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There is a reason why Adelaide was happy to see him go.

Not sure how it would work. I said i agreed with the punishment. I don't think is there is an easy answer. And I don't think there is a way to escape it. I'm not saying to avoid the exposure or public knowledge. Rather deal with it and propose a solution. The AFL has lost all respect for its process with this. Either there is a rule and clear penalty or there isn't. How exactly would any sort of medical condition have justified it? The best solution here was probably the AFL coming out and investigating, if it's determined he said it, it is a suspension. That's it. You either said it or you didn't. The AFL opens the door to contesting the punishment so it becomes a circus. You can't be subjective with definitive language. In the NBA it would have been a flat out suspension or fine. That's it. Take it and move on.

My honest view is that there is an unwritten law and it probably could have been dealt with between peers. I also don't have an issue with the punishment. But I am admittedly uneasy about how it all transpired. Honestly I reckon it would have been better for everyone including the LGBTQ community if it was dealt with behind closed doors. I also wonder if Collingwood would have said anything if it was in round 1.

Woah it's almost like he's the CEO and the performance of the club across all key metrics ultimately falls on him. Huge if true.

I must have been watching another game. May made some shocking errors but overall was good. Petracca was everywhere trying to get us over the line in the last. Maybe it looked different on TV for me.

100%. But we are close. I think we need to be really careful with our list decisions because some polish, some refinements turn those six-ish games by less than 10 points into wins. I get the feeling there is a push internally to make changes regarding Oliver and Petracca... I don't know where I sit. We have lost far more close games than we've won... that can turn quickly. We haven't been the same since the 2023 finals series but tonight was as close as we've gotten to that team that year. We have too many guns to be where we are. I just feel like tonight was more a positive than a negative for us.

Let's look at this game in isolation. It showed how both Petracca and Oliver are built for high pressure, finals like matches. I am back and forth on whether we keep both. But boy do they love games like this. Salem, Bowey and May all had good games. May bounced back after a shocking start. I am super impressed by this performance tonight. We bloody took it to them. Pies had more to play for. Langford is a gun. I am bullish on what this squad can do. I hope it doesn't break up too much. We should be playing finals. We're not. Reboot. Get a new coach in. And then do to Collingwood in finals what we did to Geelong in 2021.

Was always going to happen. We are chokers.

May, Oliver, Petracca... we are just not even trying. Just a nightmare.

We could really mess with Collingwood's season. Payback for 2023 and 2017. But we just aren't that sort of club. It ain't happening. Pies will put on a clinic and win easily.

Petition to ban the next person that mentions thy who shall remain nameless.

I honestly can't see Buckley coming here. Between Caro's campaign, and the influence and scrutiny aimed at the league regarding Tassie, I'm willing to better the powers that be will ensure he has a gentleman's agreement in place for Tassie and not to talk the Melbourne gig. I'd bet my money on Hinkley or Daly.

We got spanked by Freo and had lost to WC. Our season had unravelled before Trac got injured.

Not to take anything away from that flag at all but I seriously think that 2021 was the best year to have a good run with injuries. All teams had to deal with a decreased soft cap, most Vic clubs had to play in and out of hubs for chunks of the season... we got good at the best time and got extremely lucky with injuries at a time when teams could least afford to get them. So I do believe it played a role... I wonder if the outcome would have been the same had 2021 just been a normal season. But I don't think anyone was beating us that finals series.

Depends. How old are you?

Given the outcomes of 2022-2025 holistically, anyone who says that the St Kilda game didn't have a bearing on his sacking is delusional. It was undoubtedly the nail in the coffin. You simply can't defend that sort of loss in your 9th year as coach for the same team, unless your results elsewhere make up for it. The loss kind of compounded everything else that was going wrong. I said it at the time that there was no coming back from that for Goodwin. It was simply inexcusably. Honestly I expected him to resign. I couldn't believe he still kept a relatively unmoved demeanour following that loss. And saying that there were positives in the final four minutes... I just think that the Saints game alone was kind of symbolic of his coaching over the past 12 months and it was the end of him. I also still believe we should be playing finals at the very least. I also think that the reports suggesting the board disagreed with Goodwin about where we are at have been misinterpreted: I am willing to bet that the Board and Goodwin had differing views on who will lead us to the next flag. I am pretty confident at least one, possibly both of Oliver and Petracca will be elsewhere next season. And I also think May's time at the club is done. I hazard a guess that Goodwin presented 2026 as being a year where all three were fit and healthy and a key component of our chances to contend. Anyone with half a brain knows that is just delusional.

Yes. Heeney has been inconsistent this year. But anyway that is beside the point. We are paying 2.5 million for two midfielders whose ruckman wins more contested ball than they do.

I don't think the board disagreed with Goodwin's belief we could compete next year. I think they were opposed to doing it with someone of players we have. I am of the belief there was disagreement with the future of Petracca and/or Oliver.

This is great for Gawn but it's also a colossal indictment on Viney, Petracca and Oliver. A crippled Cripps has more contested possessions than all of them. If these "bulls" are being out-contested by their ruckman, what is actually the point?

We need an absolute interruption-free pre-season for both Petracca and Oliver. Zero trade speculation. Zero time away from the club. We haven't had that since the 2023 pre-season. I'm starting to think that the success of one is almost tied and aligned to the success of the other. Like E.T. and Elliot lol

Yes, because we can definitely trust Gold Coast to get the job done....

Bloody hell Adelaide. Zero composure there at the end. Good win though. Awful song.

Collingwood doing their best Melbourne 2022-2023 impression.

What an odd kitchen setup

I remember Goodwin once saying in 2022 that he simply wasn't ready. He was a better player when he eventually debuted in 2023, than he is now.