Wizard of Koz

1 hour ago, DeeZone said:

That is the burning question Dee Boys, we know that three of them are on the rise, we need another three to show their worth next year and the other three to be ready to roll in ‘26. It all comes down to development, we need to snag a great forward & ruck coach asap. We do not want to waste these youngsters.😁

Somewhere in between never and not once. 

Wade Derksen sounds like a made up name. Out of Boogie Nights

8 hours ago, 58er said:

Really this is la la land rubbish. 
si extent judge our Coach by the thoughts and judgement of our opposition supporters. 

Good luck with that logic it’s got about the same credibility as words out of a certain person who lead the USA and now wants the world to have a second dose of his Bul…t. 

Are you Whoopi Goldberg or Robert De Niro?

goodwin is a fantastic coach. A gun player in his time too. 

39 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Chandler and Sparrow offer nothing?

Have I missed something?

I think you have, yes.

Never heard of her.

Ginnivan is an arrogant [censored] who got what was coming. Verbally not physically. The footy world needs to toughen up and no be so outraged. 

Beautiful to see the sooks get rolled

On 05/09/2024 at 15:27, Cranky Franky said:

Good luck to him. 

Back when it was rumoured he was leaving I rang the Club to complain because I thought he was one of our best tall defenders despite the occasional brain fade.

I was told not to worry because Oscar McDonald was improving & he & Tomlinson provided adequate cover.

I was & still am very sorry to have lost him. I think he wanted 3 years & we only offered 2.

 

On 05/09/2024 at 17:53, Cranky Franky said:

Typical intelligent response.

You might reflect that it's actually possible to applaud intelligent decisions and criticise faulty ones.

May & Lever were great but when I'm told Frost is no loss because we've got Oscar McD I seriously wonder about their judgement.

And I would suggest that history has judged me & Frost to be correct.

There is absolutely no chance of this being true. Fantasy land. Just think about it.

On 04/09/2024 at 09:47, Neil Crompton said:

The Club needs to ask Tracc one simple question: “Baring injury, can you right now, put your hand on your heart and commit to the Dees for a minimum of 3 years?”. If he can’t, or he hesitates at all, I don’t care how good a player he was, get rid of him, now. If he cannot commit, there will be no player trust. If no player trust, then I think he’ll be a cancer within the team this year. Brand Tracc is [censored] as far as I am concerned, and he’s done it to himself.

Ridiculous. Heaps of superstars in all sports have these moments and get over it.

2 hours ago, deelusions from afar said:

I'm relieved that Petracca has released a statement - if nothing else than it gets the club out of the bad media spotlight for a bit.
However, I did find the statement both interesting and disappointing by what it didn't say.  It has been very carefully crafted.  For example:

• He says he loves his footy... but nowhere does he express his love for the club - where he has won a premierships and north smith with many of his closest mates.  Usually this type of statement would have something like "I love my footy, I love this club - the players, the staff, the fans..."
• On his future he "remains committed to the red and blue" but it doesn't say for life or for his contract etc
• He also says "I voiced my concerns as a leader, wanting better for our club, playing group, and fans."  Maybe this is accurate - maybe he was doing the hard thing and trying to generate the change needed.  But from the snippets in the media, this seems more revisionist history being written and (until there's reason to think otherwise) the reference to wanting better for the fans seems disingenuous.  

i guess we'll have to wait to hear what he actually says when he's interviewed about it all.

FWIW. My take is that he does love the club and fans. Without processing he is still trying to make his point and probably revels in the attention of being number 1 and being wanted. He has missed that over the last few months and things have festered. No doubt there was some lack of support. Some  people wouldn't bat an eyelid and others stew on it under it becomes an outlet for all sorts on pent up frustration. The media clowns would be encouraging the anger as would close family members who through what they see as support. 

He has been with us since he was 18 and the grass probably looked greener when clarity of thought was missing. 

In time he will come out and explain and will probably be a touch contrite and it is time that will heal. Once he is back being the alpha dog at training and matched and the adulation is back he will revert to Trac of old. I don't hold any grudges against because all of us have our weaknesses. Deep down he is probably relieved and learnt a few lessons. 

The club have been resolute and it is the media buffoons who were look like fools. The way Sam Edmund pontificates make me cringe.

6 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Do you also reckon trac has also been frustrated with our older recruits & they haven't worked. IE, hunter, schache & McAdam ?

I have been somewhat disappointed and underwhelmed with our older recruits also

3 hours ago, pingu said:

Very interesting that not one Dees player on Instagram has shared the MFCs post to their Instagram story. Hmmmm. 🤔 

Happy he’s staying. Let’s hope he’s returning to a happy family on day one of pre-season. Go Dees. 

Seven May did. Thats more than not one.

Kozzie is going nowhere

Surveys says .........

6 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Been out all evening, just catching up. Has Trac left yet? Has Goody been sacked? Interesting days ahead!

Lol the posters who were 'nothing to see here, shut up, its all lies!' only a few days ago now turning on Trac, calling him names, like a scorned lover!

It would be hilarious if it wasn't the club I barrack for.

Well pontificated learned one.

4 hours ago, biggestred said:

"Our culture is so bad I bring my daughters into it"

A son would be handy too. Go again mate. We are all thinking it.

4 hours ago, Bowserpower said:

Nice one MacGyver.

So you think this weeks game is nothing buy a glorified practice match?

19 minutes ago, Nasher said:

Yes to a farewell game.

Gawn wins the tap. Viney on the deck, scoops the ball out to Neal-Bullen. Sizes up his options, hits the charging Rivers with the handpass. Long kick deep from the 50 - BROWN TAKES THE MARK AT FULL STRETCH! Winding back the clock!

Brown from 30 out, slight angle. Takes his trademark run up… Goal umpire doesn’t move! The crowd are on their feet AND LOOK AT THE PLAYERS GET AROUND HIM! The premiership full forward!
 

This game is a dead rubber. It's a glorified exhibition match. Let’s make it a feel good celebration. Surely we deserve that after this emotional whirlwind of a year.

What rubbish.

No chance he plays. Just when the talls are starting to gel. It would be embarrassing and undignified for him of he played. Should have retired last year and allowed the club to move on without chewing up rehab resources. Which was obviously going to happen since about Rd 10 2022.

Forever a Demon immortal and that's really cool.

Just now, Nascent said:

Goodbye pick 5

Hello pick 10?

Goodbye "Dean Bailey era playing for draft picks" mentality.

Hello "next Flag tilt" 

15 hours ago, Demons11 said:

Jordan went for more opportunities and let’s be honest he would not have made us any better this year. Jordan is an average player and his numbers prove that.   As for the carry on with Bedford, he gets talked about like his Cyril Rioli  Bedford is a role player at best and very average by foot.  It was either him or Chandler.   Chandler is playing just as well as Bedford.  When you have a strong team you lose fringe players, it’s how the system works.  I agree Billings has not been great but he was taken as a depth player and he has stayed healthy which has held him back so I think he has hit expectations this year, I never expected him to be playing every week and he cost us nothing. 

Spot on. The James Jordan story has always been over played. Even when he was with us he was mostly ineffective. Talk of Grundy being AA  few weeks ago was ridiculous also.

He is a good coach and has earned the right to pivot, regroup and go again. A few more angles and perspectives is whats needed. Maybe a shake up of the assistant coaches would be worth a go. Definitely list management is skewed. Is Chokko still raining magic? I have no idea but I hope all is looked at objectively.

38 minutes ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

That’s ‘kindly’ asking???  I’d hate to see what you consider ‘unkindly’ 

Regardless, I shan’t ‘step back’ from any discussion on a public forum.

If you’re not partial to shallow and a touch odd, put me on ignore. 

Just as I presume most of the players would do if they could, I will put you on ignore. Great outcome!