Bring-Back-Powell

Collingwood will be playing for top 2/4 or 6. He’ll be right and they’ll be on their best behaviour.

According to the MCC website: Level 4 of the Warne and Ponsford stands closed despite this fixture averaging 50,000 at the G since 2022, the Pink lady game and plenty of Dogs supporters in attendance due to their finals chances.

Danny Daly is a happy medium between experienced and untried. Sure he hasn't coached an AFL game, but he's had experience in assistant coaching and administration so he knows how an AFL football club is supposed to be run. He's also obviously been instrumental in Brisbane's rise to become a perennial top 8 contender for the last 7 seasons, as he and Fagan have been a tremendous duo for that club. But the thing I like the most about him is his media interviews. He comes across as respectful, knowledgeable, transparent and full of common sense.

Yes, he certainly doesn't toe the party line when it comes to interviews. But massive respect for him for being the poor soul that had to do the MFC website post game interview after the Saints disaster the other week. I wonder if it's a roster rotation of players that are interviewed or if he was good enough to offer himself up to the comms department that evening. I remember watching him during Freo games in 2019 and wishing we'd pick up a wingman like him. Boy was I stoked we picked him up at that time, and still am.

Unless Fremantle go all "Freo" on everyone and lose their last 2 games of the year. No way Longmuir is coaching Freo next year if they miss finals.

Feeling good. The correct decision was clearly made IMO and we move on. We beat St Kilda at Marvel in Goodwin's first game in 2017 and the vibes were good. If someone said to you walking out of the ground that day that the coach would be there for 9 seasons with a flag, three top 4 home and away finishes and a prelim appearance despite not finishing top 4, you'd more than sign up for that. So a job well done to Simon.

He’s had a lousy 2 years and would benefit from a change of scenery. If someone like a Carlton feels the need to recycle a Francis Evans for the third time, then there should be a club willing to give a proven premiership player a second chance, even if it’s just as SSP bargain pick.

Nothing in the Newcombe incident that should warrant a suspension. If it wasn’t for the May incident we wouldn’t even be talking about this. Having said that I actually want him suspended only because we play him next week.

His presser was a ripper tonight. Opened it by apologising to the supporters. Then started yelling and shouting because he was so frustrated. 100% authentic.

People aren’t serious in thinking Newcombe’s going to get suspended are they? I’m all for King getting rubbed out against Whitfield, Fiorini on Petty and Pearce on DBJ. But this one was a genuine accident where both blokes made simultaneous contact.

I'd rather keep him than Oliver. He's absolutely regained his confidence, looks injury free for the first time since early 2023 and is the classiest player on the list behind Kozzie. I get that hard calls are there to be made, but I don't think it's in our forward line's best interest to move on from a 40 goal a year player. This year he'll kick at least 37 after accounting for a horrendous opening 4 games where he kicked just one goal.

It's good I guess.... Get the pain and misery out of the way early. Hopefully we dish up a better display than the corresponding Friday night fixture against Collingwood last year. (although in fairness had we won we probably don't get Langford)

Surely we can do a little better than Kenneth HInkley.

Ed's comments might be a sign to me that the boys might come out flat on Sunday. Other may interpret it differently. afl.com.au'Not sure I would agree with that': Demon unconvinced by...Melbourne premiership star Ed Langdon isn't convinced a new coaching voice was needed to steer the Demons back into the finals mix

Caro on the Agenda Setters said that Port V GC is the Friday night game. Maybe a double header?

We’re talking to James Hird according to E McGuire.

Surely it will be Troy Chapman. He's the longest tenured assistant and he took the post game pressers after the pre season games.

That's only a couple bucks more than parking at Crown on a Saturday. Don't give them ideas. I'm sure they read this forum.

Yep agree with this. Dogs are far better at Marvel and rarely play at the G, and when they do they inevitably lose. They’ve lost 7 out of their last 9 games at the G dating back to 2022 and the two wins were against a hapless Richmond.

Despite heading towards historical inaccuracy that has cost us about 5 games this year, we’re officially now 17th on the accuracy ladder, not 18th!! Go us!! Since the bye we’ve kicked a far more respectable 85.70 (56%). Prior to the bye we were around 46%.

Saints come out flat with an early 19 point deficit to North. Didn’t see that coming….

I get that it was nauseating to see the St Kilda supporters over celebrating the win, but we also would’ve celebrated like lunatics if we came from 46 points down. It was a monumental achievement and we just happened to be on the wrong side of it.

Disappointing that he’s departing according to Caro. Let’s hope Howes and/or AMW can be an adequate replacement.

Percentage has somehow climbed up to 95%. Aided by today and the 6,000 sub 10 point losses we’ve had this year.

That aspect has actually been much better since the bye.