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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.

I agree. I meant that it's not a positive reflection.

He was average.

Sparrow looked set to explode in 2021. He is just such an uninspiring player. He's Temu ANB.

I don't think this performance is a good reflection on Goodwin. The gameplan is still the absolute pits. Chaplin is just doing what he knows. Our skills are as bad as they've always been. There is just no movement or care.

It is actually sad watching Petracca and Oliver atm. I am just lost for words.

This is comfortably the worst game we have played in more than a decade

This is going to get ugly. Petracca is just waiting for the end of the season. Viney is here, there, everywhere, and yet no where. Oliver is just a lost puppy. This is lazy, lazy football. They should be embarrassed.

Turner on Dunstan now.

Pretty much. They would need to lose the next two games by 100+ points. To be honest I am okay with them making it and Freo not. For one the Pies will make for a better overall Finals series. And Freo also needs to be smacked back to reality. I hate their weird sense of self-worth. They are shockingly irrelevant in the football landscape but yet have this weird sense of confidence. GWS has achieved more in 17 fewer seasons.

Yes I'm sure Zurich will be reeling from the loss...

I almost feel sorry for Essendon. Almost.

$1.2 million payout + you'd imagine at least 350k-400k as an assistant with the increase in soft cap. Nice little pay packet for 2026.

He is doing a good job of selling the list and club at the moment on 360. Hasn't put a foot wrong. Very positive and accepting. Seems to have accepted that lack of forward connection and gameplan cost him his job. Has said multiple times that things will change for the better and that the list is in good shape, that the future coach is walking into a good environment. Also seems set to be at GWS next year.

Heritier was good I thought in his 20 or so games. He also sealed that win against GC in Round 1 2015 which was our first Round 1 in like a decade. The crowd sounded like 80k when he kicked that goal. Great memory.

That was embarrassing for Caro.

He has already said he doesn't want the gig.

Yes Petracca gets a bit of a pass.

They had way more high performers than we did and ultimately that got them over the line. Liba, Bont, Richards, English, Kennedy... Gawn was our standout and the drop off is significant after that but we held our own. BUT you just knew that was always going to be the outcome. Petracca Viney and Oliver were just all astonishing average and uninspiring as they have mostly been all year. Pretty proud of the effort today. But it does sadden me how quickly our best players have dropped off. Petracca in particular. I really hope a new coach brings new energy and identity for these three. Super proud of McDonald, Disco, Culley, Pickett, Gawn, Fritsch and even Petty today. They all played a role in keeping us in touch.