On 24/03/2025 at 02:20, Ghostwriter said:

Except he DIDN’T lose the players last year. Nor has he lost them now. He likely won’t lose them anytime soon.

This isn’t directed just at you but for anyone calling for Goody to be sacked… if he is sacked, it WON’T be because of how the players feel about him and that’s a fact.

Also, call for his head all you like but be careful what you wish for. If Goody is sacked we may need to prepare for the absence of Clarrie and Kozzie coz make no mistake: he is like a father to them both. For those who will predictably say that’s not what coaching’s all about… you may be right. But what I’m telling you is right or wrong it will happen. 

I'm prepared to see Clarry go. I think he's peaked and will never get back to his best from a couple of years ago. Kossie I would like to keep but if his hearts not in it he can go. We can't afford to keep players that don't want to be there. Why wouldn't they want to play under Longmire one of the most repected coaches in the comp?

  On 24/03/2025 at 04:55, Ghostwriter said:

Who are you? Seriously, who the [censored] are you? You’ve been here for five minutes and your posts are predominantly belligerent, which isn’t usual for someone who is relatively new to this site. You smack of someone who’s been here in another incarnation, an equally combative incarnation. Therefore please don’t interact with me in any capacity. Thanks in advance 

Incidentally, don’t preface a post with “With respect” then call someone delusional which is undeniably disrespectful. It makes you look stupid(er).

I didn't call you delusional, but okay.. 

Clearly I've struck a nerve. Happy to not interact, but I think it's fair to point out that your word is opinion and not second hand info from players due to the fact you attend training. 

  On 24/03/2025 at 06:18, Demon Dynasty said:

Of course they are.  I was  responding to someone who said just that FG

That's also a no win response on your part.  If i named you'd say shame on you for naming said player.  What hard evidence do you have!?? Etc etc.

Sorry but you can't have your cake etc.

Just don't say anything. That was my point. If you don't want to name them, don't even imply. I don't want to know. 

  On 23/03/2025 at 12:45, Timothy Reddan-A'Blew said:

Goodwin in his presser, on not taking advantage of the 3rd quarter forward entry dominance: 'We got straight-line bomby; not the way we train'.

This is for him to fix by benching and/or not selecting players.  We may lose a match or two but this is happening right now.  

  On 24/03/2025 at 02:14, Roost it far said:

maybe but I’m not sacking Goodwin

He won't be sacked. Not during the season.

If we continue to stack up more losses like Sundays, he may retire.

If  we finish 14th again then I can't see him coaching us next year though.

And if it gets to that would probably be for the best. And yea he's a premiership coach but like the players, you still have to keep performing. And if we have two years of no finals after two outs in straight sets, even after a flag, surely that's the breaking point.

The North outcome strangely feels like the game we lost against Freo last year. At least we have time to turn it around but zim really not hopeful. And zi try to be.

It's just Sundays game really exposed some deep core issues and it's not something a new coach could turn around promptly.

  On 24/03/2025 at 06:39, redandbluemakepurple said:

This is for him to fix by benching and/or not selecting players.  We may lose a match or two but this is happening right now.  

Spot on.  A full pre-season plus 3 to  6 matches to implement.

Same goes for other aspects of any significant game plan change ups.

Those who can't execute don't get the call up and can play at Casey till whenever.

Simon needs to walk the walk of ruthlessness as he said he would bring to the club at the end of 2020.

Too much talk since 2021 from both players and coach.

  On 24/03/2025 at 06:20, WERRIDEE said:

I'm prepared to see Clarry go. I think he's peaked and will never get back to his best from a couple of years ago. Kossie I would like to keep but if his hearts not in it he can go. We can't afford to keep players that don't want to be there. Why wouldn't they want to play under Longmire one of the most repected coaches in the comp?

Werridee,u dont think Longmire might be the BEST person to retro refit and reprogram Clarry??

  On 24/03/2025 at 07:15, picket fence said:

Werridee,u dont think Longmire might be the BEST person to retro refit and reprogram Clarry??

Yes I do. I think he could reinvigorate the whole side, including the one's that are disillusioned with the club and only stayed because of Goodwin like Clarry, Kossie and Trac.

For those that think Goodwin isn’t the problem can you please share your thoughts on how we turn this all around? The answer is more than just our injuries, see the Bulldogs. Can you tell us how our gameplan stacks up against other sides, stating that we played finals in 22/23 means little as years later Goodwin still hasn’t fixed our delivery inside fwd 50 or our ability to convert once it’s in there. We’ve gone down the path of new assistants so where to now? 

Edited March 24Mar 24 by Bombay Airconditioning

  On 24/03/2025 at 07:34, Bombay Airconditioning said:

For those that think Goodwin isn’t the problem can you please share your thoughts on how we turn this all around? The answer is more than just our injuries, see the Bulldogs. Can you tell us how our gameplan stacks up against other sides, stating that we played finals in 22/23 means little as years later Goodwin still hasn’t fixed our delivery inside fwd 50 or our ability to convert once it’s in there. We’ve gone down the path of new assistants so where to now? 

We haven't got rid of all our assistants we still have Chaplin. I wonder if Horse could get Stevie J to coach our forward line. Ex Sydney assistant.

The road is long

with many a winding turn

geez it’s going to be a long season if this goes on

  On 24/03/2025 at 07:41, WERRIDEE said:

We haven't got rid of all our assistants we still have Chaplin. I wonder if Horse could get Stevie J to coach our forward line. Ex Sydney assistant.

Are we the only club potentially looking for a new coach? 
Port have announced their succession plan. 

Eagles have a new coach.

Essendon recently extended Scott. 

Yze is in his 2nd season. 

Maybe Carlton if Voss can’t turn the Blues around.

 

 

  On 24/03/2025 at 09:24, Bombay Airconditioning said:

Are we the only club potentially looking for a new coach? 
Port have announced their succession plan. 

Eagles have a new coach.

Essendon recently extended Scott. 

Yze is in his 2nd season. 

Maybe Carlton if Voss can’t turn the Blues around.

 

 

Carlton and Freo.

Longmire will have the guts to phase Viney out like he did Luke Parker

Values good kicking and will help rebalance our side

  On 24/03/2025 at 09:32, adonski said:

Longmire will have the guts to phase Viney out like he did Luke Parker

Values good kicking and will help rebalance our side

Has sone it previously with Josh Kennedy, Kieran Jack and now Luke Parker.

The rate we are going we'll be signing Viney and co to co tracts well into their 40's

  On 24/03/2025 at 09:32, adonski said:

Longmire will have the guts to phase Viney out like he did Luke Parker

Values good kicking and will help rebalance our side

Ditto. No excuses for players who can’t hit a target.  It’s a disgrace.  Most butcher if even with little if any pressure.  Even Bowey has gone backwards since he started at the club.  He was an elite kick in 2021 in his first year but now can be unreliable at times. 

  On 24/03/2025 at 10:21, spirit of norm smith said:

Ditto. No excuses for players who can’t hit a target.  It’s a disgrace.  Most butcher if even with little if any pressure.  Even Bowey has gone backwards since he started at the club.  He was an elite kick in 2021 in his first year but now can be unreliable at times. 

An elite kick he was never. Bowey is and always has been bottom 6. The sooner people realise that the better. Has he ever had a 20+!disposal game ? 100+ SC points? HB is the position for fantasy point galore and he has not even come close. He is holding that place for Windsor & McVee & Lindsay. After that he’ll be VFL bound or at another club. 
 

 

  On 24/03/2025 at 11:24, GS_1905 said:

An elite kick he was never. Bowey is and always has been bottom 6. The sooner people realise that the better. Has he ever had a 20+!disposal game ? 100+ SC points? HB is the position for fantasy point galore and he has not even come close. He is holding that place for Windsor & McVee & Lindsay. After that he’ll be VFL bound or at another club. 

Of all the stats to run with this week, you picked this one...

  On 24/03/2025 at 11:24, GS_1905 said:

An elite kick he was never. Bowey is and always has been bottom 6. The sooner people realise that the better. Has he ever had a 20+!disposal game ? 100+ SC points? HB is the position for fantasy point galore and he has not even come close. He is holding that place for Windsor & McVee & Lindsay. After that he’ll be VFL bound or at another club. 
 

 

An odd metric to rank a player's value as we dont know his specific role but anyway.  He's had 96 and 97 in the past 2 weeks and over 100 against the Pies last year. So basically 3 in the past 5 games if you consider that coming close. 

Edited March 24Mar 24 by Jjrogan

  On 24/03/2025 at 11:32, titan_uranus said:

Of all the stats to run with this week, you picked this one...

I have an uncanning ability to mozz myself. I’ll wear it - intact I’ll celebrate it. I ain’t easy to do.
 

I still stand by my initial comment though, he is bottom 6 material and doesn’t play the position well. 

Hansen would be a good one to sus out

  On 24/03/2025 at 06:23, Redleg_Knowledge said:

I didn't call you delusional, but okay.. 

Um, actually you did: “To think that you are privy to what the players actually think of Goody just because you attend training is borderline delusional.” unless of course you want to split hairs and use the “borderline” escape clause.

  On 24/03/2025 at 04:55, Ghostwriter said:

Who are you? Seriously, who the [censored] are you? You’ve been here for five minutes and your posts are predominantly belligerent, which isn’t usual for someone who is relatively new to this site. You smack of someone who’s been here in another incarnation, an equally combative incarnation. Therefore please don’t interact with me in any capacity. Thanks in advance 

Incidentally, don’t preface a post with “With respect” then call someone delusional which is undeniably disrespectful. It makes you look stupid(er).

Lmao, this “5 minute” logic your are applying is akin to those who spew and attack certain journalists about having not played the game at the highest level, so their opinion is instantly invalid? Ironically, those types of fans haven’t played either.

Just because you haven’t played the game at a high level does not mean you can’t form an opinion.

Same logic applies here. I am confused.. is this a forum run by the global World Economic Forum elites, or is this is an open, public fan forum? 

You were once a new user yourself, so in essence, you are also nothing in the grand scheme of things. 

Edited March 24Mar 24 by VNightCityLegend

Shoot! I’m glad this is only the second time I’ve ventured into this thread—what a fact-free zone, filled with noise but no signal… It’s like watching a pub argument between nuffies who skipped the game, skimmed the stats, and still reckon they’ve cracked the code.

Edited March 24Mar 24 by Queanbeyan Demon

  On 24/03/2025 at 20:42, VNightCityLegend said:

Lmao, this “5 minute” logic your are applying is akin to those who spew and attack certain journalists about having not played the game at the highest level, so their opinion is instantly invalid? Ironically, those types of fans haven’t played either.

Just because you haven’t played the game at a high level does not mean you can’t form an opinion.

Same logic applies here. I am confused.. is this a forum run by the global World Economic Forum elites, or is this is an open, public fan forum? 

You were once a new user yourself, so in essence, you are also nothing in the grand scheme of things. 

You’ve clearly missed the point. The “5-minute logic” has nothing to do with having played at the highest level, or any level. It has nothing to do with the poster’s opinion, either. It has everything to do with former posters who’ve been banned, for example, and have returned under a new name. In this instance, the poster’s phrasing and syntax seem familiar to me. Please re-read my post and you’ll understand.

Edited March 24Mar 24 by Ghostwriter