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Once again, there are plenty of valid reasons (besides ordinary goal kicking) for why the 2022 and 2023 finals series ended up the way the did, the most crucial of which had absolutely zero to do with coaching. And if you want to extend it further, in 2024 we had no Brayshaw, lost Petracca half way through the year, never had a 100% Oliver, no longer had Jordan or Harmes and were having to cover all these gaps with inexperienced 1st and 2nd year players. Again, nothing to do with coaching.

Well, there goes my "there's no way he'd be that reckless at training with his team mates" argument... 🙄 Download.mp4

Whilst the exit in '22 and '23 was inglorious, but the seasons themselves were very good. Two top 4 finishes and we were the only team that wasn't outside the 8 for the entire period. That's no mean feat and I don't understand why people continually ignore that. 2022 we had players limping into finals (quite literally with Petracca who was basically on one leg), but 2023 was the year that got away. What ultimately ended the season (poor kicking aside) was losing our forward line on the eye of finals, then losing Brayshaw in the opening minutes vs the Filth. Coaching cannot help key injuries or stop thugs from "making a footy act"

The entire basis for the renewed Petracca speculation on Footy Classified was a lazy glance at the coaches' votes and someone saying, "it was about this time last year that the Petracca rumours started" — and from that, they spun an entire non-story. Complete garbage, manufactured out of thin air. But as is tradition with these [censored], other outlets will now pick it up and run their own hot takes, quoting Footy Classified like it's gospel. Then Tom Morris will start ringing around clubs asking if they'd have any interest in Petracca if he were available. He’ll follow that up with a call to Melbourne, who’ll politely (or not so politely) tell him to [censored] off. Then he’ll publish a piece breathlessly reporting that "multiple clubs have expressed interest in Petracca, and Melbourne declined to comment on a potential trade." Cue a Sam McClure exclusive a few days later, linking back to all this circular nonsense and dropping buzzwords like “where there’s smoke” — while completely ignoring the fact that they lit the [censored] fire in the first place. Then we'll have people here melting because there has been no comment from the club. etc etc etc

Well this is good news WhistleOutOptus Sport is dead and Stan is picking up the bountyOptus Sport has been on death's door for a while and with its dying breath it has bequeathed Stan Sport with its subscribers, and content.

What about Vineys sling tackle on whoever it was? Rowell? I know it didnt even draw a free kick at the time but the TV commentary review panel were already giving him weeks.

That too, but I thought I read somewhere that Norf had a hand in the degree and amount of the front ending, cause they wanted picks 2 & 3 in the Harley Reid draft? Could be wrong.

Wasn't that because Norf refuse to release him unless the Bombers paid a certain amount, thus ensuring they got band 1 compensation?

This. Curnow was hopeless today and that was nothing to do with Curnow. I'm sure it's an unpopular opinion who those who think a key forward will solve all our problems, but I am firmly in the "our forwards aren't actually that bad" camp. If you put JVR, Turner, Petty, Fritsch, Kossie, Melksham and co infront of a competent midfield who get it in fast and to their advantage they'd all be completely different players.

Didn't I read somewhere that when he was at one of our pre-season training sessions he was doing autographs with #34 ?

Time stamp please 😁 I'm 0-2 in my "this might be a weird question but are you known elsewhere as Ghosty or WCW?"

According the the vermin I had the displeasure of being surrounded by all night, everyone here is incorrect THEY were the ones that hard done by, not us. All of frees paid against us were valid and there should have been a lot more, but the incompetent umpires wanted Melbourne to win.

Sorry if already mentioned, but did anyone see McVee chucking up several times out on the ground, immediately after they came out for the 3rd quarter? What were they doing down in the rooms?! Poor fella was down on his haunches looking very unwell, but then just casually rejoined the huddle and got on with it

Collingwood supporters are like vermin and are everywhere. How do you manage with other non-football game activities where they would also be present?

They possibly mean players on that team sheet who didn't play vs Brisbane? So... Howes Tomlinson Schache JVR ANB Bilings Laurie Replaced by... Melksham Pickett Turner Petty Lindsay Langford Sharp

They should. There was another earlier too. Lloyd possibly?

Is there anywhere that records the number of rushed behinds vs actual missed shots on goal? Our accuracy is poor, but I feel it's made to look a lot worse when all the rush behinds are added to the total. (Which to me are a direct result of bombing it to a pack at the top of the square over and over and over, but that's another story...)

@Ghostwriter No #22 & none of the others 2's either (2, 12, 32). Two of them are in the showdown, so if there are going to be howlers, that's where it'll be. #HappyDays

What do we reckon the crowd will be? Home game, Saturday arvo, no issues with the weather... etc. It's also a replacement game for Hawthorn home game members so that lot should be there too. I'd be disappointed if it wasn't at least 60k

I know some will say "they're all the same" but they 100% are not. In my view the worst umpires in the comp (in this order) are 12, 22, 2 & 32. All the 2's which is weird but makes it easy to remember. Getting one of them is bad enough, but ANY game (not just ours) that has two or more of the 2's will be a poorly officiated [censored] show. Eg Free kick Collingwood game vs Bulldogs had 2 & 22

I am glad those of you who were on the "why arent we playing Fullarton?!" bandwagon for most of last year can now see that just because someone's name isn't Petty, it doesn't automatically mean they are better. Maybe you'll even acknowledge that the coaches actually know what they have to work with, VFL stat sheets mean squat and there isn't a wild Goodwin conspiracy behind every non selection? 🤔

100% agree, and that was my underlying point. I just don't understand how after all the outrage about certain players getting a game, there is now even more discontent about who replaces them when they are dropped We have to field 22 players. If we are going to drop guys like Fritsch, JVR, Petty, Viney, Sparrow, Rivers or Spargo it shouldn't be a surprise that inexperienced players from the 2's will be coming in.

For who? If this thread is anything to go by, imagine the outrage if Viney/Rivers/Sparrow were dropped for the likes of Woewodin//Laurie/Brown/Culley. People keep saying Goodwin plays favourites and demand he drops certain players, while simultaneously giving zero thought to who we actually have at Casey to replace them.

Peak Demonland right here