Bring-Back-Powell

Based on Bowey’s season I’d say an upgrade.

1) No game in Geelong - but I know we'll be back there. 2) A variety of Home game timeslots (aside from the Pies/Richmond holiday games) - 1 Friday night, 3 Saturday arvo, 1 Saturday twilight, 1 Saturday night, 1 Sunday at 1pm, 1 Sunday 3:20pm. 3) Punt the Alice Springs game and transfer it to Marvel. (Not happening but I can wish) 4) Play Collingwood and Freo once. 5) Play a neutral game at Gather Round, although ironically we've beaten the SA team and lost the neutral game. 6) 7 interstate trips instead of 8 but I know that won't happen because of Alice. 7) Play GC at the MCG for the first time since 2018. Points 1, 3 and 6 are no hope. And lastly, this year they had a number of 4pm games on Foxtel in the first 10 rounds of the year. I'd expect us to get a couple of these next year.

Who did we hire that successfully got JVR off at the appeals board last year? With all that said and done, 4 suspensions/7 matches lost through suspension over a 50 game period is a poor statistic irrespective of whether you blame the MRO and the tribunal rather than the player himself.

Surely this means T Mac will be offered another year if Tomo leaves. Tomlinson was very handy as a back up defender and served the club well.

All good. We usually play our best footy without Kozzie.

Was there seriously no better options than him?

Yes. Not sure what time though. There’s no way he’s getting off this, but when watching the incident in slow motion, Kozzy has a look of shock after he collides with Moore which clearly indicates the incident wasn’t premeditated. But he’s not getting off.

BRING IT ON!

Port are on record as demanding 2 first round draft picks for Houston. Can't see them agreeing to that.

Probably that regular poster who barracks for Carlton.

It can happen. GWS to lose to Sydney, then beat Brisbane, then beat Port. Hawthorn beat Dogs, then beat Geelong, then beat Sydney.

Our lack of pressure (or specifically the picking and choosing of which we week we brought pressure) and atrocious skills explain exactly why we're the 5th worst side in the league. Compare that to the teams that are currently playing in the finals. We have a massive amount of work to do if we want to return to finals next year. A return of a few injured players isn't going to simply solve everything, IIRC we had a far stronger team in for the Freo debacle compared to the final game. The mindset to bring uncompromising and unconditional pressure week in week out is the main factor that will determine if we jump back up the ladder.

He's due some luck on the injury front and may end up playing 20 games next year.

A clear example of two teams that went in exactly the opposite directions after their round 11 meeting.

Anyone from interstate, aside from Brisbane.

Did BT just say: ”The formula for St Kilda is pretty simple. Win and they’re in the finals”

Is it possible he’s not suited to the JVR/Petty/Turner setup? He plays his best football as that deep lead up forward ala Jason Dunstall. In the second half of the year he’s become a bit part player that chases kicks high up the ground. Some assessment is needed in the off season to (re)utilise a class goal kicker.

Not a hope in hell gets off. Your opponent gets concussed you’re gone in 2024. If a Collingwood player did it to one of our players we’d be screaming blue murder and booing him for the remainder of the game. Kozzie needs to stop putting himself in these vulnerable positions, and they’ll be livid he’ll be unavailable until round 4.

Four MRO suspensions between round 1 2023 and round 24 2024. I’m sorry but it’s not good enough from a highly paid professional.

DeGoey, Mihocek and McStay (last years final) are precisely the players that have caused us troubles in recent meetings. Yeah we had more out, but they weren’t exactly at full strength, and played a number of inexperienced players.

Yeah you’d have to wonder if they would’ve been so conservative if they had a game next week, as Moore would’ve copped the 12 day rule.

A crucial year for Goodwin next year and he’s already behind the 8 ball before he’s had a chance to even review the season - with Kozzie missing the first 3-4 weeks.

it was remiss of us yesterday not to acknowledge and celebrate the one year anniversary of this uplifting and joyous news that all us members and supporters received. https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1413693/goodwin-signs-on#:~:text=MELBOURNE AFL Senior Coach Simon,contract extension with the club.

Thanks mate. We were essentially -27 points in pressure for the first 3 quarters and it showed. Collingwood waltzed the ball out of our defensive 50 with absolute ease and at the other end we simply couldn’t or wouldn’t lay a glove on them. An all too familiar theme this year. Our pressure has generally stunk this year and it was a hallmark and brand of Goodwin coached sides as recently as last year. Without that, what is Goodwin’s point of difference as a coach?

Strange things happen in round 24. Wouldn’t shock me if Richmond beat GC today to put a bow on our lousiest season in years. Suns had checked out of the hotel at half time last week.