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    6 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Now we're talking

    As previously stated, do not let the players off the hook

    My reaction in the last quarter was all on the players, not the coach

    We surrendered meekly and a number of non-efforts were embarrassing

    Fish rots at the Head. If the players don’t care, it must ultimately be on the Head Coach 

    North have won 10 games in 3 years and we couldn’t be bothered 

    Goodwin is on thin ice

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    11 minutes ago, Macca said:

    Well, I beg to differ, more so on how the players went about it

    Heads were bowed in the 2nd half and we haven't seen that for an age

    Half-hearted chasing along with an abundance of missed tackles.  The players let themselves down today

    And yes, if the message isn't getting through then that's a huge issue but today's loss is not all on Goodwin

    A new coach would need the rest of the season and the off-season to swing things around anyway.  There'd be no instant results ... footy has changed and to learn a whole new game plan takes time (as we're finding out)

    I wouldn’t expect a new Coach to salvage this year if current trends continue.
    But if we are not winning games by mid season there is no point wasting the rest of this year. This is Goodwin’s 11th season at the Club. He should have honed his skills by now. 
    As i said, the whole team were not switched on at the first bounce, that is definitely on the Head Coach. It is also on the Leadership group out in the middle, but they were also disinterested 

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    1 minute ago, Macca said:

    It's got nothing to do with me, SWYL

    My evaluation is based on what I believe the club will do with regards to Goodwin's contract

    It would have to be a complete disaster and even then, I don't believe the club would act until  seasons end anyway

    Another factor would be the pay-out figure and whether the club would be prepared to pay out a hefty amount

    The other big factor are the players themselves ... you made the call that they 'gave up' today

    So if that is the case, that's on the players, not the coach.  Should we sack all the players who gave up?  

    The players weren’t switched on from the first bounce as a team. Once again we kicked a paltry score, meanwhile the backline got thrashed 

    At no stage did we take control of the game, even though we won center clearances, this scenario happened all through last year.
    So whatever messages the Coach is giving the players it’s not adhered too. 
    It’s not like today was an outlier 

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    1 hour ago, Macca said:

    Realistically, we are not going to sack Goodwin in season.  But if we fall right away, the end of the season could see the end for Simon

    But we'd have to fall right away (7 wins or less)

    Right now, we don't have the players with the skills to play the new type of offense that we are seeing from a number of clubs

    However, if we add May,  Melk, Kozzie,  Kolt,  Windsor,  McVee,  Johnson & Langford (he should have played today) we'll be a lot more competitive at least

    Add those 8 and take out Spargo,  Woey,  Turner,  Jefferson,  Sharp,  Howes and take your pick on 2 more and we're a much better team

    But back to our offense ... it stinks

    And Goodwin & Chaplin are responsible 

    Our method of advancing the ball is treacle-slow and we avoid the corridor like the plague.  And our skills on offense are bog-average

    Then there's the actual forward line which is right now, bereft of talent

    But all of the above can improve with an injection of talent (especially up forward) 

    The other thing that stood out today is our lack of teamwork and the lack of selfless acts

    Early doors but it's going to take a big turnaround.  It's just as well we've got 5 winnable games in our next 6 games (Suns, Bombers, Freo, Tigers & Eagles) 

    Hard to see us beating Geelong at Geelong in round 4 but we're going to have to win at least 3 of the other 5 to keep the wolves at bay

    After round 8, as you would all be aware, our fixture gets tough

    So realistically you are happy to be in a holding pattern all year??

    If the connection between Coach, gameplan and players is not working by mid season then Goodwin has to go.

    There is no reason why we shouldn’t have the players with skill to play a modern gameplan, every other club this year so far has looked way faster and committed than us in moving the ball. This is not a new problem for us, we have all seen it on repeat 
     

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    Bottom line is Goodwin cannot get the Forward line functioning. 
    If the players cannot put a plan into action, then that still comes back to the Coach 

    9 Goals in a Covered Roof Stadium is [censored]

    Meanwhile North went Rampant 

    Goodwin has to be put under serious pressure. I don’t care if it’s Round 2, that looked like a player revolt. Nobody was interested…

    3 years our Forward line has not functioned properly 

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    3 minutes ago, Oxdee said:

    Not in person 

    Irrelevant 

    The result would have been a different score at the ‘G. We may have been beaten. 
    Quite happy with the ‘21 smashing thankyou

    But it was 4 years ago, and we are regressing since then

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    1 minute ago, BW511 said:

    Today was a classic example of one team wanting to win more - North were running harder, tackling harder (sticking them) and more disciplined.

    They didn’t exactly shoot the lights out with any part of the game but they came  with a much larger appetite for the battle

    And that is on the Coach(s)

    We may have been down on some personel, but that doesn’t excuse efforts 

    The effort wasn’t there for 4 quarters all over the ground 

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    21 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

    Sack Goodwin. 

    I tolerated last year but today has done it for me.. officially off him now.

    Since 2021 we've gotten worse as each year goes by. The lives dovey fake persona this off season was just a cover up for the rot that still exist within the footy club.

    Certainly looks that way. The players switched off. That is unacceptable, however you look at it. 
    These efforts will cost the Club Membership $$$’s 

    why should supporters care if the players don’t. 9 goals under a roof…

    Our forward line is putrid and has been for at least 2 years 

     

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    I just don’t understand Goodwin’s Coaching style. 
    This is a big 2nd half coming up for him. 
    The sharks are ready to circle 

    HOW ‘BOUT SOME SERIOUS GOAL KICKING TECHNIQUES SIMON???

    GOAL SCORING IS THE CORE TO WINNING 

    Are you aware of this??

    FFS

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    3 hours ago, Pates said:

    I'm sure someone would be able to give me a good reason why it was never a chance but I reckon the missed opportunity (apart from the obvious Olympic park one that we all know about) was the Elwood 9 hole golf club that's now being turned into wetlands. It's right next the VFA base of operations, already has two existing ovals, tennis courts, could've easily added swimming facilities as well, and it all could've been in one revamped complex. Also near Elsternwick station and trams so easy for public transport, could've made it a boutique sized stadium for AFLW.

    It's obviously a moot point now as the local council has committed to turning it into wetlands.

    I really hope this Caulfield project pans out.

    Below sea level. Not good in winter 

    Have lived in the Wood for many years 

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    11 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    Need to shorten the season once they come in also.

    Play each other once and kill off the stupid fixture with 5 random rounds of only a few select teams playing each other twice.

    Won’t happen. The Broadcast Rights money is to high

    Those 5 weeks are worth $Millions in Advertising 

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    1 minute ago, 640MD said:

    Absolutely agree  I was in the Cheer squad back then (70's) and it was always trouble. Not from their CS but other feral supporters

    I bet it was. Out of all the VFL grounds i went to back then, Windy Hill and Victoria Park were the most intimidating by far. 
     

    Although i was at The Western Oval in ‘88 right in front of Rodney Grinter when he did a full redecorating of Terry Wallace’s Jaw. The noise was quite sickening 

    The Dog Supporters wanted to kill us all that day. 

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    10 minutes ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    Absolutely.  Only Rnd 2 and already so many blow outs.

    Some of these matches are gonna be unwatchable.

    Early days but it seems like gulf has widened even further this season for some teams.

    It will only get wider when the Tassie side joins in…

    As much as i agree Tassie should be part of the AFL, adding another Team to the Competition could be very dangerous 

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    A message to our Younger Members on here. 
     

    In the 70’s and 80’s going out to Windy Hill (Essenthing’s Home Dump) was a seriously dangerous task, i am not joking. 
    They wanted to fight and see blood. It was a long train ride home.
    And when Sheedy came along in 1981 it actually got worse.
    So don’t ever have any sympathy for the Essendrug FC. If they ever become extinct, celebrate hard….

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    1 minute ago, Demonland said:

    Ken might get re-signed for 10 years tonight

    SEN will move over to Essenthing this week and Brad Scott’s extension 

    Cornes will be stoked he has venom to throw 

    1 minute ago, Demon Dynasty said:

    As much as i'd like to see them come back from the bleaches again and beat these pretenders, It's gonna be a long & painful year for the Toiges me thinks

    Those young kids would have spent a lot of energy winning last week, and good luck to them. But the long grind will begin today 

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    5 minutes ago, Hellfire Dub said:

    I know it's MFCSS but those are the games I always dread, where we should win big but don't, or worse still, lose them!  

    Well it will be goodbye to the Coach very soon if that happens 

    Good teams win regularly 

    1 minute ago, Bombay Airconditioning said:

    We struggle to score and have done since Rd 10 2022, people like to throw up all different stats to support their case or shoot down someone else’s. Stats can bugger off, we can’t score naturally with the exception of Kosi. Everything feels so programmed. I watched the Dogs last night move the footy, bugger me they were good. For all of Salem’s 30 odd touches last week he is the least damaging player. Some of the hawks / dogs kicks from their back 50 to a man in space which led to a goal or scoring opportunity. It’s frustrating, then I’ll cop from someone what if we won? I’d still feel the same about certain players and the way we play because I feel we could be so much better with some tweaking of the game plan. Or is it simply our game plan is what it is because our some of our players are limited. But then I think I don’t even know a third of the dogs / hawks but they’re well drilled.

    We have a great chance of scoring well tomorrow. If we don’t the pressure will begin 

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