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From https://central.rookieme.com/afl/2025/04/18/scouting-notes-2025-victorian-u18-trials-game-one/ Ah-Mu remarkably kicked six of his side’s nine total goals, leading from the front as captain for the day. He inspired a sharp turn in fortunes during the third quarter, kicking four of five consecutive Country goals out of the main break. Ah-mu proved too big and strong for Metro’s lean tall defenders, owning the forward 50 and causing headaches with his physicality. The hulking marking target took contested grabs in packs and on the lead, also converting his chances nicely. AFL owe us after screwing us over with Mac Andrew

I guess we will see if Fritsch has learnt anything from getting dropped despite not having to earn his spot back in the vfl first. Hopefully just the fact he knows he’s not an automatic selection will be enough. I hope Goodwin has the balls to send him back down if he still has his bad habits.

Without watching the vfl game I can’t say with any authority but going over the stats he certainly wasn’t in the best and sharp for Mcvee isn’t like for like anyway, I would think he is competing with rivers, bowey, Salem and Lindsay for a spot, none of whom will be going out, If you moved Rivers mid to make room then who are you dropping from there, probably first one out is sparrow. I just don’t see the whole team being shuffled round after our first win to make way for Mcvee who probably needs more time anyway

Only changes I can see it may for turner and maybe Laurie for sharp as the sub. Why would Goodwin mess with what worked today particularly up fwd, no chance Fritsch or JVR get back in.

Not spargo fan and certainly think we can do better, when he stops and waits after he gets the ball rather than play on it is infuriating but he played his role today he was one of the many players putting pressure on freo players and forcing a rushed disposal and locking the ball in our fwd half, something we have lacked so far this year. If Frisch would do that he wouldn’t be playing vfl today

Very even effort don’t think there was many passengers today, first time this year we have been able to lock the ball inside of 50 for periods of time

Amazing how much better things work when everyone brining effort first. Just need to see if they can keep it up as I don’t expect freo will give up

Midflieds turn next week

Goodwin not promising miracles by saying we can win a final qtr, to be ahead at qtr time will be novel enough

Even if they both get back to there best hypothetically if the club is entering a new phase and needs to rebuild moving on players with value isn’t a bad idea, personally I think they are both still a bit off and the game has also changed such that their strengths aren’t as valuable and their weekness is more exposed. Oliver has never been quick and this is only getting exposed more and trac and Oliver have never been good kicks which is more important than ever for your main ball winners

By the logic of the press conference if we don’t come out firing in q1 on the weekend goody should walk because otherwise he’s just talking absolute bull. I’ll be watching with baited breath as I just don’t see the signs but if he manages to get the team to collectively pull the finger out I’ll be impressed and then he needs to get them do it for the rest of the year. If he does then we will get our share of wins for the remainder of the season and he might keep his job

I don’t think if we beat tigers and wc in consecutive weeks anyone would have there mind changed if we still goto the bye at 3 wins 11 losses or something of that nature, even if we went 50/50 for the next 9 games that’s still 4.5 wins and 9.5 losses, Goodwin isn’t surviving bar a miracle turn round. The decision will be officially made after the bye imo.

Better to be the team that was than never has been, at least we have 2021 blues have nothing to look back on if that group fails too. Have a few blues mates and there highlight of the last 20 years in beating Dee’s in that semi final, quite sad really.

Feel like either he takes us to a grand final in 2 years or he completely blows up the team and we spend the next decade rebuilding 50/50. At this stage I’d take the gamble.

We have seen plenty of of presidents in the afl do this David Koch called out Hinkley, we saw Kennett call out Clarkson back in the day, it’s quite common those are 2 I can think of quickly but there is plenty more if I cared to go over it

So better false hope than none, I guess some people myself included prefer to live in reality, we already have to much spin going on everywhere else to have the club we support joining in

Or he could you know be a leader and actually do something, put the players / coaches on notice publicly that this won’t stand and there will be repercussions if things don’t change and quickly

Totally pathetic nothing response from the club, basically trust me bro

Not calling out Gawn specifically for that game but just more any player who looks to be coasting vs what you would expect, certainly Gawn has done that in several games this year. If I look at some of our rookies and lesser players this year they still seem to be giving there all even if they aren’t as good. I just want see the team at the end of the game win or lose and know they couldn’t have done anything more which isn’t the case this year. You can see it the Dee’s of 2021 for a qtr here and there but then the effort drops again the gut run to make the next contest isn’t there players start walking or jogging and give there opponents to much room then the whole system breaks down and players start pointing fingers, none of this is a skill just effort

If there is any way out of this hole it’s through a circuit breaker, either Goodwin needs to go now or he needs to start dropping senior players who aren’t giving there all, even if they are still best 22, nothing is going to change if the club accepts mediocrity. We have to many players coasting probably not helped by giving them long term contracts and a weak leader ship from the board down. Perhaps if players like Gawn or viney spent a week or 2 in the vfl they might find the hunger again

I think he’s already done, but history would say sacking the coach this early in the year isn’t useful, I think we just need to wait till the bye and that will be it, hard to see us been any better than 3 and 9

I wouldn’t be confident vs eagles, they can at least kick a score

Players tanking to get Goodwin out

McKay is going to look like an all Australian by the end of the game

Good idea Goodwin let’s play same core team who got us in this mess and expecting change. The sooner you are gone the sooner we move forward as it’s clear you won’t ever change.