Deemania since 56

As for the trading of players before next season, I think we will be unable to trade anyone who has had something to do with Goodwin. No-one will be interested in picking up a player who is scarred for his football life. As for trading Goodwin, what in Heaven's name would be the reason to secure him as a coach?

We are faarrkked on the scoreboard, I'd reckon, but we can still play nasty against the Filth.

Nice calculation.

Norm would go straight for the jugular with any player - no room for personality outcomes or self-interest. It was 'Team, team, team' and what you are doing to improve 'Team'? Now, get on with it.

Tabacalera, of course.

Sad loss. Should have been cut loose to focus on Casey depth and breed 'mongrel'.

It must be realised that with the confusion of the game plan through the midfield, Brayshaw cannot save the whole team. He is still in the top five players for the MFC - and should be retained just in case a new order of coaching takes place for the future and his skills - and those of Clarrie and Gawn - will elevate. Viney is in that basket, as well, and the necessary team reliance will resume whilst the rabble and lesser skills of many will dissipate.

Obviously, Goodwin's first thought was a different but 'as expected' excuse that was not justifiable. Very much a jumble of unconvincing words already imparted to the death across the year. It is time he was replaced as the tendency to dodge the issues is far too repetitive - he has not developed the team across the board ( two teams actually as Casey is involved to the hilt) and in that regard, Casey - where he applies less interest - is out--performing his main charges.

OMac must be dropped for this game - too unable to contest the ball against an opponent, shirks the issues, reliant of chasing whilst getting further and further behind the spoiling zone, creates significant gaps in the backline arriving to the contest after the ball has been marked or delivered by hand and/or foot.

Left a great deal to be desired, even in the early, competitive moments life was very shaky. Holes in method, all over the ground.

Thought JKH was ok, just a little underdone but finds space and makes space to keep team possession. His handball is a weakness and at the contest, he can be easily managed physically.

Another error of many from Goodwin, exemplified this year for too long. As I have always stressed, Fritsch is a forward and is not a backman. The guy's career has been hampered alongside the performance of the team.

Reckon he would be a good wingman; reckon he is an asset at CHB. If he didn't have to double-team when OMac is in the team, he'd be a helluva backman across a whole game rather than being exhausted by the third quarter time after covering his own man and that of OMac for the first three quarters. Frosty is developing a style - it is just unconventional; he is going to be even more effective in the future so sign him up now.

About time as members and supporters that we 'tanked' for a new coach.

I wouldn't mind seeing Donald Duck come in at the expense of OMac.

Pray for a game-ending earthquake at quarter time!

My Goodness! OMac in again? Heaven help us. All the Demon backs will have to cover for him against Richmond just to fill the OMac gap (and simultaneously be caught, repeatedly, out of position many, many times - prepare ye the way of the rampant Tiger forwards. Goodwin could not have done better for those opportunistic runners. We know where the attack will be directed: at OMac wherever he may be. He is as good as two men missing for most of the game and into the last quarter, three or four more men missing as our other backs display total exhaustion from the now-required double-teaming for three quarters. Frosty and HIbberd will bear the brunt of it all and Salem will be shagged by half-time.

Just a little worried about Lever - despite the fanfares and costs in accessing him - becoming what might be known as a 'key defender'. I do not really see him as such; he is slight, injury-prone, somewhat hesitant yet remains a very good intercept player. He is not the player he was at the Crows, either. A couple of good games does not a summer make - let alone a strong backline.

Nearly hit the number on the head. I'd be dropping out, too. That would make it 40 001 as 55 years is a long time.

I just wish Ronald Dale could be heard before it is too late. He'd know what to say, do and expect - and could put it appropriately to those ears that have consistently failed the Members and supporters.

Agreed in large part. Football success is about keeping a team (head) above the waterline. It does not have to be a premiership - that would be nice - it is more about being recognised as competitive, reliably so, and being difficult to beat. Three things should occur simultaneously: a ) recruiting players who can develop; b) providing a lattice upon which training and whole team development are sustained and diversified, and c) maintaining a consistent, elite team with interim / longer-term replacements at the ready.

Buzz word, nothing more and twice as meaningless. If I could imagine a 'brand' for the MFC, it would be: 'LOSING'.

Dump him, now! He was paid a wage and a provident fund benefit. We owe him nothing. He owes us heaps.

Exactly! Are we the only ones who see it? The umpires, each game, see more than we ever could. However, they '...decline to comment...' in order for each opposition team to win from unobservable advantage.

Agreed JD, but whilst Clarrie is tagged, he can and does overcome it with his sublime ball-getting skills, positioning, mobility and teamwork. He is just doing - or being asked to do - too much across a game to make up for the weaknesses in others. The one thing he cannot overcome is the illegal holding than he tolerates as a sportsman from all opposition midfielders; it is now endemic - every team does it to excess on him - yet the umpires have no sight for this - there seems to be an AFL directive that with Clarrie, illegal holding is acceptable to nullify the otherwise dominance of Clarrie. It ain't for any other key midfielder in the competition (Cripps comes to mind), just Clarrie. It is also allowable for an opposition team to do this to Brayshaw, as well, these days. That is one 'hellava weekly disadvantage for our team demonstrated by the green snot goblins. Max mus endure continuous fouls (of many descriptions) as well - as we all see at all points of the ground where Max is located across a game. Few opposition rucks challenge him for the ball tap; rather, they opt for body slams, arm entanglement and knees to the ribs. Watch a few replays on this to count the number of times this is done to nullify the best ruck in the League. Open slather on the Dees' best three. NO problems! To increase the level of disgust I hold for the umpires and their AFL directives, this kind of infringement has started to be used against Salem, if not a straight out belting before he gets the ball.