Interesting in his interview on SEN today he was not wanting to commit to Latrelle debuting this week (when presumably unless there's an injury he's in) but also when asked about Nasiah and said we would back our whole system in.

I always thought Goody didn't play many games with this sort of thing and if he said something about selection or strategy it was pretty spot on (maybe why he tried to give so little away). Some other coaches deliberately mislead - maybe they think it will give them an edge on their opponent.

Will be interesting to see how King goes with this - surely after the weekend, it makes sense to have someone run with Nas this week.

1 minute ago, deelusions from afar said:

Interesting in his interview on SEN today he was not wanting to commit to Latrelle debuting this week (when presumably unless there's an injury he's in) but also when asked about Nasiah and said we would back our whole system in.

I always thought Goody didn't play many games with this sort of thing and if he said something about selection or strategy it was pretty spot on (maybe why he tried to give so little away). Some other coaches deliberately mislead - maybe they think it will give them an edge on their opponent.

Will be interesting to see how King goes with this - surely after the weekend, it makes sense to have someone run with Nas this week.

Maybe they haven't communicated to Latrelle yet that he will be debuting and so don't want to publicly announce anything before they've confirmed with him?

Every time I hear him speak I couldn’t be more impressed and I am glad he is our coach. Haven’t been this excited for a season for ages. Good Save Our King!!!!

On 04/03/2026 at 12:32, dazzledavey36 said:

That's not a spray.

20 hours ago, Lord Travis said:

For those without Foxtel

Music to the ears of those who haven't already written off Tholstrup...

"He's going to play in numerous positions Gaz. His athletic profile is off the charts. He can run around at high speed for a long time, so it's just harnessing where we do that and for a young man trying to establish himself, how much is too much and in what position, but the way I want the game played, for our players they are going to have to play multiple positions, so he's a inside, wing, half-forward, he's even got the competitiveness to play at half back but I know that someone with his athletic profile, he's going to have a crack at playing league footy, he's going to be up for it, so fits the way we want to play"

Edited Tuesday at 03:235 days by JTR

We have heard the talk now it is time to walk.

All the words about bold new gameplan and playing attacking and daring footy now need to be shown.

Your Coach 2026 - Steven King before his debut as Melbour...

It's been a big off-season of learning for Steven King. Ahead of his first official game as Melbourne coach this weekend, King sits down with Josh Gabelich to discuss his first pre-season in charge.

Edited Friday at 02:052 days by Dannyz

9 minutes ago, Demonland said:

Random fact but his wife was a presenter back in the day for the game show Price Is Right.

Love this bloke. Says exactly what I want to hear about letting blokes follow their instincts and playing with freedom. You can’t expect athletes to dominate playing a game that demands they restrain their energy, so I’m glad that’s gone….

3 minutes ago, Grr-owl said:

Love this bloke. Says exactly what I want to hear about letting blokes follow their instincts and playing with freedom. You can’t expect athletes to dominate playing a game that demands they restrain their energy, so I’m glad that’s gone….

It’s like telling Jimi Hendrix to play a simple Rythm Guitar chord for 2 hours….

On 13/03/2026 at 07:29, Bowserpower said:

We have heard the talk now it is time to walk.

All the words about bold new gameplan and playing attacking and daring footy now need to be shown.

They were on show….

The Coach has delivered what he promised 5 months ago