Just now, GawnOfTheDead said:

So, I want to know everyone’s opinion on Chaplin not putting his hand up.

He says he’s learning and happy to, but also wants to be a senior coach.

I feel he wants to do it anywhere but at Melbourne and I’m curious on what you guys thinks going on there?

Probably just means he's no mug and won't embarrass himself knowing we already had a sights firmly set on a Buckley/Longmire type

56 minutes ago, Coolx2 said:

Tracc will be playing forward next year.

That is where he spent most of the game today!

1 minute ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

So, I want to know everyone’s opinion on Chaplin not putting his hand up.

He says he’s learning and happy to, but also wants to be a senior coach.

I feel he wants to do it anywhere but at Melbourne and I’m curious on what you guys thinks going on there?

Pretty smart decision really. He can see the writing on the wall he is no chance of getting it and if he puts his hand up and doesn’t get it makes it harder to keep his current job.

Edited August 10, 2025Aug 10 by ANG13

7 minutes ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

So, I want to know everyone’s opinion on Chaplin not putting his hand up.

He says he’s learning and happy to, but also wants to be a senior coach.

I feel he wants to do it anywhere but at Melbourne and I’m curious on what you guys thinks going on there?

we've said we need fresh voices

he's not one

6 minutes ago, old dee said:

That is where he spent most of the game today!

Not for Melbourne !!!

5 minutes ago, whatwhat say what said:

we've said we need fresh voices

he's not one

This. You can't sack a premiership coach with a year to run on his contract because we need a fresh voice, then keep the assistant who's been here for the longest period during previous coaches tenure.

We’re dumb, but we can’t possibly be appointing Nath Buckley without running a proper process levels of dumb can we?

Buckley is an inferior version of Goodwin except rather than a media witch hunt to get him he’s got media fawning all over him.

Bucks coached for 10 seasons and 9 out of 10 they went backwards. The only year they improved was the they poached Justin Longmuir to run a great defensive system.

Adrian Hickmott is doing an incredible job with Hawthorn’s forwards.

Gunston - ancient

Watson - tiny

Ginnivan - part human/part troll

Lewis - chronically injured

Chol - 2 phones

Dear - a teenager

He’d be a fantastic choice on merit rather than picking Buckley on reputation.

40 minutes ago, adonski said:

Probably just means he's no mug and won't embarrass himself knowing we already had a sights firmly set on a Buckley/Longmire type

Would also make his position untenable if he went for it and wasn't successful, perhaps he's hoping to stay on as an assistant?

http://sen.lu/4ftm7KJ

Gee that was an impressive and candid interview with Chaplin

Or frwd coach for us?

Any one else think Oliver - whether by chance or plan - suddenly looked a lot better today?

Just now, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Any one else think Oliver - whether by chance or plan - suddenly looked a lot better today?

Just now, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Any one else think Oliver - whether by chance or plan - suddenly looked a lot better today?

Looked great against WCE last week too

48 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

We’re dumb, but we can’t possibly be appointing Nath Buckley without running a proper process levels of dumb can we?

Buckley is an inferior version of Goodwin except rather than a media witch hunt to get him he’s got media fawning all over him.

Bucks coached for 10 seasons and 9 out of 10 they went backwards. The only year they improved was the they poached Justin Longmuir to run a great defensive system.

I often read this and wonder how that could be true given he got them to a premiership and then a prelim in the later years of his time there.

Just now, adonski said:

Looked great against WCE last week too

In that case I am reading too much into it. Cheers.

Or maybe Oliver just needed time to recover/get fit/ adapt.

Such a trucker question for the new coach: dos Oliver go (with nothing in return) or stay?

*tricky

1 minute ago, The Jackson FIX said:

Or maybe Oliver just needed time to recover/get fit/ adapt.

Such a trucker question for the new coach: dos Oliver go (with nothing in return) or stay?

Oliver is a must keep for me. Not a lot of point trading him for a 2nd rounder is there, could just keep him round for a further 12 months and trade him for nothing next year too. Would be even easier then, with one less year of his contract on the books.

Trac (most valuable asset aside from Pickett), and Lever (surplus to needs and a player of decent trade value) are the only two names I'd consider

Probably a moot point anyways, a new coach is unlikely to want to trade away a teams better senior players

39 minutes ago, Greg Schneider said:

http://sen.lu/4ftm7KJ

Just means that it’s getting closer for that streak to inevitably end

6 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I often read this and wonder how that could be true given he got them to a premiership and then a prelim in the later years of his time there.

4, 6, 11, 11 (1 less win), 12, 13, Longmuir joints, 3 (loss granny), 4 (lost prelim), 8, sacked as team we on to finish 17th

52 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

Adrian Hickmott is doing an incredible job with Hawthorn’s forwards.

Gunston - ancient

Watson - tiny

Ginnivan - part human/part troll

Lewis - chronically injured

Chol - 2 phones

Dear - a teenager

He’d be a fantastic choice on merit rather than picking Buckley on reputation.

Good things come in small packages (Watson)

15 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

I often read this and wonder how that could be true given he got them to a premiership and then a prelim in the later years of his time there.

Buckley’s coaching career matches our output this year.

I love Danners, but one year up and one year down was ultimately his coaching downfall.

21 minutes ago, Norm Smith's Curse said:

Any one else think Oliver - whether by chance or plan - suddenly looked a lot better today?

That started last week. Albeit against the worst team in the comp.

He's started driving his legs out of congestion again and tank to get from contest to contest plus hassle / tackle / pressure opponents has improved as the season's gone on.

Not to 2017 - 2023 levels and plenty of work ahead to get back to that, but it's a start.

Edited August 10, 2025Aug 10 by Demon Dynasty