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@Lucifer's Hero spot on. He still has one very important role to play...something he in a fashion will need to step up to..Be THAT on field General. Rally the troops and taps on the bum ( sts ).. keep the lads interested and focused out there. He's a few yards behind the game now but he can surely invoke players to strive, even when things seem dead against you. He has proved quite resilient. He can pass this on. Please

not to me...to the players Smokey.. They have provided the players with something that approaches an impossibility. But actually in a fashion the FD, the Club, is beholden towards its members to provide something that is competitive and works My concern is that players will become disillusioned and somewhat pessimistic, if only quietly to themselves if they deem they have been given a stinking fish. Football is about confidence as much as anything. I have NO confidence in this style of play. I wonder how many players do ??

Maybe you can send him the pdf's ?

The only difference being the termites didn't just turn up uninvited....they were picked

Totally agree. Flow chart stuff...if this.. then that..etc etc There's really not much to it. Footy by its nature is rather organic in play. You can't possibly hope to be only applying one 'style' with no real adaptability and expect ongoing success. You need to be a tree... we're trying to be a moving wall.

This is it.. a lot of Rusty's comments about recruitment and training at Hawthorn are valid. As you say not the alignment issue.

Ah...the coach that got away

Remarkable that we ( that is to say , those here on Dland ) can appreciate your suggestion. And yet the brains trust of our illustrious club can't !! Play that kind of footy and I dare say you might win more than a game or two Excellent post Earl

Dees want an honesty session. How about the FD admitting their game plan is [censored] , unplayable and they're sorry. Never happen.

When ? 3-4 ?

Caducity

And...we have two captains

Have said it elsewhere...but am concerned that soft tissues might be an ongoing problem with him now. Hope not. Also even when May. Or Lever get back on the paddock. They'll not be cherry ripe or at 100% effectiveness. We've got some distasteful pain ahead...again MFC....the Groundhog Club !!

All you have to do is run 10 sec 100 m That's basic. All you have to do is guard space...that's basic. All you have to do is kick it to that sixpence inbetween those 3 opposition players at 60m...that's basic. Much of Goodwin's plan is basic. It's also unachievable on an ongoing reality plane. It's also unrealistic if the opposition , bless their little hearts , have other ideas about the game. We have novices in the box surely if this is their idea of progress. Our game is unplayable.

Choose a nice accompaniment ( and have lots !! )

There's a universe...but is it 'organised' ? Organised requires a construct and design. Unless you wish to invoke the God-clause ?? I don't think there's a master plan .

And yet we persist

Great idea ...really.. excellent

All well and good. But it's not all the players fault. No no no no NO !!

That was then..this is now. Much has changed. 2018 is somewhat irrelevant.

with all due respect...youre kidding yourself...far too many IF's there...and they ALL have to fall into place like ducks on a wall. far too many excuses being made for any number of things. Port and Essendon arent much chop really.....but they opened us up...Geelong wasnt warmed up ...thank god Good teams will kick our a..e from post to post. Dams only need cracks to come undone....we've more cracks than a Comedy night

pay wall

Which in turns has me questioning the viability and veracity of our so called plan. Footy ain't that hard ... really...is it.

i read that after the article Demonland had posted ( elsewhere ) ...9 things we've learnt etc Now you have to think if ol Benny boy can deduce that...you bet your bottom dollar 17 other coaches and FD's have as well. I fully expect Longmire to exploit our zone . He'll have a field day