At the break of Gawn

Sloane does seem like a terrific person. He’s been through some real life tragedies yet he’s still gives 110% and a great leader. I actually found Nicnat quite immature for a 30yo man and a bit up himself. Betts is fantastic though, extremely humble when you think he’s probably the most popular player in the game.

Just wondering if many on this forum have started to watch or even finished this doco series? Some of the behind the scene footage is really intriguing. One thing I’ve noticed is you can really see a massive difference to how a coach like Nicks or Dew talk to a young team vs how Hardwick or Simpson talks to their players. Hardwick doesn’t bother to get into the nitty gritty, he just operates at a high level making sure they stick to their system and everyone plays their role. I actually hope Goodwin watches the series to get an insight into how some of the better coaches operate. Some of the sprays that Leon Cameron gives are epic as well.

Geez, that’s optimistic. I think the Freo game is a real danger game and if we lose that we’ll go 0-4.

I assume a pay cut was part of this deal? Surely can’t be on $700-$800k a season still?

News Corp had no issues naming him. https://www.perthnow.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-demons-coach-simon-goodwin-becomes-third-afl-coach-to-split-from-wife-ng-b881765479z It’s sad for him and his family, but from a pure footy sense, let’s hope this doesn’t distract him from the huge job he has in 2021.

Sounds like Voss will take over and Roos might be involved as a consultant. I’d be filthy if Roos agreed to be head coach. He left us after only 3 years with an emotionless robot who’s undoing all of his previous good work.

Given it was 2pm on a Sunday afternoon I'd doubt it'd be alcohol or drug related though.

Facebook supporter groups are generally filled with nuffies, and this just makes me annoyed and saddened by what Harley’s Mum has been reading about people throwing stones at her son. https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2020-harley-bennell-melbourne-heavily-intoxicated-in-hospital-mum-facebook-comments-demons-latest-news/news-story/d5f3b44ffb46b45c1b36095840b7a0eb?fbclid=IwAR1l2cr2g7GI44-AaYPxmoYksMRFaFVWbvSZsuDxAULcSCeZXRDzzCgefZM

Can’t we just have an awards night without Dusty? Not a forward pocket at all, undeserved selection once again.

Trac second. Pipped Boak by 1 vote.

And the year after that we finished 17th and then the year after that we finished 9th... Not sure how that logic works...

I just watched Goodwin's speech before announcing the top 5. I'm left with anything but inspiration. I really wish he had a bit more charisma about him and could do a bit more off the cuff rather than just reading off his piece of paper word for word.

When I saw that injury following the tackle from Dasiy Thomas, I had a feeling it was going to be a long road back for Jack. He'd never dealt with a long term injury, and judging how he recovered from his hamstring in 2017 (which was the harbinger of his demise at the MFC) I questioned whether he had the commitment to get himself 100% right again. I'll cherish my memories of him in the red & blue. Such a frustrating player, but when he played his role and performed well, it was hard to find a Melbourne person who wasn't pleased for him considering what he had gone through. I really thought after the end of 2016 we were going to see a 250+ game player who was finally living up to some of the expectations, but alas, it wasn't the case. I wish him all the best in his retirement. I really do hope he returns to Victoria as a Melbourne person, and we'll see him occasionally in the MCC area cheering on his mates.

I’d love for this to happen but I can’t see North letting go of Ben Brown and wanting Tmac when Tmac is substantially worse. I think someone like Gold Coast might be interested in Tmac. Someone to help King given that Sam Day isn’t always reliable.

We’d be extremely lucky to get pick 31 for Tmac. At least Watts had currency and he had foot skills other clubs wanted. Tmac would probably go for a late 3rd or 4th round pick right about now .

Geez yeah I forgot about Harmes. Has there been a bigger fall from grace for Harmes and Tmac since 2018? Genuine top 5 players and now they’ve just fringe players who can’t even crack the top 20.

He did have a few brilliant games. He was BoG against Eagles, was very good against the Saints, and probably a few others I’m forgetting. He has his limitations but he clearly always follows the coaches direction.

A bit surprised how high Brayshaw polled. Thought he wouldn’t have been in the top 10. For $800k a year, Lever that far down the list isn’t really acceptable at all. He needs to be top 5-7 next year.

There’s a lot of people hard done by Covid in 2020, but the Dees really got a [censored] hand. 1) A 17 game fixture robbing us of any advantage of finishing 17th last year by playing some of the bottom sides twice. 2) The team travelled the most out of any team and also had to put up with some ridiculous same day travel challenges. 3) The second Covid wave in Victoria further disadvantaging any Victorian team robbing them of any MCG/Marvel games 4) The late notice Essendon bye leaving Melbourne and Essendon with the longest streak without a break.

So the Dees play in hurricane conditions in Cairns and the Dogs get this mild spring night. It’s just not our year.

So if he’s left the hub (as he’s been told his season is done), and gone out drinking, which would be perfectly acceptable for end of season, how is this a problem?

Nope. They got there late yesterday and even had a light training session at Cazaly. ?

Dogs have a 5-0 record at Cazaly (all against the Suns though) Freo are a much improved side and play a keeping-offs game style that may worry the dogs. Freo need to tag the Bont, nullify Daniel and JJ and they’re a good chance.

Taberner goes alright.

It was good to secure the win but I’m disappointed in Goodwin’s direction after half time. We played safe football and took no risks which was the opposite of what we did in the second qtr. We did this against Carlton in round 2 and again we almost coughed it up with this style of play. I can’t see why a simple direction of “just keep on doing what you’re doing”’ can’t be applied in these situations instead of going into this highly possessive defensive game style that doesn’t suit us.