Pennant St Dee

What do you want us to say FFS we’re are 14th because we haven’t won enough games, that’s a fact. To you and your ilk everything needs to be black and white, anything in the grey requires greater thought. We kicked poorly against GWS, Collingwood and Hawthorn in games we played well there’s 3 more wins, we played [censored] against Saints and had we kicked straight win that. However all that does is paper over some cracks. I’m actually done trying to explain the changes to people like you It’s a waste of time, you either can’t or refuse to see the changes in how we’re trying to pla. All you do is continually bag our players particularly the younger ones. As I said stop following or stay miserable I’m done with you

Can you explain why Brisbane beat Geelong at the Cattery, yet drew with North and lost to us, Richmond beat the Suns. That should tell you how close things can be and how quickly they turn. You and others need to stop following because it’s not good for you all see is negativity.

That’s nonsense old Dee and you know it, you’re back where you were in 2019 to mid 2021 wallowing in self pity. Average players playing their role and stepping up win you big games like Frampton clamping down on Andrews in the 23 GF, Fort stepping up in the GF last year, Hickey competing through the 22 season and in finals to get Sydney to the GF, sure we got to a prelim with Frost and Omac playing as key defenders. And there are many more. Teams like Carlton, Essendon and St Kilda have fallen foul of paying so much of their salary cap on a few stars and having a very poor bottom 6. It’s not our younger players who are the problem and when we get more games into them they will have greater consistency, we just need to continue building the youth and we can (like before) cash in on the free agents when May, Gawn, Lever etc cash frees up

Do you rate North or Richmond’s youngsters?

I’m sorry but Nibbler was with us last season how were we not winning more games last season. Do you also understand Adelaide effectively play 4 tall forwards in Walker, Thilthorpe, Fogarty and Curtin who play a long down the line style of game, there is always at least one of them presenting high up the ground as a transition option from defence. So their F50 entries are very much to a contest.

We COMPETED(to quote you) post 2021, post 2023 was a different matter If you think there hasn’t been a change in ball movement you’re wrong. It’s there unfortunately it’s there just not fully engrained with the F50 entries

Benji is a good kid, spent a lot of time out of footy with stress fractures but last 18 to 20 months developed really well. He’s still only 16 and think he’ll learn a lot from the hit it against the SA boys and Duff-Tyler still to come

He impressed me last week, clean hands and good decision making

I don’t buy the farm thing, just like I don’t blame umpires, we as Aussies have a shocking habit of finding excuses and laying the blame as to why we lost or didn’t get a player etc. Cats are fortunate they are outside of Melbourne and provide a great lifestyle which many would love. They have turned their club around through Cook, Costa and Wells. Add to that a gun coach and unique ground and your halfway there. We need to identify how we control our destiny and brand moving forward. I don’t look on the two straight sets losses as others do, to me it’s part of being up in the 8 for a decent stint and starting again in September. 2022 we were cooked come September but I felt in 2023 we were firing just before September and we’re in it up to our necks until Petty, Melksham and Brayshaw were ruled out. Unlike the Pre Roos era we have Kings birthday (post big freeze) and Anzac Eve which provide opportunities for players to play on the big stage. Get a settled board, maintain the 2 blockbuster games and be regular finals side for 4 to 5 years at a time and we’ll be fine in attracting/maintaining players and being a good club

Great insight What this highlights is the difficulty in identifying a good coach, Many on here suggesting Longmire,Buckley and Simpson based on their media performances. It’s not difficult to review footage select clips and impress the masses with knowledge. Let’s select Johnson because he was a gun player, Jordan Lewis what exactly has he done to suggest he wants to coach, I’d have thought he’s firmly entrenched in the media. Mail I have is Skipworth is probably the next cab off the rank as ready to take a senior gig, it’s a tough gig but there are lots of variables and don’t kid yourself that timing and back room stability isn’t a major impact on field I’m not sure McRae would be an instant success without Nick Daicos (an absolute game changer) coming in and Maguire moving on Geelong are a very strong club off field and I rate Scott as the best coach going around but he had many detractors for years saying he inherited a Premiership team but couldn’t get it done on his own. Unless we finish horrifically I’m not keen on moving him without a list change up. Like some of our kids coming through and want some tough decisions made re some senior players

The only table that matters really at the end of the day is flags won since 2000, you can be really good H &A like Bombers 01, Port 01-03, us 22/23, Sydney 14, 24,Freo 15, Saints 09/10, Pies 11 , 19 for no return or be a team winning not many H & A but actually building but the table is Hawks 4 Lions 4 Cats 4 Tigers 3 Swans 2 Eagles 2 Pies 2 Dee’s 1 Port 1 Dogs 1 Bombers 1

Did you acknowledge Dwayne Russell when you quoted him

Don’t agree with Jordan, he’s struggling this season Agree with Oliver from last season and whilst hindsight is wonderful could you imagine if we let Clarrie go after 21/22 and hadn’t extended his contract Demonland would have exploded Yze responsible for 21 yet had no roll in the straight sets exits of 22 and 23, that is a myth

There are posters on here who are capable of keeping an open mind and the there are a few who are incapable of seeing balance either way. It is those few who put ridiculous arguments forward such as this not to mention selective revision

Dave calling SEN Goodwin has to go he’s done nothing in 4 years He won us a flag but that was in bloody Perth. I think we know who Dave is

There’s a bit in that, in terms of Trac being a very useful forward and moving forward as a group the midfield needs changing, Lindsay, Langford and Windsor would be worth giving cameo roles through the middle but a tank needs to be built for them to go through there. Kossie is a massive point of difference through the middle and even giving Bowie a run through there would be worth looking at. Whatever the magnets Viney, Oliver and Trac can never be put in there unless it’s pouring rain and we need to just get it in deep

I’d like to see new line coaches, Goody has the players and I’ve said many times you can see the changes but we would have periods where old habits such as bombing into F50 would happen. Some fresh voices and Choco needs to go IMO

Email just sent by Greeny

No they didn’t, Gawn I understand 30sec left, needed to switch the footy to the fat side, Clarrie’s kick absolutely not, over 2 minutes to go and he just bombed it without even looking, not certain who it was (possibly Fritsch) but we had a player free about 35/40m out central a Quick Look inside sees that and Clarrie had time, I get it’s tense and that brings pressure. He was awesome for the game but that moment was poor, we can’t just say he had no other option then to just get it on the boot

Congratulations Daisy, Pioneer of AFLW and a fantastic ambassador for the game in general. Will forever be a club legend

What a great player he was from the time he debuted, could play either end to a very high standard. As you say the back had a massive impact on his onfield legacy but at his peak he was a match winner. Congratulations Garry

A boy from the Kimberley I coached in development is at Xavier and close with Marley, told me he’s a freakish talent

Simply not true, it happened last season vs Freo at Optus and cost them the game and that’s just off the top of my head So many with self pity. The umpires didn’t make Fritta play on, Clarrie dump kick or our players rush their opportunities around goal when a bit more composure was required

Get over it Brown said nothing wrong, you play to the whistle it’s what you teach players from a young age. Control what you can control and he didn’t It’s an emotional game I get it and it’s especially emotional for you as far as Collingwood is concerned.

6.May 5.Gawn 4.Bowey 3.Clarrie 2.Disco 1.Kossie