take their opportunities when they presented themselves and ultimately when down by 25 points effectively ending their finals chances. Goal kicking practice during the Bye?

      • Haha
      • Thanks
    • 252 replies