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Port, Swans and Lions all have difficult games this weekend. GWS and Essendon in the mix for the 8 so have everything to play for while the Hawks in Tassie won't be easy for the Lions and particularly post the Clarko announcement Us to win and those 3 teams to lose would make a perfect weekend. And the cherry on top would be North beating Geelong in Tassie. Very unlikely but you never know.

And its not working out too well. Appointing the caretaker full-time is fraught with danger.

Assistant coaches who make the step up are typically working with successful clubs when they are selected. Can't recall too many clubs taking assistants from Gold Coast or Carlton as their new head coach recently. Don;t think we've lost any assistants recently either. A few years ago Collingwood assistants were all the rage because of Malthouse. Assistant's who have worked with Clarkson ditto (including Yze). I'll bet if we are unsuccessful next year Yze's stock price will fall along with Goody's (I hope that doesn't happen of course)

I think Hawthorn are crazy to be getting rid of a 4 time premiership coach. Madness to give him the elbow for a rookie. If he has a good list at his next club he will deliver a flag.

We my lose them anyways. We can't stand in the way of Yze if a top job elsewhere becomes available and Choco seems to have a use by date at any one club. If we do decide to change the coach it'll be because of under performance and hard to see how Yze wouldn't be tainted along with Goody. Pure conjecture on my part of course For purely selfish purposes and keeping options open i hope Clarkson takes a year out

I hope he takes a year off. That way if things don;t work out with Goody then we are an option for him (not a Goody bash, he has done well this year but he'll be 6 years in the job at the end of next year. I hope Goody does lead us to the promised land but some hard decisions may have to be made if no flag this year or next)

He won't be out of work too long. I reckon he'll pitch up at the pies next season

Could just be the natural ebb and flow of form over a season Reckon its due to fatigue caused by heavy training loads A moment of magic, a spark will re-ignite our season. One of Trac, Kossie, TMac perhaps could provide. Or BB clunk and kick 3-4 goals All is not lost. Perhaps the Suns will play us back into form this weekend

Much ado about nothing

Would have rested Dogga for the Weid Looking forward to seeing Bowey play his first senior game Best of luck young man

Is Eddie Maguire trolling us?

I'm not keen on the travel aspect either and would prefer not to play in Darwin at all. The only reason to do so is financial But time away gives the group a chance to bond and perhaps re-energise and re-find some form away from Melbourne

Our form at the G has hardly been inspiring recently. Perhaps getting out of Melbourne and playing in warmer climes might do us some good and inject some energy back into us Also the hub last year was credited as the catalyst for the game plan gelling. Could afford the opportunity to re-focus on roles and system. Steven May reckoned it helped the group bond as well Metricon to Darwin is manageable. The 3rd leg of the trip might be difficult but again they'll be staying in a resort in WA so hardly a major imposition We'll get some sun and have a chance to bond and re-focus so this could all work in our favor

Reckon we should start complaining about the free ride the doggies get from the umps. We were shafted at the weekend.

True. Big benefit though is not having to travel to Qld and then onto Perth for the WCE game. Reduces a lot of travel for us.

It would be a big stroke of luck if we get to play GC at Marvel. Fingers crossed Queensland don't open their borders to Victoria

It's called MFCSS

To answer the OP most likely reasons will be: 1. Beaten by the better team on the day 2. We don't kick straight 3. We're injury depleted going into the game 4. Bad luck with ump calls / bounce of the ball etc.

Limping into finals in 5th or 6th spot is no good. We have to find some form somehow. The problem is all our opponents smell blood now. Every game will be a battle. Let's focus on one game at a time starting with the suns next week. Absolutely have to win that game.

Isaac Smith would have made a big difference for us this year. Oh well

There must be some logic to it. I'd love to know what it is. Serious question. Does anyone know?

Think we need to re-set our expectations. We had a blinding start to the season. Everyone playing well, sticking to their roles. Defensive shape and system working perfectly. We won games despite our poor skills and goal kicking Goal kicking is a perennial problem. We can’t win games consistently kicking more points than goals. BB showed some promising signs so maybe he will find form and make a difference for the rest of the season but the rest of team its just more of the same. TMac has gone off. Kozzie hit and miss. I don’t know what the coaches can do at this stage to make a difference for the rest of the year. Below the knees we fumble too much. Field kicking not up to the standard required Nibbler would sweat blood for the cause but ball in hand is a liability. Harmes has done some great things for us but is a poorly skilled footballer. I acknowledge their contribution, don’t want to bash them unfairly, but they are not good enough for a flag chasing side. Let’s put time into Sparrow and Bedford and see what they can do. Gotta freshen up the team. We’ve been stale for a few weeks now. Give Dogga a breather and bring in the Weid. Bedford for Nibbler and Sparrow for Harmes. We’re still good enough to make top 4 and secure the double chance. We are always in the game as we proved again last night so I’m hopeful. We have to keep grinding and hope our form turns. Gotta beat the Suns. It’s a non-negotiable and a critical test of our bottle. A loss next week will confirm all our worst fears Going forward we have a great crop of young players. Recruitment has been very good but we need to bring more skill onto the list to compliment the grunt. And we’re going to have to find a reliable goal kicker from somewhere.

Goody needs to come and talk about how the doggies get favorable treatment from the umps. Someone hasn't to start calling this out. If i was him i'd fume about it in the post match presser.

We badly need freshening up. Bring Weid in for Jacko. The kid needs a break ANB with ball in hand is terrible. Give Bedford a go to see what he can do in the role. HE can cover the ground like ANB and might use the ball better Perhaps Jones and Melksham can come in as well

6. Oliver 5. Max 4. Lever 3. Trac 2. Kozzie 1. Hunt