Gawndy the Great

Like night follows day.

To say, "Im feeling really valued and very supported" is an absolute dig at Simon Goodwin and potentially others. i had thought there was no animosity, but with that one comment i have completely changed my mind.

hardly 12 months. I think you'll find that the moment SIA get off their rear-ends and convene, that time served will be the punishment. We will impose 2 games like every other club. He is [censored] for doing it, but wasn't the first or will be the last to take recreational drugs in-season.

IF we can release Brown and Windsor like that through the middle and off half back. It will change our transition game immensely. Not saying itll happen straight away but having the ball in Brown, Windsor, Spargs and Billings hands going i50 will change our shape in the coming years.

You are right, you wouldn't, but Brendon Maynard would have to get pretty darn close.

I don't think we did at all. We lost both finals due to poor conversion in front of goal and managing key moments in the game. We also were rocked with the hit on Brayshaw, which took the team a while to mentally recover from. 7 and 2 points are not disasters like the media make it out to be. Yes it sucks and hurts and all of that but teams have evolved to outplay us in certain ways and we need to adapt. Finally, you cannot excuse poor kicking. I think we need to do a bit more work on resilience and coping with high pressure situations.

Have you got a GF in Victoria yet? If not, why not and what can the DL collective do to make this happen?

This is really pathetic reporting. I don't think we should be sweeping the straight sets under the carpet, but 'despite finals flops' in the headline conveniently leaves the 2021 flag out of the picture. I mean what the hell is it with these muppets in the media. They dont go after the Doggies nearly as hard despite having a list that cant even make prelims.

Is that a Xmas wish or a genuine possibility?

Maybe not on the injury list, but Kozzy has been managing a groin complaint over the off season.

Was a Hawks supporter until Grade 3. Made a bet with my Grade 3 teacher - who was a fanatical Melbourne supporter - that I'd follow the team that won the H&A game between Hawthorn and Melbourne. Round 7, 1988 changed my life. For good or bad, ill leave that up to you all.

I tell you what, no excuses regarding wet weather footy next year. I don't think they have had more than a couple of dry sessions yet.

Wholeheartedly agree. We all see how one can brace themselves by using hands instead of the shoulder. I think there was an almost unconscious manifestation of intent in his action. Still disgusting was the whole unification of the media bar a few select individuals that supported Maynard and upheld the Maynard is the victim narrative. ill never look at those [censored] the same again.

So i gather Oliver turned up to training today and looked totally gassed.

Don't forget Brisbane as well, who will likely snare Ashcroft #2 which is another top 5 pick. However I am for all the F/S and academy changes. They were completely out of touch and have given many sides an incredibly unfair advantage. In some cases i don't actually think its enough. Situations like Ashcroft / Darcy where they are high end talent need to be treated as special case. The nominated clubs should get first dibs to preserve the unique aspect of our game but for a top 4 team (in the respective draft year) to get a free hit is just not right. Perhaps a special clause in addition to a pick in the same round for clubs in the top 4/8 accessing players in the top 10 or 1st round to make it a bit fairer. For example a premier matching a bid for a F/S at pick 1 would require two first round picks to match instead of the purported 1 pick.

Seb already named Daicos as the Brownlow favourite. Probably had McStay as the Coleman medalist too.

You don’t wish ill will to any player. But it’s Collingwood and there is a bit of karma about this I think.

Discipline was a factor, but imho not the major contributing factor. I still think we were unnerved from the Collingwood game and started to buckle at the knees at the thought of straight sets. We seem to have lost the resolve and belief that we had in 2021. We also didn't deal with the adversity of the Collingwood game at all. Largely shaped by the hit on Gus early in the game - we were clearly rattled and I think that carried through to the next game. Max's injury against Brissy early in the year was also a telltale sign of this.

is his foot ever going to get better?

1. If we miss the 8, then Goody is 80/20 to go. Possible leadership and footy Dept changes. A fair bit of list turnover as well. 2.If we make the 8 and don't win a final then Internal Footy Dept Review and Goody is 50/50 to go. 3.If we make top 4 and straight sets, External Footy Dept review and Goody is 60/40 to go, 4.If we make a PF+, then Goody stays. Pass mark: Play in a GF.

Coming from a friendly place - but you need to see a new face painter ..the only thing they got right was the colours :)

Collingwood and Geelong must have a few prospects coming up.

The state and the nation are broke. Getting any type of funding is going to be extremely challenging. I would be surprised if we made any progress this decade.

Just walked past him in the foyer of my workplace. Seems he is working for another a company who shares tenancy with my employer. Had another Melbourne tragic with me at the time. Was it wrong that we were both overawed and didn’t interrupt his conversation with his colleague.

Firstly who gives a flying f what this guy thinks. But to give Collingwood an A! [censored] he must be vying for the MRO position.