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He played as a forward until 2020??? Is this a joke? He might have played forward first year but hasn’t left the centre square since. Secondly, Goodwin never developed a lead up forward gameplan. Very difficult for trac to play like this when our entry into the forward line has been horrific.

Firstly trac hasn’t impacted as a forward because he has never played as a forward. Goodwin didn’t have the luxury to play him in the forward line because of 2nd string midfielders have never stood up. Secondly, no team is giving us picks if they are paying tracs full wage. Picks will only come our way if we are subsidising his salary.

Trac and Oliver are just as good as danger and Gawn is significantly better than biclavs. King should be salivating at this

Tassie planning commission has knocked back the stadium. Might be a while yet before Buckley is coaching tassie

Meh…

McRae took over Buckley and got the ground running.

Pert had 3 years as CEO when we won 2021. Ridiculous to say he didn’t have a massive impact on that premiership

Didn’t pert bring us a premiership and plenty of success?

Scott never finished top 4… poor decision by Essendon

Firstly I’m not sold on Buckley. His game plan at the pies will no longer hold up to today’s football. Nevertheless, Buckleys options are limited. Waiting around for another club next year is a massive gamble. That club is likely to be in a worse position than Melbourne and might require a full rebuild. Tasmania also isn’t a great option. Not sure he is keen to get pummelled for the first 2 years. The opportunity at Melbourne is as good as he is likely to see in the coming years.

Spoke to someone that has involvement with the racecourse and MFC arrangement. Says the deal is all but done. Currently just going over logistics with the shared use of the oval between MFC, scopus and the community. Announcement will be made by years end.

I’ll say it again. Purely in win/loss Paul Roos had a below average record. That’s a fact. He also lost his last game by close to 100 points. That’s also a fact. His game plan was horrendous. Maybe he changed the culture but I don’t rate him as a good coach

Pure results suggest Roos was below average

I dont think so. Mt Scopus didn’t spend $200m to buy a leasehold. I think the Carpark in question can be sold off as a freehold

You do realise that we are not going to own the ovals???? This has never been part of the arrangement. The ovals will be shared facility with the public. The HQ and office will be freehold and owned by the club.

It’s the guineas car park north east of the course

I would have thought the south east corner at 120 neerim road where the stables and sheds are was a more substantial site. The ‘guineas Carpark’ seems somewhat skinny and limited. It is however almost 9,000 sqm of land so surely would be enough for an indoor training facility and a multi story office with function facilities. The indoor facility might also be built as a shared space inside the course.

He is already an A grader. He is ranked 63rd in the league of 800 players. That’s top 10%

Clayton Oliver after the first game

The timing was always going to be end of September.

Agree..: will also likely to be a pick in the late rounds

Nothing of Buckleys game plan from his time at Collingwood gives me confidence. His game plan back then will be worse than goodwins if implemented. I’m also wary of coaches being able to change much. Stay away from Nathan. Concerning signs

He averaged 2 goals a game and still had a poor year. Not sure he can be easily replaced

Somewhat damming the McRae took the same Collingwood side to a prelim and a GF…

Your mail is full of it… no way they have decided on a coach.