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The whole team bonding session has failed dismally in Bright. That much is clear. Figure out who is at centre of this. Clarry? Trac? and [censored] them off end of year for whatever we can salvage. Frankly I don't care as long as the rot has been stopped. They are both contracted for another 5+ years and we cannot continue to have them impact the stability and wellbeing of the club. The best scenario we can hope for is to have both Trac and Oliver play well and consistently to attract at least some interest and value. But our position right now as a club will mean that we will get absolutely murdered on the negotiating front. If we can get a single first round pick for both players, we just have to take it. Makes me feel ill, but this is how toxic the whole situation is. We cant also be taking only draft picks either. We have to overpay to get other players in the door. Have to chase pre-agents. Its going to be so difficult to get anyone to come in atm given the absolute joke of a club we have become in the last 6 months. Only MFC can implode the way we have. How i wish i didnt love this club and that i could just not give a [censored].

Absolutely and i think there will be a lot of coaches thinking that there is a good chance they can make us a contender again without moving things around too much.

They are coming for him. i have no doubt he'll be gone in the next 4 weeks. i cant see us winning a game with the direction we are taking.

Because Rivers is having a smashing year. He has regressed big time.

136 pressure points in Q4. These players do not give a [censored]. That is abysmal. Has to be close to the record Port earlier this year as the worst on record. That is not fatigue, but a team that is lost.

Is he playing his role? He needs to do the team thing and stick a tackle as well.

I think it depends on the reason we are performing so poorly. For me it’s probably the playing group more than it is Goody.

As much as ppl would hate it. James Hird has to be an option. I think he is a good blend of football brain and modern coach with a good read on the modern game. I reckon he would have an impact similar to Mitchell if he was given the chance. What ever he done at Essendon was in the past and he has paid for his indiscretions.

One player doesn’t make a team. Trac was made to look good by his team mates.What ever fractures were made last year, it’s clear they weren’t resolved in Bright. They are not playing for each other. That is the only way all this makes sense. Sure we are changing game plan and all that, but the level of poorness on display would be on par with an U18 Coates league team that is playing together for the first time. With the quality of our players, it shouldn’t be this bad - I think a fair comparison would be Carlton. Our performance is unexcusable. I think it’s only a matter of time until the players start talking and media start reporting it. I wouldn’t be surprised if we start hearing it this week. Goody is trying to hold the team together as well as be a coach with a new game plan. It’s too much for him. gawns drop in performance is probably for the same reason. Players are playing for themselves , the more I think about this, the more obvious it is. Maybe being at rock bottom together can galvanise the group as the only way up and out of this form rutt is together- that could be really powerful. But equally, fractures could turn deep into resentment and hate and this could spiral to something we all fear.

I thinkwe have to get older before we get younger. Should have thrown a longer deal at Tex. Need to target has beens with strong leadership. Even if they only play 10 games. Will cost is though Parker would have been good. Why didn’t we go after Darling.. Instead we have Sharp and a bunch of VFL rookies.

Full scale admin rebuild needs to be done. Steve Smith is a revered leader and we can’t have him come soon enough. Coach will be key. I gone cold on Longmire, I remember when he used to have Sydney play that slow boring footy that we are renowned for.

We are on the express way to irrelevance again. This is absolutely tragic and heartbreaking at the same time. What I absolutely fear is how long we’ll now have to wait before we can be excited about being a contender again. It’s absolutely daunting. I just want to cry!

You expect something from this game plan, but something is just not working . Goody has totally [censored] this team up. Whether he designed something that the list didn’t have a chance in hell to execute or the team ain’t fit enough or the team doesn’t believe in it…. All roads lead back to Goody. If there was a glimmer of something we were doing well I’d say persist, but there is nothing absolutely nothing we are doing well. So we have to stem the bleeding and try and salvage something. Because this team is not capable of playing the modern game or a variation of it.

Tuned in for quarter 4. I watched for 5 mins. Didn’t watch last week. We are worse than I thought. Something has to change. To know what this team is capable of and to witness this performance just beggars belief. I think there’s going to be a lot of players requesting a trade if we don’t start turning this ship. This is starting to look like the coming of an other real dark dark age.

Time to bring mouth guards to training

Comical

Geez that was pathetic umpiring

Is this thread busier than normal ? I suppose we have to get our dose of hope and excitement from somewhere.

Good pressure for our forward line. JVR on notice. Would want to play well tonight.

I’d be gobsmacked if the game plan gets a sign off without discussion with the LT , other senior players and the Brands management team (joke).

I’m not enthusiastic at all. I’m going to say Geelong by 51 points. Neale with 6 goals. Smith 42 touches and 2 goals.

Media won’t anywhere near it. They’ll find excuses for them. Wasn’t their night, still have hope type of stuff.

No it ain’t. It’s just as bad.

But they aren’t

Carlton playing exactly as bad as us and yet media are laying right off.