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Yeah umm no. The last time he was involved seriously with the club, he brought Mark Neeld in. Garry is a passionate MFC supporter, but he should be nothing more or nothing less.

If I had to make a prediction, I think we will 1) Smash Adelaide - we will be fuming and they are rubbish 2) There will be plenty of back slapping and comments about how that was our brand etc etc 3) Get rolled by North

This is a [censored] poor post. Criticism for his coaching is warranted. Getting personal like this is weak as p iss.

May was great in his interview. He said the sentence I’ve been waiting 2 years to hear... ’We know we’re not going to win the game by kicking long down the line’ Which then begs the question why do they do it so often?

@Elegt correct me if i am wrong here? I don't think you entirely understand how list management works do you..

We have enough talent. We don't have a decent coach. He should have resigned in shame after the Geelong game Goodwin: 'We couldn't get the ball off them' and "we'll be better prepared next time". Seriously a full time coach saying that. Disgusting.

Earlier in the week I spoke with someone in an incidental work conversation who had been working for an AFL club coaching panel pre covid. He has subsequently been stood down. I don't really know him at all but he noticed that I'm a Demon fan from a top I was wearing in our online meet. He was trying to sell me stuff so he was obviously looking for an "in". We had a bit of footy chit chat and he asked me about my thoughts on the Demons. Then I asked his. He said Gawn is the best ruckman in the comp, and quite possibly the best player, but he plays with "peanuts". He said if Gawn went to a side like Geelong they'd be unbeatable. In his view our midfield fall into one or more of the following categories: double grabbers (fumblers); poor skills; poor decision makers. He said every one of them had at least one of those issues and some had more. He said Gawn gives his midfield first look way more than any other ruck in the competition but the midfield either fumble it, butcher it or pass it on to somebody in a worse position almost all of the time. I asked him about Petracca and he pointed out a very small sample size to go on to quantify his improvement, but that he appeared to have made himself a better player by working harder on both fitness and decision making i.e clearing the immediate area with possession distance. He said the way to beat Melbourne is basically concede the tap, understand where Gawn is dropping it and wait for the midfield to either fumble or turn it over. Down the line, add numbers to any contest with Gawn to neutralize his aerial impact and know that when the ball hits the deck the opposition is much better than 50-50 to scoot away with it. He said neither Gold Coast or Hawthorn covered Gawn properly when he dropped back and that's why we looked so good. Brisbane did and while Gawn had solid numbers, his actual game influence was nullified. He reckons every team playing Melbourne spends at least half their prep time on Gawn. I watched last night with this conversation in mind and it played out pretty much as above. Even Hinkley and Wines post match saying how much time they put into Gawn. He didn't offer any solutions, just pointed out the issues, which unfortunately seem to compound.

"Not everyone has to agree with your opinion" is something I see you say a lot around here Saty... And yet here you are are again trying to get everyone to conform to your views on how everything is going. If you don't like like what you are reading, then may I suggest you follow your own advise and take your sanctimonious dribble elsewhere?

Did Gawn lose you when he missed that sitter against Geelong in Round 1 of 2018 from directly in front. FCS one kick

The coaching staff have not shown theyre capable of changing things up effectively. And the sample size is huge. Four or five seasons.