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Windsor could be the 'knot' after windsor knot! Or not.

11 minutes ago, binman said:

Might be fairer to grade his management after the game.

As BDA notes his selections last week, much ridiculed on here, turned out to be very good decisions. 

Sure. Last week was good. The week before playing an underdone Spargo with Billings sub was not so good!

Just now, binman said:

Maybe Goody is going through an experimental phase. 

We shouldn't mix experimental with bad management!

Yeah all a bit perplexing! Petty is so valuable to the team you may as well take your time. Three weeks ago he was limping around Gosches like a 70 year old! BBB and TMac both did a good job last week. We don't need to take a risk.

18 hours ago, binman said:

 

6. May

5. Clarry

4. Max

3. Tracc

2. Billings

1. Chandler

Solid team effort but special mention to TMac, Viney and BBB

20 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

That was Steven King.

Ah you're probably right! Darcy is still a pillock though!

Never forgiven his father for kicking Jeff White and I want White's sons at the club. Plus he is a krap commentator and human 

Interesting. Certainly didn't play well but one game playing new role. Let's not hang him...

Gotta feel for the kid Gibcus... From memory we were very keen to draft him. Seems cursed.

Interesting with Tomlinson being dropped. Thought he was OK last week.

Welcome to the kolt! He'll add a spark hopefully.

Wonder which TMac we will get...

5 hours ago, spirit of norm smith said:

Let’s get real. Stafford has no strategy, no ideas and no direction for our forward structure.  
He’s a good guy and one of Goodys love pack.  But he’s failed as forward coach and needs to be moved on.  

What a ridiculous statement. 

Stafford might be the forward coach but the overall game plan is Goodwin's. The forward line is where we've had the least stability in recent years. Not having fit tall forwards has been an issue. It's a symptom of our gameplan that we mostly employ hard runners and defensive forwards rather than goal sneaks and natural forwards. Its defence first. Collingwood also do this. The outliers are the likes of Bobby Hill, Kozzie and Fritta.

19 hours ago, Demon Dynasty said:

 

Gadzooks!  Will we ever fix this!??

Simon should allocate at least one entire training session every week to ensure we are NOT doing this.

Even if it means moving Stafford aside and taking over the whole session.

Isn't the nature of modern footy that forward lines are crowded?

I find trade speculation in March really distasteful.

7 hours ago, rjay said:

Viney, whilst good was also one of the culprits.

We've lost all semblance of team first footy and have gone backwards.

A goal behind he gets pinged early in the last for holding the ball refusing to give first option. We were terrible after that.

Things not to like:

Ball handling

Lack of quality crumbers

Kick out strategy

Giving first option

Ruck craft

Goal kicking.

Ah, round nil! Who would've thought. Whatever happens it is just a game 😀

22 minutes ago, titan_uranus said:

This would be gold if true. Shove it up Jon Ralph who lives off starting “stories” for clicks. 

Think the blame should be put on player agents that leak these kind of stories to up the player's price. Ralph isn't making this stuff up.

On 01/03/2024 at 02:14, DeeSpencer said:

 

Our best possible side probably has McAdam, Pickett and Kossie all moving deep...

Are Pickett and Kossie two different players or has big, bad Byron returned?

Plenty of positives but I am touch worried about Chandler who seems to be missing something that we saw early last season. 

Schache did a job I guess but looked far from convincing in the first half particularly.

33 minutes ago, DeeSpencer said:

... Tomlinson and Howes improved and did enough to book their places for round O....

Yeah I'm not too sure. Think we need one 193cm defender but two?

We have May, Lever, Bowey, Rivers, McVee. Will Salo be a full time mid if Clarry comes back?

One passage of play where we linked up by hand through the corridor featuring Bowey, ANB and maybe Laurie that has been the highlight for me. Fast, precise hands. Great to watch. Bowey improving is something we may not have factored in.

Blues not flooding back is the reason we have so many marks in fwd 50. But even so, JvR, Fritta, etc taking marks is great.

Salem is so good in the clinches. Hope he can make a go of it in the midfield.

McVee is playing a different role which is interesting.

16 minutes ago, Demonland said:

 

Can see Petty in Red walking back to AAMI 

Assume gym work?

2 minutes ago, Demonstone said:

It's a ragebait click generator and it works every year.

Robbo's opinion is irrelevant to me.

Ragebait is an excellent description.

As adults, I find it strange behaviour to go around telling other adults that you believe someone is better at something than someone else!

11 minutes ago, Roost it far said:

Jefferson is not even in the ballpark yet. He may never be but you talk of him like he’s a certainty to play.

Kids 19, might be still two years away.