Dr. Gonzo

C'mon binman, Watts was a no hoper. Guys like that who see footy as a hobby rather than a profession are locker room cancers. He had 10 years to prove his worth here and has subsequently retired without firing a shot at Port. Good luck to him it seems he got what he wanted out of footy but the club was right to move him on if anything they probably did so too late in the piece.

You could have stopped at "plus brown is one of those forward who marks the ball"

Which were proven right

Actually Charlie Cameron kicked 9 goals in 7 games (average about 1.3 goals a game) Kozzie kicked 7 goals in 14 games (average 0.5 goals a game) I love Kozzie, I love watching him but for him to prove his worth he needs to kick goals. He missed several opportunities throughout the season which are gimme goals for small crumbing forwards. I'm not saying he's a bad player because he is young and has time to settle and prove he belongs. All I'm saying is the jury is out

As a player he drove me nuts. Seems to have the pedigree for the board position offered to Green though, would like him to come back on board.

Jackson and Rivers look like fantastic picks. Jury still out on Pickett for mine. He needs to hit the scoreboard to prove his worth as a small forward. Encouraging signs but still needs to show it.

So they're getting rid of him because....

He dropped the ball with last year's review failing to make significant changes to the FD and instead electing to shuffle the deck chairs. He does seem to have a good record of "getting his man" which can't be understated and I would be extremely reluctant to move him on in place of Richardson who doesnt do much for me. But he has been around for a long time, hasn't helped foster and environment of success and there is the nagging issue of the CEO position. I think it's time for him to move on but it depends on who will replace him.

While I think Mahoney's time is up if he is made the scapegoat and we go into 2021 with basically the same list of assistant coaches and FD staff it will be a joke.

How about 1 finals series in their careers to date? Guys like Petracca and Oliver are made for September and if they see MFC failing again and again you can understand the second guessing. They don't want to wind up like Jones who has given everything for the club, turned his back on potential money and success elsewhere, played in only 5 finals games and is now close to being turfed out by the club because they think he's done. That's not to say the club shouldn't move on from Jones but you could understand some players thinking "that's where loyalty gets you".

Viney was better early in the season, Oliver better late. I don't think the B&F placings were that shocking Did Chook state this in this thread? I must have missed it but I haven't read every page either

Cards, Rams, Bills If Bills/Titans is postponed then I'll take Cards, Rams, Panthers

Nah we are a dumpster fire. If we couldn't beat the Broncos with a 3rd string QB we've got no hope and our schedule only gets harder after the next two weeks. We've got Cards and Chargers and then have Miami x2, Pats X2, Bills, Seahawks, Chiefs, Rams, Raiders & Browns for the rest of the schedule. Darnold is inactive this week (not that it would make much difference) so we've got Flacco starting. Our D was always our weapon but now we're not even that strong defensively especially since the Jamal Adams trade. We lost our best receiver Robbie Anderson last year, Gase is an [censored] and hates Bell, our Oline is trash and now Bekton is injured after we put him in injured against the Broncos The entire organisation is an absolute shambles, they need to blow the whole thing up and start again. Bekton, Maye, Mosely (opted out this season), Crowder and Bell probably the only 5 you would hate to lose. Blow up the rest, sack Gase, tank for Trevor and pray Joe Douglas knows what he is doing.

They're pushing him out the door, how can they be making demands? They should be expecting a 3rd or 4th rounder for him really

I got one

Don't hold your breath haha

Sometimes the best people are those who have a vested interest in the club, or those who can offer an alternate view. I never voted in board elections because I wouldn't know any of them from a bar of soap. I'm sure they're all very successful in their own professions but it doesn't hurt to have a footy person on the board as well even if they may not make it onto a corporate board.

No

OOOOOZZZZZZZEEEEEE

In light of the uncertainty I wonder when the AFL will look at releasing a fixture for next year. Usually they release it end of October but it might seem a moot point so they may not bother releasing anything until just before the season?

Why? He's 26, vice captain and a top 3 B&F for the last 5 years

If only we had the foresight to draft Mitch instead of Cale Morton ?

Hack

Nice