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WTF are you doing bringing this thread back from where it belongs

I agree that our ball movement and commitment to a coherent plan in transition is the genesis of our problems. But our lack of forward structure didn’t help and exacerbated the issue as what we they to move quickly to? JVR not leading into the right spots, Jefferson not being ready/right, and the others being nowhere. I also don’t want to solve the issue with middling first round picks as reaching for talent is the last thing we should do. But we should not just wave away our tall forward issue - Brody Mihocek will be a walking example of what we have missed the last 4 years and what we need to have a succession plan for pretty soon.

So Goodwin gets all the blame there? Max went along with it when the going got tough on him being able to move forward and be selfless - he was the one that couldn’t do it. He could not sacrifice his game to see whether that would improve the team. For those that say - Max was/is the best solo ruckman in the game and we are making him a forward for 60 mins a game?! I am not arguing that that is a great strategy - it’s a failure from the jump. Yep absolutely. The thinking was flawed. But Max also has to take the hit - whether he wants it or not - that he refuses to work with other rucks and wants it entirely on his terms. That is the challenge of his brilliance.

Well they have to win. And they have to beat the Lions in Melbourne. Two must win games to get into a Prelim that they have to get into. Nothing is ordained but they should have a home PF, anything less is the failure.

But this way we deathride Carlton

They might think their ND43 comes in a bit and gets them the points. I don’t really know. Do have to fill out the list this year tho. Only two rookies slots open mean we have to take 3 in the ND. If we trade away that ND37 you may as well just draft White rather than pop him on the RL if no one bids.

Can you please understand that there is a difference between Chook in Perth, Dannyz, and goodwindees getting benign info on internal policy and player strategy, versus having sensitive and destructive information provided directly to journalists to achieve a specific end of embarrassment or shame. One is not like the other.

Well yes, something to root for In all seriousness - who are we paying right now? Gotta pay someone - may as well be Oliver. I just hope we front load the payment somewhat

That’s pleasantly optimistic. I’m hopeful but not expectant.

I think we would. Same deal as Men’s. Harris re-signed last year to avoid going through the draft to try to get to Hawthorn. Zanker would be a huge loss and makes keeping Harris a must.

Yes, I’m all for destabilising Essendon (although they rarely need assistance) but you might want to get the player you are tapping up

We can have up to 38 on the PL so should be fine in either case. The only complication is a bid on White/Sinema after ND37 and we have to trade in picks with points to then match.

WERRIDEE is as WERRIDEE does

Well I’m excited

WC don’t go into games thinking they ‘should’ beat anyone. They would be worried about Southport. The WC games will be competitive and they will hope to beat us, but every other team will do what we did from 2021-2024 - thinking they should get the 4 points if they ‘show up.’

They’d be 16 clubs that would be saying to themselves ‘we should beat Melbourne’ We may ‘surprise’ but a new coach, a new way of playing based on skills and decision making we haven’t shown, with few established midfielders and an emerging backline - a ‘surprise’ it will be to 16 teams. It’s just where we are at.

There’s room to grow We can always lose those games by more

I can see the optimistic side of getting buy in to a new way of playing and having a forward line that now looks balanced if not super talented. But there will be 16 teams who will play us and underline as a game they should win. So I can also see us needing to keep our first round pick…

They make it purple

Well that’s fun! And I am still bitter about that. Top of the ladder rd18 and out in first week… sigh.

Maybe, but HBFs have played their whole career with the game in front of them - able to peel off and push off a forward to then have chest facing the end we want to go to. Forwards invariably win the footy and will have their back to the goals and/or with someone right on them. You can definitely have structures and set pieces that free up players in the forward half but you can just as easily do that with a HBF as with HFF. I would leave Salem where he is until his last elite trait - his kicking - leaves him and we have to move beyond him.

No it hasn’t. But ambitious completion dates have been provided in lieu of any approval or tangible progression. So that’s something

Great work, DC. Topographically informative.