Adam The God

But of course this isn't the board's fault. 🤦

As usual, anyone that doesn't play for Melbourne is great.

No, I blame the board. They installed Pert (a disaster) instead of those PJ put forward, and then allowed messy legal battles to play out over Goody's head for at least 12-18 months. And every club in the land has the same constraints vis a vis COVID, that's not a reasonable excuse. We got unlucky with Burgess wanting to move home. I think had we had him across 2022-2023 we'd have at least another flag, but the personnel inside the FD have clearly let standards plummet and continue to do so.

Brad joined the board in November 2020. He and the board have been asleep at the wheel. The FD report directly to the board. The board is accountable.

The fish rots from the head and your mate Green is front and centre.

It's pretty clear the review was a smokescreen. Deemocracy lobbied for an external review. The club didn't want to do one initially, but eventually bowed to this external pressure. Unfortunately, as the closed shop at board level remains, we got a tokenistic "external" review where Shand and Crowe were to restore harmony and team spirit. But has anyone heard from Shand and Crowe? Mentally, we went to water in Round 2. Green is a sycophant, his conversation with Clarry was all about the past, and nothing about Oliver's past 24 months, or the standards the club needs to set for the future. Green and the board need to take full responsibility and Smith needs to get the new CEO installed asap. Would any other club take 4-5 months to find a new CEO? I get we don't want just anyone, but our inability to land one should set off alarm bells with this administration. We need significant on and off field change over the next 6-9 months, and unfortunately I have no trust whatsoever in this board to put in place competent people.

It's way too easy to manipulate mismatches with 1v1 footy. It's why it went out. But clearly the next evolution of footy will be one that slows down the ball movement of the opposition.

After finishing in the top 4 and making a semi? Name a single club that would have done that and succeeded?

I'm the same mate.

I keep seeing this disrespectful nonsense from the constant neggies and it's the most naive,.ridiculous statement you could make. You don't fluke a flag, it is won by many.

Yep, West Coast let it go on way too long. I was staggered to read on Demonland the other day, posters advocating for Adam Simpson. The only experienced coach I'd be interested in who's gettable is Bevo, otherwise we should be looking for a young up and comer.

Chaplin's inability to get our forwards to lead up at the ball carrier tells me he's stuck in the groupthink of the coaching status quo at the club. Bassett might be the better choice.

Our pressure ratings have been ordinary post Round 1, so it's not just the Geelong and Essendon game.

We were brilliant at times in Round 1 against GWS. That is what is so bizarre. Our stoppage game was on, our forward craft was there, our forwards had separation, and ever since three quarter time in Round 2 (although we were low pressure in the first half too), we've been abysmal.

Indeed.

Maybe baby. I'm not sure how the contract stuff works mid-season. Could we go after an Enright or Scott Burns and have them come over straight away?

Yep totally, the vitriol directed at a premiership coach of 10 years at our club is a disgrace IMV. Sure, you can voice your disapproval, but have some respect.

The problem is, we're not going to get our new coach in now. We have to wait until the end of the year.

We tried that last year. Bartel chose Caulfield Grammar instead...

I think there is a valid argument to be made that Goody has lost the players. Not only do we look completely confused for most of the games, our pressure ratings are appalling. There's no way he survives to 2026 and there should be huge question marks on Radford, Jones, Williams and Chaplin (and Richardson) too. I think we're in for a big clean out.

So then you target those two in the trade market, ala Lever and May. Or you play a medium back. Or play White back and bring in a cheap ruck alternative.

I think it's likely Trac and Clarry will go, but good calls on Sinnema, White and Prasad. Also, if we could add some FAs or trades like .ay, Lever and Langdon previously, we're well set up for the future.

Really good post this mate. It's a very solid 22. I'd argue Spargo needs to have a proper pre season. At his best, he's easily in our best 22, bit he's too inconsistent as a result of not getting proper pre seasons. I also think that Langdon could play a role well into his 30s like Sidebottom has. Incredible runner, still. FB: **** Petty 25 AMW 21 HB: McVee 21 Adams 20 Bowey 22 C: Windsor 19 Langford 19 Lindsay 18 HF: Chandler 25 Van Rooyen 21 Tholstrup 19 FF: **** Jefferson 21 Disco 23 R: **** Rivers 23 Kozzi 23 I: Langdon 29 **** **** **** If Kozzy goes though, we look to turn him into two top 10 picks and add to our midfield and forwardline ideally with each pick.

At this stage, I'm keeping TMac...

We do probably need more Pep Guardiola. If you can't hit basic targets, you don't get a game. A few of our guys might be in trouble with that philosophy.