Matsuo Basho

The nervous sweat beading off Weid’s hands.

I would prefer a guy like Bolton to McArtney as Goodwin’s assistant. We need some fresh ideas and as others have said Bolton comes with Clarkson pedigree. He’ll be a great assistant once again for whoever nabs him.

Totally agree. League will manipulate it so they get PP first pick in draft to compensate for their trading stuff up last year. Watch the media get on board and start pushing for it. SOS should go with Bolton of course, has recruited poorly outside of their blue chip kids, but he’s a sacred Carlton cow and will stay. The GWS rejects recruiting policy was SOS’ baby and has been a disaster.

6 - Gawn 5 - Oliver 4 - Fritsch 3 - Jones 2 - Viney 1 - Baker

Poor draft selection. If you’re going to go for a small late in the second round, at least pick a kid with an eye for goal and a few tricks. Maybe an indigenous boy. Spargo has few special attributes.

You do realize that tanking is pointless now that the automatic priority pick has been withdrawn. If you look at the history of picks 1 - 5 over the past ten years you will also see that it doesn't really matter if you finish eighteenth or thirteenth. Mostly they're all good players at the pointy end and it's just a raffle who turns out the best. Often pick 5 is better than pick 1 and so on. You get nothing now if you tank for the wooden spoon.

I haven't written him off yet. But I'm not overly impressed, either. What has he actually shown outside of the Geelong final and maybe one or two other games? I hope the club does the right thing and offers a fairly modest contract extension because he is nowhere near the $650/season value his manager touts him as. Try half that at best, for two years max. Don't be surprised if he is in opposition colours next season, either. Definite possibility. He has played 27 games.

It would make sense for that happen but judging by the shabby quality of our goalkicking this season, little attention is paid to kicking mechanics and set shot routines by our coaches. Take Petracca as an example. Five seasons in still, ludicrously, has not been taught how to modify his kicking action so that he guides the ball onto his foot from a lower height. Or if he and others are being taught then they're not listening, practicing or following instructions. I suspect it's more of the former, however.

How about he just kicks the goal? It was an effing soda 25m out. If a bloke needs a cuddle and a Tony Robbins motivational chat to kick those just delist him now.

Out: OMac JKH Spargo Wagner In: May Salem Hore Preuss - Don't be fooled by JKH's stats last night. He was dreadful. Liability. - Have to roll the dice with Preuss against big bodied Pies' defenders. Send TMac to CHB.

An absolute bunny for opposition gorilla forwards. They look at the Thursday night MFC team sheet and start involuntarily salivating.

I can't see where this "good young player" tag comes from re Weideman. He's a 196cm KPF who kicked 10 goals in 10 games in his third season (2018) and just 6 goals in 7 games this year in his fourth. Averaging just 4 marks a game across those two seasons. They are very poor returns in which way you want to slice and dice them. As it stands he is not cutting the mustard at AFL level.

Jones - Battled manfully throughout Viney - Solid without starring Gawn - Appoint him captain Stretch - Just not improving O. McDonald - Embarrassing the jumper T. McDonald - Tranquilized on ketamine? Frost - Football brain lobotomised Smith - Didn't do enough Hibberd - Unfit and underdone Baker - Impressive smooth mover Hunt - Couldn't get going Oliver - Brilliant then faded Brayshaw - What's going on? Harmes - Below his benchmark Spargo - Has Goodwin photos Weideman - Unimpressive yet again Petracca - Flawed kicking mechanics Kennedy-Harris - Has McCartney photos Fritsch - Played with confidence Garlett - Fears physical contact Wagner - Made up numbers Hannan - Was not ready

People who sit in their basement playing Call of Duty don’t count.

Interesting. Thanks for sharing.

Or any hierarchical organisation. The military example is a good one. Have you served? I would imagine that the energy brought in by officers and other top brass would be felt very quickly down through the ranks. It’s an intangible factor, yet easily and quickly picked up on by others ... be it good, bad or neutral.

Not a hard concept is it Smokey.

Always weak to hurl petty insults when defeated in argument. No Zen spirit there. More like Minimum Bob.

I disagree DeeMan. Have watched every game and there has been some marginal improvement in recent weeks. Starting after quarter time of the Swans game perhaps a small lift in intensity. We were lamentable against Port and Geelong in the opening two rounds. But it’s splitting hairs really. Virtually every aspect of club performance is in the doldrums, including game day coaching and even team selection. I cannot recall an implosion of this speed and magnitude in my 35 years watching the Demons. And we’ve served up some rippers. Something is not right and it’s not just the questionable fitness of a few players.

The ructions over Pert’s appointment started back in June 2018 during and after the hiring process.

Kind of fitting coz I rip my hair out watching the Weid.

Pick 1-4 off limits if we finish bottom 4 (which we will). Petracca for a pick in the 10-15 range I would definitely consider on trading for Brown. Doubt North would go for it though. Still if he’s gettable we should be discussing him. Very good player. Proven goalkicker over multiple seasons.

Maximum Bob. The spirit of Zen is infinitely malleable. There is a time for combativeness when the right circumstances present themselves. Masters on occasion will deploy the ‘keisaku’ - flat wooden stick - over the shoulders of sleepy monks during periods of meditation. THWACK!! This is never done with malice, but with a sense of compassion for those who lack concentration. And let’s not get started on the warrior heart of the samurai. I hope you enjoyed your time in Japan.

As I keep repeating ad nauseum to this type of criticism, the Pert appointment is ONE factor to be considered among a host of on and off field reasons for the implosion. Game plan, personnel, yes yes I get all that. Read the Caroline Wilson piece from June 29. Pulls no punches. A lot of very high up people at the MFC majorly cheesed off behind the scenes. Like it or not she’s got serious contacts and sources throughout the industry.

Good forwards should still be able to take half chances and manufacture goals ‘Bub. If Weid can only perform under ‘silver service’ conditions that won’t cut it at this level. Need more tricks than that.