Demon Dude

Tomlinson could be useful to us as a hard running marking option type winger, so our key forwards don't have to push so far up the ground. not a match winner, but an important piece of the puzzle none the less. we've lacked that a bit with Hogan leaving and TMac out injured. both of those guys could use their elite running to link up through the midfield, but then quite often had no one to kick it to going forward. Tomlinson could go some way towards solving both problems. add Langdon on the other side as the fat side winger, using his pace to break lines and get overlap run. both would add greatly to our midfield running capabilities.

Barrett is showing how clueless he really is if he thinks Wines is what we need and will solve our problems.

yeah I agree. I would prioritise picking up skilled outside runners over a key fwd. hence why i'd only take King if we could get Martin on the cheap as well. the deal would have to be largely weighted in our favour to make me consider it.

id swap pick 2 for King only if the Suns threw in Martin as part of the deal.

if they were all fit i'd probably go with the following, Inside mids- Viney, Oliver, Brayshaw, Petracca(Fwd) Wings- Salem, Langdon inside/outside rotations- Harmes, Vandenberg, Sparrow(HBF) Petracca should play more minutes through the guts next year, close to a 50/50 split Mid/Forward would be good and help keep him involved in the game, and as a scoring option. thought he was under utilised on ball this year with the others not really setting the world on fire there most of the year. Salem to play an outside mid role where he can use his quick kicks under pressure to good use and link up the play. Langdon, sounds like its a done deal, he can play as the fat side Winger to use his running power to good effect. Harmes and Vanders off the bench rotating through wings/on ball/tag/forward as needed. and play Sparrow off half back flank with brief stints either on ball or through the wing.

phasing out year for Jones coming up. just like Vince, and Lewis before him. and just like those 2 guys he will play on for 1 year too many.

I was hoping we pick up either Young or Ash anyway so it doesn't bother me.

unfortunately we were the only team he knew how to beat up and that was no secret.

Garlett should be delisted imo. I think we have to get games into Lockhart, Bedford, Spargo and Chandler next year to find out who is worth persisting with, and who isn't.

I suggest the club goes with a Titanic theme for mad monday. with Goodwin arranging the deck chairs, the Captains wrestling over control of the ships wheel, assistants jumping overboard, and the passengers(players) out to save themselves and fighting for a spot in the lifeboats. abandon ship!

We could do worse than have Roughie teaching Weideman and Petty the finer details about forward craft. Maybe he can teach our coach too.

I think we have the forwards to kick a score, we did last year, we just need them out on the park and not injured. we also need coaches who can teach the players a system of ball movement and leading patterns. we currently don't have that, I've barely seen it all year. would also like us to stop with the high press defence that we don't have the leg speed to stop goals out the back with. I want to see defenders who can play on a man and beat them. find out who can actually defend. none of this zoning crap.

Clarry demanding the ball as a stationary handball target 2 metres away from Fritsch. team rule or not, this is the sort of thing that has been causing the team problems for the last 2 years.

i'm not worried about his disposal too much as teams are putting more effort into him lately and half the time there's no one for him to kick to anyway because none of his team mates work hard enough. but he is not a good defender. he's bloody ordinary under the high ball with poor spoils, body work and marking, and like a lot of our defenders he gets lead up the ground then turned around to expose his lack of speed and agility. should be playing hff/wing where he has the time and space to use his skills to better effect.

yep get him as midfield coach, and Roughie as forward coach, and keep Lewis around as an assistant as well. then get rid of Goodwin.

I think I read somewhere that statistically Folau was the worst player to have ever played the game. not sure that sort of talent will help us much.

he deliberately slimmed down over the break, so as to cover the ground better. but in doing so, seems to have lost his one wood that was his brute power in the contest. needs to realise that was his strength and get back to it. doesn't have the skills to be anything else unfortunately.

Jones should hand it over and just focus on playing good footy in his twilight years. Viney should give it up, be VC instead and just work on his ability to string a coherent sentence together. Max should be captain next year.

I reckon Roos only chose Goodwin to be his successor because he really wanted to get the hell out and not stuck with us for another year. "yep he'll do. see ya's later, i'm off to Hawaii!" I don't think he'll be coming back.

was good yesterday but 1 good game doesn't get you another year. catching out teams by throwing something unexpected at them can only work so many times. yeah he's got the smarts still, but like Vince last year before him, he's lost his legs. we have other guys who can do these roles he's been filling in, and if Lewis is getting a game just as depth because of injuries, then we are more than likely out of the running anyway. just like this year, so I just don't see the point of him going on. his time is up. i would rather see us get some games into another Jordon next year, James.

Hurn out hurts them. now we just need Preuss to crunch McGovern in the first 5 minutes, and their backline might start to feel the pressure. oh hang on, I forgot. we don't have actually have any genuine forwards playing, so it probably wont make a difference anyway.

id be happy enough with those changes. i'd even add one more in Dunkley. thought he put in some real weak effort at times.

so many weak efforts!

its great watching Petty crumb at the feet of Preuss. great idea Crazy Goody, no one else would come up with that one.

I would prefer it if they just folded the GC Suns up to be honest. Its a club no one asked for. The whole thing has pretty much been a failure from the get go, and no one wants to play for them if they can help it.