39 minutes ago, DemonBlack said:

Our 4th quarters have been atrocious this year.. our fitness coach needs to go aswell

Add to this our first quarters as well. It kinda feels we are playing 2 x 20 minute (plus time on) halves.

25 minutes ago, Superunknown said:

Wait what

Being up by 46 at 3QT, 9 goals in a row

Not a massive defeat?

6 points to be exact 😳 (says shutting the door on my way out) 🤪

When are they going to get rid of this fraud. His biggest mistake is being soft on Oliver. He should have been dropped months ago. Oliver is a disgrace he's been awful for 2 years now he's not coming back no one wants him with the money he is on. Goodwin has been weak as [censored] with Oliver. Goodwin has to go we are stuck with Oliver unfortunately. It's why Lamb should be given the [censored]. I said we should have got rid of him last year. We are just getting worse. We have the list although we desperately need a key forward. The coach is the problem too stuck in his ways. C'mon Green do something as a president and sack him because we are going to go nowhere with him leading us next year.

We are now back to being an embarrassment. After all that hard work that so many people put in.

The appointment of Gary Pert was an utter disaster, and when you've got a pathetic CEO and rudderless board, you're in big trouble.

People have to vote for an alternative ticket.

3 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

We are now back to being an embarrassment. After all that hard work that so many people put in.

The appointment of Gary Pert was an utter disaster, and when you've got a pathetic CEO and rudderless board, you're in big trouble.

People have to vote for an alternative ticket.

I think I’ll wait to see how a Steven Smith led board goes before I’ll consider an alternative ticket Adam.

1 hour ago, Pennant St Dee said:

It’s officially time IMO, I have waited but seen today his tenure is up.

The lack of ability in the players to identify St Kilda we’re playing on at all costs and going run and gun, is a coaching debacle.

Slow the game down ffs, players playing on and Max punching taps. Fed with Saints running hard off half back was just dub.

Yes a lot of that is o the players but well drilled players don’t do that.

Thank you very much for your time,, the flag, the memories etc but the time has come for a new voice

It seems we've all got there today, hey?

I'm in furious agreement.

I thought he had it in him to reinvent the team like he did post 2018, but it's clear we're done without a change of coach.

3 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

We are now back to being an embarrassment. After all that hard work that so many people put in.

The appointment of Gary Pert was an utter disaster, and when you've got a pathetic CEO and rudderless board, you're in big trouble.

People have to vote for an alternative ticket.

We've got a new CEO and President that haven't even lobbed up to the job yet!

How can you form a ticket?

2 hours ago, GS_1905 said:

I know we have said to sack coaches ad nauseum, but in all seriousness with an interim CEO and President, how does this technically get done?

Does getting Paul and Steve (zoom/webex or whatever) in for an emergency meeting tomorrow to vote and decide on the future of our coaching dept even constitutional given they haven't officially started? Does the charter / constitution allow for an interim ceo/president to sack the coach and gm of footy now? Surely there is a way to act now. The job is clearly untennable and the sooner we start looking for a replacement the better. There is no way on earth Goodwin is the coach in 2026.

I think it comes down to a vote of the board. I think interim still means you do your job and not spin around on the office chair all day. I would hope so anyway.

Neeld was sacked at a Friday board meeting and told 8am on Monday.

There's an article titled "Neeld sacked" on AFL website if search for it and it's a good little read on what Jackson had to say at the time.

12 hours ago, DubDee said:

You mean Goodwin had a list that hadn’t made finals for 10 years and helped build a flag winning team.

The wheels have fallen off for sure but at least acknowledge the good he did

Forever grateful for the flag, based on the shambles today losing from 46 points up and what this team had become a bottom 4-6, do we continue with blind faith due to the flag which will be 5 yrs in 2026

1 hour ago, YesitwasaWin4theAges said:

We've got a new CEO and President that haven't even lobbed up to the job yet!

How can you form a ticket?

Didn’t like Pert or Roffey, but pert did produce best profits & record memberships plus flags both afl/W & vfl

2 hours ago, Adam The God said:

It seems we've all got there today, hey?

I'm in furious agreement.

I thought he had it in him to reinvent the team like he did post 2018, but it's clear we're done without a change of coach.

Absolutely terrible, how can you have leaders today when the opposition is running in waves make so many dumb decisions

Gawn punching cbds fwd against a team whose hb’s are running towards the contest with nothing to lose. Basic 101 stuff keep it in close repeat stoppage. Continuing fast ball movement instead of slowing it down maintaining possession it would have only taken 2 minutes when we were 24 points up to kill tha game

That should be ingrained in the players to identify that

Edited July 27Jul 27 by Pennant St Dee

1 minute ago, Pennant St Dee said:

Absolutely terrible, how can you have leaders today when the opposition is running in waves make so many dumb decisions

Gawn punching cbds fwd against a team whose hub’s are running towards the contest with nothing to lose. Basic 101 stuff keep it in close repeat stoppage. Continuing fast ball movement instead of slowing it down maintaining possession it would have only taken 2 minutes when we were 24 points up to kill tha game

That should be ingrained in the players to identify that

Comes down to training for these situations, coaching instructions, senior players barking orders, were a team not connected anymore void of leadership a poor coaching from Goodwin down. Interest to see any trade request whist our asleep at the wheel board having blind faith in a coach/footy dept for 5 mins of glory in 60 yrs

Jones and Gawn are clearly responsible,

Both must go before the rooster doth crow.

e

Edited July 27Jul 27 by bluey

1 minute ago, bluey said:

Jones and Gawn are clearly responsible,

Both must go before the [censored] doth crow.

e

You really are the most bizarre poster I've ever seen

6 hours ago, SadDee said:

Soooo, if they were to bin Goodwin…

when? Can we have a poll?

As soon as the Club grow some .

Quite possibly the 4th of Neverember 😉

11 hours ago, Cassiew said:

Can we stop blaming Goody as the sole reason every time we lose? The players were woeful. Gave away the game with an infringement. Thats hardly goodys fault

That has to be a particularly naive outlook. I'm sorry Cassie but the Players ARE a product of the coaching. Thats what coaches DO !!

So we have essentially two aspects to this debacle.

The game/coaching and the participants. ALL of which emanate from the efforts of the coaches.

If not, why do they exist?

Yesterday was just the culmination of a train wreck that was always going to happen.

But in one concession I wouldn't blame Simon solely. This is on the FD and the Board for being so utterly pathetic and stupid to allow this incredulous situation to arise.

Whoever did the review , take a bow, you're just as idiotic.

The first to go, as as soon as he can is Goodwin.

Thanks mate ... but cya.

3 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

That has to be a particularly naive outlook. I'm sorry Cassie but the Players ARE a product of the coaching. Thats what coaches DO !!

So we have essentially two aspects to this debacle.

The game/coaching and the participants. ALL of which emanate from the efforts of the coaches.

If not, why do they exist?

Yesterday was just the culmination of a train wreck that was always going to happen.

But in one concession I wouldn't blame Simon solely. This is on the FD and the Board for being so utterly pathetic and stupid to allow this incredulous situation to arise.

Whoever did the review , take a bow, you're just as idiotic.

The first to go, as as soon as he can is Goodwin.

Thanks mate ... but cya.

Exactly right. Nothing happens on a vacuum. A well coached side doesn't lose in the manner that we do so consistently.

It's like a fog has lifted.....

6 hours ago, Adam The God said:

We are now back to being an embarrassment. After all that hard work that so many people put in.

The appointment of Gary Pert was an utter disaster, and when you've got a pathetic CEO and rudderless board, you're in big trouble.

People have to vote for an alternative ticket.

I actually think Steve Smith is a very good option as president. Kate Roffey was totally out of her depth so he'll be a big improvement there

Pert was an absolute [censored]. a disaster for us. Why oh why didn't we back in Jacksons choice Mahoney

I know nothing of the CEO. No background in AFL does not give me confidence. We need a new senior coach and major surgery throughout the FD. Tall order for Guerra to come in and sort that ****show out without AFL experience

Very sad where we've ended up.

I'll be speaking to membership this morning.

I'll renew when we have a new senior coach

it's the only leverage i have at this stage

normally i'm pretty good at moving on from defeats but this is different. we need big changes.

will tune out for the rest of this week until gameday. no point wallowing in misery when i can't do anything to effect change

The lack of awareness at this club is alarming.

The amount of “red time goals we concede. You just know it’s coming.

The opposition player that has a day out against us eg Moir. In fact I would Love to see a stat of Rising star nominations when Melbourne was the opponent.

No game management, no awareness of the clock or situation. None. Surely this is trained, surely there is some scenario based training. Repeat stoppage, chip the ball around even if just for a minute or two then long down the line near the boundary.

To have Kossie on the bench at that moment of the game.

To give away a 6/6/6 with that amount of time.

That kick was only going to go to one player in the forward line and we couldn’t identify that.

The club has to act, there must be change.

I wasn’t alive to see the Red Fox but to think we once sacked a coach, a multi premiership coach, a legend of the club because to finish 4th was not good enough for the Melbourne Football Club.

It is a no brainer. For the good of the Melbourne Football Club it has to happen. To do nothing and maintain the status quo is a lack of awareness and quite frankly a lack of courage and leadership.

Edited July 27Jul 27 by Dee Viney Intervention

17 minutes ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

The lack of awareness at this club is alarming.

The amount of “red time goals we concede. You just know it’s coming.

The opposition player that has a day out against us eg Moir. In fact I would Love to see a stat of Rising star nominations when Melbourne was the opponent.

No game management, no awareness of the clock or situation. None. Surely this is trained, surely there is some scenario based training. Repeat stoppage, chip the ball around even if just for a minute or two then long down the line near the boundary.

To have Kossie on the bench at that moment of the game.

To give away a 6/6/6 with that amount of time.

That kick was only going to go to one player in the forward line and we couldn’t identify that.

The club has to act, there must be change.

I wasn’t alive to see the Red Fox but to think we once sacked a coach, a multi premiership coach, a legend of the club because to finish 4th was not good enough for the Melbourne Football Club.

It is a no brainer. For the good of the Melbourne Football Club it has to happen. To do nothing and maintain the status quo is a lack of awareness and quite frankly a lack of courage and leadership.

Remember in the preseason when we did those up/down by 8 points with 2 minutes to go exercises and we literally did nothing differently?

So what time is the press conference this morning?

Were aren't even a basket case... It is much worse than that! We are a wet paper bag case, whose contents have long departed,down the drain.. in unison with maelstrom, debris and stormwater into the Abyss!

Edited July 27Jul 27 by picket fence

6 hours ago, Demonsone said:

Forever grateful for the flag, based on the shambles today losing from 46 points up and what this team had become a bottom 4-6, do we continue with blind faith due to the flag which will be 5 yrs in 2026

good to hear

No we need change. sooner the better