Wodja

Wodja the Wottweiler

Exactly, all the more reason then to crank it up a notch or two!

…..and when you rock up to the G with your family…. make some NOISE! 😎👍

I was just having a beer and happened to read about May extending his contract….all of a sudden the beer tasted just that much better GO DEES!

Please excuse my ignorance.. I know that there are 6 backs, 6 forwards and 2 wings. That leaves a ruck, ruck rover, rover and centre as well as the interchange players. Excluding the ruck, I presume ‘mids’ is a collective for the other three mid fielders (ruck rover, rover and centre). I am guessing that one or even possibly two of the interchange players may also be classified as mids (player rotation). My presumption being that the team sheet titles (ruck rover, rover and centre) are in a sense are now outdated. Happy to be corrected/ educated or even ridiculed because of my ignorance!

I want and expect Carlton to just miss out making the eight again…….just because 😎

100% agree. Her special comments in the 2021 finals series were very informative (picking up on May’s hamstring issues as one example that comes to mind). When it comes to providing comments during actual games on tactics or analytics, in my opinion, at the moment she would be one of the best if not the best. I would like to think that I am not at all influenced by the fact that she is associated with Melbourne or a female. She is just very good! As an aside, I used to ‘love to hate’ Mathew Richardson as a player but actually was quite impressed with how went as a commentator after he retired from playing.

Makes me admire her that much more!

I really don’t understand how the idyllic lifestyle of Cranbourne/ Casey doesn’t entice more players to come and stay (obviously joking and I can - I live down that way!)

I’ve always had a lot of time for Rivers from the day he started. He has a lot of upside. Looking forward (wanting ) him to stay on for the long run. As an aside, it really adds a level of stress each and every year when the speculation starts about who may leave / be poached. Without being an avid follower, it appears Geelong seem to hang on to their talent better than most. Guess it has a lot to do with their culture. I am hoping that the values and ethics that Goodwin and the MFC are on about will rub off onto the players. Time will tell. 🤞

And I hope he has a lot of fun and decides to hang around for a while

I found the comments about JVR’s readiness to play at AFL interesting. Particularly, when a lot of posters thought that he should have been played in the ones last season. I saw a few VFL games last year (albeit mostly on tv) and without trying to sound disrespectful, he looked good at times and was extremely competitive, but it was VFL footy, not AFL . I too in the later half of last season was hoping at times that he’d be promoted but at the same time a little voice in my head said ‘maybe it’s too soon’. With benefit of hindsight I’m glad he didn’t play. I would much rather see him promoted on merit rather than on being used to plug a gap due to injuries. He is one year older now and one year footy wiser but still very young. 2023 will be very interesting. Having said all that, wouldn’t it be great to see him not only earn his spot in the ones but become an ‘x’ factor nearing finals tIme, something that takes opposition sides by surprise. I live and I dream…Go Dees

Agree, I think we the fans (or maybe just me) also are/ am taking a bit of a reset this year. 2021 was special. Felt early on in the season that we were real contenders. Loved the whole season for obvious reasons. Expectation in 2021 was that we’d go back to back at the G. Turned out to be a most nervous and frustrating season being a supporter. Many reasons, pressure of being the hunted, injuries, connectivity with forwards, supporter negativity syndrome, to name a few. This year I would like to think that with a bit of luck we could win the minor premiership and then the big one. Realistically would accept top two finish and to be considered serious contenders. Failing that, top four finish and contenders. Failing that, top eight finish and making up numbers wouldn’t cut it for me. Finishing outside the eight, unthinkable. I am looking forward to experiencing an exciting 2023 following the Dees🤞

It was a great read until it got to the bit where if you wanted to read on you had to subscribe. I paid the money and kept reading! Money well spent. Go Dees

I must have some real problems then. The filth is undoubtedly my number one team that I despise (particularly from a supporter base perspective). I find it hard to seperate Carlscum and Essendrug as the next on the list, very interchangeable . Too many teams in my third tier hate list so I’ll leave it at that. I know it a very traditional ‘hate’ list but I’ve been around for a while and feel very comfortable with my take on this, my views have not really changed all that much over the decades.

In chronological order A) Kozzie signs a new contract B) Minor premiership C) Premiership Nothing more, nothing less

I sort of don’t mind how this year there is a tendency of the mainstream media (and therefore the public) to write off Goody and MFC. It means we can start the season flying under the radar, so to speak A complete opposite to what happened last season. I feel that we, both the team and supporter base, (or could just be me) don’t have to endure feeling the pressure of everyone wanting to benchmark against and beat the reigning premiers. Looking forward to season 2023…hoping it goes like it did for us in 2021….GO DEES!

Fingers crossed that Kozzie does not replicate the Jacko saga that we had to endure last year. Please re - sign (had to be careful typing that one) sooner than later.……same goes for Rivers…..and May!

And sadly it is the only thing my wife tends to read (from cover to cover) and worse still, believes what she reads. And it doesn’t help our relationship one iota when discussing pretty much any issue I respond with ‘is that a fact or did you read it in the Herald Sun. I can’t even refer to it being called a ‘newspaper’, it is a ‘Murdoch tabloid’. There is a big difference, news v unsubstantiated biased opinions.

Great club, even greater culture- GO DEES

Agree that TMac was very much missed. Fingers crossed that he will be fit to go but I would also like to see a ‘fit to play’ BBB and perhaps a fired up and raring to go JVR as well in the mix. Not to mention getting a better connectivity with and delivery from the mids. The recruiting of Lachie Hunter I feel may be a important inclusion that helps address this issue. Fingers crossed

Whoops, totally forgot about TMac!! (my bad)

I’d like to see Petty remain in the back half of the ground. Our backline is our strength. If it’s not broken, don’t stuff around with it. Rather see (hope) that JVR is part of the solution for the forward line along with a well ‘player managed’ BBB. …..and better delivery / connectivity coming from / with the mids

If Yze goes then definitely consider getting Ratten back. As much as I would like Yze to stay he definitely wants to move up in the world of coaching. Unfortunately, this must have some sort of destabilising impact on the players / coaching team.

The only upside I can see if Lyon gets the job is that he no longer would be part of the Footy Classified show. Geez, he used to [censored] on at times.