Smokey

Not at anyone in particular - just a light hearted comment

Demonland: (Rightly) Upset that we haven't played finals since 2006. Also Demonland: Well if we fall in with 12 wins it doesn't mean anything. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Sick of the these bloody words. Every press conference he just keeps talking. If he doesn't express his views via interpretive dance next week then I say we look for a new coach.

To the people the say he should kick more - I don't get it. He makes the best decision on whether to kick or handball 99.9% of the time. Would you rather he kick for the sake of kicking, even if a handball is on and is a better option? Would you prefer he stop getting contested possessions so he can hang on the outside? His hard ball gets are his greatest strength. Can't we just be happy about the fact we have a genuine superstar in our team finally!?

Frost overs, salem and JKH unders, otherwise pretty spot on

Hannan probably the only one in the mix to be dropped for mine, everyone else was serviceable enough at the very least. Maybe Balic could get a run. I'd rather Vanders but he needs another week or two at Casey (or at least a game in normal conditions to see where he is actually at). Please no Dom Tyson. Please.

Constant doom and gloom from you. Do you even enjoy footy?

Agree with this, although it must be said an 18-22 year olds are far from grown men. They are glorified teenagers who can legally buy beer.

Many thanks for the updates

i thought Lewis was alright, possibly getting close to be dropped though. But I can't figure out why so many people are up in arms over that elbow. There was very, very little in that and it wouldn't have been an issue if old mate didn't go down like a bag of [censored]. Nothing wrong with a bit of niggle, the problem is players diving on the ground like a soccer player for free kicks. Sad stuff.

Completely agree. I'm sick of hearing the same excuse every time someone does that - "they were protecting themself". Absolute horseh!t - leading with your elbow mid-air is not how you brace for impact. Tucking your elbow in and absorbing the impact through your shoulder is how you brace for an impact. Anyone who thinks otherwise hasn't been knocked on their arse enough times in life.

Fair call. I think its safe to say he won't do it again. Its career suicide these days

What would you call a bloke that breaks someone's jaw with a punch when they aren't looking? Coward is one of the nicer words I'd use

Can't understand what people see in Bugg. He gets a bit of footy but that's where it ends for mine. He's mostly wasteful in front of goal when it matters and simply speaking is certainly not in our best 22. He's not even in my best 30. He lost me when he made a decision to break someones jaw when they weren't looking. He can rot away in the VFL for the rest of his career for all I care because, aside from being a coward of a bloke, he simply isn't that good. He sits somewhere in between a good VFL player and a serviceable AFL player. At some point you have to strike a balance between rewarding effort and bringing in players with actual ability and more upside. Having a team full of people that try real hard at VFL level won't get us anywhere. At some point we need to bring in genuine ability. When Jeffy gets going we are a 2-3 goal better team. Bugg does not offer that whatsoever.

We'll respond, don't be that dramatic. At this point I'm thinking team selection this week will be the ultimate factor, cause we've royally stuffed that up since Lever went down.

You forgot to mention - jet fuel cant melt steel beams

Not sure this conversation has a point anymore lol

I'd say the two are mutually exclusive. Who out there performs really well in a job they hate? Happy workers = productive workers.

No-one at the club said he can't use social media, so who's the boss you are referring to? I think having fun and likable personalities out there off the field is good for membership. It's one of many factors that will help make this club a powerhouse again I reckon. Trying to turn the players into robots that can't have a bit of fun off the field will have a negative impact on the way they go about their footy. I'd rather they have a bit of fun and enjoy what they're doing.

Love the confidence, although I'm worried you haven't watched Port play this year. If QB wasn't season defining, this comes close.

Resumes and accomplishments speak far louder than rumor and hearsay.

If your boss told you weren't allowed to go on Demonland in your spare time outside of work until you hit a KPI at work - what would you say?

Take a deep breath and stay off DL for a week. Your comments are beyond ridiculous. As others have said, you are clutching at every straw possible to be as negative as possible about Monday. In fact, you having a go at Simon for "mocking our supporters" may just be the dumbest thing I've read on DL - and after a decade of reading comments here through some of our darkest times, that's pretty damn impressive. To the well rounded people here - Monday was pretty average, but how good is it going into the bye 8-4! I'll back us to respond well against Port for sure. I'm sure the players are burning up inside right now.

Is Goodwin the right guy tho?

I will be sure to personally get back to you once this occurs Timbo.