Everything posted by Dr. Gonzo
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Haha you've got to be [censored] kidding me
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Fair enough, I don't necessarily agree with all of that but there is some merit there. Coaches roles have changed where they're not the ra-ra motivators like days past. You're right they are responsible for helping develop good habits but I also think most of that (culture) is driven from within the playing group. The organisation obviously has a large role in that which the coach is a leading part of but I also think a coaches role is more about game plan/strategy and communication with players ensuring they have clearly defined roles and know what is expected of them. I just can't see how playing like we did in the 1st quarter vs the 3rd/4th can be placed solely or predominantly on the coach. The players have to be answerable for that and in particular the onfield leaders. Changing coaches won't change that.
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They seriously need a psychologist at the club if they don't have one already. The Tigers players have Emma someone or other helping them with mindfulness and it has done them a world of good since 2016. Our players need to learn to focus on winning the next contest regardless of the scoreboard - always the next contest. They can't keep up their intensity and get too pleased with themselves whether consciously or not. Every Melbourne supporter was excited with the first quarter and as soon as the quarter time siren went knew exactly what was on the cards. This is completely on the players for me, and the leadership and cultural changes have to come from within. I had hoped that having Roos come in would teach them that and help foster it but doesn't seem like anything's changed. Where was the leadership from Gawn, Viney, Lever, May, TMac, Brayshaw, Salem, Oliver, Jones? These are the guys who need to be leading by example but they're some of the biggest culprits of dropping their intensity, lairising and trying dinky little kicks, sitting back and not helping out their teammates. Petracca seemed to exhibit some signs a couple of times today but it can't be one guy it needs to be across the ground. Players have to have the mentality of going for the jugular!
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That was disgusting on par with the Gold Coast game last year But I fail to see how it's on Goodwin? The players came out with intensity and pressure in the first quarter then slacked off thinking the job was done. That's on the players not Goodwin. This had been going on for decades, doesn't matter which coach we have.
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It's political I get that. But when these conversations come up and the existence of clubs is under threat we have an obligation to ensure the narrative includes the background for the economic circumstances some clubs find themselves in. As I said there will always be large and small clubs. But when small clubs are given no prime time exposure, consistent home games against interstate sides who don't draw in Melbourne, relegated to twilight Sunday timeslots that draw neither crowds nor viewers and are saddled with terrible stadium deals to ensure they meet the AFLs own contract with that stadium what chance do they have? They're already coming from a position of weakness and these things combine to create impossible circumstances and a widening economic gap both in the shirt and long term. AFL assistance is wholly inadequate to address these inequities yet it is this assistance that is now being used to kill off these clubs. Kennett has come out publicly but no doubt others would be thinking it privately, particularly clubs like West Coast, Fremantle and Adelaide. Those clubs see an opportunity not only to grow their share of the financial pie but also strengthen their hand against the Victorian dominated commission. Once non-Vic sides make a majority of clubs they will be able to start getting their agendas through such as moving the Grand Final from the MCG for starters.
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But would it be GC/GWS in the gun or North/Saints/Demons? And where does Tassie sit in that? Perhaps kill off or merge one of the 3 with GC, one with GWS and send the 3rd to Tas is their thinking? I don't really see the AFL giving up on the northern expansion - and I don't really think they should either. GWS definitely has a place in the league, GC long term is a good investment too but perhaps they need to split games between GC and Townsville/Darwin or something?
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I don't disagree having people like Collins and Fitzpatrick on the commission helped them for years. But it is our clubs duty to stand up and fight for ourselves and make the case as to how the AFLs policies have unfairly impeded our ability to stand on our own feet financially. This goes even moreso for Saints, Kangas and Doggies
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Again you're rebutting a point I did not make. Regardless of on field performance, when Melbourne plays Carlton on a Sunday afternoon at the MCG why does Carlton get to host 9 times out of 10? This gives them a game to make money off while we have to make do with hosting Freo, Subs, GWS etc every year. That has nothing to do with success or lack thereof, it's about AFL policies propping up some clubs at the expense of others.
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The product the AFL puts out these days is terrible, most would stop watching if not for their club allegiance. If Melbourne gets killed off that's it for me with the AFL. Local footy could we a resurgence which would be one benefit
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Maybe if they stopped producing such absolutely rubbish content they wouldn't be in such a position.
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Exactly right OD. And you kill off 4 Vic clubs that's half a million people now disenfranchised from the game. What impact would that have on the TV rights deals in 5-10 years time?
