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Correct. Yze played all 3 areas as a player, he can surely offer up new ideas. Similarly if Chappy can do such great work with our key backs he must have tips for our key forwards. And I think our backline needs a rev up to play with more run and attack Plus with the cap rising I’d really like to add someone from a different club who can bring new ideas and shed light on tactics to beat us. Something more than last years change of Mark Williams taking on goal kicking.

Yes, but Bowser stayed in once Hunt was healthy. I suspect McVee comes under pressure purely as Gus might have to go back if they stick with Hunter. And I think Chandler is now under the pump. Otherwise is there doubt on this side being our first picked? FB: Hibberd May Bowey? HB: Rivers Lever Salem C; Langdon Petracca Hunter HF: Spargo Petty ANB FF: Pickett JVR Fritsch Foll: Gawn Oliver Viney Int: Grundy Sparrow Gus Q?: McVee, Chandler, JJ?

I suspect so too but the result is the same. A gamble of early trades that have been successful but can’t always work.

Recontracting of assistants is done by August I believe so you might actually have to make calls on moving anyone on sooner rather than later. Not saying we should be doing that though. Otherwise unless there’s some drastic mid season game plan or personnel shifts that completely change the side I’d say any improvements were down to sustained excellence over years and the players, not short term decisions. If Yze and Chaplin are going to be senior coaches they need to know more than one area of the ground. If they can’t be flexible they won’t make it in the top jobs.

Really? Best 22’s are never entirely settled and we bought in Bowser only weeks from finals in 2021 for instance. But I’d suggest at this stage we’re happy with the 2 talls and Hibbo down back. We’re happy with Petty and JVR up forward we just need Petty healthy and to ride some bumps with JVR. What to do with Gus and I suspect whether we need an extra mid rather than one of the small forwards might be questions we’re yet to answer but I don’t think it’s that unsettled.

We could win the flag and I’d still think 3-5 years is about the appropriate length of time for most assistants. Even if you just shuffle the jobs.

We’re paying for the list decisions made in order to win the flag and the list inaction the last 2 years. Tomlinson was a panic job post 2019 to get a wing. BBB a desperation move to win a flag, it worked, but it really hurts now! Recontracting T Mc. Trading up in the mess of the 2020 draft and taking Laurie now seems a costly mistake. Then we took lost our quickest players in Baker, Hunt and Bedford and our only prime age key forward in Weid. Gawn has to play more forward which clearly isn’t his go. Grundy at times might out perform Jackson but he isn’t bringing the same mobility as a forward that let us play Ben Brown in the same side. How are we meant to play a more attacking run and carry plan if our midfield and backline have only got slower by getting Hunter and sticking with Brayshaw? Our defenders still refuse to run the ball out through the fat side or corridor and I can’t believe that’s all coaching. If it is a fresh backline assistant would help. A tall defender who trusts their ability to run and kick and a genuinely speedy small defender would open things up. As would an on baller who gut runs to receive to take the load of Clarry. Not to mention one who can kick!

The coach sets the menu but it’s up to the assistants to get every group of players to execute. If you don’t think Yze didn’t make a huge difference to our midfield in 2021 then I don’t know what more I can say. Or Leppa at Richmond and Collingwood or Bevo and Adam Simpson at Hawthorn under Clarko It’s not 1975 any more, it takes a team of coaches and part of that is fresh experts who know how implement different ideas.

Apart from when we swapped in Yze and he deck chaired our midfield to sharing the ball far more and won a flag. Assistant coaches get the time to work with groups of players more specifically. And they bring ideas to collaborate with the head coach. The greatest coaches have always had incredible staff supporting them. Ignoring that is stupid.

Taj in WAFL Colts: 22.7 disposals, 5.1 marks, 4.7 tackles Smith in Coates league: 20.6 disposals, 3.6 marks, 4.6 tackles Not sure about the output difference. I’d expect Kynan to be on our list from what I saw in preseason but I wouldn’t be committing to what at this stage is an inconsistent smaller mid.

And team work, still little to know blocking for Gawn or anyone else.

And the one Fritsch lead up sees him and Spargo collide and the one JVR hit up sees Harmes get in his way.

When Tomlinson, Brown and Schache are your 3 highest afl listed disposal winners you’re in trouble. Certainly looks like the thinnest midfield Casey have played for a while

ANB had a couple of bad Nibbler moments but his tackling was excellent all day and it’s hard to say we don’t need that desperately. So many of his turnovers come from being in a side that makes it very hard for the player to know what to do given the lack of cohesion. BBB can’t move and we’re already playing 2 big rucks who aren’t doing much forward. He might get another go, they switched it up today with Tom deep and JVR hitting up. But this seems like his first Casey game where he actually found the ball and some marks. If he’s getting 10 touches at Casey unless he’s kicking 4 a week that translates to no impact at AFL level.

Rivers is our only half back who breaks a line, and some times Hibbo. And we almost never use the corridor unless it was by mistake. Lever, is the ultimate ball stopper who only ever goes backwards, boundary side or after an eternity long down the line. Our backs seem allergic to handball receives and switches. The one guy out there today looking for handball receives was Gus, who would then quickly be under pressure and inevitably blast it to no one. Quick or open ball movement - forget about it. Then when we do get clean play from say a centre bounce without Oliver we lack burst to drive it deep. And we love multiple talls deep contesting rather than balance it up with a tall and a small, have the tall fly and the small crumb. And suddenly we’re both too tall and too short up forward with the 3 talls and 3 smalls. Fritsch is in the only who looks like he can win a contest in the air or on the ground and he’s Fritsch. Plus our mids don’t cover off and our backs give a lot of leg room sagging back so our pressure forwards and up against it. Particularly from stoppages where we always drop the ruck right out deep and give the opposition an extra

Goody was effectively the coach in 16 as well as 17 and he took a side that managed 7 wins by parking the bus in 2015 and won 10 and 12 games. Was disappointing to miss finals in 17 but both seasons were huge successes. 2018 was a 10 out of 10 job. 2019 was a disaster. But look at Adam Simpson at West Coast, some times your injuries just stuff you. 2020, a disappointment for sure. But we established a defensive system and played some young guys who were destined for greatness. 2022, I don’t blame the coaching. They tried to address faults without robbing strengths. Injuries to key players stuffed us. Honestly it wasn’t a bad premiership defence job compared to a lot of sides. This year, I’m reluctant to say the coaching is the issue. We had a very poor list management off season losing a valuable young player and only adding 2 stop gap solutions. We lost 3 more best 26 players in Weid, Bedford and Hunt for nothing substantial either. Didn’t draft any mature talent. Some of that is on the coach. Some of that was probably by design banking picks for this year. But the reality is we’re really thin for talent in certain areas and it’s making it hard to keep up with quicker more skilful sides.

From what I’ve seen he leads hard, jumps at the ball and tackles when it’s on the deck. Obviously decision making isn’t great and there’s still way too many times where he has that costly pause before he does something, but at least he has the physical tools. Our best footy this year has come when Petty and JVR do enough to keep defenders honest and contribute at ground level. If that’s the job it’s starting to look more suited to Joel than one of the old guys who can’t move. Although I suspect Goody’s next move is back to Melk for similar reasons.

No but he played in the intraclub during the week off (I believe) and that’s good enough for me.

Dees premiership hero Kye Declase no doubt set for a big game

It’s still Chirnside Park even with a new name

As a wingman - a useful role player who’s kicking and lack of breakaway speed puts a ceiling on his value. But maybe we see this week if Taj can be that and hopefully more. As an on baller - he’s still very raw and untapped. I assume he only played 3/4’s v North after playing a quarter v Port and had 27 touches showing he’s starting to improve his accumulation and contested ball. His running can be a weapon. His size an asset. But his lack of forward traits (speed, skills, marking) makes it hard to pick him as an on baller because you don’t want him spelling on a forward flank. He’s the type of player who will be a good pick up at another club but that doesn’t necessarily mean we’ve done anything wrong if he goes. I’d like to see him get a string of games as an on baller at AFL level but I also understand we have to fill a wing this week and we can’t just give out midfield games.

Intrigued by the Woey rumours. There's 2 spots I'd consider him for. 1. Wing: in which case I can't see him overtaking JJ. But I guess JJ could play on ball. Gus back to half back. Bowey doesn't come up? Or McVee gets a rest? 2. half forward/3rd winger: ANB's done that at times but JJ probably needs more rest than Hunter, so a 3rd winger comes in. A half forward would have to make way. Chandler? Sprago? ANB himself? Drop a tall? Give Fritsch a potentially much needed week off (from a health perspective please don't start)? Given how reluctant Goodwin has been in his career to play young guys on the wings my guess is it's the latter. I think Woey was in line for the preseason game v Richmond and round 1 start that Laurie got so I'm not overly surprised if it happens.

Why would someone resigning get paid for the year? I’d imagine he has a heap of leave entitlements that it doesn’t matter but I’m not sure Richmond should pay a full 4 months that he won’t work. The big question is will Richmond seek trade compensation if/when he signs a new deal before his Richmond contract expires. I think they could and they should.

For years they’ve said turn side on and now they’re saying go in front on with your arms out? Utter nonsense

The best thing for the club is to be honest and if coaching the year out without telling them would’ve created stress and anger that’s not good. If coaching the year out after telling them would’ve just been mostly futile that’s not good either. Once he’s made his mind up that his time is up at Richmond he may as well finish up. With Balmy and seasoned assistant they’ve got enough experience to handle the next few months.