4 minutes ago, 1 red eye 1 blue eye said:

This. We’re 3 goals down at the start of the last and to see Clarry on the bench and Trac at full forward had me totally flummoxed. I mean surely we had to try and win some centre clearance and give ourselves a chance to gain some momentum! That looked a tad arrogant to me, anybody able to help me understand the coaches thinking?

 

 

 

 

 

They wanted Trac forward, Oliver on the bench may have just been a rotation thing. Honestly if we always need Oliver and Trac in the center then we'll go no where this year.

3 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

I have no inside info other than to say they are not the players they were. Not sure they ever will be again, at least at Melbourne anyway. 

FFS these 2 at late 20’s should be in their prime physically and mentally! They are both pulling big $, sorry but what’s the excuse? 

If they want Trac forward should we be getting minutes into Langford? How’d he go today?

 

1 hour ago, DeeZee said:

Very lack lustre , non spirited performance by the Dee’s, it was like Chandler and Clarry were the only ones out there.

Not sure about Harry Sharp , hasn't impressed me at all.

That second tier after , Clarry Viney and Trac , are just too inconsistent, guys like Sparrow and Rivers just aren’t standing up.

We really miss Kozzie, May and Windsor as they give us a bit of spark.

But to lose like that to North Melbourne is pathetic and very worrying.

Sparrow was good last week, didn't give much today. Riv has had a poor start to the season.

Just now, Earl Hood said:

FFS these 2 at late 20’s should be in their prime physically and mentally! They are both pulling big $, sorry but what’s the excuse? 

Why you asking me?

Just now, roy11 said:

If they want Trac forward should we be getting minutes into Langford? How’d he go today?

 

Apparently played pretty well, improving as the game went on and had a strong last qtr.

2 hours ago, At Least I Saw a Flag said:

At least I saw a flag.

Not in person 

Beggars can’t be choosers. Many supporters every year don’t get to attend the GF.

I got to watch it on TV with my Dad, next best thing to being there.

7 minutes ago, roy11 said:

If they want Trac forward should we be getting minutes into Langford? How’d he go today?

 

Decent, like 23 touches and 1 goal 2 behinds

7 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

Why you asking me?

Sorry I misread your post as that you had some info or a theory. I myself am somewhat discombobulated after today’s debacle! 

Edited March 23Mar 23 by Earl Hood

1 hour ago, praha said:

This is...odd?

 

 

It might be true and I wish Max all the best with whatever he may be dealing with but Goodwin should not have said this. There is no point other than to make excuses, Max dealing with other issues doesn't create a 10 goal loss. He obviously won't go into any further details so it is pointless even raising it. It's just deflection.

Here's a thought. Maybe we could buy Oscar Piastri's contract from McLaren so he could play down forward. At least he knows how to LEAD!

3 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

Not in person 

Irrelevant 

The result would have been a different score at the ‘G. We may have been beaten. 
Quite happy with the ‘21 smashing thankyou

But it was 4 years ago, and we are regressing since then

1 hour ago, fr_ap said:

He's an ok young key forward, but he has always struggled to create separation. Our kicking to him a part of that but he doesn't know how or when to lead. Doesn't quite have the burst the best forwards have, and beyond that doesn't kick goals enough ways to be a 50-60 goal a year forward. If he isn't getting set shots, he's not in the play. 

Has time, but needs to start improving. 

Perhaps, I dunno, we should get a retired key forward in to teach him how to play the role (some call that "coaching")

2 minutes ago, Earl Hood said:

Sorry I misread your post as that you had some info or a theory. I myself am somewhat discombobulated after today’s debacle! 

That’s ok. 
I just think the media and supporters haven’t caught up yet that young guns from other teams are coming hard at them and they have both had problems the past few years. You gotta be very lucky to be a star year on year regardless of talent.

49 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Caleb Windsor on crutches in this clip 😬

 

Yeah he was on crutches walking around the concourse at halftime. I didn't think much of it, obviously trying to limit any pressure on the foot.

Edited March 23Mar 23 by Dr. Gonzo

13 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It might be true and I wish Max all the best with whatever he may be dealing with but Goodwin should not have said this. There is no point other than to make excuses, Max dealing with other issues doesn't create a 10 goal loss. He obviously won't go into any further details so it is pointless even raising it. It's just deflection.

One of the more bizarre press conferences you'll see

40 minutes ago, Clintosaurus said:

Do we play at that [censored] again this year? Hopefully not.

West Coast sometime in July/Aug

I am quite angry with today's insipid performance.

The Kangaroos totally dominated us. It was humiliating!

The Demons membership department won't be getting many calls this week!

Hard to come up with any positives from this hot mess of a game.

A few of my observations:

- Our much vaunted midfield, Max included got handed a beating.

- Our defence got handed a beating.

- Our forwards, except for Chandler, are still trying to find the ground let alone the ball.

- No teamwork or connection.

- Little evidence of any on-ground leadership.

Where to from here? the coaches do not sound like they have any answers. Giving the team a collective cuddle and making them feel loved does not look like an effective gameplan.

We could try goal kicking practice and a bit of endurance training. we missed a lot of kickable goals today and looked to run out of (interest and) puff in the last quarter.

Looking forward to less of a mess next week.

I can live in hope.

 

Feels like wheels are falling off after round 2. That talk in Bright was better spent maybe doing a 2km time trial. Because they didn’t look like a team on the ground today. 

I make it nine players gone from our premiership team and can’t find a player we have recruited since who would have taken anyone’s place. Happy to be wrong and missed someone.

20 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

It might be true and I wish Max all the best with whatever he may be dealing with but Goodwin should not have said this. There is no point other than to make excuses, Max dealing with other issues doesn't create a 10 goal loss. He obviously won't go into any further details so it is pointless even raising it. It's just deflection.

Goodwin is an expert in saying a lot of nothing, can't stomach his pressers specially after a loss.

2 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Perhaps, I dunno, we should get a retired key forward in to teach him how to play the role (some call that "coaching")

Agreed. Are there any players today that you’d be confident to consistently hit a target inside 50 though? 

Lots to say, watched late as not living in Aus, but I read Goodwin's comments on Gawn and I am disgusted. What an absolutely pathetic attempt at deflecting away from his own rubbish coaching performance. Get ready for a week of questions into Max's personal life now. Max has never, ever been the type to discuss things like this and Goodwin throws him under the bus.