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Woey might find opportunities out west . Laurie might have been watched over the season . He might fit another team better. As you suggest no 'love' from Goody.

For the most part the greater majority do recognise and acknowledge the Flag. What many seem to be doing is living in the past and not acknowledging the present. .

Often curious why name and not select.. What's gained.

Better late than never 😉

Essentially what you say is pretty fair. But the times are moving, players aging .. profound I know. A danger , possibly, is hanging on to history's coat tails too long. I wouldn't necessarily be shopping anyone overtly but I would be paying close attention to opportunity as it appears. The circus coming to town, aka trade week can be anything and everything once (if) it gets rolling. I worry about Jake's ankles.

Windsor in , Sharp out .. Was the wait worth it ??

Should he stay I would like to see him through the middle. Someone who can kick would be novel.

Really couldn't care if it's 100 200 or 300 He just needs to get us clicking and winning. Thats his job.

Sorry.. my tenet was somewhat more glib. The 'easy' way is to start winning

Lovely story. Meanwhile back at the Dees our footy is going from bad to worse. The bloke running that dept might be answerable for a chunk ( see what is did there ) of it too. His coaching record.. 2nd to... well a lot !! Whilst we might have a knack in one field doesn't mean we will do well in another. He is the manager of performance. We're not travelling too well. By default that reflects on him. It's classically one of those "what is ..is" situation. His tenure in that position mirrors our trending down since the flag. There'd be a lot of businesses that would show you the door for those results.

Be interesting to see who actually takes the field... and where. Surely we win this

Occam's Razor. He's a WA boy... grew up in the sticks. City folk don't get it.. The call of your " home" can be real. If he just wanted money I'm sure his management would get it.. well a renegotiated amount. He just might not see a shiny future at Melbourne. Currently I struggle. It's his career. Hope he stays... OK if he goes. His life.

There's actually nothing stopping us from having Pokies. Was the club's decision

In some respects we won that flag despite Goodwin. Whilst kudos is given for being there the first indications that our game style was "gettable" well and truly appeared during that game. We were getting done over ... As I recall ( granted this is anecdotal as conveyed to me later ) after half time some decided to essentially abandon the official game plan which of course is a Defence at all cost style and threw caution to the wind and attacked. A group thought there was nothing to lose and could see the game slipping away. Score element just lifted.. gave 110% and just willed themselves at the ball with total disregard for standing orders. One small act after another changed our fortunes that day. Do yourselves a favour and rewatch the game from Half time. Our game , even now, exhibits major flaws. Some suggest these are the areas being 'ammended' . The Queen Mary turns quicker !! Our game plan fails the pub test. How we can't fix some basics of football quite frankly astounds me. Time and time again there are comments .. " if we'd only kicked straight ".. why don't we ??? This is no overnight discovery it's been symptomatic for seasons. That's someone's job.. and it's the job of others to oversee and mentor them so the outcome is delivered. I really have no idea what's being taught down front as nothing is manifestly obvious ( if even poorly executed ). As a hack I played forward.. a b-i-l played VFL( prior AFL ) as a forward.. neither of us can understand what Melbourne is trying to do 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️ So if it's Richos job to make the Footy Dept humm... well .. all I hear is a horrendous din !! We need better

Where ???

It all reads like an episode of Yes Minister.. The new CEO arrives and once ensconced and starts peeling away the fabric of disguise starts to understand the nature of the Pup he's been sold. In a fit of pique he summons all dept heads to a meeting and outlines the intended 'changes' . As they all leave Guerra's 2ic approaches.... Appleby quietly confers ... " most impressive Sir... such actions would be very courageous " Appleby leaves with a wry knowing look of content. Guerra slumps on his desk in despair W T F did I do coming here !!!

And do you really suppose either of the incoming is actually going to do ANYTHING remotely controversial in the first weeks ?? No... didn't think so. So effectively everyone is treading water going nowhere fast. By time the noobs are settled and know their way to the cheese counter and Shiraz cupboard the preseason will be well under way and we'll be essentially lumped with the same underachieving FD and all associates. We might strike lucky and someone leaves... maybe. Tell me how that doesn't happen. I'm up to being informed. Red, I genuinely feel your faith in the status quo is not warranted. The club is flailing and failing. Needs a huge clean out of the FD.. and as the .p. suggests Richardson can go. He's most definitely not part of any solution.

This 1000 x this ^^^^

Salem is now something of an enigma. To me he doesn't actually do a lot wrong... but somehow the pizazz he once had has faded. He used to be very good at setting up that 'next' movement. Now .. I'm not really sure , they don't seem to impact as much. 🤷‍♂️

Another review ?.. the last one obviously failed. Believe it or ot i have Zilch emotion regarding the coach, football team and football department. My thinkings are essentially clinical. My background is pred Engineering. I tend to look at things very matter of factly. But this is somewhat moot as Goodwin will more than likely coach us in 26. Mores the pity.

Hope that wasn't expensive...otherwise talk about burning money. You have to wonder what really was the brief. Results to date... ??? I suppose we have to wait till season's end. Apparently the results this year on top of recent which spell out T.. R ..E.. N.. D just aren't convincing enough. I hope we don't look back in Spike Milliganesque manner... if you know the Tombstone quote ... you'll understand.

There's a very easy way to fix that 😉

Even easier to do nothing. Why don't we do a lot of things that aren't particularly hard ? Why do other teams manage these things ? You're probably quite correct... it's not just the coach. He is part of it though. As to " it's coming along " ... sorry what league are you watching Red ? We're almost competitive for 1 or 2 quarters.. then the opposition adjusts. But ... easier to do nothing and wait.... wait... wait.. Eventually We're totally dead in the water.... if only we'd done something sooner. Let's waste another year... Well, we'll see at end of 26. Hope I'm wrong.

Red... i do respect your views, your passion and i give a wink to your background. I know you're a reasoned person a dyed in the wool Dee. I'd have no intention of not honouring his contract. I'd simply pay him off in a negotiated settlement. Thats honourable is it not. I'd dispute its a waste of money as I rate TIME ahead of coin. The usable time we have with players is far more constrained than $$ Thats my opinion granted. I'd rather 'waste' money than talent. Culture is an interesting direction. I see us currently as impotent. The culture is that of accepting mediocrity as the norm. What exactly is the MFC when it fronts TWO CEOs to a Meeting. Seriously if that's not a joke then nothing is. Thats amateur hour whether you like it or not. I could give a rats whether players like him, want him or otherwise. His job is the Senior Coach. That's akin to a parent. Not their best bud !! All have a 'role' at a club. It's not supposed to be a 'good times social' as it ought to be a professional sports outfit who ALL adhere to a high echelon of standards ( and outputs ) Deals work both ways and contracts are such deals. When you fail to live up to what's required you are going to be replaced. Change in and of itself is not sufficient. Changing one stuffed tyre for another doesn't really accomplish much other than allowing you to say,well, 'i changed the tyre' !! Not all agree and I'm ok with that, but the results on the field ultimately reflect those in charge and most poignantly the one in charge of the others in charge ( so to speak ) If you're missing goals then someone needs to address techniques , skills and mindsets. All roads lead back to the HC .. can be no one else Game Style... that's the Coach. Abilities to carry out game plans .... initially assistants but what exactly is the HC doing if not overseeing them ? Selection. No one is EVER going to convince me the HC doesn't have the last word. Everyone else provides input... not decision. There is substance to the idea that better help might benefit. I think it's way past this. The deckchairs have been mucked around with considerably and a number of issues have presented. We don't have the best assistants and Goodwin is very slow to change. Worse still seems ineffective in getting change to work. This brings me back to Time. We don't have infinite time. We need to do things not only better than WE do currently but better than our competitors. In the vernacular were just playing catch-up-footy. ... but we're not. We're falling further and further behind. If we are to talk of honouring things. How about we honour the pact with those who barrack and support the MFC ? How about we do the very level best for them/us. Simon is but a cog in a machine. That cog is worn and slipping. You're not doing any favours to the ones who are owed the greatest by not fixing the problem. Sometimes problems cost money. Not a waste if you can get the machine working properly again I would think. Go Dees

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