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The extra preseason needed to win an AFL premiership: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/the-extra-preseason-needed-to-win-an-afl-premiership/news-story/387b8adb9ca703a89701cf7e0569994f Some snippets: We were gluttons for punishment. We did an extra “pre-season” from Round 16 in 2007 - a preseason to get us ready for the finals. It was a pretty big ask when the idea was first raised. We had a new fitness and conditioning guy, and the idea was to split us up into three groups. Each group would rotate through a light week, medium week and heavy week...those in the light group needed to carry us on game day... They split it up so there were people from all different positions on the field in each group. We didn’t want to have all our forwards so tired they couldn’t sprint when it mattered. It was a big call to put us through that in the middle of the season, but in 2007 we were playing well, it gave us the confidence to do it. If we had lost a few of the games leading up to the finals we would still be at the top of the ladder, so there was less pressure. That extra preseason lasted only about six weeks...but the huge effort paid off. We were fitter than we had ever been come finals. And on that last Saturday in September we finally lifted the premiership cup. - Cameron Mooney

Can someone post a summary of this? Or PM it to me as well...

Very interesting read this. Clearly Goodwin has learnt from Roos as seen through his refusal to change the game plan. Reading through some of Roos' quotes, it appears that Simon won't be changing his game plan anytime soon, possibly ever. Goodwin will either go down in a heap of flames, or lead a Buckley/Hardwick revival. Let's see if Roos' teachings will pay off.

“I told my manager I didn’t want to speak to any other club, but it’s funny after seeing one of my great mates win a premiership on the weekend, because you have to be envious of success,” he said. “I was watching the game and people said ‘wouldn’t you love success?' and I said ‘it wouldn’t mean anything to me unless it was with Melbourne’ Col had his faults but was a demon through and through. Also loved the slight at good old chip

Port, collingwood, sydney, eagles and geelong all interest in Jack. They obviously see something in him which our FD don't...big mistake in getting rid of him

Hawks copying Goodwin's tactic of running forwards from the back of the square during centre bounces