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I will use the "banned" word here POLITICS That's all you need to understand about Geelong

Sorry Old Dee you've just described why we have a snowflakes chance in hell of making finals this year. No amount of luck is going to help if you only have half a truly capable line up. And when I say capable, I will for a moment just give a freebie pass to the game plan ( whatever it is ) , and suggest half the list out there on any given day aren't outputting in the manner they need to be. By that I describe forwards not effectively/efficiently scoring. Defenders not controlling or thrawting their opponents, mids not winning enough clearances. I'll say it again til cows run out of moos if we can't find a way to see out games convincingly then we're all just kidding ourselves. Win lose or draw tomorrow it would be PROGRESS to kick 3 goals in the last. Hopefully we aren't nobbled by injury. We're a pretty average mob atm I'm said to say and average teams don't get invited much to September Balls.

Still trying to understand the bs re Maley called to play on. Wasn't wasting time nor used up his time... imho. The umpiring is atrocious currently

After watching that I really have to wonder how we not just lost, but got thumped by both of those teams. Quite sobering

Careful.... they might hear you

Applaud your optimism. I hope for a win, not so much expect it. We just aren't that skilled or slick. We also seem to have problems scoring in the last. Crossed fingers and toes Go Dees

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Reminds me of a decent red. Just pretty good without too much song and dance. Gets on with it and delivers. 🤔 Pepperjack Mac 😉

Of course... but WHAT is that

Viney needs to wear him

Remember that game well. All the smug smiling laughing scum around me.... they thought they had it. If the G had of had a roof that night Kozzies goal would have lifted it the roar was that huge !! The collective Carlton smile was wiped from every cretinous face in an instant. T'was a beautiful moment 😁

I see what you did there ...

So why does anyone ..especially dh Collingwood folk suggest it would put us back ?

This will come as no surprise to some, I'm just not impressed by my club. It seems to do everything cack handedly. Guerra may have a great cv and track record... but no sporting club experience ??? Wow That said other than PJ no one seems to have really lifted this club. Red suggests time will tell... it will... but what ?

Can't see why both developments can't be done somewhat in unison or why we should be held up in any plans.

In this day and age I would be doubtful of any arguments negating the ability of Guerra to egress his current position in a month. ( if he wanted to ) Hardly anyone is irreplaceable in the Corporate world. CEO are essentially overseers .

We have a real knack for galvanising other teams...

Can someone please outline what the Mt Scopus 'work' encompasses ? Cheers

Well spotted

Proof positive the AFL sense of fairness is corrupt beyond doubt

A number of points to consider in and among all of that. Yes we love an excuse.. 100% Are we a top team ?? Well not currently for sure but are there the inherent attributes that might suppose we ought to be ???? I think there are. Are these organised in the best manner ? I think the only available answer is no. Would another coach/dept have us more successful?? That's the $64 q I always come back to the analogy of recipes, ingredients and chefs. Different outcomes from same ingredients. If you then get still better ingredients.. an even better result.

This may or may not be a shared metric. I'm not particularly interested in a team who's aspirations are just to turn up and play. By association I'm not going to be impressed much by a football dept that turns out a team who are only there or abouts. We play a very mediocre game of footy. Our football dept put out a very mediocre team. That's not to say there isn't talent nor that there aren't individuals of high ability.... but as a team soggy wheatbix seems more exciting on many gamedays. There seems to be a big question about that wonders whether the game has gone past us. What worked briefly and shone no longer gels and is dull. All this goes to how we go about things and by the current litmus we are more and more found wanting. Can the powers that be find that shine, sycronicity, verve and cohesion that had us up and about ? What do you accept as a pass ?? To be only participants or premiership contenders ? The game by its nature is highly competitive. The idea is to win and by winning prevail at the big dance. In a very binary view if you're not winning, you're losing. Do you want to be winners, or losers 🤔 Is Goodwin capable of getting us winning and triumphant ? If the answer to that is no, then logically you need someone else. It's not about is he OK as a coach. It's can he furbish success. I'm not seeing how that's achieved. Too much of our game is faulty. That's not accidental, not merely happenstance, that's actually been 'achieved' by design. We need better designs and more effective designers. Players aren't particularly told to go out and make it up as you go along , though to a novice spectator you may be forgiven for that takeaway. No they are coached in style and method. I'd rather see something different occur on game days, something delivered by a different coach. That's why for me Simon's tenure needs to end, so we can essentially start over. Go Dees

Last week's game against the Sqawkers suggests otherwise ( i.e. that they won't simply fall apart ) Just our luck that the Weagles might want to make this a statement game....

My demeanour toward the Dees is not of misery. It's just a realistic (to me) appraisal of where we are. We aren't where we could/should be I'll be happily surprised by a win. I just have a sense that unless we are in ascendancy at 3/4 ( and by decent margin) then I think our Achilles Heel will trip us up...again. We're the walkabout warriors.. play 3 qtrs then go missing. That's not just my impression... that's fact. The "Quarters" thread bears this view out. Go Dees