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Thank God the Goodwin era is over. He conditioned this group into a lovey, huggy, learnings group of chokers. Yet another loss decided by a kick - quite a fitting way to end the season. No skills, system or composure under pressure or in red time. Every time it is close we just can't execute basic, logical football. Unfortubately Goodwin did this. We can isolate players and moments here and there but this [censored] is synonymous with Melbourne and it has been for quite some time. Every time Goodwin mentioned 'getting the game on our terms' he was basically telling the whole football world that we play in a comfort zone. Football is about winning in all circumstances and conditions, not just in your dream scenario at strategy meetings. New Coach New Gameplan New culture built on accountability & winning The Goodwin gameplan based on control the game, territory, contest and defense (as if it was a guaranteed formula for winning) became, IMO, a subconscious crutch for the players - too inadequate to just play the game on its merits. Our team is completely unequipped to play clutch football and it's embarrassing. My fear is that it will take at least two pre-seasons to truly get this [censored] out of our system. Time will tell.

Williams certainly added to our coaching stocks over the journey, particularly with his own brand of guidance and experience. All the best to him for the future.

I use that as an all encompassing term. Mindset Strategy / gameplan Emphasis on skills Improve fitness etc.

Yet another loss by a goal or less. The rest of the competition knows they're a chance against Melbourne no matter how far behind they are at 3/4 time. Just apply pressure... Some good things in this game but the team definitely needs to recalibrate this off season.

Thankyou for your amazing contribution to the MFC and it's history Goody. The elusive no. 13 brought so much happiness to so many long suffering supporters. All the best for the future.

Yep, understood. I would argue however, that a lot of those 15k members would have been 'hype add-ons' after the premiership year. Always the first to drop off. Once we go sub 55k we start losing core members which would be a big signal to the club.

There's a difference between a gradual decline and a revolt. Will be interesting to see how many members contact the club - if they have the energy...

If the club doesn't sack him, members will walk. Like it or not, it's that simple.

Goodwin gameplan is Chinese water torture. Our players are mentally and physically dead.

Goodwin has killed this team. Purely in a football context (not personally) I hate everything about him.

I wish the club would [censored] him off now but they won't. Maybe mid year. We'll be batting to win a game.

Can't wait for the post match presser. Learnings, territory, game on our terms with a little bit of love and healing.

If it is experience that we want then Longmire is the only option. No to Simpson, no to Hinkley.

Goody loves territory. Scoreboard not so much.

We have 6 months to find a coach, it starts now

Fitness is atrocious, skills poor, transition between the arcs non existent. No football nouse. We'll be lucky to win 5 games this year. The Goodwin gameplan is rubbish. It's a slow death with ageing players. New coach and fresh start needed for 2026.

I think they got tunnel vision on that pick 9 trade. Gave Bombers way too many picks. Will probably come back to haunt us when/if trying to split pick 9. Pick 9 is great but shocking negotiating on our end.

Correct. Yet if you have massive racism issues like Pies or Hawks, no culture issues to speak of. Mainstream footy media is [censored] weak.

At some point the AFL will send out the memo to the media outlets to STFU about all this stuff as it is detracting from finals.

Despite my rant with a few aspects there were genuinely some good things to take out of the game.

That may have been the intimation from Goodwin but surely he should have anticipated that and encouraged the group to keep going. Positive mistakes are better than defensive/negative mistakes as long as you continue to pressure the opposition. Given our defensive game style in general it's hard not to be sceptical.

Flicking the switch from attacking to safe mode plays with players' heada at tines. I'm not surprised we saw some dumb mistakes in the final quarter. Instinct becomes at odds with instruction and you end up defaulting to dumb [censored]. Listening to Goodwin in the after game pressers over the years. Dour, uninspiring summations and never takes ownership. I reckon he has mastered the art of sublinally blaming the players without actually coming out and blaming them. We always need to "work harder". Tonight he said we played too safe in the final quarter. Doesn't elaborate on why though. Leaves us to assume it was player error even though he likely directed that [censored]. Bit of a sly communicator at tines.

Petty 4.13 for the year now. After kicking 12.1 last year, wtf has happened? Technique gone? Mental? Both? Killed us tonight. As a team, 4 behinds in last two final quarters. What message are they getting at 3/4 time?

The AFL is a [censored] weak organisation.

Garbage final quarter. Potentially our last win for the year. Slow, unfit, average skills, no discernable method or team rules, no midfield depth. What a shambles. Goodwin probably happy with himself after that win. Sure, umps had a few howlers but not scoring at all in a final quarter is pathetic.