Redlagged

True.

You don't say.

Agree Bowey is in our best team. But also agree with the point that we're close to full strength and yet are clearly deficient. Put simply, we lack a bit of brilliance. Too many dour and or limited players who regularly disappoint. Of the younger players, only Rivers has come on. Pickett has been very disappointing. Sparrow is a trier. But he is now is his 4th or 5th season and is clearly never going to be a top liner. One could go on. We're a good team on our day. But a premiership candidate? Hard to see that at the moment. As someone else has said, we keep losing the same way.

Ou of pity for the audience.

Yes Goodwin isn't recognised as a top coach. Possibly the suspicion is that he isn't capitalising on the talent at his disposal. (Personally I disagree with this...we have talent unevenly spread, and rather too many B graders.) But maybe the real reason is his public profile. He is so bland and talks in cliches. Never says anything slightly risky. Like his coaching come to think of it.

Over half way into the season and clearly the coaching panel is clueless as to how to proceed...albeit limited by injuries and mediocre personnel.

You actually look forward to Goodwins press conferences? I've defended his coaching. But his public utterances are utterly predictable and as dreary as bat [censored].

Query the 'great list' we are supposed to have. It's a myth. Clear strengths...including a stack of half back flankers. But we lack skilled athletic types, and goalkickers. Several good citizens who occasionally get found out. We know who they are.

Jack Viney? Some of the pundits around here wanted him gone 3 or 4 years ago. Mistake.

And Ross Dillon. But have a lot of time for JVR. Intelligent young man. Big future.

Port Adelaide? Nup. Two, maybe three, chances - Collingwood, then Melbourne, then Brisbane. Injuries (and the ability to play with pain) the decider.

He's never had much midfield time with the senior team.

Agree with this. Must be bitterly frustrating for the Goodwin sackers.

You're right. It's meaningless.

Ludicrous analogy.

Depends on whether Melbourne again wants to look like a football version of a banana republic. Thankfully those days appear to be over.

Have a vague memory of Vearing. Smart rover (as they used to be called).

True. But who the 'spuds' currently playing you say he is better than?

Who?

True. And Lever...poor.

Brown, do you mean? Bring him back in? Suppose so. Tore the VFL today, apparently. Kicked one against Werribee. Bloody Goodwin.

Quite right. Today's loss was depressing. But the Demonland response is worse, if occasionally amusing. Human nature on full display. Shall we put Goodwin in the stocks?

Didn't take a minute to realise this post is laughable. Stupid. Geelong lost again. Sack Scott.

That's right. With our glittering array of talent on the forward line why aren't we winning every week? Seriously...the exaggeration of our list's talent is bewildering. Clear deficiencies, esp in skill, athleticism and speed.

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