Tricky

28 minutes ago, willmoy said:

Just let Goody work out his best position next year, get inside his head and make him into double sized Dangerfield/Carey.

Having anything like either of those is a tantalizing thought.

I can't see him turning into a Dangerfield. Possibly Carey-like with a LOT of development, which would be extremely valuable, obviously.

18 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

Meanwhile back at the ranch...

I noted an article ( behind paywall...but quickly read at cafe ) ..Jay Clark HS ..other day writing along lines some here ( myself included ) suggest as to are we better/ worse ..with or without Jesse and what is his actual value...is ..as player...or tradable asset ?

Almost like he read this thread ??

I still think it's a valid  question deserving of more than dismissive rhetoric.

Is he necessary to a flag ? I don't  think as much as what his worth might get in some A mid(s) etc.

LOL those guys should get their own thread.

I'm with you. It should be up for a mature analysis and debate if nothing else. 

I'll have a look for the article so thanks

Good footballer. Total F$@kwit.

Or....the maggots were inept as usual?

maybe

4 hours ago, TeamPlayedFine39 said:

If we win by 2 points, I’ll take that.

Jeez - high standards! I'd take half that margin.

44 minutes ago, Moonshadow said:

Max said he thought the Weid might get a call up to replace Hogan

Lewis said the same thing on Fox last night IIRC

21 minutes ago, binman said:

Does he have a brother, George, who plays a mean guitar?

That's b-b-b-b-bad

1 hour ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I haven’t seen the video as wifi in Northern Philippines drops in and out, but if Lewis is telling some truth on air, then good on him. 

That is his main job now. He has been to the mountain top 4 times

i don’t see why people on here are giving him a hard time

He is not supposed to play like a 23 year old, because he isn’t

He is there to teach onfield

Well said. If the shining light on field (physically speaking) was a 32 year old recruited for leadership I'd be seriously worried.  

Interestingly, the highlights they showed of him from the game were very serviceable IMO - he must have had some serious low-lights to tilt the scales the other way - thankfully I missed the game last week.

Yep. He's lost at the moment.

49 minutes ago, ding said:

Not excited about this game tbh. I think Port will win, and win very comfortably.

We should win the 3 after that though, which will keep us in the 8.

Roll on finals.

When was that pic of you taken sourpuss?

Kidding....I agree with you. Trying to enjoy this season but I remain a Doubting Thomas; gonna take a bit to earn trust - a win tonight would help!

12 hours ago, President Dee Trump said:

Show me the randomized controlled trial of hip surgery in athletes versus sham surgery. There isn’t any! It’s orthopaedic mumbo jumbo. There’s NO EVIDENCE!!! Leave his hip alone! Rest and gentle exercise will heal the pain. 

15 hours ago, layzie said:

Certainly can. It started as a labrum tear while playing indoor soccer and then x-rays  showed the genetic ‘weird shaped’ hips where there isn’t quite enough room in the joint for the hip to move as freely. This inhibits the natural range of motion to an extent, for example sitting on the ground when you bring the knee up to a 90 degree angle and then pull it over the opposite leg the range of motion is quite a bit less than the average. So had the re-shaping done in the form of a hip arthroscopicy.

I was told if there were any issues on the other side that I’d have to have that side done as well but none thus far 6 years later!

It’s about 2-3 months off running, hydrotherapy and plenty of exercises to build the strength back up. I remember seeing Jobe Watson when he had his hip issue doing some kind of rehab where he’d throw a medicine ball against a wall side on and thinking what a great idea that was! But I digress. 

Definitely a good idea to have the procedure done now I reckon. 

I've had the same thing. And it was also a torn labrum (doing martial arts) that brought it ( FAI - Femoroacetabular Impingement)  to the fore .... have to have the other one done soon. 

Apparently a very common deformity which used to go unnoticed and lead to hip replacements in older age (due to the wear and tear on the joint )

Pretty straight forward stuff if there aren't additional complications - I know Bernard Tomic had it done and I think was back on court after 12 weeks.

Good luck to Maynard - reckon he'll be fine.

2 hours ago, 3183 Dee said:

Just listened to the podcast - well done guys: some great questions. I don’t know why, but I always get a bit emotional when I hear Roos talk about his journey with the MFC. His opinions on the club have the benefit of true insight and should be listened to for a more measured analysis of where we are at right now. Regarding QB, he simply said that the Pies played really well and we didn’t play so well. That was it - no panic stations. He said that you can’t compare the current club and team to 2013/14 as it is a completely different entity - that club no longer exists. His only expectation is that we play finals this year, which continues our planned trajectory and sets us up for sustained finals over the next 5-8 years.

Jeez, that sounds almost rational!

41 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

I don’t fully understand modern matchday coaching. 

18 blokes sitting in a box watching the game and nothing changes!!!!

Valid way to feel I'd say. I'm avoiding the Goodwin thread but days like yesterday make you wonder - i felt the same way after the Hawks loss.

13 minutes ago, rpfc said:

If we are who we thought we were on Monday morning - we will play finals. I am more interested in when we will have a win that show we have become a flag chance and I haven’t had that moment yet. It may happen this year but it might not...

I think we are out of excuses/reasons pretty soon.

Pretty much agree. For me, that win needed to be Monday. I stated with friends a few weeks back if we beat Crows, Dogs & Pies consecutively then I'd be forced to put my MFCSS aside and openly embrace the band wagon. Clearly that didn't happen. 

Trying not to be too pessimistic about the rest of the season and too harsh on a young-ish group coming off 6 wins on the trot. Maybe it was the loss they needed...

13 minutes ago, Tony Tea said:

Lock in a Dogs victory.

I know. 

Can anyone tell me how to get rid of this MFCSS ?? 

13 hours ago, small but forward said:

1. JVand TMac back in the team

2. Allowed ANB, Harmes and Gussy to play themselves back into form

3. We don’t have 3 players trying to win the contest, we have two peeling off and looking to play on quickly.

4. We’ve got a goalkeeper, typically OMac or Lewis, both of whom area great kick

5. We play on immediately, the speed of ball movement creates forward space

6. We are selfless

7. Our forward line is omnipotent and highly unpredictable 

 

 

 

Cool thread.

Well said SBF - #3 in particular was slowly driving me insane!

I can tolerate Whately - surely Slobbo is the moron of the pair?

1 hour ago, Little Goffy said:

"What did you say about my son?"

That's GOLD Goffy. I always suspected those two had a love child!

1 hour ago, Jaded said:

I am so so happy for him. He is seriously good and just needs some continuity. 

Well done Gussy!!

Well said Jaded. Seriously underrated footballer imo. 

15 hours ago, Petraccattack said:

I blame the selectors who are picking him.

Would you really have dropped him after last week?

5 minutes ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Absolutely, the machines are not illegal

Neither was slavery once - but there's always been right from wrong.

1 hour ago, The Chazz said:

No, he's like someone that just bought a $10k car for $11k.  Paid more than what redbook estimated it at, but got the deal done nonetheless.

And to keep the car analogy going, have a look on redbook, then have a look on carsales.  There are many cars sold on carsales where the buyer paid more than what redbook suggests.  I'm sure both buyer and seller are happy in that case.

You need to get over it.

did you know Carsales own Redbook?

14 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Respectfully, I disagree with your point of view 

Haha....not on Emoland my friend  Let rip!