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We should give Jordan Lewis a 5 year coaching contract because Chris from Camberwell says so. 🤣🤡

So happy hearing Luke Hodge emphatically playing down the notion that 2020 and 2021 should have an asterisk. Richmond and Melbourne by a country mile the best sides. Let’s not forget the free ride for Brisbane choking in 2020 with home matches and home finals.. Even playing field, full season in ‘21 especially and Goodwin engineered a game style that for 3 years was near unbreakable. Asides from the Sydney Qualifying Final in ‘22, I’d argue that we beat ourselves in the other 3 losses, not necessarily being outplayed by Collingwood, Carlton and Brisbane. Should have made at least another GF, but the failure of not doing so is on the entire club. To keep the players motivated and focused in ‘21 was something Goodwin should always be proud of.

As tough as it is, the decision had to be made. Sad to see him go after so much blood, sweat and tears. But the facts are, Goodwin had a grade A list and since the flag he said every year we will compete, suffered back to back straight sets exits, and as we speak, staring down back to back bottom 6 finishes, with not as much injuries opposed to other clubs. Fans and club should feel aggrieved. No other professional sport, club or code would tolerate back to back underperformances, let alone the 4 years Goodwin got since the flag.

When Postecoglu was sacked, in world football, you hardly get the entire playing squad/roster eulogize for the coach. Not even Mourinho got mass praise from his players on social media. Ange’s managerial time with Tottenham on the other hand was eulogized by 98% of the entire squad. They clearly loved him, but 2 months later, back at work playing under a new manager. Of course players close to Goodwin should feel disappointed, it’s human nature. But these are high paid professionals, they will be fine.

See… The thing with the “proven coaches” like Longmire and Simpson is, will they be prejudiced in their approach because it “worked”‘for a long time or are they, unlike Goodwin willing to actually change with the times. Thats what I’m afraid of. By bringing in a highly rated rookie like Jaymie Graham, they don’t haven any past experience or prejudice that can influence decision making. They are coming in fresh with new ideas. Yeah, there will always be horrific exceptions like Mark Neeld or a Watters, but what we saw with how McRae changed the game with front attacking foot footy and Kingsley with his ability to build rapport and develop younger players. Think the rejuvenation of Hogan and how much of a star Callaghan has become. I can see Rivers becoming just as good as a full time on baller under and Lever getting back to his best under a Jaymie Graham.

Honestly, I just felt a massive weight of my shoulders as a fan, but also for Goodwin as well. Similar situation to Postecoglu at Tottenham. If Postecoglu had stayed on after the drought breaking trophy but delivered yet another horrific season, his legacy would have been tarnished, but instead, he is now revered amongst the fans as a legend. Goodwin is in the same mould. A club legend that no one can dispute and will always be known as the drought breaker. It was time for both parties and interesting the time of sacking.. wonder if we have had a coach lined up in mind..

Kinda MFC related, but kinda not, but the media once again looking to paint Stewart as mother Theresa trying to get him off (David King asides). That brain rot Dermott is the biggest advocate. 2:44 mark…. Notice how Andy Brayshaw, instead of completely crashing into the opponent put out both hands towards the chest of the Carlton player to mitigate and prevent any damage. He was going to go airborne, knew there was no chance of a smother and held back. If it was that SOB Maynard or Stewart, you think they would pull out? Stewart and Maynard weren’t smothering. Throughout 150 years of Aussie Rules, I have never seen anyone attempting a smother by launching themselves like a human missile. If Stewart gets off, we’re cooked if we aren’t already..

I’m praying like all hell NWM leaves that rabble. Would be hilarious to watch them crumble. Says alot about a club when they over celebrated a meaningless win against a fellow cellar dweller.

Sam Darcy going to kick 10. He could legitimately be inside the top 3 of the Coleman by end of next round. He is currently 8th.

Never understood the Marvel/Docklands hate. Pretty cosy stadium and when packed, the atmosphere is just as good as any stadium in the country. The last non Melbourne match I attended was in 2011 when Collingwood came back from 40 to beat Adelaide, and it is honestly one of the better atmospheres I have ever experienced as far as following this sport is concerned. As for Docklands itself, when I lived at Docklands Drive before Covid, I had nothing but a good time. Costco, cycling friendly, short tram ride into the city, vibes were pretty good on Friday Nights when there was a game there and ain’t too busy, so easy to get around. Like most things on social media these days, fake outrage seems to be the norm and everything needs to be torn apart with massive negativity taking over.

Hopefully this article puts to bed any [censored] assumptions that I often see that Geelong are only good because of their home ground advantage. If it was that easy, how come they went 11 years between Chris Scott flags? They are a destination club because they are a well run club. “Lifestyle” is merely a bonus. Many don’t like to admit it, but I envy Geelong a lot. Should look to bring in more of their people into the club. Tom Hawkins is one person I would look to as a part time goal kicking coach. His expert analysis on Fox is first class, particularly when it comes to the nuances in forward craft. Steve Johnson is another who had done a lot of good with the Sydney coaching ranks. Bartel is the other we shouldn’t give up on. Director of footy would be ideal.

Mark Neeld era was/is better than them.

Yeah, about time. Gulden was never touted as an on baller, but rather an elite running wingman. Was developed into one of the best contested players in the comp. If Windsor can become half as good, then we will be very happy.

Inbred Bigfooty (Collingwood) trying to insinuate clapping Melksham for ending McGovern is hypocritical because it is the same as that scum concussing Brayshaw. 🤡

I can hear it now, Goodwin after an inaccurate 7 goal win: "It's credit to the players and their mindset shift and what they value, we have learned an incredible amount about ourselves over the past week" “We’re working our way back into some incredibly strong form and we look forward to showing our supporters what we truly value and how much we have learned” 🤡🤡

It’s criminal how we were knocked out of finals contention at the half way point of the season with the second easiest draw. With St Kilda, North and West Coast twice on top of beating Brisbane and Sydney, arguably should have beaten Collingwood, we should be going into the game this week with our finals hopes still alive, but instead, we face a “must win match” against the 1 win wooden spooner to save Goodwin’s job.. The mere fact that this is labeled as a “must win” says all there is to know..

Just want to bring to light the arrogance of Simon Goodwin that has been ingrained in my mind which even bothered me at the time. Round 2, 2022 vs Gold Coast. Goalless last quarter which was met with an arrogant smirk by Goodwin in the presser with the exact lines of “We didn’t need to score, we just needed to defend well” Being only 22 up, it was a disgraceful quote at the time and even more disgraceful over 3 years later knowing what we have become. If it was anyone apart from Gold Coast or North Melbourne, we lose that game.

3 days later and St Kilda fans still celebrating like they won the flag. 🤣😂 I had to delete WhatsApp and probably will have it deleted until the end of the year. Fair play to them, but they didn’t beat much. Signs of a [censored] and desperate club is when you celebrate beating a fellow bottom 6. How about NWM dancing with Ross Lyon… 🤡 60+ years… And counting…

That moron who posted that Goodwin death threat deflected away from that awful performance on Sunday and put it on themselves instead. Like many have pondered, I wonder if we would have gotten a letter if it weren’t for that idiotic keyboard warrior…

This is the same club that lost to Essendon in 2016. The same club who lost to wooden spoon Carlton twice in 2006, hence destroying top 4 hopes and the same club who conceded 46 to St Kilda in a quarter, a side on a 6 match losing streak. Also, 186 that only we are capable of. No club is ever [censored] enough that we are ever certainties. Injuries or no injuries, it’s insane that we are paying $1.08 against a side desperate to win another game. We wilt under pressure far too regularly, even when we were contending in 2022-23.. We were kicking fine when we were on top, but as soon as Saints started to up their pressure, we started to wilt in front of goal.

The reason why I wouldn’t want Longmire, Buckley or even Simpson is because I am not overly confident in thier ability to reinvent and would just stick to what they know which can be dangerous in an ever evolving era of footy. They were great coaches in their own rights, but I feel like high calibre assistants like Jaymie Graham or a Caracalla would come into the club with no prior coaching experience or prejudice and get a free shot at it like what we saw with Kingsley and McRae. It would also appease the fans in the sense of having a direct path and vision going forward. Currently under Goodwin, we have no clear identity, so what is there to lose? A fresh restart with a rookie like Graham who is part of the Fremantle resurgence and West Coast premiership forward coach may be the way to go. Wouldn’t be against looking at someone like Cameron Bruce who was handpicked by Fagan to be the man to revitalize their midfield when he was let go by Carlton.

Goodwin is 98% to blame. Don’t care what anyone says. Aussie Rules isn’t like cricket where the captain does the majority of tactical work. It’s very similar to football/soccer in the regard of game day tactical management. A prime example I can think of from last season is the impact of the manager of Birmingham City in the English 2nd Division. Tony Mowbray, the manager earned 13 points in 8 games and the team was playing really well. During the season, he became sick and left his assistants in charge. All match preparation, tactics, and team selection decisions remained the same while they consulted with Mowbray via phone. The only difference was the in-game management. The team then went on to win 1 point from the next 7 or so games. The best managers/coaches adapt essentially on the fly. Our centre bounce players don’t ever change, Goodwin just stood there clueless when the St Kilda avalanche was pouring in. When I saw the other week McRae shifted Josh Daicos, who hardly played on ball all season from defense while they were 6-7 goals down to almost winning, I was filled with so much envy. We have our own version in Rivers and as much of an explosive weapon that he is, we rarely use him in dangerous positions. People also give Luke Beverage a lot of [censored], but at least Beverage tries stuff, at least he goes down swinging. He is always proactive. No one can tell me with a straight face that if we had McRae or Beverage coaching us yesterday that we would still lose and see the same result.

I keep seeing “but the players love Goodwin” narrative and sacking him would see mass trade requests and Pickett only signed because of the coach. What a load of nonsense… Just look at Ange Postecoglu at Tottenham. It’s very rare to keep players onside in football/soccer especially over in Europe for a big club, but in spite of coming 17th in the Premier League, and yeah, he was able to win a trophy, but literally 95% of the Tottenham squad, including Romero, a World Cup winning centre back, touted by Messi as the best defender in the world eulogizing Ange on social media to bid him farewell post sacking. You rarely see such support these days such is the ego of multi millionaire football players. 2 months later, they are hard at work doing pre season because that’s what they are paid to do. Point being, these are professionals. Natural disappointment would definitely occur, but they would also know this is part of the caper and will quickly move on. I sincerely hope the fear of discontent within the locker room isn’t a big factor for moving on Goodwin.

Won’t be going as far as cancelling the membership as I am on a 21 year straight membership streak, but I might just downgrade to the basic $150 general admission membership. 46 pts conceded to a [censored] side like St Kilda who was on a 6-7 losing streak with their last win coming at the Alice Springs debacle. Most people just don’t realise how damaging this loss can be going forward with Goodwin in charge. The entire club needs a freshen up asap.

What a [censored] joke. 45 up…