Roost it far

Me too although I think they’ll stick with Howes.

I have to disagree with this completely. Grundy was next to useless anywhere but at the ball ups and he wasn’t that good at them either. We rolled the dice and it failed. The team failed in 23 because of some bad injuries and poor kicking. I’m not sure how Max forward helped that.

Why do I get to Wednesday and start thinking we’ll win our next game? Deelusional or maybe not?

Goodwin’s put his job on the line. Don’t underestimate the stress this guy is currently under. He’s got ego’s playing poorly and not doing the team things. He’s got players ignoring team rules. That goal to Noble when he ran past Rowell showed Fritsch and Sparrow high fiving and The Brand arguing with the umpire, like that has ever worked. That goal doesn’t happen in 21, it doesn’t even happen last year. That’s a significant drop in standards. I don’t put these instances at the feet of Goodwin but if they continue to happen he’ll take the fall. If we don’t start seeing our leaders falling into line then they are marking their cards, Goodwin becomes the collateral damage. Let’s just see how much this experienced group really love their coach and team mates. From where I sit it’s currently all talk. These guys know the gig and they can rectify the stoppage game and start bringing our young talent into the game. The fact Langford was far and away our most damaging mid is an indictment on the others. Watching Petracca burn team mates forward of the ball to kick long says a lot about where his head is at. Let’s see if the response comes this week because on paper we have the talent.

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Exactly

Love hearing that about Tholstrup Sounds like we’re rolling out the same midfield but Rivers going back. Great news about Lindsay, sheesh we dodged a bullet for once.

But we lose Petracca and Kozz. I understand where you are coming from but it’s a massive gamble. I’d much prefer to see Petracca and Kozz lead the current list of quality youngsters for the next few years. As every day goes by I’m leaning more towards keeping our talent and moving Richardson and Goodwin on at years end. I think that’s where a fresh set of eyes is most needed.

Not only is it coming it’s going to be the heart of our future.

Yeh your predictions are so accurate 😂

McVee?

Of course these guys can learn a new gameplan. It’s not that complicated. Get ball, get clear, lower eyes, kick or handball to player in better position. Don’t under any circumstances kick long without looking.

Because you’re bored and want a distraction

I was very confident prior to the North game. I remain confident but the turnaround needs to happen soon.

Agreed Max needs to be told to handball forward at all costs.

These seemed to be most prevalent when kicking long which we’re not supposed to be doing. Often it was Petracca, Oliver and Viney guilty of this. We need to play a midfield with only one of these 3 in at each time. Throw Langford, Pickett and Lindsay in there.

And we’re going to miss Lindsay for the same reason. I’m interested how we’ll look when Tholstrup, Lindsay, Windsor, Pickett and Langford are all playing. They give us a range of options we currently don’t have.

It’s amazing how often Petracca, Oliver and Viney clearly ignore team rules and kick long. They need a solid whack.

One trade I would do is one of them for TDK but I think he’s Saints bound.

It all depends on the return and what we think we can do with that return. If Oliver, Petracca and Pickett fill the top of the B n F and we finish the year strongly and they want to stay then I’m not trading them. Of course there’s various other scenarios that result in different outcomes. If I was a new coach I’d be holding them to their contracts. Players of this quality don’t grow on trees. Trading them is a giant risk. The conversation will switch to Goodwin and his love machine pretty damn soon if we don’t get some wins on the board.

On a positive there’s plenty of vision of players burning other players forward of the ball and opting to either kick long or chip sideways or backwards. This at least shows that players are often getting to these positions, albeit they are ignored. It’s part learning a new game, part trying not to turn it over. They need to be further encouraged to open their vision and to take the kick. This is what annoys me about soccer. Let’s do this at training at 3/4 pace and get it ingrained. Ok I’ll stop whinging about the soccer now!

It’s the end and beginning of era’s. If you look at our list objectively it’s stronger now than when we won our Flag. We’ve lost Hibberd, Brayshaw, Jackson, Harmes, ANB, Jordan and Brown and have added McVee, Langford, JVR, Windsor, Lindsay, Tholstrup and Turner. It’s about gameplan, coaching and finding synergy. Thats what we’re working towards. There’s going to be bumps in the road. I for one expect Goodwin to gone at season’s end. I’d love the best assistant in the land to come or in my dreams, Kent Kingsley. Tough, smart and protective.

We need mids and guys who can run and kick. Our key position stocks are fine as is bar a replacement for Gawn.

Is this a joke?