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That interview with Viney...my god. He does not want to be there. If body language was any indication we are going to get pumped tonight.

Well, I mean, isn't it?

Pulled out at the last second today. Really have no urgency or desire to attend the final few matches. Will be watching from home. But I've been to 8 matches this year and seen only 1 win (vs Carlton). Done for the year.

don't make me vomit.

[censored] it. Straight swap. Pyke for Goodwin. Get it done.

Fagan is coaching out of his skull atm. You just knew he would get them going at some stage. Even early last year. What did they start, was it 1-12 at one point? Unbelievable. I think they may even finish on top.

yeah Roos isn't coming back to Melbourne lol

We may well be a game and % locked into 17th.

Maybe.. but the engine room for this style has played most of the year. We still badly need outside pace, a true line breaker, and some small forwards. We really should be throwing the house at both Hill and Langdon.

Collingwood board on Bigfooty is in meltdown atm. There is a huge disconnect between Grundy and their mids atm. They are quite literally struggling in the same areas we are.

Media and bookies seem to be of the general consensus that we're better than our record suggests. We were as short as $2.10 against the Eagles last week. The Saints were further odds out against the Bulldogs. It's been the same each week. That said the sharks will be circling if we lose this week.

We were hyped up all pre season. The scrutiny didn't really appear until after the Brisbane loss but there's been heaps of coverage in the past month. What do you expect? I trust a loss this week will up the pressure gauge. If we don't win again for the year then the media will be licking it lips for the first month of 2020. They'll have Goodwin in their sights. That will be there regardless but if we can notch 8-9 wins for the year it'll be a solid end to the year. And it would give Goodwin an extra month. If he goes 0-7 to end the season, he'll be first on the inevitable "coaches under most pressure" lists.

Miami Heat sacked their coach in 2005/2006 season and won the championship. Official word was Stan Van Gundy resigned but he was definitely pushed. Granted, Pat Riley took over head coach role and he was like President, CEO and GM at the same time but still, pretty crazy. Anyone know if Bartlett or Pert can coach?

If we lose this the pressure gauge will go up a notch. We have them beat almost across the ground. A repeat of round 5 is unfathomable. And I swear to God, if those spuds Bruce and Membrey kick bags on us....I'll probably just vent on Demonland.

Misson only has 4-6 weeks left at the club.

Huge get if true.

I swear they've ripped those stats from Demonland. Most of them have been posted here in some capacity. They've just readjusted.

Gee whiz, 3-5. Back when there was still a glimmer of hope.

Lever is a smart and cleaner footballer than Howe. Howe has had a great past 2 season but he's also 4 years ahead of Lever. Dunn was a loss. Not quite sure why we got rid of him. Would have been handy this year and last. We've built a super backline that's played maybe 3 games together. Given our performances across the ground, recruiring May and JK in exchange for Hogan was a reasonable deal at the time. I don't think Goodwin and co could foresee our midfield falling from a top 4 caliber to a bottom 4 caliber overnight.

These are the key stats. I don't believe for a second that our forward like alone is the issue. Would also like a look at points scored for and against from rebound defensive 50, 2018 vs 2019. That image quite literally shows how we went from a team firmly in flag contention, to 17th. It was reasonable for "experts" to have us as a flag contender based on those stats because we were in the top across so many.

Gee whiz Gold Coast is terrible. I just checked that Useless AFL Stats page on facebook. Great page for a laugh. I don't know how they find some of those stats.

Yes, just as we get some stability down back, we send our prized defensive recruit forward... FMD this season can't end soon enough.

I looked at a similar range in another thread, mainly the % decrease in % and how it correlates with ladder position in a year after making finals. Only one team - Richmond in 2017 - with as significant drop as us this year was able to make finals a year after their own similarly major fall from grace. It is why it is integral the club acknowledges this and makes major changes asap. So many metrics paint a discouraging picture for 2020 but it's all historical. The odds are against us but we can turn it around. But it will come on the back of change. We won't succeed with the current plan and structure.

IMO Roos would have delivered a flag by now or at least in 2019. But not his fault for current predicament.

"They have been pathetic, and know one seems to know why. There better be a good reason other than injuries because I can't put my finger on it, nobody else can understand." https://www.sportsradio.com.au/they-have-been-pathetic-melbourne-legend-david-schwarz-slams-demons/