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And Toby Bedford.

All Max has to do is what TDK, LJ do. Large run and jump. Knee into the guts and chest of Xerri. Ruck isnt that hard if you have the tool and attributes, which Max does have. I was baffled why Max stayed on the ground as much as he did.. Perhaps its just his age showing and we have to accept it.

We play percentages and dont take risk. The slingshot you refer to is predicated on moving the instant we get the turnover. This requires everyone to be on the same page, which means players get a head of the play in anticipation of uncontested ball. We try to create similar situation at stoppage when we try to exit from front. In play stoppages or when the ball is in dispute, we over commit numbers to the contest which leave very little numbers on the outside. Teams set up knowing that a) if we win the contest, their outside defenders will just close in and result in a MFC disposal under pressure or turnover; or b) If they win the contest or win the ball back, they just need to get a handball to the outside for a clean break and unpressured ball movement, which will then see our defensive press up the ground fold-in to try and win the ball back. At this point it is just a training drill. All in all, a lot needs to change and change takes time. I dont think we have the cattle with the new game plan. We have some of the parts in the young fellas we have bought in over the last 3-4 years, but we need wholesale changes in KPs over the ground. It will be interesting to see how we rebuild this side without dropping to depths of the bottom 4. But i dont think we play finals for the next couple of years at the very least.

Im glad for you. I have a stiff neck, aching lower back, throbbing headache all after sleeping 2/10ths of nothing from the elevated cortisol throughout yesterday and its only round 2. I need a different past time, this game is not for me anymore.

Its hard to determine whether Goody has put in the wrong strategy or whether the players failed to execute yesterday. We dont know what the complete strategy is yet as we have yet to see it working. Week 1 was wet footy and yesterday was a complete shambles. I do think that the errors of last year will not be repeated. We will persevere with this new gameplan and by his admission there will be some teething problems. Honestly, I can look past the skill & execution errors as players find themselves in unfamiliar situations in pressure scenarios and will often stuff up. However these are professional's and are paid as such. They are also mature players with years of experience. So i would expect that teething issues will last 3-4 games before we start to see it gel and work. The 1st milestone is what we reach Round 6 with. Right now 1-5 :0-6 beckons. Winning the next 2 will be an absolute miracle, because they are better than North. To me 2-4 is borderline and constitutes reassessment after the bye round. Anything worse i just cannot see how he stays.

It is strange. Perhaps it’s soft cap issue and we are just trying to make ends meet until we free up a bit of cash.

Firstly, Silly thread but I’lll bite as cortisol still through the roof and am in the mood for doom scrolling. Our delivery inside 50 is still problematic but it is a bit of chicken or egg situation. Forwards don’t lead because midfielders don’t kick it to them, so forwards stay deep and hence mids kick it long to the square all the time so the forwards stay there reinforcing the behaviour. Now if we they both don’t change at the same time then it’s only natural to go back to what you know is safe.

Respect is warranted 100%. You’d just hope that Goody will call a spade a spade and see his time is up and we agree to an amicable end and move on if the results don’t fall our way sooner rather than later.

This is why you’d have to pull the trigger mid season and start to get in season changes started. They’ll be tactical and unlikely to stick but it will be a start. The changes can continue in off season and will likely need a further season to ingrain. What ever way you look at it it’s 1-2 year proposition best case.

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Pre season should have had groups of 4 running at pace through the corridor against the whole team trying to get into the forward 50 at pace on repeat until it becomes instinctive. We need super fit ground ball winners that can go HB to F50. Kozzy is one, Windsor is two. Need 3-4 more.

May and Windsor will not be rushed back IMO. I doubt they will return given May was to consult a specialist late this week for next steps and Windsor was on crutches today in the rooms. I’d say both are 3-4 weeks away.

I think it is a rebuild. Our current midfield don’t have what it takes to be a fast transition team. Athletically and skill wise. We will need to replace them with the likes of Windsor, Lindsay, Langford, Tholstrup who all appear to be more balanced and skillful. But that will take at least 3-4 years to mature. In that time though Gawn, Maysie, Viney are all gone. Trac and Oliver in twilight. Lever likely done as well. You can only hope that Jeffo and JVR come on, Kozzy stays and Kalani chooses us. Every supporter dreams their team will contend for the flag every year, I just thought the dream would last longer than 2 rounds in 2025. Oh well.

It’s either 1-4 or frighteningly 0-5. I cannot see how we win next week. GCS will repeat what we saw today and will have better forward weaponary to maximise score.

JJ and Bedford are players we should have kept. Instead we have Laurie, Billing’s, McAdam who for their own reasons struggle to get games at AGL level. Playing Bedders, Chin and Kozzy as High HFs is exactly what this team needs in the transition game and winning ground balls in defensive half.

Life sucks - I know that feeling all too well and can empathise with him, especially if it is still raw. Hopefully he has some time to process it as it can take some time to come to grips with it. I know he is trying to lead - but i think It doesn’t help the team if he’s not mentally fit to compete. Should have played TC today. He competed well against Xerri earlier this year. Just make the hard call Goody FFS, we are losing at selection.

But we lost in round 1 and round 2. We needed to respond to last weeks defeat. Im not calling it yet, but we are starring down the barrel of an 0-4 start. If that comes to pass then the damage would have already been done. There is a reason why so many pundits had us outside the 8. Perhaps I was too blind to see it or wanted to admit it.

I’d say we are already at that point. What irks me is this is what I expect Collingwood and Geelong to be with their lists. We are a younger side and look like we are nosediving for bottom 4.

Yeah we were freakishly potent offensively. Funny that we still have the spine of that team.

Windsor won’t play for at least 3-4 weeks I reckon. They rushed him already, I wouldn’t do it again.

Firstly it ain’t me. But what do you expect? “Well done lads good effort”? I’m sorry they need to hear it. It was an embarrassing outing today. It’s the Melbourne of old. I now ask myself which Melbourne is going to turn up? I seriously thought we were done with that. F Me it’s depressing to be back here again. I don’t expect to win every game, but you have to try and do something. You can tell within the first 5 mins whether we are there to play or not. Last week they decided to rock up and put in a fair effort. I was devastated for the loss but was happy with the effort. You’d expect this from a young side. We had 11-12 premiership players on the field this arvo . It was unacceptable. The Roos were made to look top notch. They were good but not great. Bring the heat and we melt. Simple formula , works every time.

It’s not his philosophy. He is a defence minded coach - it is very hard to change that mindset.

Feels like wheels are falling off after round 2. That talk in Bright was better spent maybe doing a 2km time trial. Because they didn’t look like a team on the ground today.

I never did. These are the stats that are used every year to assess teams likelihood of playing finals. Also about assessing us against our own FDs publicised expectations.

This year is already ugly. 0-3 kiss top 4 goodbye. 0-5 kiss finals good bye. Both are likely prospects. There was absolutely no urgency and effort today. Contrast with the saints last night. That’s how I expect us to play every week. Haven’t looked like it for 3 years.