Demon17

Nailed it. There's a player whose not satisfied and maybe still hurting from last week. I call that professional and understanding the task at hand still. But I loved the elation of Steven May after his emotions of last week. The club will make the finals if he has anything to do with it.

Game saving spoil in the final 30 seconds.

Ross lyon says teams ahead at 1/4 time win 90% of the time. All good?

Not sure which tunnel, but if 21 is a disaster and there's no KPI out clause for the club then clearly that light I mentioned is that oft noted train headlight coming down the tracks from the other direction towards us.

She needs copy to get her retainer paid weekly so any story will do. Remember she's just 60 and still a long way from pension age so must keep working.

Sure does, but there's light at the end of the tunnel regarding no lock in for 2022, if heaven forbid we have a shocker in 21. What amazes me is how on earth are we 18th for clearances with Gawn, Oliver , Trac ... etc in themidfield. Something is seriously wrong and the midfield coach position surely must be up for grabs at least?

Talent on every line . AND they are resting Riccardi - Gee they must rate their chances

Fair point but he did show real class at times and a propensity to hit targets. Your right on his journey though just being underway.

Harsh but accurate. This issue that 'blind freddie' could see can be added to the list in general - dominating inside 50's, Taps to advantage for little rewards, goal kicking inaccuracy, failure to hit targets. All since 2017 yet Simon keeps talking without any perceived actions and/or corresponding improvements. I hope we make it , but insipid performances next 2 weeks will put Simon under the Board's blowtoch big time I would have thought and may be a blessing in disguise. Finals this year will be simply a reprieve for the end of his contract.

spot on. He's so skilled that he stood out big time when he has played doing things most of the team can't execute and should be in for that reason alone.

Not necessarily related but Giants have shown their ruthless streak by dropping thir skipper for tomorrow night for form reasons. That mindset really worries me for the game outcome.

Only if doggies lose 1.

Either of your scenarios will be goodwins worst career nightmare. And the Board's for the unbelievable ameuterish contract extension.

And/ or the saints lose both of theirs which is possible. But we need to beat gws

I can't either. IMO the Blues are a poorish team as shown by their appalling 2nd half against the Pies. So they get up and beat the Swans in a huge comeback and just emphasise how winnable the Swans game should have been and exacerbates Goodwins inablility o get the team up for crunch games when they revert to type.

Agreed. The best coach of the last 20 years won't stand for it.

My version of ruthless would have been not offering Nathan Jones a new 1 year deal for the swan song. Goodwin is hypocritcial in this regard. I suspect he has no answers and resorts to jargon because of this. Successful clubs, sort of, in this predicament, kept the head coach and brought in quality assistants and support. I defy anyone to make an argument that our forward and midfield coaches should be retained on 2 years of statistical disasters. Pies brought in Caracella dn Longmuir for Buckley, Hardwick had chanegs likewise.

Easy is how you would have described gws vs crows 2 hours ago. Our big hope is freo knocking off dogs. They have A graders and an impressive young coach in Longmuir

Gws are gone. So where is their media pile on about softness , everything on the line failure etc. Won't happen. Dees knock them off next week will be part redemption for me.

I'm hoping jackson is the tall forward solution. I just don't see weideman making it sadly. Hope I'm wrong and 1 more preseason might see him improve strength wise. Main recruit mandatory is a good forward coach that goodwin will support.

Not 1 player named in AA Under 22 squad this morning.

Do they have the wind?

Sure, but gee don't the Dogs deserve a place in the finals the way they played last night?

This sounds silly commenting on an AA selected player but I think Goodwin has a lot to answer for in Clayton Oliver's development. He personally interviewed Clayton in his Mum's kitchen in the bush before drafting so has been a project player for Goodwin alone. Clayton is terrific and you can't fault his desire and endeavour, but for his early years we were succummd by his stats and gave him a leave pass on all the handballs. This year the opposiiton and media woke up about the ineffecitiveness of many disposals and somewhere a switch was flicked a few weeks ago and he ran harder and kicked the ball out of traffic. Why didn't Goodwin take control of this flaw very early in his career. I ask this in the conext of LT above commenting on can Goodwin coach or not , I agree and this in my mind is a glaring example. Don't get me started on the Inside 50 ratio/conversion disaster

No he didn't. Thats becoming another urban myth. It was changed by Peggy O'Neil and Brendan Gale. and they brought in Neil Balme and the Board remained stable. Brought in Caracella and had a top footiy manager in Dan Richardson Hardwick showed he wasn't up to it and change had to come from elsewhere. He showed his true spots in recent events this year. They had the talent and Hardwick needed to change.