No. 31

On the train back from the MCG. Against my better judgement I still went to this game 😁 Result was not unexpected, at least this means the Voss era is coming to a close soon. I feel for him, was a superstar footballer but just isn't senior coach material (not to absolve some of the players mind you) and he should have been given better support. It simply hasn't worked out. I still believe that in the right hands with some intelligent list management moves the Blues can be a contender in a fairly short time frame, but remains to be seen if enough levers can be pulled to get closer to that goal ...

100% Its all about getting access to Gosch's Paddock. Without it, Collingwood and Richmond will have a substandard training facility by current AFL standards. Dees should be using Gosch's Paddock until the opening ribbon on Caulfield is ready to be cut.

Geelong and C'Wood have shown you don't have to draft your way to reset (or rebuild) a list and some canny mature age recruiting can change things in a relatively short time frame. Key is to have savvy people in recruiting & coaching. Think that is an issue for both the Blues and the Dees and it may be a scramble to chase some of the same names.

I watched Carlton on Thursday night do their best to get their coach sacked ... the Dees today on the Gold Coast "hold my beer and watch ..." ... my overseas holiday can't come fast enough, footy sucks this year 🙃😁

Correct spelling, rules out a Collingwood supporter subversion.

Aye, and you try and tell the young people about that today ... and they won't believe you!

The swimming complex is most definiteky still there, went for a swim there this summer and still had that new acquatic centre smell 😁 The other end of Lord Reserve on Koornang Road in Carnegie also has an oval, I think Caulfield Bears and Carnegie Cricket Club use it? That area is a great location, near Glen Huntly and Carnegie train stations (different lines) and also the 67 tram. Caulfield RC should be the primary aim but this could be a potential backup possibility.

If St Kilda does actually put in that rumoured ludicrous offer to Carlton's TDK could we see the Blues court LJ and nab a better and younger ruckman for even less ... 🤔 [runs for the foxhole ... 😁]

If the Dees had Harry McKay in 2022 and 2023 I would wager good money that MFC would have Premiership #14 on the mantlepiece now (or #17 if you are a Colin Carterite).

At the MCG right now, HT, the Blues are horrid. This game msy just well kill the senior coaching career of Michael Voss. At least I can get a 500ml Asahi here ... mmm beer ... fortunately I still have beer ... 🍺😁

The Workshop cafe in Glen Huntly does a decent shakshuka and coffee IIRC ☕️

I always assumed it was going to be in that S.E. Corner actually, lol. Better location and also easy access for 67 tram and recently redeveloped Glen Huntly Station. None of this impacts of the training ovals inside the racecourse mind you.

An important move for MFC, I say that Kozzie can be the best small forward in the league very soon and signals that the Dees are serious about being a contender and are not the shambolic hot mess internally like some segments of the media have sought to portray recently.

Agreed. Kozzie will be the best small forward in the league. Just needs to iron out a few more rough edges. Dees have to splash the cash for him!

Some naivety and lack of finesse when it counted, the endeavour from the Dees was great though and they should have won. Make no mistake, the umpires steered this win, its nauseating 🤮

On my way in to the MCG, last time I watched Dees v C'Wood live, the Dees won ... hope its an omen 😈 Just have this feeling that C'Wood's great run has to hit a pothole sometime soon ... hoping its a big MFC pothole this arvo 😁

It is a heavy wooden cross to bear 🥺 😁 On the train home from the MCG, the Blues scraped in, not much more to add. Still always good to beat Essendon though 💉

Correct, no 1st rounder for this year's draft but the Blues could pick up Harry Dean (son of two time Premiership player, Peter Dean) and he is a possible late 1st rounder for the 2025 draft. He was selected yesterday in the Vic Country squad alongside fellow Carlton Father-Son prospect for 2026, Cody Walker.

A Deemolition of the Swans! Only inaccurate kicking for goal kept the Swans in it until the dam eventually burst. Having Salem, Oliver and Melksham in form makes a big difference. The Dees are still alive and kicking in 2025 👍

There is a sniff of a Dees upset. Glad I bailed on watching a local soccer match to catch this game on tv. Carn the Dees!

Freo is looking like a bit of a mess despite having a decent list. Kozzie should think very carefully before pushing to head there ... Meanwhile, Dees if Luke Jackson came back and some upcoming youngsters may be back into the mix in the next few years ...

I took my young son to the MCG on Saturday for this game (beautiful sunny day for it). I never get to watch a game closely with him by my side due to the requests for food, drinks, bathroom trips etc 😁 But I will try to watch some of the replay tonight (or at least the Kayo highlights). Despite the scoreline and the last quarter fade outs I thought the Dees were very competitive, actually dominated in parts and could have gone onto to win this if the set shot kicking was better. Disappointing result and the scoreline flatters the Dingley Hawks tbh. PS - there should a strictly enforced rule at the MCG about adults not permitted to wear wizard hats. I am a fairly tolerant soul, don't care what other people think, do or wear but wizard hats should be strictly verboten! PS - my son enjoyed the mini-golf near Gate 3 (it did eat into our 1st quarter viewing significantly, lol).

I thought that Saints had been lobbying for one MCG home game each season, must have got their wish. Reasonably happy with the Blues so far ... you just never know with them 😁

If the Dees get Caulfield up and running, it leaves Goschs Paddock as a second oval available for C'Wood (but Richmond would be interested as well I would have thought).

I watched the Guerra interview the other night on Footy Classified. I got the impression he wasn't across all of the new home base issues yet and also got the impression Eddie was just speculating about Mt Scopus and a supposed delay as well rather than having any real inside knowledge.