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Thanks SONS .. exhibit A Exhibit B Paply You could go on 🥴

Hopefully not tripped over

Keeping things as they are.... absolutely

For many a year Salem was a more than competent and clever Marshall in the backline. Something has changed. Has he simply mellowed or has his role been redefined. Either way the zest and verve of his game has gone. Very meat and 3 veg now.

Quite frankly there is NO captain in waiting. Again I don't see it as a problem or priority. Fix the fd first. Max ought to be OK for a couple more seasons and by then the picture might be clearer. This ain't the most pressing issue at the Dees

I'm wondering, in a well let's drag in some left field thinking, might it not be a positive that the bloke taking the reigns isn't over indoctrinated in the ways the footy world thinks ? By this I'm hoping he brings to bear a broader more "industrial strength" no nonsense approach to the metrics of direction and application. I often feel the footy world becomes a little inbred with its thinkings and operations. I.e. variations on a theme but what if the theme is flawed ? The outside world isn't as accommodating to incompetence. Maybe a more clinical approach might be just the panacea. Where things are stalled, give it resources to move its [censored]. Where things are faltering gather the people who can do it better. That would be a huge difference... outcomes driven v some incarnation of a Boyz club.

The inside contested game is purely the result of the Goodwin, Mahoney, Viney ( snr ) and McCartney .

They were always coming ( imo )

Not a lot to argue there Mr Cranky. The club falls short of expectations, especially as its led and managed. It's a multi- million dollar BUSINESS but you could be forgiven for thinking otherwise. We're still looking a shambles... off and on the field. We lucked out in 21... not so much since . Shame

That's Goal'd

Again... says a lot about that review. We woz robbed !!!

Mr Chook I was tempted to give the laughing emoji but that would be impolite and I do get the gust of your sentiments. But us winning those , or any games, let alone dominating has to now be considered something from the fiction aisle. We're now forgetting to show up again then lurch from calamity to mediocrity all the whiles stealing defeat from victory or rolling over to have our tummies tickled.... well... something tickled. I suggested months ago a qualifier to our angst might be the manner we play/finish the season. I'm not seeing anything much to get excited about. We ought to be still improving if only barely perceptibly, but it's just Melbourne of old with a different sauce. I get what you're saying...I'm just not convinced that will be what plays out. But we'll see

Yes quite possibly. But you know its a big bad world out there. In many fields failure is NOT rewarded. Our club absolutely blinked at the end of 23 !! That he is still in charge come end of 25 with an even worsening record is testament to how gutless and I mean GUTLESS , nee self serving this club can be. If ever an organisation should adopt a logo of cutting off one's nose it must surely be us. It's often proffered that we aren't a serious club. Is it any wonder. Sometimes it isn't better to choose the devil you know, sometimes you need to start anew. Fool me once.. Twice... Three times Four for luck.. [censored].. how stupid are we ?

It was some Umpires do all the time.. A total ballz up !!

Thankyou to our intrepid reporters. Not sure reading all of that if starting dry July is a good idea at the moment

Coming soon to the A League..... I agree Picket... Can't pick off a team mate at 40m But hey... ⚽️⚽️⚽️ olè!! Aye Caramba !!

Rewatched some of the game.... a glaring difference was THEIR general field kicking as compared to ours. They kicked to advantage easily 3 to 4 times more than we did. They were "on" ... we were a bit here , a bit there. This game was nothing particularly different in that respect imho. Our kicking / passing skills are... well, when they turn up I might know.

We are reaping the 'rewards' of that very mistake. Quite frankly it was amateur hour at the Dees.

Or.. we know our list ISN'T what some suppose and someone new needs to be involved with its betterment. The stewardship and oversight needs to change or we keep on keeping on. A new coach won't provide overnight success... but he'll change tacts and bring others on board both in assistance as well as a different brief for players. If a new coach etc next season I wouldn't expect to see real change til 27. But we'd see something. No change in coach.. same ol same ol I agree we're in far worse shape than many are prepared to accept

I know a good stat... it supports Outcome 😉 The rest are dubious and selective at best

On the weekend as my good wife and I made our way through the pokies at Brissy Casino to get to the skydeck... I was struck by an epiphany ( no one saw it and the offender got away... ) . Looking across the sea of blinking lights and cacophony of tunes it struck me. This is us. This is Melbourne ??? These intrepid warriors of chance sit there investing of themselves with or without luck. Some might after a not too long wait get a feature or two, some hit a Jackpot. Strangely many don't take it but see this as some devine sign of provenance and continue to 'reinvest' only to see it all dwindled away. They just didn't know when to call it quits. That's us... managed a jackpot but got caught up in the razamataz ( uh - ooh !! ) before you know it we back to where we were, struggle street. I'm not advocating Goody should have gone after 21. That's folly. But we were very lucky and the circumstances soon changed. We didn't, but all but everything around us did and we got caught napping. The writing for those literate in these things , was on the wall end of 23. It was. Some saw it then, many since are understanding it now. Sometimes you need to do things at the right time lest you're sitting there at a machine flashing "WINNER" ... but the money has somehow evaporated away. Oh.. the skydeck ...bit average. Loved Brissy. Go Dees Wake up ffs. Walk away 😉

I'm not at all focused on the next captain. I see it as a distant second to who's our next coach. Now I've no intention of derailing this thread to that effect but just wishing to posit that this ( captain) is not the problem of the hour. I can see Max playing out 300. As such the notion of next leader will probably sort itself out by then. Tbh... not seeing any slam dunk selection just atm. Many possibilities all come with their own issues. Next Captain??? Not today's problem. There are others. Cheers

There was definitely a sycronicity of sorts. Also a kinda perfect storm. Personnel, Performance, Motivation and Circumstance. We won... and then that all dissipate. Some aspects quickly as other teams unravelled us and our own followed. The stars aligned. Now they don't

It certainly is and i can only wonder about what goes on in some. Reckon some have got far too cozy at the Dees.