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Really? Oh yeah, different directive - the mindset. Boys play better footy today. Play with a different mindset. Be different to last week. And the week before that. And the week before that. Hell, play different to how we have since the bye! What's that Max? Ok sure, you've averaged 97 points since the bye, coming off the highest score of the season, including a 10 goal quarter. Sure, it snowed in Haddes the last time we scored 10 goals in a quarter. But i want a different mindset - be even MORE attacking.

More attacking than the previous week where we kicked 10 goals in a quarter, had our highest score for the season, scored 3 goals from a kick out and repeatedly went thru the corridor - including a carbon copy of the play down the middle yesterday (ie kick out to Max in the centre square, who gives off to a running player and kicks inside 50) And two weeks after going all out attack against the Saints for three quarter, kicking 13.8 by 3 quarter time?

To be perfectly honest, 100% yes. Completely aligns with the fact that, as i have been at pains to point out, we have really improved our transition and ball movement this season, particularly post bye - our average score in the 7 games post bye is 92 points. Our increased scoring is function of that improved ball movement and Goody deserves credit for his work implementing a different method, one that is really different to a method that brought senior players a flag.

Different directive from the coaches box? Do prey tell, what was that?

Whatever people think about Goody's sacking I really hope that false narratives and myths don't take hold on Demonland. The post above is an example of such false narratives. We have been playing fast, transition footy all season and playing with an attacking mindset all season. In fact it's been one of our problems - we don't have the cattle to not cough up huge scores on turnover, as we did again yesterday. Tactically and method wise, yesterday's game was no different to how we've played all season, particularly since the bye. In fact, we have been really improving our transition game in the second half of the year, as evidenced by a raft of stats, for example scores from defensive half. I mean we did some of our best transition and ball movement all season in 7 of our previous 8 quarters before yesterday's game,

Let the rewriting of history begin.

I would be shocked if they didn't, particularly maxy. But it's not Maxy's job to coach them and ensure they are so well drilled they could set up with their eyes closed. Or for that matter to coach mids not to get caught behind their opponent.

I reckon the responsibility for our midfield woes, today and all season, in large part falls to Jones, who is charge of stoppages and the other midfield coach (whose name escapes me - Sam ratcliff?). Our set up and structures have been woeful all season. I went to a player sponsor event last year and Maxy was on our table. I was talking to him about stats and whether he is into them. Short answer is yes (he noted every player has access to an app with the full stats the club keep, team wide and for each player - he showed me the app on his phone). I asked him if hitouts is the most useless stat in footy - leading question but he agreed. But of more interest he volunteered that by far his least favourite stat was hitout to advantage as it's dependent on the mids being in the right spot - that's to say he hits it to a designated spot on the clock (his phrase) and a mid is supposed to be there. In games that's mainly on the mids but it also comes down to how the midfield coach sets up structures etc and how well drilled and coached the mids are.

Goody being sacked and getting bagged for not selecting Lindsay when he's no longer at the club at Casey is peak Cranky

My only feedback would be to narrow down the focus as governance, transparency and accountability are interrelated but separate things. Ideas covering all three areas run the risk of being too broad and nor sufficiently targeted. Transparency relates to communication and governance is very broad. I'd recommend constructive ideas on how the MFC can be improve its level accountability to its fans and members.

Good lord you post some nonsense.

Bit more time in the paddock before returning for the Tasmanian Cup.

My take on the next coach: Short version: Despite my misgivings about Buckley i think appointing him coach would be a good move and i'll fully back him in if they do. Long version: I'm ambivalent about Buckley. He was a famously defensive coach that, yes came close to a flag but was sacked on the back of a woeful season and his replacement turned much the same list into a competitive unit immediately. And the knock on him as a coach was that he wasn't a great manager of people and had a propensity to judge others by the myopic, hyper driven standards he set for himself as a player. Add to that I've never much liked him. Against those misgivings i think the following counter arguments hold significant weight: Personally i think we need to go with an experienced coach like Buckley or Longmire that has gravitas and would not need to 'earn' the respect of players the way any new coach would I agree with Goodwin and Langdon that we're actually not far away from being a contender again, meaning we are not in full rebuild mode - a scenario that suits an experienced coach (on that point, the fact that Buckley is even interested suggests he also believes we are not far from being a contender - no chance he is up for years long rebuild like McQualter and Yze) An experienced candidate like Buckley or Longmire would also have the power, within limits, to call the shots on key hiring and firing decisions which will be important as we need a broom Buckley would demand veto on assistant coaches and no doubt create his own team of line coaches, something that i think is very much needed (ie new assistant coaches) I think some tough calls also need to me made about our high performance program - Bucks, who was ahead of his time on the fitness front, will have firm views in that space and I suspect would drive change It is reasonable to think Mcrae built on the foundation Buckley built - I think that's particularly true in regards to driving training standards They were clearly already a super fit team when Mcrae took over and their success under Mcrae's would simply not have been possible without that base given his method is so aerobically taxing Landing Buckley soon would go a long way to assuage my concerns the executive made an ill considered, vibe based decision to both sack goody and do so three games from the end of the season Many have noted Buckley has mellowed and he himself has acknowledged he has to chill a bit in terms of his interactions with players, particularly those that are perhaps less driven than he was as a player He was on a bit of a hiding to nothing at the Pies as the whole legend player becomes coach of their team narrative arc often has an unhappy ending (Voss being one such example) Buckley is unquestionably a good media operator and whilst it would be great if that wasn't such an important KPI for s senior coach the reality is it is - particularly for a club that has relied on the senior coach and captain to front the media for the last three years So, all things considered I hope we land Buckley and I'll fully back him in if they do. There would certainly be an irony in Buckley coming in and having immediate success with a team that had struggled in the previous two seasons. By the by, in terms of choosing bucks, or indeed any coach, I'm of the view that whilst the coach is of course important the impact of an AFL coach is hugely over rated. I'm more concerned the clubs sorts its governance and get the high performance stuff right.

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It will be Sparg's call but we do not have the luxury of trading out a player who is far and away our best kick inside 50.

Huh? I think that answers the question as to whether the idea of a collective voice to provide constructive feedback to the MFC has legs:

Total bollocks. But whatever.

Which is why i said in previous post that it was either directly leaked by the board or knowing full well as soon as Goody was told it would get out there, they allowed the jungle drums to beat for hours. The result is exactly the same. Dees fans find out from Tom Morris our premiership coach has been sacked. If they wanted to treat Goody with a modicum of respect they could have spoken to him in the evening, given him some time to come to terms and had the presser ready to roll 8am this morning giving no time for the ghouls to go to work. I have little doubt they backgrounded Gleeson a few days ago to lay the ground for Goody's sacking.

I suspect it was a drive by of pert who yes was CEO when we won the flag but as good notes that followed a period of stabilty when PJ and Mahoney were in charge. The implication being Per didn't bring stability - and nor did he deliver a home base, something he made central to his vision from the get go (and then stepped down but remained in a project management role to deliver the home base - which he has again failed to land). Sliding door moment when the board rejected PJs advice to go with a succession plan involving Mahoney becoming CEO and instead went witn Pert whose ladt few years as CEO of the pies were fractious.

That's exactly what the board should have done. Pathetic by them.

How bloody typical the club didn't get ahead of this and show Goody the respect he deserves and make a proper announcement instead of leaking to Tom Morris (whichbis clearly what's happened, ir if they didn't they knew it would come our because they told Goody ladt night and didn't have a presser first thing this morning) That puff piece by Gleeson the other day was basically a board written background piece and in hindsight laying the ground fir today's strategic leak.

Its funny coz it's true.

Its funny coz it's true.

That remains to be seen. How strong a position will it be if they haven't sorted a strong replacement, or at the least have some serious irons in the fire - not to mention a clear timetable to sort a new coach in a timely fashion. I mean, how do we go about trading players in and preparing for 2026 if we are still faffing about in November trying to land a coach.

I like the dogs but I hope we neuter them.and then clip the wings of the hawks and pies.