The Jackson FIX

Appears his poor-decision making isn’t an isolated incident.

Jack: “dad, Timmy Lamb is low-balling me on a new deal… can you tell Clarko I’m interested in bashing some heads in the midfield for you guys…. A bit of media coverage should add a few bucks and another year onto my deal at the Dees”

First Fly comments on trading in Petracca and now Clarko on trading in Viney…. Since when was it ok for opposition coaches to comment on recruiting contacted players from other clubs mid season?

I agree they don’t do those things, but the plan is NOT to do those things…. I don’t agree with that as a plan but he is coaching to plan is my argument. I’m not close enough to it to understand if he is capable of coaching to a different plan but the fact he is one of few out of contract will probably mean he is sacrificed year-end regardless.

Not sure that is Stafford’s fault - Goodwin’s game plan is to create repeat contest deep-ish in F50, not attempt to create space.

Mini is contracted but gee whiz I’d be scratching away and what he added to the mix this year. Gus retiring and Oliver’s issues massive headwinds but we went backwards in the middle part of the ground this year (even before KBD game)

We’re missing quality (and volume) in that 25-ish age bracket… particularly ones who use the ball well and move it quickly. I believe we can get back into contention with some savvy recruiting so I would be trading away draft capital to do this (assuming we can actually attract the players we would like, that is).

I used to like him - and occasionally defend him - but he has become increasingly radical in his pursuit for attention/ratings/differentiation and, as a result, has lost any balance in his reporting. The Kossie comment was actually ‘is there anyone more talented that delivers less than Kossie Pickett?’. It was ridiculous rhetoric. Very difficult to argue people are harsh on him when he says stuff like that.

Fair? “Has there ever been a player with as much talent giving so little output as Kossie Pickett?” That’ comment is as far away from ‘fair’ as I can imagine.

Fascinated to understand who leaked the ‘Trac is unhappy’ story. If it was Trac trying to force a trade it was naive because he was never going to be traded with 5 years left. If it was Trac trying to force the club’s hand to make change for the better it was also naive because now it makes us look like a basket case and we’re already suffering with the Dan Houston decision. If it was some coterie type because they’d had a gutful of watching us lose games from their leather armchair in the long room then that decision in its own right may have actually set fire to any remaining hope we can acquire the players that might help us get out of this mess.

Not sure we’ll get much in return for him sadly. Love Nibbler

Pretty much the face of the club through one of the more complex and difficult seasons in memory. He deserves that captaincy until he doesn’t want it anymore.

Should be stripped of the captaincy for letting his son sing Good Old Collingwood Forever without immediately being sent to his room

I’d be surprised if we take our first pick to the draft. Assuming the goal is still to win a flag in the short term, the balance of our list shows we need more in that 24-28 age bracket - we had the highest number of players under the age of 22 playing last week, which is exciting for the future but a concern for the short term. Whilst Houston isn’t the most exciting prospect to chase, he is an experienced AA who is consistent and makes smart decisions moving it forward, and still has 5+ years of footy left in him.

a bit from column A, a bit from column B

Agreed it will happen. Ticks boxes for the league on the ratings front and integrity/tanking front but as a regular nba-watcher the play-in tournament is a bit of a fizzer…. A weekend of games is better than a weekend of nothing though I suppose

He’s definitely got a disproportionately bad haircut

Perhaps we lean over the fence at his next SANFL match and wave $10 notes at him so he knows we have Deep pockets?

Someone said the other day he has East Timorese heritage I think

The irony of Goody giving a vote to a tagger. I really liked Windsor’s game yesterday.

The admission about Gus’ role at the club not working out was news to me. Very sad, really feel for him.

Wow, never knew that. Surely when he debuts he’ll be one of the first (if not the first) people from East Timor to play at the elite level of a major sport?

Is AMW indigenous? I thought he was but then there was more than one reference during Sir Doug rounds about “the three indigenous players on Melbourne’s list (Koz/May/McA)” without any reference to AMW?

Remove the father sons and it looks a Barry Crocker of a draft

I’m hearing we’re now considering Sammy Van Rooyen in the mid-season draft to ease Jacob’s homesickness AND concusion symptoms. The kid can do anything.