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Im not sure what anyone else thought ... but immediately after Trac was kneed....after he got up 'sucking' and hobbled off ....i said to the good wife... "gotta have done ribs"..." i also added derisively.." thanks Moore".. wife being of the filth variety arced up...."you cant blame him".. me... "of course i can...he laid his knee hard into him....wasnt 'accidental' " And thats why i thought it was ribs.. Didnt occur to me about Lung nor Spleen. Did it to others ?? 🤔 Again , you really wonder what the assessment entailed. How long before Scanners at every AFL game ? Hopefully soon. Hopefully Trac back in 25 after a full recovery

This highlights the error in its essence. The club is charged with overseeing the health of the players. The AFL is responsible essentially for providing as safe a working environment as can. The Player does not get to call the shots. So how did he ? Or did the club effectively abdicate responsibility til its hand was forced subsequently ? The assessment and decision making processes seem to leave much to be desired.

We play like like a bunch of Olafs

This needs to be said again and again.. The PLAYERS aren't the overiding problem. The list is either decried as "talented" .. capable etc etc. For mine overall its inflated and overated but there is genuine talent, ability and potential. The analogy to me is Chess. Those pieces only do the bidding of the person playing. The counterpart in football are the coaches. The problems wont be fixed unless some major changes are made as logically, don't make those changes and the ONLY outcome has to be pretty much more of same/similar. We need DIFFERENT.

Excellent post... considered and balanced. The question within the question in my view goes to motive . A vexed one without doubt but not all actions are simply "part of the technique" Gus says hello and thanks

Well you may well be right....but i'm guessing we'll get to have more games to judge upon ... ;) cupboard is bare.

Excuse me... duty of care.... due dilligence...quality of medical advice ?? But stay fat with the club... Did you really read what you wrote... You don't put anyone at risk. It's just footy Obviously the decision was wrong. Hindsight is wonderful yes... but why was he allowed back beggars serious scrutiny.

@speed demon Thanks for cutting through the spin. So many questions are raised by this but the important thing is the lad gets the best treatment and a full recovery. Footy concerns are a far off concern.

I'd counter that players don't come to clubs for the fans. They come for opportunity, for money etc etc. It's all down to the playing group and coaching. Whether you,I , they or anyone does or doesn't attend won't affect the outcomes. They get paid squillions... it's up to them.

Id rather we didnt.... we can judge it now. Not just me... a lot of ppl ...from.various vantage points are calling time. If we're in this same position next year....we're well and truly stuffed. Nothing will change if nothing changes.

Id actually rate Laurie higher than Billings..... i suspect Laurie doesnt yet feels he belongs out there... but his disposals are generally considered. Not writing him off just yet.

It's what you say..... when there's nothing sensible left to say.....

Yes 👏 Thought he summed it up well. He's obviously a comedic professional.. but also a diehard Dee... with a pretty good idea of the game.

He's trying valiantly imo.. He's feeling the pressure.. I sense he's extremely frustrated and feeling that he's letting the side and himself down. He's not...but i get it.

Yesterday could be suumed up as such : They know how to play the game.... We don't .....

You think.they oughta get a free pass? Something people may wish to ponder. You can change the ingredients ...indeed the recipe but if the cooks are the same cooks youll only get the same treatment and effectively same style of offerings. Need to change the cooks ;) Nothing really will change otherwise.

Great analysis In a nutshell ... many teams better at getting the benefit of Max's efforts.....than we are. Take a bow Melbourne

Cheers for link Schwarta nails it... lots of home truths in there. More than a few need rockets ;) ;)

Bugger... All the best for a full and speedy recovery. Lool after yourself Trac. Don't worry about the footy so much for this year. Take care.

Praha ..in all seriousness hasnt this been what he's supposed to have been doing all along ? All a bit....fool me once shame on you, fool me twice ..... If there were ever a time to play meat and 3 veg accountable footy.... now might be it. That said it's a bit like the cast has been hit with a "bug" and the understudies need to step up. Just set the tasks at 'possible' and see what some have... Cant be much worse. As to Goody.... tic toc surely ?

Just one i suspect

My grave concern is the spiralling capitulations are only the beginning. Our list is pretty shot to pieces atm. We're looking at No Trac, No Lever, an under par May, Viney and Oliver. Fritta seems to pick and choose. Roo needs to be helped as he'll get manoevered out of tge game. About a dozen others who are not of this caliber...and also playing magoo quality footy... and a cpl who i just have no idea why they're playing at all. Other than the obvious.... we're running short . Very few capable of flying the flag. Right at this current juncture we are at the edge of an abyss. Any one who thinks this season isnt already in the bin is in for a torrid few months. A fighter can take only so much before the canvas is his home. The situation im affraid will only get worse before any show of improving.....and that's an IF !! This is painful to watch, can only imagine what it must be like for some playing.

I reckon it could be argued it actually matters the MOST who's coaching when the cupboard's a tad bare. You might need to get inventive and recast the runes. Now if this is done it invariably goes one of two ways. The fall back position is to understand what IS working, if anything and then redesign around this. Almost the Footy version of Flight of the Phoenix. The truly baffling thing for me is Goodwin was actually quite maverick, inventive and left field in his earlier days. Simon.... go find that bloke.

Duck, no Dinner ?? 🤔🙄😒

Actually no. Literally his job is to COACH . Hence the title. His job is to prepare a competitive team at an elite level with the goal of playing finals and winning flags. That LITERALLY is his job. Any thing else is fluff. Its about the Walk, not the Talk.