Dannyz

They didn’t really replace Yze did they and gee, it shows.

It’s clear that Goodwin is the motivator and that Yze was the strategist.

The FD and executive understand that Gawn is not the captain we are looking for in terms of where we are looking to take the young players and for ruthlessness of standards required to achieve that but if he were removed, it would be the third such captain removed from his role in Goodwins reign. I can’t remember another coach who has had to move on three captains in 8 years and it’s not via natural attrition.

Watching at the ground it felt like his impact was less. Of course 5 goals and 23 speaks for itself. I felt Salem was terrific offensively and defensively.

Salem Fritsch Pickett Rivers Oliver Bowey.

More or less a done deal. He indicated he would re sign quite some time ago so unsure on the delay. He wants to stay.

Was told he agreed to a new deal about a month ago with some finer details to be ironed out. I expected an announcement by now. As far as I know, nothing has changed. Judd is happy.

Chippindall is managing the project on an interim basis.

As far as the eye can see, Chippindall is doing a great job as interim CEO and is relieved of media facing duties by having Green as the public face of the executive but having a CEO with a 6 month notice period has again set this project back. The club were confident that funding had been all but secured prior to the recent election and there now seems to be a funding gap which means something has changed because they had told Johnson Controls that there services in raising commercial capital were no longer required. As I understand, benefactors have been asked how much they’re willing to put in and it will take the club contribution above $30M. Community funding favourability is far less for Glen Eira than Geelong, Footscray, Dingley etc.

For Haileybury this weekend past, Tairon starred with 22 disposals (9 contested), 25 hit outs, 2 goals, 142 champion data ranking points. A shame we don’t have rights to guarantee access. A unique proposition.

Something has to be said about players having career day/ break out games against us. Georgiades x 2, Ugle Hagan, Treacy, Harley Reid, Keeler are recent examples in the last two years alone. To add insult to this, Georgiades when interviewed post game said it was good to have an easier week after playing opposed to Sam Taylor last week. Shows the contempt we are fairly met with and why Hinkley would of said as such as 3QT.

No. The Collingwood side benefit from a little more class in their top end and a little more nous with their experienced guys but they’re absolutely more well drilled. They win some, they manage others and they lose few. If goody was a great coach, this could also be his trademark but it isn’t. His trademark sat around a game plan but it hasn’t evolved or adapted since he came a head coach.

Trac May Turner McVee Gawn Bowey.

A stack of smothered forward handballs when it looked like we were open in space. A bigger issue is our inability to apply our structures on the smaller grounds. It’s another reason we shouldn’t be selling a game at the MCG, despite the positive community impact in Alice Springs, where I believe we beat St Kilda. Wins paper over the flaws consistent in our players - Sparrows minimal production, Sharp impacting only as a sub, Clayton’s blast kicks to the oppo best key back, Max putrid goal kicking, Windsor skill execution.

Given 1 quarter to execute your role and you finish with 7 touches and 2 goals as a half forward, I think it would be entirely unfair to drop Sharp