Red But Mostly Blue

JEFFY! A rare, unicorn set shot goal!

Agree to an extent, mostly Hannan as he has some record. But I'm forgetting when JKH was ever good? My recollection is that he was always fringe, struggled to get a game, and when he did, he usually spent his time coughing up the ball with garbage disposals. And that's what he's doing on his return - Seems pretty consistently poor to me. But I'm happy for someone to show me the JKH highlight reel. I'm seriously open to having my mind changed.

I hope the missed chances don't cost us. We need to come out with a quick goal.

JKH's disposals are garbage. I know some here are commending his efforts, and yeah sure he's trying, I just wish he'd hit one of our guys on the chest, or even within 5 metres.

How come it's 'great umpiring' when Tex is swung around, while holding the ball for about 30 minutes, and doesn't dispose of it properly?

Jenkins is lucky that OMac is 'on him', he wouldn't kick a goal otherwise. Ugh.

This year, shank has had a completely different meaning for us. Thanks for reclaiming it for a much greater purpose.

Ah, Jeffy. So much excitement. He's kind of like the old family dog. You've got love for him because of the good times, but you also wonder how he's managed to stick around, with the running out on to traffic and all. He jumps around and slobbers all over you, and you're like aww, bless, he's still got it. Then he pisses all over the rug. (I wish he used his opportunities better).

I once read someone refer to JKH as a 'silky midfielder'. I'm still trying to work that one out. Junk disposer of the footy.

Yeah, 'Tex'... Ugh.

What was that? We actually paused, looked up and aimed the footy RIGHT AT ONE OF OUR GUYS ON THE LEAD! ... FOR A GOAL! Who is this team?

Fritter is way more valuable at half forward, where there isn't as much pressure as in the backline. When is this going to happen full time?

Ah, the Night Watchman! Very noble of him

Where was everyone in our backline just then?

Is Spargo going to make the distance?

Geez Jenkins is a spud. I wish OMac didn't give away crap frees like that, but if you're going to, Jenkins is not a bad guy to give the ball haha

I'm liking our forward entries. Finally, the boys are running into good spaces, we're lowering the eyes a little and not being so damn predictable. I tipped us tonight. Just goes to show, if you tip us enough, sometimes you're 1/4 right!

Where was this effort last week? Jeffy has looked lively, although I wish he'd use his chances more. Promising stuff from Weid, Baker and Hunt. Brayshaw has looked good here and there but geez he looks so horribly down on confidence, hopefully that goal helps.

I don't get some of the negativity towards the kid. It's who we got. If we'd have lost even more games than we have this year (hard to imagine) (we also need to remember we shouldn't have even been in this predicament this year), we would have gotten someone else. But we didn't. We managed to eek a couple of wins, and Dunks is the guy. Is he a Walsh? Nope. He doesn't need to be. We supposedly already have a couple of our own Walsh's. He's a Dunkley. And that's the name we'll hopefully be screaming out as he directs some smart, direct passes to our boys inside 50, leading to goals and a flag. Or he'll win us the ball on the inside and create opportunities. I don't know, but he deserves a chance. He could be a piece of the puzzle. An ingredient. Not even a useless ingredient like parsley. Like a bay leaf. You don't know exactly what he does all the time, but damn you know you shouldn't do it without him. He could even be the stock! Essential! Personally, I'd rather direct my energy towards some of our boys who aren't having a dip, and taking the jumper for granted. Let's give the kid a chance, he looks alright alright alright and he's got some pedigree! Welcome, Kyle! Have a dip, play smart, bleed for the jumper and we'll love you forever.

I hope this is true, although 'restructures' scare me because it gives us an excuse to be crap for another 50 years while we get used to the new changes. Totally agree that Goody can't do this in his own, he needs a smart team around him.

Absolutely agree, but those conclusions should yield actual, meaningful outcomes. For example, with 1, there's not much we can do about it, save for whatever comes of an investigation into whether Misson is doing his job properly. If he isn't, and has contributed to our current predicament, he should go. Somebody needs to be held accountable for 2 (there are coaches for this, and our skills have gone backwards since last year) and 4 (again somebody has not done their job), as well as the fact that despite our lack of cattle or preseason, we play the most repetitively stupid football in the league, we don't work hard enough (and when we do, it's when the game is lost, or for some quarters in a game here or there), and the flip flopping has got to stop. We kind of tuned last week, we tried, and this week we may as well have not shown up. Goody's contribution? This needs to be looked at. Again, repetitively stupid football. This is his job, and we seem to get outwitted every week. Mostly because everyone knows what Goody is going to do because he only has one play. How are we still bombing the ball into the 50? But absolutely agree that 3 and 4 need to be a focus for 2020, as should be (another) overhaul of the players to work out who actually wants to be there/should be there. It's sad that this is where we're at again, but this is why a full scale investigation into the mismanagement of our investment needs to happen now.

I hate watching Goody's pressers. Always the same smug look on his face, like the questions being asked are ridiculous, and that there should not be any expectation on a side that played a prelim last year (and therefore should be getting better, not worse) We're getting better at losing, is what he meant to say.

Today was diabolical For us members, being shareholders, I think we've reached the point (if we hadn't already) where we deserve an investigation into what has happened behind the scenes this year. It's been said a fair bit. But something stinks. Yes we love our team. But we're also investors. And somebody, or a group of people out there, are wasting our money and faith.

Captains point!

GWS are smashing us. ... And they're getting the bounces. Sigh...