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good job we're not playing a decent team tonight or we would be beaten out the gate.

i'm not looking forward to our tough run of fixtures starting with hawthorn w8
 

Ed Langdon might not be playing quite like he did in 2021 but can't fault his effort and commitment tonight.

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    8 hours ago, Jumping Jack Clennett said:

    I just rewatched the Cats game v. us.

    We played much better than I remembered ( for 3 quarters).

    We lost by 39 points on their dungheap, then they’ve done well against a “ hot” Adelaide in hostile conditions, which makes our effort seem not so bad.

    Dees by 11 ( pray!)

    6 minutes ago, Newport34 said:

    Where is Oliver?

    He is a witches hat tonight not even bothered to run flat out.
     
    Just now, BDA said:

    good job we're not playing a decent team tonight or we would be beaten out the gate.

    i'm not looking forward to our tough run of fixtures starting with hawthorn w8

    On the contrary, if he’s not gone by then he hopefully will be after.

    1 minute ago, nextskipclaz said:

    i'm a perceptive supporter not a 'die hard' because why would i die hard when they persisted with Goodwin when it was clear that he was not allowing the best of our players. we recruited Nate Jones of all people to coach, with no coaching credentials, purely on sentiment, and we arguably did the same with Brad Green.
    When we had Roffey who was a great President because she offered something different. Green and Jones are Fanboys and they are not football intellects wide-armed person people (as Roffey was).

    I don't wish to pile [censored] on Melbourne, but I'm trying to have a perceptive and critical discussion about it.

    Unfortunately for you I have developed a soft spot for Collingwood because even though many of they're supporters are horrible, the club has a spirit that wouldn't allow pure sentiment to cloud their vision for their prosperity and the welfare of the players.

    That being said, my line of reasoning is much more caring to our players than supporters who just say "great we have Nate Jones coaching and Goodwin still there, fantastic!" without seeing how catastrophic this has been for the welfare and prosperity of kids like Petracca and the younger echelon of Rivers etc. who are trying to live full and unhindered footballing careers

    You Go Away, youve probably got no guts to stand up for what this club needs.

    Agree go away


    Our list profile on paper may very well be “past it” in terms of premiership contention, but we should NOT be uncompetitive to this extent.. We should be a 7-10 side.

    Failure on all fronts not just the coaching and football department setup.

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    We are unwatchable, bottom 4 for sure this season .

    Coach absolutely has to go now.

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    Can we be the first team ever to sack a coach at half time.

    Take your [censored] game plan and [censored] off Goodwin

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    There's a reason our crowds are poor.
    Just awful football to watch.
    Even when we were winning.

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    2 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    He is a witches hat tonight not even bothered to run flat out.

    Oliver has checked out

    How did we win a flag with most of this group? I am convinced the game has passed Goodwin, Richardson, Williams, and Selwin Griffiths. The team has gone backwards at a rate of knots and there is not one glimmer of hope in sight. It's time to cut the head off the snake and get whatever draftpicks we can at the end of the season. This has been a pathetic effort.

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    Goodwin game plan - bomb into the forward line so that JVR, that superstar in the making, can drop it, fumble it or some other display that demonstrates he has never been up to AFL standard. Or pacey not! Spargo handballs to an opposition player. Or Fritsch fumbles. Either way the ball soon ends up in the opposition defence and they attack and end up scoring a goal at the other end.

    If that isn’t the plan then why is the coach continuing to play these players?

    Either way - senior coach should be gone by the end of the weekend.

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    On a positive note, we are winning the free kicks.

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