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  1. Adam The God
    Disagree with this. Dawes worked hard and the kicking to him was atrocious, not to mention it was dripping wet conditions and tough to mark.
  2. Adam The God
    Thing is if we won the clearances (which surprises me) and still lost despite a bottom six worthy team having Brown and Black out, well that says that a loss is unacceptable. I'd usually be saying, yeah, look our midfield is rubbish and that killed us. If we're winning the clearances that is disappointing to lose to such a lowly side. With each week that passes I'm more assured that Craig will not be coaching us next year. We had a plan, but our turn overs simply kill us. We did play a lot of dumb footy too. Turning into traffic instead of out. Not enough risk taking when turning defence into attack. If we can get someone to stamp those errors out over a pre season (I'm not convinced Craig is the man), then we'll be a five to ten goal better team. I'll tell you what though. Fitzy is exciting, as is Viney. The latter made a few errors out there too, but he just knows where to go to win the footy. He also knows how to win a freekick too. We haven't had one of those for a while. A couple of our guys had absolute stinkers though. Absolute stinkers, but I won't name names here.
  3. Adam The God
    The basic errors come down to confidence and experience. If we're not experienced, it's hard for anyone to rectify those errors. I do concur with what you proffer though, jazza.
  4. Adam The God
    You're assuming that he'll keep his 2010 gameplan. Highly unlikely. Good coaches develop and try to stay ahead of the eightball. That's partially been our problem with the last two coaches. Outdated game plans. If Roos is to coach us, he wouldn't implement an outdated plan.
  5. Adam The God
    Really? How odd. They're obviously impressed with McLean. Jones'd great B grade, cusp of A grade with Judd and Murphy around him. Obviously, I don't we should trade him though. It follows naturally that if we could get an A grader or two alongside Jones, he'll be an important part of a bullocking MFC midfield. Personally, I think a few FAs are starting to open up. Sewell and Dal Santo could be perfect experienced big pay FAs and I'd throw the kitchen sink at Sydney's Kennedy and all of a sudden, you have a starting midfield of Sewell, Jones and Kennedy. That's looking closer to A grade than D grade. Dal Santo could then play across half back and play through the middle to give the others a chop out occasionally. Stick Trengove on a wing, Grimes on the other and you've got players that can play through the middle to support these A graders you've brought in. The message - we must be aggressive at trades and FAs. Even more so if we get a PP.
  6. Adam The God
    And now he's being tagged out of AFL games, while Richmond are looking far weaker for it.
  7. Adam The God
    You mean the AFL are serious in transforming us into a competitive club again.
  8. Adam The God
    The biggest problem is the midfield, DF.
  9. Adam The God
    Alright then. Substitute 'brand' with 'perception'. And yes, our image can be tarnished further by this.
  10. Adam The God
    I'd go for them both, MB38. I'd also go for Adams from GWS or put one of our top picks up for a Josh Kennedy (Sydney) or another marquee player in the right age bracket. We've got the making of a dangerous forwardline. A crumber can be stitched up in the 2014 draft or even with a D Gartlett in the second or third round. Our defence is close to elite IMO. It's time to be really aggressive at the trade table and get our midfield sorted. I'd also look at Sheed in the draft. If he drops to late first round, done.
  11. Adam The God
    I agree that their record is no where near ours, Robbie. I was measuring their PP by the old standards which was two seasons in a row with less than 4 wins. Unless they get some KPP they're going to be rooted to the foot of the ladder for a while yet.
  12. Adam The God
    Agreed. Clarkson was my first choice. This said, Roos would extinguish the speculation if he wasn't interested or coming. It damages our brand to be strung out in such a public way. The AFL would have stepped in if he wasn't a strong chance. They want the MFC to be a viable option for players, sponsors etc. He's still coming for mine.
  13. Adam The God
    The Bulldogs should be awarded a PP at the end of the first round. If they're still down next year, then they should receive one at the start of the first round next year.
  14. Adam The God
    We'll have to wait and see. For what it's worth, the muppets on 360 all agreed he was no longer in their best 22. I'd have Sewell on a front loaded three year contract. Even if he breaks down in his second or third year, his leadership would been wonderful for our mids. Interesting on Kennedy. He'd certainly be worth it. I'd be floating our first pick this year for him. For mine, this draft looks reasonably weak and Kennedy is a gun. I used to play footy against him and cricket with him. Really top bloke and would add similar sort of leadership and experience that Sewell would, but with plenty of years left. It'd give him a chance to return to Melbourne too. Five year contract to play his days out in Melbourne with his family watching. Ah, we can all dream.
  15. Adam The God
    Yeah, Eade is clearly interested. You only had to see AFL 360 a few weeks back. Definitely wants it. There's more than reason why half of Perth's kids move over here. Perhaps that's just my industry.
  16. Adam The God
    Who says we're not preparing B plans and C plans? The continued questioning is media driven, not club driven. I'm sure we're "looking at coaches who are interested in doing the job" too. But as has been mentioned ad nauseam, we cannot talk to other candidates who are under contract at opposition clubs until the season is out.
  17. Adam The God
    At the moment I'm merely looking at it logically. He has consistently avoided ruling out coaching us. Why? If he wasn't going to coach us, he would have said it by now. My admittedly external reading of him is that he is a man of integrity. It simply doesn't follow that he'd lead us down the garden path just to feed his ego.What we do know is that the AFL will set him up (and the club by extension) very nicely. They'll set him and the club up to succeed. That's not to say we'll win a premiership automatically, but the circumstances will play to his ego and the AFL's backing will provide him solace against any lingering doubts he may harbour. His appointment has had the air of inevitability for a while now IMO.
  18. Adam The God
    Robbie, you've got a case of the old MFCSS. Roos himself said the opposite. We are still a surprisingly good destination for a coach and by extension new players. That is, if the right person signs on as coach. This seems like a case of defence mechanism. You don't wish to get your hopes up in case he declines. I completely get that. I just think he's ours. He's not a saviour, but he is an important part of the short term and hopefully long term puzzle that creates a powerful MFC.There are a couple of reasons he's refusing to categorically say he'll take the job. Obviously, the President and board are yet to be fully settled on or even announced. There is the potential lame duck incumbent coach Neil Craig. The AFL also have to tick off our little assistance package. I maintain Paul Roos will coach the MFC in 2014.
  19. Adam The God
    My love for Gary returned tonight. I much prefer him standing up for the club in the media than dipping his nose everywhere in club matters internally.
  20. Adam The God
    They didn't even show the tell either. That was the following line once Sheahan rephrased.
  21. Adam The God
    I agree, rpfc. That said, I wouldn't put it past Richmond to have a brainfade and sack Hardwick and replace him with Williams.
  22. Adam The God
    Let's bookmark that, mjt.
  23. Adam The God
    Troll much?
  24. Adam The God
    I still hate this thread's title. It's not a case of deserve. I'd say we'll hear tomorrow, HH.
  25. Adam The God
    Because he'll be coaching us.
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