Sir Why You Little

37 minutes ago, JJR said:

Trac is trac. For me best player in the afl. Most complete, technically and strength wise, imagine if he scored all his shots as well. 

He must nail more goals to compliment all the hard work he does 

Goal accuracy is his achilies heal up till now 

Did we ever find out what Neil Craig’s Job was at MFC?

45 minutes ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

I see Teflon Dan has recently been exposed for giving Tennis Australia $63 million in a “secret deal” just two months before the 2022 state election.....AND a $43 million loan to Tennis Australia was wiped. Wish we got a sweet deal like this one. 

So effectively $100 Mill…

19 hours ago, Roost it far said:

You sure like to keep hammering home the same message post after post don't you. You're up to 52 posts on this thread alone. Maybe just calm the farm a little, you seem very uptight. Take a walk, it's a sensational evening.....few deep breaths, bit of a stretch, you'll feel much better and it'll give someone else a chance to voice an opinion. :) 

Excellent advice Roost…

5 hours ago, beelzebub said:

 

the line coaches etc are only there to do Goodwins bidding. 
He ultimately must change how we play. The assistants only follow the game book.

Indeed, here lies the problem….

1 minute ago, Demon Disciple said:

The media division went $h!t when Ben Gibson left

Yes. Ben set a very high standard very quickly….

It is a shame the Club is bereft of information, whilst Young Demon Blood is on School Holidays 

We need Kids to bond …

Watching Training up close is huge for little kids 

1 hour ago, Macca said:

Ha ha ha!

Why the need to add the word 'blatantly' 

Isn't a lie just a lie?  

So enlighten us, when did Goodwin start refusing to listen to his assistants?

And how is it that as far as can be made out, you're the only person making such an outrageous claim? 

Where's the proof? 

Proof is easy to see. The Gameplan of Goodwin is always the same… inside 50 chaos, he has not refined it past that point. 
If you think i am the only one on this board to use the word stubborn to describe him, then you are wrong.

i will not disclose sources, regardless of how angry you become  

15 minutes ago, Neil Crompton said:

I’ve just booked as nice room for you @Macca and @Sir Why You Little. All this erotic chat is getting my ticker going.

Spare me please 

i don’t appreciate being called a liar and when i am, i will retaliate 

Money Talks Pure & Simple.

The Croms will offer Petty a huge contract at the end of 2024

i will be very surprised if he is still playing for us in 2025. that’s the modern game
 

57 minutes ago, Macca said:

I don't care for miserable pessimists especially when they quote me

Pouring out all their misery and bringing down the mood?  

All you ever do is whinge.  You'd clear a room in 5 minutes

And quit with your lies about how I've evaluated recruiting previously.

In actual fact, Jason Taylor recruits in exactly the right fashion and mirrors how I would go about it.  And he's been at the club for about the same amount of time that I've been on this site

So where's my conflict?  The answer is there isn't any 

Anyway, spreading lies here is against the sites rules

So you should retract and apologise 

I've never done it (spread lies) and nor should anyone else

So start behaving yourself (if that's at all possible) 

Years ago you spent weeks saying drafting players was an absolute Lottery, and I and others on here disagreed with what you said 

Remember…..

37 minutes ago, Macca said:

This is a classic example of your lies and innuendo

You've got no proof, none.  You just made it up

Enough with the lies

If I said such a thing, I'd expect the whole site to question me for proof.  And I'd have to be able to back up what I've said

But somehow you get away with it, time and time again

No I didn’t just make it up, it’s not my style to lie blatantly  

You just don’t like hearing it. 
 

7 hours ago, Macca said:

You probably need to follow another sport as the MFC seems to do your head in.  You and Wyl make a good pair ... full of misery

We are doing a lot of things right, we just need to adjust the forward connection.  And we need fit forwards

It’s called having a different view and opinion.
The Misery was losing to The Filth and Carlton in Consecutive weeks during September. 
The forward Gameplan needed adjustments after the ‘22 Season…..

44 minutes ago, Jibroni said:

Next will be height as short players may feel offended. [censored].

Stop offending people…..

53 minutes ago, Macca said:

Well at least we agree that Flower played the corridor often

Which was the thrust of my original argument where I'd prefer it if the boundary line wasn't a friend for Langdon & Hunter

So absolutely knowing how much room you've got as a wingman might lead to using that area and then kicking 'down the line'

And I'm over seeing another inside 50 go boundary side and then get thumped out of bounds by the opposition.  As previously discussed, those outcomes often leads to another wasted inside forward foray

Collingwood on the other hand ..... 

So you see, I explain my position rather than just sounding off at another loss

And you can't change your game plan in a week.  We were stuck with that style and didn't have the forwards to carry out our plan (injuries to Brown, T-Mac*, Petty, Melksham, Fritsch**, Brayshaw***) 

And just blaming Goodwin is poor analysis.  He's not the midfield coach nor is he the forwards coach (last year that was the domain of Yze & Stafford) Nor is Goodwin to blame if the players miss easy shots at goal ... that's on the players

Goodwin is responsible for the game plan and style of play and he's got a bit of work to do.  But sacked?  With a 16 & 7 record in 2023, that's a fanciful suggestion

 

*T-Mac on one leg

** Fritsch not fit

***Brayshaw out effected our ability to play Petracca forward

You can change your Gameplan over Summer. We didn’t do it. Correct he is not the midfield coach, and sadly he took little notice of those coaches on gameday 

Will be interesting to see if McQualter makes a difference 

1 minute ago, kev martin said:

Perhaps we could expand some of the underground bunkers to put the admin and indoor facilities In. Get them to make the landing strip out of turf for a kick around.

Win win situation. So long as the 'Pelicans' don't mind

We have been sharing facilities for years, so i am sure we can work out a solution 

26 minutes ago, Macca said:

That's folklore, Wyl

Something that has grown legs over the years to solidify the whole MCC/Robbie on the members wing story

But it's just a story as Flower also played on the Southern Stand wing.  And that's without factoring in match ups

One thing is for sure, the boundary line was not Robbie's friend, he played the corridor

I saw most of Robbie’s games at the ‘G between ’73 and ‘87 and he definitely favoured the Members Wing regardless of which direction we were kicking. He was proficient on both sides of his body. 
yes he played the corridor often, rarely the Southern Side. 
youtube is a a reasonable reference

14 minutes ago, kev martin said:

The Raelians (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raëlism) want to build a landing area for Elohim in the image of a Pelican, and the third temple. Especially as Jerusalem looks unavailable. 

"Raël stated that humanity has to build an embassy for the Elohim prior to their arrival on Earth and that it must include a landing pad for their spaceship.[91] He stated that it needed to be located on internationally recognised neutral territory so as not to indicate favour towards any one particular nation-state.[77] Initially, Raël sought permission to build it in Israel,[92] explaining this by reference to how the ancient Israelites were once in contact with the Elohim.[77] He also stated that this embassy would constitute the "Third Temple" referred to in Jewish prophecy.[93]"

Yes well Jerusalem definitely looks unavailable for the foreseeable future, so Caulfield seems a perfect landing strip!! 😊

4 minutes ago, kev martin said:

I'll have go at the Caulfield racecourse.  

Nature reserve, indigenous overlay of plants and landscaping around the existing ponds for the Pelicans and other wildlife.

The master plan indicates it as being a percentage of the area, leaving enough space for recreation. 

I'd assume a lobby group wants it to be the main purpose of the space. 

Could it be a new age meditation retreat?

39 minutes ago, Macca said:

It is you, it's just that you don't know that about yourself.  You appeal to a certain demographic and you know who those people are.  And that's ok, whatever floats your boat, Wyl

I'll say it again, if our facilities were so substandard, there's no way we win the flag training out of Casey

Truth is we did it tough as well flying all over the place within hubs and away from family

As hard as it gets whilst the Eagles gave up.  We kept at it and won the flag playing great football

You of all people should know about doing it tough and overcoming adversity

I'm actually surprised that you're not agreeing with me but maybe you're playing to your audience

We didn’t train at Casey for most of 2021, remember the Hubs. Probably the most even Comp we have seen in years. 
MFC Facilities have been sub standard since we were booted off the MCG. 

28 minutes ago, beelzebub said:

You do realise its a two way game ??? 

He wasn't on THAT wing all the time SWYL..  just more memorable when he was ;)

I think you will find he was. Robbie very rarely ran the Southern Wing

1 minute ago, beelzebub said:

 

Geez Macca, that's got me thinking 🤔🤔🤔🤔🤔

Turning the key on the wayback machine ... you might be right ...about left.

But he was a "modern" player and crossed the mid line to follow the ball.   He coukd kick seemingly as well either foot.

I miss Robbie....  went to Soooo many games to watch him.

Robbie played the Members Wing…

7 minutes ago, Macca said:

You've obviously never played any sport or ever been involved if you believe that 17yo's or 18yo's are the finished product

Most develop at different stages and some are so advanced that they don't get any better (Morton, Toumpas etc) Others take ages so judging them at the same age is fraught with danger

And no one knows for sure either.  It's an educated guess otherwise, there wouldn't be any busts

But hey, if we get told something over and over again we're inclined to believe it.  Footy fans are easily brainwashed

e.g. that the umpires are out to get us (not true) And that's every group of supporters

Your problem is your gullibility.  You never question anything, it's just a whingefest with you

Who has ever said that a 17 or 18 year old is the finished product?

The one aspect that gets undervalued is Attitude, that trait can be solid as a rock by 17-18

your last paragraph is just flat out funny 

I am gullible and i never question anything. 
I don’t think that is me at all

7 minutes ago, Macca said:

 

If you had your way, we would have only have kept drafting teenagers (with a messiah thinking) without any other form of recruiting

So who got it right in the end?  

 

That wasn’t my philosophy at all. I would have recruited Luke Ball, if you remember those discussions. But i also believe in recruiting THE RIGHT YOUNG talent. I don’t believe it is a lottery, if the right research is done thoroughly 

Just to clarify 

21 minutes ago, Macca said:

I never said that at all

Stop twisting my words 

I've only ever said that drafting can be flawed and that is a statement of fact.  Otherwise, there would never be any busts

And you want the coach sacked as well?  It's all the umpires' fault?

You're good for a laugh, Wyl, I'll give you that

You have always given drafting no credit 

Your knowledge of training facilities is even worse.

 
Yes i think it was time for a new Coach after 2 Failed Final Series, considering we went into ‘23 with the same Game Plan. New Blood 

Umpires? Having 4 of them is a joke. I blame the AFL actually