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The head recruiter is told what the coach wants and does his best to recruit them. The coach decides who gets to run onto the ground. And by your argument he's been allowing these lazy buggers to run onto the ground. 1st game against GWS we had 5 debutants and gave them a run for their money due to their enthusiasm that the older blokes fed off. The list is far too comfortable knowing even if they just trot around half arzed they'll still be gettin' a game next week cause a few years ago they won a flag. As Barassi once said. " if given the choice of a bloke with talent or a goer, I'll take the goer every time."

100% And it's just the way Goodwin wants it. He plays for territory. How would you be as one of our forwards when they see one of our mids streaming toward you knowing damn well that this could go anywhere.

Lets face it. That's a large majority of the list. That Goodwin has assembled.

Looking forward to watching Caitlyn Clarke tear all those jealous ghetto horsehair wig wearers to bits myself. She's a Hoopastar. As for us I've got nothing but a foreboding sense of .... Doom. But I really like the look of Langford. Hope Goodwin doesn't ruin him.

Stui as an admin. No thanks.

And that's how you end up with tantrum throwing adults. Yes it was a workplace incident, a football accident. Part of the reason footballers get to sign 7mill contracts. No you can't have it both ways.

And that would be for the lawyers to sort. Not ya mum and dad. Especially if you're a 29yr old man.

You didn't pay attention to his career. He was always an annoying prat and one of the more immature red faced tantrum chuckers when things weren't going his way.

Just saw that. I dunno why the club needs to be breaking bread with Petraccas parents anyway. He's 29yr old man FFS. If a 29yr old was injured at work do you think the company is breaking bread with the employees parents? Short answer is .... No. The fact that the other fools at the table were showing their mock outrage just shows how immature footballers in general are. Petracca even more so it seems after last years carry on.

Agree. I've been bored to tears for the most part of Goodwins tenure. Always hated watching the Swans under Roo's. Hated watching the Aints and Dockers under Lyon. Would often tell people if they were playing in my front yard I'd pull the curtains. Now I've been stuck watching us. I remember after the ANZAC game in '22 when we strangled Richmond to death it was either Brayshaw or Langdon who stated in a post game interview "We plan to make these blockbuster games as boring as possible." I thought then ..... "NO, that's not how you excite kids, get prime time games and build a supporter base for the future." And now here we are pulling 20k for home games. We had a huge opportunity to build the club on the back of the flag and we've blown it by being an ugly side to watch. Even when we were winning.

What did he say that wasn't right?

The opposition all know that we're mentally weak and if they keep the pressure on for long enough we'll collapse like a house of cards.

Maybe if Trac could hit the side of a barn now and then I might have some sympathy. He's one of the worst culprits of boot it and hope. Had a hot little patch out've the middle late in the 3rd and sprayed it everywhere. The true guns of the game can hit the targets and kick the big goals when the team need 'em most. Trac cannot do either.

I remember in the afterglow of the flag Max waxing about Goodwin as a premiership coach now having a job for life. (Either coaching or in the media) I'm also skeptical. Been the subject of various forms of scuttlebutt and now leading the club down the gurgler at an alarming rate.

Ahh yes ... That familiar feeling of utter despair watching this club self destruct. The veil of negativity is like a warm blanket.

Still sprayed it everywhere.

Gotta laugh. I recently did 2 weeks in the Demonland clink for stating Mays is a ..... panic merchant.

As far as I'm concerned we keep Lindsay, Langford and Windsor. The rest we put on the trade table and see what we can get. As long as Goodwin and his assistants go too.

I'm sorry to say but history shows that's how we roll. The club is simply unable to handle or sustain any sort of success. A true basket case.

Just went out the shed and blew a dart. Looked up at my '21 GF poster. 15 Premiership players we've got out here tonight.

There's a reason our crowds are poor. Just awful football to watch. Even when we were winning.

Ahhh Gary. We have been "See what happens" going forward since Goodwin took over.

Agree. Always remember seeing these clips. The difference between Jones and Hodges communication skills is stark. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vO1icLm_Zk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl8UeyJDufQ

Here's an idea. Just change the name. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Nn6H5pv7ky4?feature=share

I want Goodwin gone as much as anyone but this is Essendon. One of the absolute must win games of the season. The knives can wait .... For a couple weeks.