Bang Bang Bang

Sad to say but for mine he is in the Tom Gillies category.

Fullarton out forever. I think everyone knows that. Bad luck Tom, I'm sure he's a nice guy and worked hard for this opportunity, and he got a heck of a lot further than any of us did, but that was pretty brutal to watch. JVR in. Easiest decision Goody will ever make. Steven May is an MFC legend and clearly still in the best 22, but I think his days as the AFL's premier defender are over. Lynch gave him a bath. So I think we need to beef up the tall stocks down back a little. Meanwhile, Turner looked excellent in defense against the Dockers and is versatile. I hope he comes back in, maybe at the expense of Fritsch. Tholstrup's form on paper looks poor but I think there's some intangibles that work in his favour. I don't know, we just look more desperate when he's out there. And we haven't had a real antagonist/goofball in the side since Tomas Bugg in 2017. It's probably not enough to keep him in the side permanently, but for now, I want to lean towards playing him. Out. Sharp, Fullarton, Fritsch In. Melksham, JVR, Turner Either Melksham or Tholstrup the sub.

Yes, there are some things for him to work on. There were some hospital kicks too when they didn't need to be and thankfully didn't hurt us much. However, his ability to a) win a lot of the ball, b) make good decisions, c) win contested ball and d) find the goals has been seriously impressive. He made Rioli who is no slouch look absolutely pathetic in a 1-1 last night, such is the kid's strength. For all the moaning about his lack of pace on here, he still doesn't get caught much. He has tricks. Really loving the picks of Langford and Lindsay so far. We don't need to wait around to find out if they'll be good players. They already are good players, meaningfully impacting games. And in different ways to each other. I'd have them slightly ahead of the Windsor/Tholstrup combo who are also tracking well (what happened to Leb's kicking though...)

Am I in the game day thread? Miserable bunch you lot. After five horrible losses I’m taking wins in any way shape or form at the moment. And that… was a pretty easy one. A lot will be rightly said about Gawn’s performance but Jake Bowey being an elite AA defender wasn’t on my 2025 bingo card. Last quarters are a worry. Fullerton is not a worry because we’ll most likely never see him again at AFL level. Potentially 3 in a row next week and then Hawks are very gettable at the G. I’m choosing to believe! Lessgo

Even though it feels like he’s been around forever TMac is still only 32. Doesn’t turn 33 until end of the year. He’d be entering his prime years if he was at Geelong. 100% he gets another year if he wants it.

As soon as Langford got the ball I knew it was a certain goal and very close to curtains. The guy is a jet.

The latest tidbit on Kosi in the Herald Sun is pretty promising. It’s vague and it’s Ralphy so don’t take it to the bank, but the fact a long term deal at Melbourne is even mentioned as a possibility is better than one might have hoped.

Interesting to see that Caroline Wilson on her show just now was mooting Luke Beverage as a possible replacement for Goody. She seemed to be speculating a bit but her sources are also normally not too bad. Bevo is almost the opposite of Goody tactically, and quite wacky at times with the way he throws the magnets around, but he has a proven track record. I'm keen.

I think it's more of a comfort thing from a supporter's point of view. Losing every week can be pretty soul destroying, but you normally have the perk of a better draft pick as the losses start to mount. We don't even have that to look forward to this season. Getting a gun like Lindsay (as per your argument ) and having absolutely no reason not to want to win every week is probably the flip side of that.

Don't get me started on Windsor. The guy was absolutely electric for us on a wing last year and was one of our best attacking weapons. I thought the move to defence over summer was silly at the time and it looks absolutely ridiculous now.

I've been a Goody fan over the entire journey, forever grateful for 2021, the funky run of late 2018, and some solid H&A performances over the years, but I think he's done. <20 games left with us. Would he even get another coaching gig? I'm skeptical. Losing to GWS and getting smashed by the Suns and Geelong is somewhat forgivable, but getting belted by two absolutely putrid teams in North and Essendon ON TOP OF THAT is the absolute point of no return. I've long mocked the 'lost at selection' crowd for their lack of insight, but what the hell was 'Out. Turner In. Lindsay' going to achieve? Just diminish a weak forward line even further? Surely Jeffo or even Fullarton was worth a shot. A grey haired midget in Melksham and JVR/Fritsch in their current form was never going to cut it. Even the 171cm Kosi Pickett was playing FF at one stage!!! 0-5, no first round pick, and the very real possibility Kosi, Trac and Clarry pack their bags in October. May and Gawn enter 2026 as 34 year olds too. ... I really hope we're not the next West Coast Eagles.

You're kidding! Anyone else remember the game against the Bombers last year? We got seven goals up, then the Dons came back in a hurry and got very close, and it was largely because of Umpire 22. I was there. [censored] that guy.

Interestingly Goody mentioned ACL fears at the time. Talk about roulette! Will be great to see his cool head out there.

I had a work commitment last night, so I only caught bits and pieces of the game. Still, I feel like I saw enough in one passage of play in the second quarter. Langford was streaming through the middle and got a bit too cute and turned it over. The Cats player who intercepted was about to kick it straight back to us, but Rivers... umm... I don’t even know how to describe it... made a "clumsy" attempt at a mark? It ended up gifting Geelong a free and an easy shot at goal. A bit later Turner kicked a goal to get us back in the game. Then Rivers again, but this time he put in a brilliant couple of efforts out on the far wing. But our nemesis Umpire 22 pulled a free out of nowhere, and the Cats goaled again. Then a last quarter where we actually could have got a bit of a run on and made things interesting but instead it was yet another lay down. It just wasn’t enjoyable to watch. If we were 0–4 but each loss had the effort of Round 1 then I could cop that. But Goody drawing positives from a 40-point belting is giving me serious 2012–2013 vibes. Yuck.

It is good news of course but an MCL can still be several weeks, right? Seem to remember Gawn missing a few weeks from one and Salem missing half a season, but my memory is hazy!