Redleg

The fact we are now adapting to a new game style and that so many players are invested in the Coach, including players we want to keep and even players we want to get, to move him on now could be a backwards step.

He is teaching me more about footy than I believed possible at my age, after having watched the game for so long. Well done Jeff. Would make a great ruck coach, forward game scout and game analyst for us.

I think you need to change lily pads.

I can’t imagine if someone did that to Nick Daicos in the first few minutes of a final. They would be calling for the death penalty.

Why should we be surprised? According to the MRO Hardwick didn’t trip Kozzie and Maynard did nothing wrong in ending Gus’s AFL career.

Well that's about as positive as we can hope for. BTW who is Narkle's partner, is she another sister of Ardu?

Great win by the boys against the Lions and the sack Goody calls may have stopped for a while. Time for Uncle Bitters to crack open another wine cask and open the Coles’ cheese slices.

I looked for the reaction of two groups of Dees after the game, the oldies and the younger guys. The oldies were grinning from ear to ear and you could see they were thinking we are not out of this season yet. The younger guys were hi fiving and you could see them thinking we are a good team going places and that they belonged. Completely different changing room obviously, to the one during the run of losses. These types of wins give everyone belief, including the fans and bring the optimism back to a club.

Thats a strange analogy.

Freo has destabilized us twice with Jacko and Kozzie and didn’t seem to be overly concerned about us. Whether we get Jacko or not, I also am happy for us to destabilize Freo for a season.

Loved the big smile on Tracc. That is not made up and he appears very invested. That win was very important for the younger guys too, as it gives a sense of belief and they can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

How do you know Ardu wants to stay in Melbourne? Certainly great and helpful if true.

If we continue playing like yesterday there will be no issue with the Coach.

Is Spargo playing on Zorko? If he is, his first half is doubly pathetic. 7 possies with probably 6 turnovers. Zorko has had 18 creative possessions.

But signing an extension would be a clear statement from Kozzie and that would be good for a lot of reasons.

I have thought recently that Goody is really a player manager of sorts and the tactical side comes from others in the Coaches box. If we improved the tactical side, there is no reason Goody couldn’t stay on as he is clearly supported by the players.

While I was thinking we need a new coach and FD, I was also thinking of Goody’s connection to many of our players and maybe future players and changing our Coach may actually cause more harm than good.

That article and Goody's absolute confidence that Kozzie is staying ( not surprising from a coach of course ) and the fact an extension has been offered, may see Kozzie signing up with us for a longer period and putting these "leaving stories" to bed. That would not surprise me at all.

Hard to disagree.

That's true, except it has been the problem for at least 3 years and we are actually getting worse.

Sestan, Adams and Howes all look ok, Kentfield a couple of saves but the rest, oh dear.

Now Culley from 20 misses. Meanwhile the Sharks go down the other end and goal again and again and again. 5-3 to 8 behinds, shameful football. Jeffo finishes the quarter with an out on the full.

4-15 it is beyond pathetic. This year Billing 1-5, Woey 0-4, Culley 0-3 and someone I forgot 0-4. Seriously these are still senior footballers. Not even talking about the missed handballs and kicks. 18 AFL listed players playing for us at our ground. Lever turns it over and then Jeffo misses from 15 out.

And if we have it's not working. More of our younger players have gone backwards than improved. Why is that?

That can be ok if we have others that are.