The Jackson FIX

Awful turnover early in the game but pretty good outside that

We’re really going to miss McVee in the opening part of the season.

Thought the same. The old recruit was the only one who remembered to apply some grippo before the bounce

Noticeable use of handball to find space. The ‘kick the bloody thing’ gang are going to have a field day this year

He looks VERY rusty

Difficult to watch on tv. Camcorders were the wrong choice Fox Footy

10am Saturday slot and then onto a 6pm Sunday slot vs. Freo. The prime time Dees of old are back!

Shorter quarters is the way of the future. I watched the indigenous/freo game the other night and got bored. The quarters go for too long in a world where shorter form content is growing exponentially in popularity.

Andy Murray look-alike

Pretty sure CP5 wouldn’t be up to a competitive game yet so soon after returning to full contact

Surely Windsor won’t be ready. Rivers back and then Laurie into side and pup a sub. First time I’ve seen that Casey side on paper. Worry about our midfielder depth and therefore it makes sense for Culley to be the SSP

Thanks - do you know what day/time? Not an easy find on our site

Didn’t realise our first game of the year - against an interstate side we struggle to attract a crowd to - conveniently clashes with a huge global sporting event running in Melbourne.

Where/when is the Norf practice match? Open to the public I assume?

Yes.

The hype on this kid is wildly out of proportion with what he has shown so far. He kicked 18 goals last year (remembering he is a goal kicking small, not really a defensive pressure small like Koz) and I saw a headline the other day predicting he would be All Australian this year. Spare me.

Surely $20 is a lobster? 🦞

What’s a watermelon??!

We could probably condense this thread; Kossie wants to go Kossie isn’t going anywhere There is a story that he he is homesick He cant go - we’ll hold him to his contract, we hold the power Future trading changes might help Freo satisfy us in a trade Doesnt matter Kossie isn’t going anywhere and repeat

We struggle to get that many to the G sometimes!

The mistake was that by reverting to the previous game plan he confused the players. As I read it, his comments on game plan were more that it lacked consistency in application (coaches fault after they blinked mid-year). In horse racing you can never ask a horse to ‘go’ twice in the same race. If you ask it to go and then slow it down again, high chance it ain’t going to respond the next time you ask it to go fast. Dees have seemed similarly inflexible to me… not sure if all other clubs are the same but we haven’t liked change on the fly (perhaps that’s why he talked about ‘practising exploring different ways’ this pre-season).

He never admitted or even insinuated the game plan was out of date. You can have your own opinion on that but Goodwin didn’t say it.

We should WFH for our game at the Cattery

Throughout his time he has consistently referenced a desire to ensure supporters are proud of our football identity/brand… Can’t think of other clubs/coaches that really talk to that like he does. Funny thing I reckon 80%+ of supporters don’t care how we win, we just want to win (which he has been able to deliver a lot of).

I don’t quite get how his skills/attributes make sense in that role… curious but dubious.