Nasher

Going to show my ignorance here but why is a 3 spot pick downgrade worthy of a pitchfork and torch rally? Obviously I’d prefer not to do that if I had a choice, but it seems like change to me. There’d be about a 70% chance you’d get the player you wanted anyway.

2 hours ago, Wilson7 said:

The person who first posted the rumor on Bigfooty admitted he made it up, thank god

😂

I love this time of year.

6 minutes ago, mo64 said:

Brad Scott has come out and said that the club intended on going through the draft rather than trading in experienced players. 

I wouldn't be surprised if the meeting with Harmes was teed up by Mahoney and Dodo, but Brad Scott has overruled them.

Indeed, the new coach could very well have changed the course mid-journey. It does actually fit with what it sounds like Scott wants to do.

8 minutes ago, Lord Nev said:

I think he was away, it wasn't a making time thing.

Might have heard that wrong though.

Nevertheless I wouldn’t take a job without the opportunity to meet the boss first. Especially if I was pretty lukewarm about the idea to begin with, which I’m guessing Harmes was (and it is just a guess).

18 minutes ago, MoeSyzlak said:

The whole thing is weird. What would it matter if Scott and Harmes spoke today vs the weekend?

How would you feel about going to a club where the senior coach wouldn’t make time for you?

Richardson: G’day Harmesy, how’d the meeting go with Essendon go?

Harmes: Scott couldn’t meet. Obviously they don’t want me that much. Let’s just forget the whole thing, it was worth a shot but I love the club and I’m happy to stay. See ya when training starts. 

3 minutes ago, rpfc said:

The servers will be down let me assure you. 

We will bring the WHOLE. DAMN. CLOUD. DOWN.

@Nasherwont know what hit him.

I’m so glad I don’t live in a world where a player can only be a star or a spud and there’s absolutely nothing in between.

10 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

I had a pic taken with that commodity tonight and I told him I was sad and he said “why’s that?” and then I remembered I was a little drunk and just said “never mind.” 😁 I got pics with many of the commodities and in all of those it’s smiles all round but in the Jayden pic, nary a smile to be seen. 🙁

You should have burst in to tears and said it was because you’d heard he was going and see how he reacted. Probably would have been pretty awkward and embarrassing for both you and Jayden, but it would have been pretty entertaining for anyone witnessing it. 😁

Too soon?

I like him and I’m sorry to see him go if that pans out. I loved the hair/headband/sleeves combo he had going with Langdon. I was going to suggest that’s the end of BT, Derwayne and co mixing them up, but I’m willing to bet some overpaid nuffie in the commentary box still calls Lingers “Hunt” at least once in 2023. I was really hoping he’d get the chance for the 2022 flag to atone for his disappointment in 2021.

As others have said though, I think the decision makes sense for both parties. All the best Jayden.

On 9/9/2022 at 10:46 PM, dazzledavey36 said:

I'm here @Nasher

What have you got me for? 

Glad you were right dazz. You must be stoked, congratulations!

Can’t bear the thought of a straight sets exit, so mentally I’m not even acknowledging it as a possibility.

Smash ‘em again Dees.

1 hour ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Coaching and game plan are boring as hell and so is Simon.

How on earth we go into tomorrow's games with half our list banged up and so many ordinary performances last week with unchanged line up is utter bizarre. 

I'll get more enjoyment watching Casey on Saturday then I will tomorrow. 

Just putting this out there dazz, if we smash Brisbane and you do a I wAs WrOnG sOrRy post, I’ll being using the barf emoji for the first time ever. This is exactly the kind of thing I was talking about when I pulled you up the other week.

19 hours ago, Demon Disciple said:

I think they’re too stubborn to change……………this year at least.

The old “we supporters know best but the coaches are too stubborn/stupid to listen” is my absolute favourite thing on footy forums.

Steven May is a star. That was an absolutely thorough towelling, the only way Franklin could get in to the game at all was when he flopped, twice. 

He and Oliver were immense.

Spargo and May bloody awesome so far!

Fritsch out?

2 hours ago, JTR said:

Poor bugger in Q50, row B seat 2 has an uncomfortable night ahead  ☹️

That is very near me!

What happened there? Played 22 games last year and was a regular at Collingwood. Only played four games this year and three of them were as the medi-sub. Seems a ridiculously fast fade-away.

Look what I can see from my apartment 😀

I logged on pretty early in the piece with my pleb membership and only got given a selection of seating in the heavens. I had assumed the premium members got given better choices up until they sold out and I wasn’t “competing” with them per se, but I was probably wrong.

1 hour ago, layzie said:

What percentage of T-mac's best is worth having back in the team? I'm landing on 72%

No way TMac plays before at least another Casey game IMO. If I were him I’d be mentally preparing for a tilt at a Casey flag and treat anything else as a bonus.

Brown, Dunstan, Chandler, Bedford and Weideman all ready to go if there's injuries. 

Can't see TMac getting back in to the side this year. Too many cobwebs to be blown out yet, but he's on the park so that's a start.

I was impressed with Woewodin and Grey.

Ladhams flattens a first year player half his size off the ball, then doesn’t contest the ruck contest he’s there for. Tuff 👍

2 minutes ago, In Harmes Way said:

And Campbell Brown - it’s van Roy-en not van ruin

They’ve all called him van Ruin. We’ve got the next 12 or so years of that to look forward to.

Apparently Oliver and Petracca don’t use the ball that well. Okay then.