Dee Viney Intervention

For me Robbie Flower just shades Max. If not for injury I think would have been Jackovich. An absolute freak that had it all. Sincere apologies to the Ox.

Why bother, he’ll only be called for a trip anyway.

When Langdon goes to Daicos and the Collingwood players come for him to protect their player which they will I want to see some pride and passion from the Melbourne players. Stand up for your teammate and your club. If I see post game cuddles and jumper swapping with Maynard or Moore that will just about do me.

The Eyebrow with legs has done it again. Quirk. Melbourne Storm are one of the best run sporting organisations in the country. I dream of the day we are as well run and as successful as they are. Sure is. Elite player development, leadership and player culture. A real benchmark. The only thing we have in common with the Storm is that we too have breached salary cap ohhhh and we share AAMI Park.

The Eyebrow with legs has done it again. Quirk. Melbourne Storm are one of the best run sporting organisations in the country. I dream of the day we are as well run and as successful as they are.

I hope AJ is first name on the team sheet for this game. Lock him in a room at Casey and feed him raw meat. Two people I have in mind.

Ultimately this is the right call as we need to go in a new direction, interesting timing and handling though. Forever grateful for 2021 to share that moment with my daughters was incredibly special. Thanks Goody, maybe a minutes applause at the 21 minute mark of the first quarter would be a nice touch and then we can look forward to a new chapter. Go Dees!!!!!!!

Will be intriguing to see our selections for “touch football this week”

Great article thanks for posting. Change is clearly needed. The only members of the coaching panel that have been regulars are obviously Goody, Chaplin and Chocco. Bassett, Jones and Russian are new to the panel. For me Goodwin needs to go. It is unfortunate but the time is right and the longer he stays I believe he is slightly tarnishing his legacy and harming his chances of future employment especially as a head coach as our losses keep mounting. I just hope it is done respectfully and that he is not made a scapegoat. In my opinion we need to also move on Richardson and Chocco and thank them for their services. Tim Lamb should also be looked at. You could also look at Selwyn but that is a hell of a lot of change. I would like to see Enright as head coach with Bartel as football operations manager with any further changes to staff be on their needs or recommendations or to comply with soft cap. The players also cannot be absolved as well there needs to be some big calls made in this space as well.

The lack of awareness at this club is alarming. The amount of “red time goals we concede. You just know it’s coming. The opposition player that has a day out against us eg Moir. In fact I would Love to see a stat of Rising star nominations when Melbourne was the opponent. No game management, no awareness of the clock or situation. None. Surely this is trained, surely there is some scenario based training. Repeat stoppage, chip the ball around even if just for a minute or two then long down the line near the boundary. To have Kossie on the bench at that moment of the game. To give away a 6/6/6 with that amount of time. That kick was only going to go to one player in the forward line and we couldn’t identify that. The club has to act, there must be change. I wasn’t alive to see the Red Fox but to think we once sacked a coach, a multi premiership coach, a legend of the club because to finish 4th was not good enough for the Melbourne Football Club. It is a no brainer. For the good of the Melbourne Football Club it has to happen. To do nothing and maintain the status quo is a lack of awareness and quite frankly a lack of courage and leadership.

Andrew Dillon is the “Bonnie Blue” of AFL CEO’s in that he’s managed to [censored] the game more times in record time.

Remember we are building something. Leaving no stone unturned. We will not waste a day, a second , a training session. Reeks of self preservation. However the player also needs to take responsibility for putting his hand up if not fit to play. Trac has some form in this space. In 2021 we were selfless as a club. We have gone away from that and we are now where we are. It’s incredibly disappointing. Use the rest of the season to look at the list, try players in different positions. Do something, anything then at the end of the year we need to make changes to the list and staff. It’s clearly not working. It’s time to be brave and make some big decisions for the good of the club. Stop being so stereotypically conservative.

Would rather Max Gruzewski from the giants. I don’t want a swing man I want a specialist forward that will lead, launch at the ball, bang some bodies and kick straight.

Don’t disagree, however forwards can block defenders for their key targets as well. The thing that does my head in about the game is that “incorrect disposal” isn’t a thing anymore. You have people being tackled that don’t kick or handball the footy ie incorrect disposal that get rewarded with free kicks for holding the man. It’s fundamentally wrong.

Couldn’t agree more. Did we really need to radically overhaul the way we play? All I wanted was to sort out the front half of the ground. Mid to forward connection and forward line functionality. What do we look like ahead of the ball when in possession . This is the missing link It shouldn’t take 3 years to do. Goody is even saying it’s a results based industry and our results speak for themselves. I think change is necessary I just hope it’s done respectfully.

I really liked the effort today but structurally it was frustrating to watch. We compress the ground so much making it small because our forwards push up the ground so far. Honestly it is so frustrating because it doesn’t suit our skill set. If we held some forwards back it would open up space for us to go fast on transition. We don’t have the depth in quality of ball users to play a possession game. It’s rope a dope football. Let us chip it around wait for the inevitable turnover then get us going the other way. Leave JVR deep forward with Melksham and a small as a minimum to straighten us up and allow us to go quick without overusing the ball and gives space for them to lead into. Not interested in honourable losses when we keep shooting ourselves in the foot.

Flew in Friday night with my daughters for their first ever interstate game, seemed like a good idea months ago. Nice day at the zoo yesterday. Brekky in Glenelg then will catch the tram in. This could get ugly. Any recommendations for a good pub near the ground for some liquid anaesthetic.

A bit like his press conferences

Three words What the [censored]

Unfortunately for the last 3 years Goodwin has been playing a giant game of scrabble with our forward line. He has 7 tiles and he’s just moving those 7 tiles around trying to make a word……..and he can’t.

One that I like that is two years away is Wil Malady for Victoria Country. Gippsland Power player boarding at Caulfield Grammar. A forward that really launches at the ball and is a good kick for goal. Exactly the type of player we are crying out for.

Great news and all round a great deal. Paying a player what he is worth, and what he is worth to us. Also now gives the club the balance of power now that he is long term contracted should circumstances change a few years down the track. Enjoy the moment Demon supporters. A statement signing giving us excitement and hope.

I was happy enough with Florian Wirz to Liverpool. Kozzie signing on for 9 more years is next level. What a day!!!!

Overall playing well. But allowing way too many uncontested marks, especially in our forward line. Crash into them make them earn it and get it to ground and see what happens.