Gawndy the Great

Have a bad feeling. Blues have a sniff and will come out with everything. We haven’t shown any composure all game and am doubtful it’s going to start now. We need 2 quick goals to ice the game, but unlikely. Goody will try and shutdown the game down and I think it’s going to backfire.

Just just just… lost for words.

We are just lost. Just completely utterly lost.

Yeah he’s gone.

Same [censored]. Not gonna end well.

What’s the quickest turn around time for this? 4-6?

Given his frame is unlikely to change all that much more, i dont think he'll be cut out for any inside / midfield role. He seems to have similar traits to Lever, Aliir type and other tall / lanky intercepting defenders. You tend to see this type of player really shine early on in their career - just not seeing it for Mac A yet. Unless Gold Coast offered us a Bowes type deal, i wouldnt bite just yet.

On the coach (presumably fed by CD) said cats hardest, Melbourne 2nd hardest.

Bumped into a former Blues player at kids footy training - Sons are good mates. He looked defeated and was adamant we would win - ‘broken’ was the word he used. Wouldn’t give me much else.

I can - he is not in great form. But agree once this changes, then i think it means our intercept game is up and going and most likely winning games.

I dont think Russell Jackson (The reporter ) was the main issue - it was the individuals within the footy club (presumably) that leaked the details that are to blame here. Russell was just doing his job as a journo. One could question his ethics though as he would have presumably been made aware that the alleged had not been afforded the opportunity to provide their responses to the allegations within the review process and not have that play out in the media as it is not a thorough and fair process.

Jack is just a different unit suited to a different era. "Enjoyed playing mudball" , especially when he was in his junior high school years as no one really came near him in his more senior years. I wonder how much his foot issues affected his development and ultimately his output as a player - hard to know really. I notice is on-field time is really low so far (60-70%) - not sure if that means much.

Said from day naught that the leaking of the review would ultimately undermine the whole process. Low and behold, we have gotten to the point where we are none the wiser and everyone (accused, complainants, AFL, footyclubs) has suffered as a result.

The guy has a brain after all

So the 360’s watch list run by Montagna and King highlighted what some of us have already mentioned and that is our ability to win ground balls post clearance/ general play and and how we elect to go with fewer players around the ball. I think it’s really obvious that this is a trend in the game we haven’t adopted yet and I don’t really understand why. Especially given how we are conceding so much here and putting pressure on our defence to generate our turnover. Im not a tactician, but if many teams are doing it - Doggies have been doing it for years, then why don’t we ? Is it because of vulnerability we have?

No way Pies let him go.

I lack in creative writing WCW. It was too early for The 2nd half, and my only other alternative was “The Next 14 Games”.

Is it possibly that swans are keeping him employed for monitoring and medical treatment rather than letting him retire and leaving him to care for himself? Cannot see him coming back from this.

How can you even put a spotlight on this? The media seem complicit as the 360 panel don’t seem to care that much. If it was me, I’d be confused AF and telling everyone as much as anyone would care to listen. How does the collective fan base hold the AFL to account?

Will some ask Gil in the presser “is this presser just a smokescreen to let Cerra’s appeal decision to get through unnoticed? “

Wasn’t Sparrows tackle identical? I mean no arms pinned as well? This a utter BS but we all knew it would happen. Right hand vs Left hand, hair doesn’t doesn’t touch the ground etc. It the AFL doesn’t appeal, they are complicit.

GTFO? I cannot believe this. What a complete farce. Gleeson has to be removed.

Good points. The defensive 'retreat' is the opposite of what Port and the Pies are doing. At least in 2018 we were manic with our forward half press. .

Statistically speaking with every loss, we get closer to a win.. that is all the logic I can count on now because every other insight tells me we are going to lose another one this year.

We lose this and the media turn their full attention to us - even if Geelong lose to the Doggies. Melbourne of old would have buckled under the weight of expectation and off field pressure. Have some credits in the bank over the past few years. But lose and face a 4 possibly 5 match loosing streak. I just have a feeling the game in Geelong will be a game where it will be a battle for both teams to keep their respective seasons alive.