Gawndy the Great

If it’s attitude, it’s not an immediate fix, this stuff is ingrained and built up over time so that you don’t flinch at the slightest hiccup. We wilted when Port responded in Q4.

Serious? If that is the case that is awesome news.

100% they will and they will beat them too.

I don’t think that’s fair. I think he’s conceded the team is done this year and doesn’t want to make decisions that will shape the clubs future as he is not going to be there.

Liam Baker in a heart beat.

Time to raid the tigers chest as they’ll plunge into a rebuild.

interesting Kev. My physio got me to do a modified version of this to test whether my 'hammy' was muscle or nerve related. Basically said if i could do this its more nerve related than muscle fibre. I was convinced i pinged the hammy but it resolved itself within a week without much work being done on it.

i agree - its really the only show that talks about pure footy. They are both past players and whilst they may pick and choose what they talk about - i find their analysis and insights really useful. For example the clips that Kingy showed on our unaccountable midfield where there to see...i could always tell something wasn't right by losing clearances or the stats show up on screen that CP is -10 or just that gut feel that the team is under performing.. but could never put the finger on it.

And they need to come out - irrespective of outcome - to clarify the differences. Particularly Brayshaw which left Libba concussed.

right or wrong isnt the point - he isn't exactly the first person that comes to mind when we talk about grit and tough.

Salem....really? He was one of the players that complained to the PA when they did that brutal pre-season along with TMac a number of years ago.

No way are we that fortunate.

is there even such a thing as a minor 1-2? i thought minimum for the smallest of tears was 3 weeks. This equates to tightness / awareness / low strain etc. The best we can hope for is cramp, but the way he pulled at it suggests to me 3 week min. So we work towards a return for Geelong.

Kingy is going after us on all of his platforms. I actually don't mind it to be honest. Most of what he has been saying is pretty much consistent with what we have all been thinking. I'm not totally 100% on the culture claims, but there is something definitely up with attitude against teams that can match it with us and not playing for each other. It takes a bit more for it to be culture. The defensive side is absolute for all to see. The players will hear it and see it and that to me puts them on notice, which is exactly where i want them to be. Hopefully the coaching panel don't escape their fare whack as well. Also see that Goodwin's contract is up end of 2024 and that the view is that he'd ink a contract extension without too much fuss. Is it that clear cut though? - I'm not calling for Goodwin's head (just yet), but I wouldn't rush to ink an extension until we at least finish the year I would have thought. We have 2 maybe 3 years of window left right now and if we cannot challenge this year (pass rate is a PF), then i'd be looking to change things up and that may mean some turnover in the coaching staff.

We should do everything we can to beat Collingwood - i mean everything. If we beat them, It will be a season defining moment - similar to beating Geelong in Geelong. . it will seed some doubt in their game and automatically reinvigorate our tilt at the flag. Id even accept a 1-2 into the bye with the win coming from the Pies - that is how significant that scalp will be.

We do and his name is Jack Viney. But he seems to be on the sidelines these days. Ever since he was striped of captaincy, he seems to have pulled himself away from anything to do with leadership. Still puts his body on the line and never shirks a contest. But it seems as though he doesnt want to interfere? Grundy and May also have a bit scrag and id put Sparrow in that lot as well. JVR still too young. But the others are all nice boys.

By my calculations, we will be square with the MRO after this incident. They asked for 2 weeks from JVR, we got one for Sparrow and will undoubtedly roll over and cop the whack for Hunter and move on. Energy needs to be placed elsewhere - JJ can cover for him on the wing and he can earn his way back into the side.

Kingy is right. IMO this speaks to the desire / belief / toughness . We have all been here before, we know how this story ends. However, this time we have our belly's full. Its a tough mental game. Do the boys have the resilience and pride ? We will see. They know what it takes to win and that has to count for something.

Yeah I mentioned in the midfield thread. I think is a big knock on him but hard to say whether it’s by design ( coaching ) or whether it’s him being unaccountable. Either way Its fixable and I’m also sure he is not the only one. It puts a bit of substance to everyone’s claim that the miss are not working hard enough defensively.

Weid doing very well for the Bombers… has almost kicked more than TMac and BBB combined this year.

You are just plain wrong. The way that Rozee went for that ball is dangerous to himself and his opponent. Im at junior footy training every week and they practice coming in sideways and staying in your feet. A few kids had some very nasty head clashes last year coming in the same way that Rozee did, so they are told off if they try and be too courageous and dive head first for the ball. If Rozee comes in more with his body, he collects Hunter below the knee and gives away a free. Hunter was just caught in no man’s land, which happens if you are 2nd guessing yourself in a 50/50 situation. Had he not pulled up, Rozee would have been KO’d. This is not a run past the ball hit, it’s Cleary a player changing their reaction to all the rule interpretations on head related incidents.

Yeah it looked pretty high. Oliver was also a non factor in Q4 so he was clearly carrying it. The lack of news coming out has me more worried now on the damage and severity. They would have had the radiologist confirm the hammy pretty quick. If it was a routine low grade hammy strain we would know by now. But the lack of news suggests to me that more diagnosis / consultation is required. Hope it is not with a surgeon. Because that would suck.

I’m not sure whether anyone watched FoxFootys First Crack tonight. I don’t have a trained eye to pick up certain oppo strategies when we play, but under the eye of the First Crack team there was some pretty damning evidence on our midfield stoppage and post clearance structure / work rate. This particular clip really showed the specifics on why our midfield defence was really off. Basically Clayton was a bee to a honey pot and his man would run off him post clearance and setup a scoring chain. It was brutal to see it unfold the way it did time and time again - really 2018 like. I guarantee you’d see it for others as well. Lastly, Rozees goal in the dying minutes - take a guess who his opponent was. For a team that prides itself of defence, our midfield was way way off. It was both coaching (not hard to tell Clarry to tighten up on his opponent at any of the quarter breaks) but also execution as well - getting sucked into the contest while his opponent stays on the outside… Port already had a HB or HF press up into the contest to create a turnover or at worst create another stoppage. These are small, fixable things but seeing it on Sunday night footy analysis shows are too late. Why isn’t our coaching panel able to react to this? Why can’t we exploit a Port vulnerability? The coaching panel got a lot of credits for ‘21, they used some Of that last year and the injuries etc took their toll, which is fair enough - but they are really getting towelled up by the more experienced coach’s. Theres something about Goody being on the bench and Yze in the box during the game that just doesn’t feel right ? Very difficult to see these things at ground level so there has to be a bit of reliance on Yze. If this season goes down the sink, then I’d be seriously looking to change this up.

It’s a good test for sure. We will find out whether we still have what It takes. So far we haven’t really past the sniff test. anything less than 2-2 is a big fail and we’ll find it hard to make an impact come finals.

They have not played like this since 2021 bar a handful of games. Not holding my breath that’ll change this week.