1 hour ago, Macca said:

@Bowserpower

These were my original words

And it is an opinion

Do not tell lies about me again. Or twist my words

And another apology needed

Thanks mate.

2 minutes ago, Bowserpower said:

Thanks mate.

I'll take that as a concession

Have a nice day

54 minutes ago, Macca said:

Who has taken that view on this thread?

As usual, you keep making stuff up to suit your own blinkered view

Don't you think you've made enough of a fool of yourself these last few days?

Just now, Bowserpower said:

Don't you think you've made enough of a fool of yourself these last few days?

No, not at all

But your good self? Wow!

Just now, Macca said:

I'll take that as a concession

Have a nice day

Sure.

I mean you did clearly state that the club relegated him without a shred of evidence but ok.

22 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

No, it’s accountability. The AFL is a business. On-going poor performance is on the Head Coach.

4 hours ago, Cassiew said:

Coming from you, that comment means absolutely nothing to me👍

Are you a child?

1 minute ago, Bowserpower said:

Sure.

I mean you did clearly state that the club relegated him without a shred of evidence but ok.

At the time, others here were saying similar

Watch this space as I go searching

2 minutes ago, Macca said:

At the time, others here were saying similar

Watch this space as I go searching

Alright, let us know how you go mate

Seems like I have a fan 🥰

On 28/07/2025 at 12:58, Cassiew said:

Just easier to blame one

Then going to have to get rid of a lot more than him. It’s just scapegoating

What's your solution? Head to the Winchester and wait for this all to blow over?

9 minutes ago, Bowserpower said:

Alright, let us know how you go mate

Oh don't worry I will. I'm like a dog with a bone on this one

We previously had another sack Goodwin thread that went for about 300 pages ... 2019, 2020 & 2021

He was often hated back then so when he ended up on the bench with Yze upstairs, there were numerous comments about the why's & wherefores

As I said, watch this space, good Sir

Or keep an eye out for the other sack Goodwin thread

Edited July 29Jul 29 by Macca

3 hours ago, SFebes said:

The key word, was tapwork.....

For eg; on the weekend, 45 hitouts, 14 to advantage. Cant knock his around the ground domination one bit.

14 hitouts to advantage is well above AFL average. According to Wheelo ratings, here's the HTA averages for 2025:

Witts 11.1
Meek 10.7
O'Brien 10.6
Grundy 10.5
Xerri 10.2
Gawn 9.9
Nankervis 9.6
Goldstein 9.5
Sweet 9.2
Madden 8.7
English 8.3

Gawn's opponent on Sunday, Marshall, averages 6.8.

1 hour ago, SFebes said:

Why does the coach keep playing them then?

Because there's a power imbalance at the club

He's terrified of backlash

How did Petracca and Oliver behave in the off season?

17 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

Seems like I have a fan 🥰

You'll get used to it ....

All the [censored] media over the past few years probably permeated its way down to the footy department.

The BOD may see offloading Goody a way of distancing himself from the recent past??

Certainly Goody cannot be blamed for the playing list bad luck.

Brayshaw retirement

Jackson to Feo and players with the traded draft picks not yet coming up.

ANB leaving

BB retirement

Tracc and Oliver issues

May and Lever ordinary seasons via injury

Stars getting older.

1 hour ago, beelzebub said:

Sorry Jumbo but I can't in any scenario posit Goodwin in a manner whereby he's immaterial to the methods, performances and outcomes of the players.

It may not be an intended effect but they play one way or another as a result of he being the coach.

I'm hearing you, BB, but I think that there is something rotten in the leafy suburb of East Melbourne

Akin to Worsfold at the WCE, where he lost all imprimatur

Something will give and I believe that the behaviours and actions of our 'leaders' has been atrocious

12 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

Because there's a power imbalance at the club

He's terrified of backlash

How did Petracca and Oliver behave in the off season?

The coach should be the buck stopper

5 minutes ago, manny100 said:

All the [censored] media over the past few years probably permeated its way down to the footy department.

The BOD may see offloading Goody a way of distancing himself from the recent past??

Certainly Goody cannot be blamed for the playing list bad luck.

Brayshaw retirement

Jackson to Feo and players with the traded draft picks not yet coming up.

ANB leaving

BB retirement

Tracc and Oliver issues

May and Lever ordinary seasons via injury

Stars getting older.

On the other hand, we have pretty much had a full list this year, easy fixture and great run re injuries, often fielding a team with 15 odd premiership players. Add in Windsor, Langford, Turner as well for promising youngsters.

Edited July 29Jul 29 by SFebes

5 minutes ago, SFebes said:

On the other hand, we have pretty much had a full list this year, easy fixture and great run re injuries, often fielding a team with 15 odd premiership players. Add in Windsor, Langford, Turner as well for promising youngsters.

2021 premiership players with a heavy dose of 4 years of battered bodies syndrome

Those players look cooked

32 minutes ago, jumbo returns said:

I'm hearing you, BB, but I think that there is something rotten in the leafy suburb of East Melbourne

Akin to Worsfold at the WCE, where he lost all imprimatur

Something will give and I believe that the behaviours and actions of our 'leaders' has been atrocious

Oh... mate.. Jumbo... there's definitely something afoot, if not amok among the Elms 😉

To say nothing of the resounding silence

Issues within the senior playing group as those issues with Trac around standards and culture last year haven’t mended, they are not connected, coaching issues from Goodwin and footy dept, rumours wether true or not is Goodwin has his favourites and dosent engage with the younger players. The obvious is Goodwin to be moved on but whole footy dept & improve line coaches along. Need to look to trade Oliver..

Lever to the Roos?

1 hour ago, Demonsone said:

Need to look to trade Oliver..

Would be more like an offload/salary dump with Oliver

As it stands, I highly doubt that any club would want to pay his monstrous salary anyway (rumoured to hit in excess of $1.5Million around 2028/2029)

Could also be that we're stuck with him

Petracca similar but he maybe has more upside

I it’s want to know what went on at last nights board meeting!

Just now, Macca said:

Would be more like an offload/salary dump with Oliver

As it stands, I highly doubt that any club would want to pay his monstrous salary anyway (rumoured to hit in excess of $1.5Million around 2028/2029)

Could also be that we're stuck with him

Petracca similar but he maybe has more upside

I hope we’re stuck with both of them to be honest, it would be shocking to see them go for not much and then they find form somewhere else tha would hurt a lot.