layzie

The key phrase is a full time coach.

So a) I never said that and b) that's not what was suggested before. But multiple FT coaches for mentoring would make more sense. Would also cost a bit and the AFL haven't shown much intention of investing that kind of money into this area.

They needed a backup safety valve to that backup safety valve! So you reckon a full time umpires coach should devote their time to 50 different part timers at different parts of the week? Where do you build the rapport and mentorship? It's hard enough getting one on one contact hours between full time coach and full time players! Would be like seeing a Uni lecturer for an hour a week.

One thing I believe is for sure: Every fan like us has their own in-built sense of when they believe a game is over. Some are slightly different to others but everyone has one.

Yeah probably never an elite defence but as Gorg said they did have a few serious ballers who could make plays along the journey, but the magic was definitely with the QB. Mccarthy to me was a reasonable coach but not much more and I'm clutching at straws here but I always felt that because he was part of the group in SF that 'passed over' Aaron in the 2005 draft, it could have made for an awkward relationship in GB (at least at the start). Certainly wasn't a match made in heaven. Ted Thompson was always in my view one of the better GMs going round but there are plenty of questions over their roster decisions in that time. As for the running game under Mccarthy, I can't even think off the top of my head who the running backs were in his time. Lacy? Grant? That's all I got right now.

Get well soon.

How long is the creative process for coming up with the tagline? Does it take a bit of time brainstorming with a group of people or is it like when I'm frantically trying to come up with a name for a new chair at the last minute? Also is it a week by week thing or do the lines get decided in advance?

I thought Essendon's win actually lost them brownie points in their quest for finals. North lost Simpkin and Greenwood in that first half and the Dons still had to work for their win, yes they dominated territory but all the other KPIs aside from I50s were pretty even in the end.

Couldn't be happier for Ange, his career arc has been something truly impressive and he's got a unique football philosophy that is now catching eyes. It's not a style that can be adapted to instantly but after a half a season it will be fully dialed in and you'll see the fruits. I'm not sure how far they are into their search for a sporting director but if they can make the right appointment here and bring in the right signings for Ange's system then we could really see some magic. Well done Ange!

They say a genius makes complicated things look simple 🙂 Seriously though it's a good skill to have.

Mixed views on this but it's a good observation you've brought up Jumping Jack Clennett, these are the kinds of conversations I like seeing on DL.

It would be kind of fitting if we end up inflicting their second loss of the season on them in a role reversal of 2021.

Remember on the Sunday Footy Show when participants in Lou's Handball used to get a Telefunken DVD recorder? I remember thinking how much I'd have loved one of those. Needless to say all these machines are probably laying in a tip somewhere..

You are dead right Koz! Dead right.

I'd be leaving Serong out if anyone was the be left out. Has been getting a lot of it all season but it's only the last month he's really been doing anything with it and hurting opposition. He can be a bit of a crab handballing and kicking sideways often.

I couldn't quite tell but has Viney been getting closer attention in the last couple of games? Particularly in the first half?

Well if he comes more often we'll win and he'll have a lot more of these 'blissful' moments 😝

Yeah but at least you have some good info 🙂

Really like Wardlaw, what a gem of a player.

It's about slaying the dragon.

It's a disgrace and a joke.

I like to be loud but sometimes like on Fri night I yell a bit less and do more thinking about the game. Cheering though is always constant. Yelling all the time like a Dikwad doesn't always make you a better fan.

We just need to do our bit and get the job done.

Why would you say Umpires shouldn't be full time then suggest they have a full time coach in the next sentence? Don't make no sense.

I'd rather have 50 litres of U98 premium petrol than 200 litres of standard U91.