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PREGAME: Rd 05 vs Essendon

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23 minutes ago, Hellaintabadplacetobe said:

You mean like K Brown.....

K Browns in the "B" team.

It goes like this; Goody two teams, team "A" and team "B"

Team A - You have a RIGHT to be in the seniors. You have the RIGHT to find form in the seniors, and you don't have to prove your form coming back from injury in the VFL, because your part of Goody's idealistic 22. You're un-droopable based on form.

Team B - The opposite of team A. Being in the main team is a PRIVILEGE, which you must perform weekly or you are dropped; you are held to higher standards and there is no pathway to find form in the seniors. Unlike team A you have to prove yourself in VFL and even still that is not guaranteed promotion. You are bounced in and out and are sometimes regularly the sub.

This isn't a conspiracy is pure favouritism and no [censored] doubt it would be a toxic workplace for those not deemed blessed by Goody.

Fraud coach with faux love messaging.

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    On 04/04/2025 at 23:23, picket fence said:

    MAKE A STATEMENT FCS

    Out

    Viney, a horrible out of form rugby scrummer

    Sharp, Never ever again

    Van Rooyen, horribly out of form

    Spargo On what basis did he get a game without match fitness at Casey?

    Petty terrible defender and a worse forward!

    Fritsch totally out of form

    INS

    SESTAN, FULLARTON, JEFFO ( IF FIT) LEVER LINDSAY, AND POSSIBLY MENTHA , BROWN OR CULLEY

    Worth a try, experiential opportunities cannot hurt in our position, possibly better than so many 'regulars' playing without form, fitness and/or team intent.

    6 minutes ago, Mouseymoo said:

    K Browns in the "B" team.

    It goes like this; Goody two teams, team "A" and team "B"

    Team A - You have a RIGHT to be in the seniors. You have the RIGHT to find form in the seniors, and you don't have to prove your form coming back from injury in the VFL, because your part of Goody's idealistic 22. You're un-droopable based on form.

    Team B - The opposite of team A. Being in the main team is a PRIVILEGE, which you must perform weekly or you are dropped; you are held to higher standards and there is no pathway to find form in the seniors. Unlike team A you have to prove yourself in VFL and even still that is not guaranteed promotion. You are bounced in and out and are sometimes regularly the sub.

    This isn't a conspiracy is pure favouritism and no [censored] doubt it would be a toxic workplace for those not deemed blessed by Goody.

    Fraud coach with faux love messaging.

    Sadly, you are 100% correct.

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    2 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    But if Max gets injured

    Shhhhh

    Can't say the quiet part aloud 😉

    1 hour ago, Roost it far said:

    Personally I think going smaller makes sense. We need players who can run, tackle and harass to both move the ball better and create contest forward of centre. Seriously what could be worse than the last few weeks?

    Problem is majority of our forward entries and slow movement from back to half forward means we go long and high which is just getting picked off. If we somehow manage to start leading and keep the ball movement quick and low it might work

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    13 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Petty was far worse than Turner. Watch the last qtr against the Cats again.

    Petty can't compete one on one and gives away pointless free kicks.

    Petty is the only Melbourne player this year, that’s in the top 100 AFL players for kicking efficiency. At #96 I believe?

    So incredibly, if we dropped him, we would be dropping our most efficient user by foot, haha… huh… * sobs uncontrollably *

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    4 hours ago, DeeBlood said:

    I don't think rushing back a player from a broken hand is smart at all. Six weeks for fractures and hands are tricky. They did it with Oliver last year and it didn't go well at all

    Before our Geelong match Jeffo told me he would be available for selection. He didn’t say he’s a chance, he said he’s a cert. I asked Jacob (our club doctor) if this was so. Jacob said no, it’s not. I told Jacob he may wanna have a little chat with Jeffo coz it appears delusion has well n truly set in 😅

    Jacob said it’s understandable that Jeffo thinks he’ll be right because he’s not far off being available. He then went on to explain that this injury is entirely different to Clarrie’s injury in terms of healing. He said the metal plate in Jeffo’s hand is in a position that allows a range of ability without exacerbating the injury.

    That’s me simplifying a bunch of stuff he said but he also added they won’t be rushing Jeffo back in and that while it may seem a premature return when he does return, it will be the right time.

    At the time, he said possibly vs Essendon, if not, vs Freo.

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    2 hours ago, Kent said:

    so I guess you are not accepting "So buckle up, quit bitching and buy in to what our club, coach and players are trying to do." Would be great if there was evidence that the players were doing the same

    Whatever they are doing ain't working. Six goals for the game last week and 1 in the second half. A KPF kicks 5 in the reserves but cannot get a game.

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    53 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

    Petty was far worse than Turner. Watch the last qtr against the Cats again.

    Petty can't compete one on one and gives away pointless free kicks.

    I'm sure he's a lovely guy, but I can't understand why we persist playing Petty right now, I would much MUCH rather have Turner running around down back than Petty at the moment and I don't think there would be many who disagreed with that.

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    1 hour ago, Dee Viney Intervention said:

    Disco is very stiff. Very difficult for tall forwards when your coach / or coaches tactically manufacture a plus 2 in your forward line for the opposition plus your midfielders just blindly bomb the ball in. He can take a grab and kick straight, not too many currently in our forward line ticking those boxes.

    Out of the team -> kicks 5 in the VFL -> brought back -> team struggles -> out of the team again.

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    I heard Goody is trying a new game plan. Expected to take 23 rounds ( or was that weeks ) , he has a policy or regular seniors players cannot get dropped, only the fringe ones. If you are a MFC reserves don't worry about playing well as there is no light at the end of the table. Who wants to come to Melbourne, only those who find it easy to get a salary for doing nothing. I laughed when appointed N.Jones as a mid coach, I actually assumed he was going to be the water boy. Many of us complained N.Jones cluncking the ball on several occasions. There is no way he teach any of our mids anything whatsoever. If I was Brown ,Sestan ,Adams ,Fullerton and Verall I would go elsewhere.

    We need ASAP a new coach and assistant who can make the Dees strong again. NOT going to happen I know.

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    13 hours ago, PaulRB said:

    Lots of angry blaming going on of Goodwin, then lines like “play Fullerton”, “drop Fritta”, “drop Spargo”, “drop Viney”, etc…

    I see it that for two years now we have been trying to transform our game, recruiting quick skilled players to attack from the half back through the corridor, a recognition that forward entries from contested play often turns it over and hurts us… the transition was abandoned last season due to injuries, and this season we are only now getting back the key players critical to making this transition click, Pickett last week, XL this week and hopefully McVee and Kolt next week.

    In part I suspect it’s easier to teach a new game style to new talented kids than have our older crew change the way they’ve played for years. But, and a point Goody has made repeatedly, these things take time.

    So buckle up, quit bitching and buy in to what our club, coach and players are trying to do.

    If it clicks, we beat the Dons and the moaners can chew their gristle in silence for a week. If it doesn’t, well it’s another week of angry whining on D’land, and I’ll just tune out and hope the club continues with it’s transformation the following week.

    Spoils to the brave.

    Go Demons.

    Well said PaulRB, but be carefull that you are not accused of being a goody lover!

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    44 minutes ago, junk said:

    I heard Goody is trying a new game plan. Expected to take 23 rounds ( or was that weeks ) , he has a policy or regular seniors players cannot get dropped, only the fringe ones. If you are a MFC reserves don't worry about playing well as there is no light at the end of the table. Who wants to come to Melbourne, only those who find it easy to get a salary for doing nothing. I laughed when appointed N.Jones as a mid coach, I actually assumed he was going to be the water boy. Many of us complained N.Jones cluncking the ball on several occasions. There is no way he teach any of our mids anything whatsoever. If I was Brown ,Sestan ,Adams ,Fullerton and Verall I would go elsewhere.

    We need ASAP a new coach and assistant who can make the Dees strong again. NOT going to happen I know.

    Apt username, I’ll give you that.

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    We’re going to win this, I can feel it, down in my plums. They’re getting a nice, bluish hue, getting ready to take them to the farmers market. Special, two plums for one.

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    4 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    We’re going to win this, I can feel it, down in my plums. They’re getting a nice, bluish hue, getting ready to take them to the farmers market. Special, two plums for one.

    Oooooooooohoo hoo hoo, can you feel, the tension, in the air right now, I know I can, I can feel it, all the way to my…

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    17 hours ago, beelzebub said:

    Are you conceding we're a basket ...?

    ( the Coaching is at least)

    I think their putting their hand up and admitting to being a troll.

    Good to know there’s no point taking any of their posts seriously…

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    I will concede that I don't have all the data and experience at the top flight, so I'd really like someone from the club to explain why Disco is getting dropped after 1 game and so many others who seemed (by all available metrics) worse keep their spot.

    I have nothing personal against Fritta and Petty, but they seem completely adrift. A week (or 2) in the magoos will be good for confidence, getting their hands on the pill etc. It will also let us try out Adams, Fullerton (sp?) and others (Culley).

    Given how poorly the team has performed this year, the supporters deserve a better understanding of what is happening.

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    3 hours ago, jnrmac said:

    3 million tackles at Casey and still doesn't get a look in.

    4 hours ago, KozzyCan said:

    Interesting we're going in with a smaller forwardline. Not sure I've ever seen Goodwin go with this setup but it also makes me wonder if he actually has any idea how to fix our forward entries or if he's just throwing [censored] at the wall to see what sticks.

    It's been trialled before

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    I am trying to have a glass half full attitude. Even though his comments received some backlash, SG was correct in saying that last week was an improvement from the previous two weeks.

    Clean up some of our basic errors and we may see a quick turnaround. We still have major issues with delivery into the forward 50 but part of that is a lack of confidence in my opinion.

    I am hopeful that this week is the start of a positive run of form.

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    10 minutes ago, The Swimming Dee said:

    I am trying to have a glass half full attitude. Even though his comments received some backlash, SG was correct in saying that last week was an improvement from the previous two weeks.

    In fairness, the way Geelong smacked Freo in round 1 at GMHBA and proved their bona fides last night against Adelaide with a few best 22 out, I’d suggest a lot of teams would’ve lost by 6 goals to Geelong last week, like we did.

    Sometimes it all it takes is for a horribly out of form team to put in an improved effort in terms of being in the game for 3 quarters and they then reference that as a turning point going forward. We were objectively better last week for 3 quarters until our mistakes and lack of forward options did us in.

    However we just can’t kick a winning score with this current squad and don’t have the forward line to rectify this IMO.

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    1 hour ago, BoBo said:

    Oooooooooohoo hoo hoo, can you feel, the tension, in the air right now, I know I can, I can feel it, all the way to my…

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    Watching old man Tex Walker still running around kicking goals, then watching JVR, young fit and key forward going backwards. Either he is low on confidence or being badly coached. In any event he should be much better.

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    I have a plan so cunning you could call it a weasel.

    Long bombs into the forward line lead to defenders having Oxley like stats.

    For some reason, forwards don't want to/can't lead, or if they do, they are ignored.

    So, why not kick it to grass, and let the forwards run onto the ball? At least they won't be outmarked.

    MFC coaching staff ... you're welcome.

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    49 minutes ago, Bring-Back-Powell said:

    However we just can’t kick a winning score with this current squad and don’t have the forward line to rectify this IMO.

    Not to disregard the rest of your post ,just wish to focus on this aspect.

    We are in total disarray in terms of scoring. Abysmal is too kind.

    It won't matter diddly if we can tidy up our game some if we can't hit the side of a barn.

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