Jaded No More

Will be a star. He’s had hardly no pre season and is one of the few who can hit a target. Terrible call.

I see we refuse to make positional change to on Rankine. Good coaching 🙄

Except that’s as deliberate as the earlier one against Viney. So lucky.

Take yourself off Fritsch. I am sick to death of this absolute rubbish.

Langdon a chance of hitting a target today or?

McVee needs to be moved off Rankine now. He is not keeping up with him.

If you’re going to overuse the ball, you need to hit targets by hand.

Such an incredibly disappointing team we have become. Glimpses of brilliance to dog [censored] in 5 minutes.

Max looks really hurt. It was a nice 5 minutes while it lasted

Ball use gone to [censored] = we have gone to [censored]

McVee has to tighten up on Rankine. Playing him far too loose. He’s their Kosi, he will win them the game.

11 touches at 90%? Not that bad

Jeffo to Roo. I’ve wanted to see this ALL YEAR!

Well done Roo!

I don’t even need to watch us play anymore. I already know the outcome.

Pathetic in front of goal. Again. It’s embarrassing seeing the same highly paid players miss gimme shots week after week.

Even Melksham missing from in front of goal

Unfortunately for us Adelaide can hit targets and we can’t. Same old story every week.

The goal kicking again. A sick joke.

He got a free for interference so there’s a reason he didn’t complete the mark. Loving Chin further up the ground!

Fantastic contest and ball use from Roo there. This is what he needs to get going. Trac will never be a forward with this goal kicking craft.

It’s rare that a player leaves our club and I wish them nothing but success. Nibbler is definitely one. Hunt another. Jeremy Howe on the other hand can shove it!

Can’t wait to see Nibbler play a blinder. What a loss he’s been to us!

This. We are killing these guys by throwing them in and out of the side like defected yo-yos. Petty is on his second concussion for the season. He is unlikely to only miss a week, and frankly should take a few weeks to recover fully. So now is the perfect opportunity, given we can’t play finals, to give JVR and Jeffo an extended run in the senior. Side by side, as was the plan when they were drafted. Give them 5 games, and tell them to just play without the relentless pressure of being dropped. If we waste the remainder of 2025 like we did 2024, by playing the same player mix with the same game plan, then 2026 will be another season of total mediocrity.

Bringing in a top quality GM of football and some really good quality assistant coaches (even with the view that one of them might take over from Goodwin post 2026), has to be the top priority for Smith and Guerra. A senior coach is one part of a larger football department. Replacing the senior coach alone might do absolutely nothing (see Sydney), if the rest of the football department remains unchanged. The reality is that after having 2 very experienced midfield coaches, both of whom have gone on to become senior coaches, we have replaced them with a relative unknown, and a rookie for 'feel good' purposes. Who runs the match day box now? Where are the fresh ideas coming from? Yze changed our midfield, and McQualter pushed for the change in game style last year. You need change makers in the FD, and they don't necessarily need to come in the form of a senior coach, if that senior coach still has the ear of the players and is willing and open to adapt. Simon has proven that he is open to adapting the game plan, going from all out attack in 2018, to all in contest and defense to win a flag in 2021, to now playing a more attacking half back game. Changing game styles is very hard, especially when you best players are older and have experienced the ultimate success with a different game style. But likewise, we need some fresh eyes in the coaching box, and we need a GM of football who is ruthless, experienced, and complements Goody. Richardson and Goody are too similar in their management style. We need a 'bad cop' to enter the chat.