SFebes

Story today online that Neil Balme could be leaving Richmond, a few clubs interested etc. Haven't watched or read full story but damn we need him. Combine with a Clarkson appointment, the mouth would froth. https://www.9now.com.au/footy-classified/2020/clip-ckec07ewa001d0gmj574deunn

Our skills and structures are really awful

I wouldn't be surprised to heat TMAC has a back injury similar to what Tom Hawkins played with a few years ago when he couldn't get near it.

Does anyone actually talk footy in here these days, or just complain all game about umpires and not our pathetic skills or how poorly Goodwin coaches game day....they have a ploy so far and its working, exactly what cats did to us.

Player: No I can't do any of those things. Club: No worries, here's a 5 year deal worth $750k p.a. Mahoney goes down as a club saviour.

Goodwin is not the future and neither are some of our players. This is meant to be a response game, its horrendous. Blame umpires all you like but we putrid.

Yep agree, thats coaching.

Agree. Goodwin has lost the players. To come out and dish this crap up with no effort and deplorable skills is disgusting. He needs to go. No improvement. We should still win but we are basically full strength and they are a rabble. Call Clarko and F off Goodwin. The players dont know what he is trying to tell them. Been going on years, theres no structure or gameplan. He is out of his depth.

We are absolutely awful, so many passengers, against any other team we'd be well behind.

Going by 43% by foot

And there it is, after last weeks game and Bartletts comments, the message isnt getting through. Crows on top here now

You're kidding? Goodwin FFS

Talia, Kelly, Laird, Doedee, B Smith, M Crouch, Seedsman, Lynch, Walker, Himmelberg, Mackay and Fogarty go OK, I'd have most of them in our side over many thats for sure. I think Jones will be a player in the future also.

Their side looks pretty good on paper. However, no Sloane or Crouch will really hurt their midfield. It's ours to lose, I can't see it happening, I think they're on the tank also. Even if we win, I'm still going to be looking hard at the fundamentals and execution of our game plan and cohesion, lets see if Stubborn Simon gets the lads firing.

Their side looks pretty good on paper. However, no Sloane or Crouch will really hurt their midfield. It's ours to lose, I can't see it happening, I think they're on the tank also. Even if we win, I'm still going to be looking hard at the fundamentals and execution of our game plan and cohesion, lets see if Stubborn Simon gets the lads firing.

That's a pretty good deal if true, where can I donate lol

Is he being handed the questions to ask though? Doubt they would be cold call questions either. The club will be trying to spin anything and trick members into believing. But still, he's doing great.

I cant see us losing to the Crows, surely? They are awful and probably on the tank. My concern is, even if we win the next two comfortably, we were revert back to the same crap we have watched for a few years. The club has a huge decision to make, I hope they're in Clarko or Ross' ear as we speak.

I'm unsure how to rate this, seems like we've gone very left field apart from Rivers who should be a steal. Really need to nail these high draft choices. Jackson moves well in the juniors but hasn't been playing long and there has been many a KPF who have looked the goods and never made it for whatever reason. I thought we'd target high top end talent for immediate impact, not a 4-5 year view. Yes he may come in and go OK. I have a strong view on picking up ruckman early in the draft and history relates to that also. I love my indigenous players but Pickett only averaged 3.5 effective disposals a game didn't he? At pick 12 I think it's a bit of a waste tbh, yes we need his type but is another project player IMO. How would you rate our draft with our original pick 3 and 8? Freo - Young, Serong, Henry Port - Bergman, Georgiades, Williams on top of Rozee, Butters and Duursma last year who have had immediate impact. GC - Rowell, Anderson, Flanders, Sharp on top of Lukosius, Rankine and Ben King. Carl - Kemp, Philp - last year Walsh and Stocker. GWS - Ash, Green - Caldwell, Hately, O'Halloran Melb - Jackson, Pickett, Rivers - Sparrow, Jordon from last year and Hore who has been great. This opinion wont sit well with the optimists but I'd say a B- until proven otherwise and I do hope I'm wrong. In Taylor we trust, apparently... Apart from bringing in Rivers, who may not even play next year, we haven't brought in any elite users of the ball, Langdon is not the saviour there either. Time will tell, it's all one big lottery at the end of the day but it's always frustrating to see other clubs nail their picks while we.....tbc

I can’t believe they signed off on that, especially since it was assistance. Shonky organisation anyway

Port, Freo, WB, GC in the last two years.... incredible, that’s how you build a future. Still unsure on our left field picks, time will tell.

This is the first thing I thought of when I saw the latest highlights package revealed - Kouta changed the way the game was played in the early 90's, tall, athletic and flexible. But I will say, I have my doubts. Until then, all the best Luke, I hope you become our next Buddy or Kouta.

Ok thanks mate, yeah Ben needs a rocket of late.

Which community/tribe/small town is he from? Club website says WA yet everywhere else is SA. I imagine hes from remote WA somewhere and moved to SA to play footy this year.