Adam The God

I disagree with this bit. We didn't get exposed by weaker midfields. We got exposed by our inability to convert clearance and territory to scores. When you're playing territory the way we played it, you're essentially trying to score when it's 18v18 in your attacking half of the ground. Makes it very difficult and even harder when you don't have great ball users - something we've tried to address with Langford and Lindsay. Conversely, weaker midfields like Collingwood's would have space in behind when they did win clearance. I do think it's important to have a diverse mix of attributes in the midfield though, particularly post 2023. You need pace and good ball use. As for keeping the opposition guessing, I think it depends on the type of game you want to play. Because if you're keeping the opposition guessing, you might also make your own team mates double guess.

They definitely do. EDF3093 - Advanced sport and exercise science - Monash University

Why are we talking about Deakin when the site is right next to Monash Uni? Surely their sports science people can use our buildings from time to time and whack a Monash logo on somewhere, it can be sold as an educational site and help MRC with their debt issues.

So the footage I've seen of Windsor today is difficult to gauge. There's no pressure on the outside, so you've got flat footed guys being bypassed from stoppage and no one tracking Windsor. If I'm coaching against Melbourne this year, I'm sitting someone on Windsor and seeing if that completely stifles our ball movement. I haven't seen any of pre season, but those who have, do we have more bounce than just Caleb up our sleeves? Don't get me wrong by the way, love Caleb, but he can only do so much. Also, what were the numbers today? 16 vs 16? That also impacts on the amount of space for Windsor to operate in. Thanks in advance.

Yep, I think we'll win 8-12 games. A wide margin perhaps, but we still have some very solid senior players who will hold up their end of the bargain, and then some emerging stars and some x factor unpredictability (game style and personnel). 8 is the floor, with x factor providing a possible ceiling of 12 wins.

Meetings are taking place with key governmental stakeholders. I think this will get done. Working with government agencies in my line of work, I know they have strict announcement clauses and announcing to members is made difficult for this reason. I've been a big critic of the administration over the last little while, but I'm prepared to give them a little longer. What I would advise is that the administration STFU about announcing any updates to members, because it sets a perfectly reasonable expectation from members for a promises to be kept. It's a difficult funding environment at the moment, but I think they potentially need to get more creative. It's in the Monash precinct, a partnership with their sports science faculty seems a no brainer that I've never heard any discussion around. If state and/or federal funding falls through, we need to strengthen our case for that funding by value adding. Education spending is always a pretty good angle. I'd have been exploring that route before going to governments. Maybe they did, but I doubt it.

It's a 38 game season in the EPL. But these fixtures are interspersed with Champions League competition (for the qualifiers from the previous season), the FA Cup and the EFL Cup, plus international duties for certain players. The key difference between football and footy is the contact nature of footy. I believe the aerobic requirements of modern footy also trump football (marginally), and there's more rest moments in a game of football. In other words, they're not entirely comparable. You just have to be physical and mentally fit for football, whereas footy has the physicality and contact that football doesn't.

Or he'll be compensating for another's shortcomings (Richardson), like Cook is doing for Guerra. Surely they wouldn't make this hire unless it had a specific focus we're not over as outsiders. It'll be interesting to read what the club says about the role.

I agree that it's great to have Cook involved but it's a great pity we weren't able to attract a CEO that didn't need Cook to teach him the ropes. As for Guerra's extensive business experience, could you outline this for me please? Outside of the position at VCCI, what are his business credentials? He is apparently a great networker, but is that enough?

Vice Prez is a political novice and CEO is a football novice. We need better attributes for the board.

So disappointing...

It'll be interesting to see what low expectations allow us to deliver on output next year. Most will have us in the bottom 6 and most wouldn't have a clue (myself included) who will actually play midfield and whether they can step up now minus Trac/Clarry. We might just find that Rivers, Lindsay, Langford, Windsor, Kozzy, Steele and Viney is an incredible mix, better suited to the modern game.

Most of Victoria's debt is 0.1% and owned by one hand of government, the RBA. No such semis are likely to be bought up by the RBA to fund this.

Most of Whitney's greatest songs IHMO were written by the brilliant George Merrill and Shannon Rubicam. I believe 'I Wanna Dance With Somebody' is one of the greatest songs of all time. I'm sure the boys listened to that or 'How Will I know (How Good Steven King Will Be As Coach)' when the CEO was busy getting himself lost in the bush. I hope the latter is not a metaphor for his time in the big job. At least he found the desk after six months. BTW, why did the new CEO go on the camp? I'd prefer him making sure we don't sign sponsors affiliated with bikie gangs.

Let's be honest, Jack was told he'd play midfield. Tick. He was told we want to play a fast, attacking game. Tick. We'll have to wait until 2026 to see how it rolls out on the field.