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    23 hours ago, dice said:

    He can't be serious. Their taxpayer funded HQ only opened a couple of years ago, complete with an altitude training room with 45 wattbikes.

    There is nothing at Casey or AAMI that gets close to it. Has he seen both club facilities recently?

    He said what he said. Maybe because he was a footy coach and not training the Soudal Quick-step team to challenge Tadej Pogacar on the Col du Galibier…

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    I have been thinking about the management of our list lately and the laser focus of Viney, Roos, and Mahoney on tough ball winners and defensive stalwarts set us up well for the 2021 flag but the over commitment to that is what we are straining over now. We don’t seem capable of picking the right kid or pro with forward instincts or with requisite skills and decision making behind the ball (McVee was a rookie pick). Perhaps XL and Windsor belay the last point but our forward line really struggles beyond Pickett, Melksham, and Chandler for consistent and empathetic forward movement and nous.

    2 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    Does Oliver still have currency?

    I honestly don’t know, he has to perform against his salary so it makes it harder for us to move him, let alone get the majority of his salary of our books or even remotely get any pick of value.

    When I think currency with him it’s if he can repair his reputation enough so that we can shift 75% of his salary. Pretty sad place to be in.

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    Goodwin getting no favours from the group with days like today. Past the winning stoppages and contests - it’s the same old story.

    Goodwin has at least next year - I think it is very clear that we need to surround him with a new slate of voices and if there is no shift then that is that.

    Ultimately, the players coach has to get them to adapt, make better decisions, and commit to the way they want to move the ball. Otherwise…

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    11 minutes ago, Kev said:

    I haven't read much of this thread.

    My thoughts on Kossie is we paid too much and for too long.

    Geelong became a destination club partly due to the stars not getting the most out of their salary. Sacrifice led to success. I think there is alot of selfishness in our club, many playing for themselves.

    We have an overblooted top end and Kossie now joins them.

    If they were getting us wins when needed I wouldn't be so critical.

    We are underachievers, the players are comfortable, and lack the ability to make each other better.

    They sell this year as being of love, previous years it was brand or cohesion. Seems like they continue to fail at the rhetoric. Having an unequal approach to the players in terms of enumerations, will end in vexation from a few.

    The club only succeeds when we are less selfish, difficult for the 43 to be in it together.

    Will we be a destination club, with a restricted cap?

    We have become a get out here type of club.

    The level of bottom 6 of the best 22, is often a determinant of success.

    Past evidence of Tracc and Clarry have shown that these kind of contracts haven't worked out well. Beyond the effect on the other players, those on that kind of contract become a disruption and unappreciative.

    I think he is worth that wage now. Imagine what his equivalent salary will be paid when he is in his prime.

    ‘Bloated top end’ to me says Star players that require being paid appropriately.

    Regardless of what the salary cap cheaters are gifting to their ‘underpaid’ stars down the highway…

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    I would prefer to jettison JVR if it is necessary to part with someone to get Jackson. McVee and Rivers (in order) are much more important to us and far better players in their positions.

    Problem is Freo doesn’t need a lead up Tall Forward with Tracey and Amiss.

    I am not against JVR as a concept - I am just not sold on his instincts as a forward and his ability to utilise space with his leading patterns. He is still a project in my view. He is lucky that he is at the Dees with our plethora of NQR talls up forward.

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    26 minutes ago, ANG13 said:

    Jaded I am nervous about giving my answer but will give it a try. First off I am very happy Kosi has extended his contract. But the length of the contract is crazy in my eyes and it joins a list of other players that have been given too long a contract in my opinion.

    Right now we are paying a player who is retired due to concussion we have another player who is probably only a couple of head knocks from joining them. We have our two highest paid players performing well below what the value of their contracts are. Yes there are reasons for this but that’s the risk. And if all these players love the club as much as we are told would they not sign for a year or two less in Pickett’s case. I mean a five year extension on the two years that Pickett had remaining is still a bloody long contract. I hope Kosi continues to improve never has any issues and it’s a win win for player and club.

    I will now brace myself for the incoming.

    I don’t want to make you feel bad.

    But it’s almost an either/or…

    A contract this long and expensive (now) or trade him to Freo for ND12, ND17, and ND20 this year or the next.

    So I am happy to be ‘crazy’ if you’re happy to ‘sane’ with your outcome.

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    59 minutes ago, Colm said:

    Well at this stage the concussion terms haven’t changed. We are still paying for Gus so we know all too well that it can and does happen. Petty hasn’t been as good since he did his foot, Spargo was out for a year and probably hasn’t returned to previous form. ACL injuries and so on.

    Also I can’t remember if it was @Dannyz or @goodwindees who said earlier in this thread that was a growing number of people within the club that were becoming tired of having to bend over backwards for Kossie. A bigger contract on more money may increase tension should he continue to flirt with other clubs in the future. We’ve seen with Clarry that a bigger contract can be a burden when things aren’t going as well.

    I’m over the moon we have signed him and if the decision was down to me I would 100% do it, but a 9 year contract on big money is not without risk.

    …

    We are just not used to having star players are we?

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    Pickett for a decade is a no brainer because he can age gracefully into a fwd pocket if he speed goes or if he can’t maintain being a midfielder. Same with CP5, the ones that may end up biting us are one dimensional mids that may be literally surplus to the requirements of a modern midfield.

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    2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

    I have no time for another app, no time for your antics; Kozzie is about to sign!

    season 5 GIF

    Why it’s Kozzie signing rumour maybe actually true day!

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    26 minutes ago, Maldonboy38 said:

    Until we can't make the finals we have to continue picking best 22. However, I want to see Jefferson and JVR in the same team, with Melk, Fritsch and Kozzie playing around them. I know these two younger boys haven't shown too much but I still believe they can.

    Pick the best 22 but also gift games to KPFs that are the definition of struggle…

    It’s not as black and white as an ‘either or’ - but is not far from it.

    We are not a good team. We are getting better with what we are working on but progress isn’t linear - that last qtr decision making from CP5 and CO13 is a step back. Can they make two steps forward later in the season in a close game? I hope so.

    Because we are applying consistent effort and are letting ourselves down with execution I am satisfied that we may not waste this season. But we need our senior players to age into graceful decision making golden years like Pendles and Sidebottom.

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    2 hours ago, binman said:

    It's funny you should mention the 'terrority game'.

    Like the pies, we are still playing it in so far there us a clear emphasis on winning the territory, inside 50 battle this season.

    The difference is the focus on, as you suggest, not always bombing it in (though we are still doing plenty of that) and bei g much less straight line.

    It's interesting because the pies in 2024, on the back of the pies 2023 flag win, it was all about scores from the back half and spring boarding from half half.

    In 2025, whilst transition from.the back half is still important, the pendulum has swung back a bit to territory, get it inside 50 and trap there, forward half turnover footy.

    It's a shift that suits us.

    The red and blue print.

    Quite. The key to getting our front half defensive game going (the keeping territory part) is getting it in there without an immediate intercept. Having kicks that are to the benefit of your teammate - what a novel concept…

    I am still amazed at that CP5 stat…

    No wonder most think he and Clarrie can’t hit the side of a barn.

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