demoniac

Aha, so its ok that in the finals 3 rounds we can't beat teams that will be playing finals. Very low bar that.

If Petracca and Oliver are at the Dees in 2026 lets hope their on field performance matches their contract value given they're payed to be match winners. There are 2 different questions for mine: 1, Do they want to be at the Dees in 2026? 2, Will they be at the Dees in 2026? If the answer to 1 is no then the challenge for the club is how do we maximise player/draft pick return and minimise/eliminate paying part of contract. This may require both players agreeing to lower value contracts at new club. Personally I think the answer to 1 for both will be yes and that it will be in the best interests of the club if they are traded. Clarry is a long way off his best footy, as the game changes can he get fit enough to run with best mids? Can he adjust his decison making to a new game plan. Tracca has misplaced his mojo, more likely to get it back than Clarry, but maybe more likely to rediscover at another club he thinks has more chance of success going into 26. Like Clarry needs to adjust his decision making to game plan de jour.

Its time to go Goody. Goody has failed ti imprint on the players a game plan based on how the game is now played. Until that is fixed its very much deckchairs on the Titanic areas. I think we have good young talent on the list. But unless we have a competitive instinctive game plan nothing changes.

Technically a long kick will carry more distance in a shorter period of time than hitting up a shorter target. Of course if we hit up a shorter target in space there is better chance we retain possession and the player has better chance to hit up another teammate in space. The long bomb down the line has much less chance of retaining possession and leading to a forward 50 entry into 1 on 1 contests or even an outnumber in our favour inside forward 50. Stat I'd like to see is chains of possession off half back that result in a goal.

sometimes I think match committee team selection is not always based on all the facts!

I just want to see quicker ball movement off half back. Players working into space being honoured by hand and foot. Players told that if they take the game and it doesnt work its ok because until we master faster ball movement we are not going to outscore many teams. Players who can't adjust and play slow when there are options to go fast can work on that at Casey.

needs to speed up his decision making to be a reliable AFL player...

Goody has failed to imprint reliable repeatable structures and ball movement required to have us compete with best teams post 21. We're a team that relies on talent rather than structures to score. Goody's time is up.

The first step in addressing our lack of goals is fixing our ball movement. we need to have imprinted structures and decision making to put speed on the ball. For mine Mckay's best footy has been working up the ground to the wing to provide a bailout marking option. Not as effective inside 50 and a flaky goalkicker.

Salem needs to adapt to need to move the ball faster. Take the handball or pass to team mate open in corridor more often than the sideways kick to the boundary line.

Petty is a Nm 1 defender. All defenders struggle when other side can move ball inside forward 50 with speed.

May I just say, "Go Doggies".

Kerching Kerching Kerching. Well played Dogga and manager on the pay bump!

The combination of McVee, Windsor and Lindsay gives us 3 players who can bust the lines and use the ball well which is essential for footy de jour. Looking forward to seeing how we maximise this new strength in combo with our old strengths to win the ball and move it faaaaaaast. Heck, we may even give our forwards one on one chances inside our forward 50!

So sad for Dingley! Grew up in Camberwell with a Hawthorn supporting older brother so can't standem!

If Kozzie does want to be released from his contract 2 years early then its up to his manager to work with Fremantle and possibly other player managers and clubs to have a deal ready that meets Melbourne's valuation.

is ZeroHanger a reliable source? Suspect its guestimation. Some players ie McKay/Lynch are likely at peak year of front/backloading.

That'd be quite a versatile player!

If he gets fit he'll be best 23. At his best for the Crows he was fast, strong over head, skillful and hard at it. Perplexing why he was rushed into AFL level in 2024 when he obviously needed more weeks doing a pre season load. S'ppose he was not the only one.

One of Pick 5 or Pick 9 needs to be speedy so I'm not on board with that combo. Will be interesting to see where Travaglia and Lindsay land.

In my view director's responsibilities are more involved than items in your list.

He has not always been President. Maybe you are of the opinion that the directors have done a good job in recent years in their oversite of the business. I do not think they have performed their roles to the standards expected.

Ideally the MFC President is not tweeting....

I suspect Connor Sports would be putting pressure on the Cats to agree to above.

Grab a future first rounder and a 2nd round draft pick and clean air and move on. Oliver takes a pay cut to whatever Cats want to pony up. Hopefully Oliver continues to address his non football issues and can get back to somewhere near his best. Hopefully.