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Some pretty stunning meltdowns over a clearly incorrect report.

Incredible that even when Port's admin finally worked up the courage to give Hinkley the boot they still made a meal of it.

That's a real shame if we passed on him at the time. But perhaps it was best for Hogan to get completely out of the footy bubble and enjoy life as a relative nobody in Sydney.

He specifically said going backwards prevented us from evolving or growing. And has flagged that has been a big focus for us this off-season. I would find his words highly disingenuous if we end up going back to our slow, defensive predictable gameplan. I think our 21-23 gameplan is extremely out of date and the fact the past three flags have been won by teams that emphasise attack and fast ball movement exemplifies that. I also think that the changes we made in the early part of last year felt pretty half-baked and we never truly committed to a new style, which was why it was so easy for the coaches to blink.

Maybe not in those specific words but my reading of this section is that it is an admission that attempting to recreate what worked in the past is and was a mistake.

Yes. Did you? There's a whole section about mistakes made with the game plan last year.

He was doing this in his first game.

Lol he's not made of glass, show a little faith. Part of development is getting more responsibility.

Wouldn't have him in their full time but he has more weapons than Langdon. Would love to see him do little stints in the centre bounce like Kozzy has the past couple of years.

Would have preferred Windsor in this role.

Cornes' piece is a totally fair cop. We've been all talk for 18 months. If we don't back up these interviews on the field then we will look silly again.

He clearly says that we should have tried to experiment more rather than just going back to the old way. We weren't up to playing that way anyway as the results showed.

Nice to see Goodwin admit our gameplan is out of date and we got it wrong last year. Hopefully some big changes this season.

Not sure what Freo give up to get a deal done. We aren't just going to let him walk for a late first.

NFL players also earn about 10x as much as AFL players.

It was a joke.

What?

I think it's fairly naive to expect a public statement to air out any dirty laundry there might be between the club and a soon to be former employee. That's what leaking to the media is for.

The executive equivalent of delisting a veteran and picking them up again in the rookie draft.

Are we going to be allowed to discuss the results of the review when they come out?

Yes they were after him throughout the year but the recent reports indicate Oliver was pretty settled until he heard we were shopping him around which is why he opened up to their offer and actually went to meet with them.

How could Geelong do this?

All of these draftees are just prospects at this stage so all we can do is look at limited footage and information and make an assessment. I've seen a few of these videos and he's definitely had better games but I still think he's pretty shaky by foot. If you've found a game where he's cleaner I'd love to see it. He's definitely got talent but I think there are question marks on his game. He takes on everything which is entertaining but it also means he gets caught a lot. Might need some coaching to pick his moments better. My main concern is that he has a tendency to just bomb it long after getting clear into some space which does him a disservice as that should be where he's looking for shorter targets and making it hard for the defenders. We also have a lot of players who do that. As I said, love his aggression and speed. Being able to burst away from contest is gold. If we think he's the best available with 9 then I'm happy with that.

Jayden Hunt vibes. Line breaking pace followed by long kicks to no one.

Love his speed and aggression in the contest but gee his disposal leaves a bit to be desired.