2 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

Could be we are so old school that we think they put out a job ad.DOX.

Not sure there would be a job ad as such but everyone in the industry know we need a coach so if u r interested then u should pic up the old phone and make contact.

9 minutes ago, DemonOX said:

Not sure there would be a job ad as such but everyone in the industry know we need a coach so if u r interested then u should pic up the old phone and make contact.

Agree. And out of interest, who would you say you want to talk to?

3 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

Agree. And out of interest, who would you say you want to talk to?

I’m sure his manager would have the details of who to contact.

2 minutes ago, 48 Year Now said:

Agree. And out of interest, who would you say you want to talk to?

My inside knowledge says @picket fence keeps on running out of data on his WhatsApp atm. It’s seems he has been blocked

10 hours ago, waynewussell said:

For a start, they're not my stats! Secondly, they kicked three goals in just over four minutes in the first... take that out and 'my stats' would look even better!

It's useless trying to massage stats to make yourself feel better about where the team is at but whatever floats your boat I guess.

9 hours ago, bush demon said:

Like The Saints did to us....

Except theirs mattered whereas we were already down by 50 points.

6 hours ago, binman said:

100% - ridiculous to suggest they put the cue in the rack.

Gunston was asked about the importance of percentage in his post match, on ground interview and he said they we're aware of the importance of maximising percentage in terms of their final ladder position

(they are on outside chance of finishing top 4 - if they do it will be on percentage. And if they don't percentage might be the difference between playing a home elimination final at the G or an interstate elimination final).

Of course percentage is important but fair to say the heat was well and truly out of the game. Anyone watching the game could see we never threatened and it all came down to our absolute garbage disposal, setup and forward 50 entries.

I'm not sure what the point of this "we matched them after quarter time" argument is; we were putrid, they weren't much better but had more polish and so put the score on the board when it mattered. With 4 minutes left in the game we were down by 9 goals.

4 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Of course percentage is important but fair to say the heat was well and truly out of the game. Anyone watching the game could see we never threatened and it all came down to our absolute garbage disposal, setup and forward 50 entries.

I'm not sure what the point of this "we matched them after quarter time" argument is; we were putrid, they weren't much better but had more polish and so put the score on the board when it mattered. With 4 minutes left in the game we were down by 9 goals.

Same supporters that remind me of Goodwin's "we had good moments in the last quarter" comment against St Kilda.

Delusional.

Hawthorn took the foot off the pedal because it was a dead rubber game and went into conservative mode just to get by and gear up for next week.

1 hour ago, DemonOX said:

So he is interested in being our coach IF WE REACH OUT TO HIM.

I’m sorry but I am obviously old school because when I was interested in a job I WOULD APPLY NOT EXPECT THEM TO REACH OUT TO ME.

WTF is wrong with people. [censored].

No thanks move on.

Bro. They know that the club has the power. It would look weak to go to a club and especially look silly if they weren’t interested in you at all.

this isn’t applying for McDonald’s or to work in retail…

Do you think that they actually have people approach them when they are one of 19 employers who can offer this type of role.. cmon now..

23 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Same supporters that remind me of Goodwin's "we had good moments in the last quarter" comment against St Kilda.

Delusional.

Hawthorn took the foot off the pedal because it was a dead rubber game and went into conservative mode just to get by and gear up for next week.

Exactly. Percentage is irrelevant to their top 4 aspirations as well. If they beat Brisbane they are top 4, if they lose they're not. So not sure where this "they needed percentage" argument is coming from.

As much as I hate to say it but any-one who takes this perennial basket case on is either desperate or stupid.
Possibly both.

There's something rotten with this club and stuffed if I know what it is.

Nothing of Buckleys game plan from his time at Collingwood gives me confidence. His game plan back then will be worse than goodwins if implemented. I’m also wary of coaches being able to change much. Stay away from Nathan. Concerning signs

21 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

Nothing of Buckleys game plan from his time at Collingwood gives me confidence. His game plan back then will be worse than goodwins if implemented. I’m also wary of coaches being able to change much. Stay away from Nathan. Concerning signs

Because that was what the game style then was, and things have changed. Goodwin had his chance to change in 22 onwards and didn't, and now we see his end product. Whoever comes in, I hope they make the changes to suit the modern game and bring in people who will develop the younger players.

On 06/08/2025 at 12:23, Oxdee said:

Your mail is full of it… no way they have decided on a coach.

They have, we're getting that Goodwin bloke.

6 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

Exactly. Percentage is irrelevant to their top 4 aspirations as well. If they beat Brisbane they are top 4, if they lose they're not. So not sure where this "they needed percentage" argument is coming from.

Hawthorn is 122.7

Collingwood is better at 123.1

If both teams win by a similar margin next week Collingwood gets to stay home and play Geelong while Hawthorn goes off to Adelaide. Surely "any top 4 will do" is BS.

On top of that Brisbane could easily beat Hawthorn and teams below the Hawks might overtake them. Hawthorn very easily could end up interstate in week 1 and be eliminated that early.

Didyou even look at the ladder?