Dee Boys

Caro and others have said numerous times that he’ll be replaced in the off-season.

What’s happened? Nothing about it on any social media…

It’s not just the fact that he only took the youngest premiership side in the history of the sport into one grand final in 10 years. It’s the fact that he only managed that with all the big club advantages that Collingwood get that we don’t at Melbourne. The vastly superior facilities, the lack of interstate travel, the fact that you’re always a destination club to players. His game style was even more defensive than Goodwin’s over the journey too. In his ten years at Collingwood, they were only in the top six for scoring ONCE. That’s a damning stat and a huge red flag in this era of quick, uncontested football. Nothing about his track record as a coach would lead to anybody with a brain thinking he should be a must-hire the second time around.

I hope he stays but I’m not sure Judd has covered himself in glory throughout this. Channel your Angus Brayshaws, Jake Boweys and Ed Langdons and play where the team needs you the most son. You’ve played 60-odd games of league football after being picked up as a rookie after every other team passed on you. What gives you the right to think you can be delivering ultimatums to the footy department about where you should and should not be playing?!

That’s important re getting Kanga onside as he’d been dead against it from the start. As much as he theoretically “can’t do anything about it”, he can absolutely throw various spanners in the works. Placating him, if true, is an important little win.

I’m sorry but this is absolute nonsense. He inherited the youngest premiership team of all time. Younger even than the 93 “baby Bombers”. Despite inheriting this list, he only took the team to finals 5 out of his 10 seasons. I hope he’s learned some lessons and will be better the second time around but let’s not pretend his first stint as a senior coach was an impressive one.

It does. Not everyone out of contract is a free agent.

Kalani not named in Cal Twomey’s first phantom form guide for the year of the top 25 prospects…

Walsh’s back is cooked. They’re in big trouble Carlton with not much coming through.

Are you joking? Taylor and the scouts watch the players throughout the year and then present to the footy department before the draft. Richardson, Goodwin and the assistant coaches have their input, ask questions and give their thoughts on what kind of players we’re lacking, but have very little say on the final picks. Nobody would accept a head recruiter’s role if they don’t actually get to choose the players they want, especially at the top end.

Petracca did play predominantly forward. Oliver, Petracca and Viney didn’t attend a single centre bounce together. What game were you watching?

It’s a completely reasonable question. You don’t expect your first and second year players to come in and dominate straight away, or even show consistency throughout the season. What you do expect to see from first round picks are little moments and glimmers of class, passages of play that give you a glimpse into their futures. Not saying he won’t make it but I haven’t seen any of that yet with Tholstrup. It’s all very blue collar sort of stuff.

I like @picket fence and find him an amusing poster. But if Matthew Jefferson makes it as an AFL footballer then I’m the Dalai Lama.

I mean this in a less narky way than it sounds, genuine question. What are Ricky Mentha’s strengths supposed to be? Cos he’s been done for pace a couple of times already and whenever I’ve watched him appears to be an iffy kick…

Bloke hasn’t even played a game and people are potting the club for not drafting him 🤣

Cal Twomey said the other day that even with the academy players, it's one of the weakest drafts he can remember.

Haha yes I’m wondering what ideas you have for the “something drastic” you’re threatening!

What are we talking Picket?

Mine too!

We just lost to the runaway leader of the competition by a point in a game where we were the better side for long periods of time. Is there stuff we need to work on to get better? Absolutely no doubt. But posts like this are just hyperbolic nonsense.

And 96kg. Have you watched him play Greg?