Mach5

Great summation, although we’ll need to wait a few years before being able to properly appraise the returns of all those players.

A little bit of an over-reaction...

I don’t think it’s as cut and dried as him getting the sack. In fact, I know it isn’t the case: It is about philosophical differences. Goodwin knows what he wants from McCartney; McCartney thinks there’s a difference between what he wants and what he needs. They don’t agree and it means everyone would be better off not losing friendships over something like this. I have plenty of mates I’d never want to work with, and I have worked with people where it’s been better to make the change before we inevitably end up hating each other.

Yeah, nah.

Ryder looking to leave Port because he wants to be the number 1 ruckman, so he goes to... MFC?

I’d offer a mid-1st round pick for him & about $500k per year. Do it.

He’ll be in the media.

Caroline Wilson had a crack at us? So? Honestly, we’re sitting 17th. Until 2020 we only have relevance in respect to our ability to upset the apple cart for other teams, and for our draft position.

Maybe because he is slow and Richmond’s small forwards are anything but? Hore’s intercept marking and accumulation are great, but too many choose to ignore his obvious shortcomings. Uhhh... it was a rolled ankle, not a soft tissue injury.

I think if it was anyone other than the Suns, they’d be picking Anderson at 1. But GC need more solid can’t-miss players like Rowell. Anderson is more like a Bennell.

And if it does, I care not. We took the consensus 1 & 2 in 2009, missing out on Martin at 3, then Cunnington at 4. We’ve all heard it before but Fyfe went at 20 and Cripps at 13, even Oliver at 4. Our fate won’t be determined by sliding back 1 place in the draft; it’ll be determined by the culture we foster, the bahviours we instill and the standard we set.

I firmly believe this will be the case. With the consensus top 2 being best mates, and player retention an issue, it makes sense to gift the top 2 to GC. It has worked well at Brisbane. They desperately need it, and then some more off-field support to boot.

I can tell you that a current assistant compared Goodwin to a premiership coach he’d worked under, and said he’d never experienced an environment as good as the dees, and would not want to work anywhere else. The premiership coach he’d worked with would often not even acknowledge him when passing in a tight corridor and no one else around. I’d say there’s more good than bad (regarding Goodwin & the club) in those comments. I don’t see where treating people like [censored] leads to success.

Blake would be another 5-10 years away from seriously considering going after a head coaching role. Maybe never.

My point is that at the time, what we paid is what he was worth in my opinion. Rule changes have sadly lessened his effectiveness, much like what happened to Jeff White.

I don’t think we could have foreseen the idiocy of Hocking coming in and making excessive rule changes, reducing the loose intercept defender from being one of the key components of any competitive side, to largely ineffective. And even then, once Lever gets some continuity, he will be a solid contributor.

Can’t move him on quick enough, as far as I’m concerned.

God no, please.

What a terrible trade suggestion for us...

Surely we have learned from years gone by the folly of expecting an early pick to contribute meaningfully in their first season? I have no issue picking Kemp or anyone else with an LTI if they are the best available.

The facility at Jolimont was practically approved, the only issue was opposition to an MCG-sized ground to play on. Movement of trees not a real issue as it is a common occurrence; the public just doesn’t notice. The opposition is more related to the idea of it not being palatable to influential types. The newly-mooted location is close, but not quite what I’ve been led to believe. I’ll leave it there for now, but I think it’ll happen. We’re basically out of alternative options, but the right parties are working with us to solve it.

Not entirely correct, but close enough.

Without having listened to it, this was my first thought upon reading the excerpt - Clarry & Gus are world in progress. They’ll get there, but only an idiot would expect them to be the finished article at this stage.

Does it matter? Haven’t we learned from years of past experience that the “top-X-then-daylight” is a fallacy? That draft picks aren’t a panacea? I’m just thankful that we have a decent club structure, development setup and culture, so that no kids are expected to come in and carry the club straight away, and they can develop properly at a reasonable rate. No more burning kids through the weight of expectation.

Yes, the intercept marks are impressive, but I think a lot of casual watchers overlook a fair few flaws in his game. I think in time he’ll be able to work on them and get better, but he’s far from the finished article.