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The 'Review' that didn't review properly? It can't be assumed that any review is going to be accurate Any number of people telling other people what they want to hear. I'm a sceptic on that stuff, bub We actually need another review but will another review reveal anything? What we need is a board that knows precisely where the club is at (in all areas) Couldn't the sacking have been conducted within the confines of the club? Why did we feel compelled to have 4 individuals visit the coach's house in the evening to deliver the news? Couldn't it have waited for first thing in the morning in a professional environment? It's any wonder that Goodwin tossed them out. Amateur hour

Right now we are but is the board and the club thinking we are a contender with the individuals we have now? It seems to me that the Board was expecting success this season and when that didn't happen, they blamed the coach and then sacked him That's usually how it works but reality bites. Yesterday was living proof that the playing list has issues, left, right and centre Not only is there a distinct lack of talent but there's a complete disconnect on the field and our players look lost. We're clearly not good enough I watched the Crows/Pies game last night and there's no way we can compete at that level. We're a long way off Bringing in a new coach (alone) isn't going to fix our issues. An overhaul is needed and we need to surround the new coach with the right people And go hard at the trade table as we need some future stars. Our existing stars are now no better than B or B+ and even then it's inconsistent performances (or outcomes) They are on the wane It used to be that our stars would stand up in the last quarter (or 2nd halves) but now they are not noticable. We either keep losing the close ones or are outclassed We can't be expecting the 'messiah' coach

We need a major overhaul, Betters If we were to evaluate each individual within the FD (including Goodwin) then there's no success stories that I can see (in the last 2 seasons at least) Reality is that we've gone backwards since Yze departed (was he not 'coaching' the team from upstairs?) The GM (Richardson) oversees it all yet he gets to keep his $500k+ per year job? He should have been dismissed before Goodwin I said it back in early April, when things go bad it's never one persons fault Clear the decks, drain the Swamp and make Melbourne great again! And if it is Buckley, I want him to have every chance to be a successful coach Give him the same FD (and playing list) and I can't see it working

Jones is the root cause of our midfield issues (being the midfield coach) Blaming Gawn for grabbing the ball at ruck contests is blaming the A-End of the problem. When was the last time we had a clean clearance where a mid is released but not under pressure? And therefore, be in a position to deliver it forward to a leading target? We have no schemes, no playbook, no science, we just hack it forward like a bunch of unskilled hacks And our forward line is a shambles As for Chaplin. He's in charge of our overall offense! Massive Fail Bassett has failed as well as our defence has gone backwards Mark Williams is just a Cheerleader and our GM just hides away and stays out of sight. Jobs for the boys Our list manager (Lamb) hands out the money & contracts like confetti Taylor should stick to the draft only as the experienced players that he has brought in have offered nothing in the last 4 or 5 years Lord knows what he saw in Schache or Billings ... oh that's right, they were formally high draft picks that Taylor couldn't let go of Stick to what you're good at, JT Drain the Swamp The new coach needs a new list and a new FD

I wouldn't take the 'so close' remark too seriously. Remembering that Goodwin had just been sacked Upon his dismissal, the late Dean Bailey (RIP) remarked that we had a premiership list. The comments are almost like a fail-safe move But the reality is that we need to overhaul the list and overhaul the FD In my view, unless we act in these 2 areas we can or could get even worse no matter who the new coach might be The ladder doesn't lie nor does the W/L record We look good on paper only We're slow, we lack basic skills and we aren't going hard enough at the ball or the contest We have no marking presence up forward and our mids just blaze away indiscriminately Issues everywhere but if we take affirmative action, we can march up the ladder But if the club actually believes we're not far away, we're in trouble

Norm Smith started out as the coach of Fitzroy

Dexter is back! (Dexter Resurrection) And getting rave reviews New season 6 episodes in

Partnership with Stan. Nine Entertainment owns Stan Earlier this year we got the CL Final and the Europa Final on Ch9 as well Good games too ... starts off with Villa vs Newcastle then Man City vs Spurs

EPL live on Ch9 next Saturday 9.30pm Also, another 2 live games on 23rd Aug & 30th Aug (both 9.30pm)

Stan acquiring the rights to the EPL means a number of games will be shown live on Ch9 (Stan & the 9 Network are broadcasting partners with Stan being owned by Nine Entertainment) So beginning next Sat (16th) the 9.30pm game between Aston Villa & Newcastle will be shown live on Ch9 I believe that we'll get at least 2 more Saturday 9.30pm fixtures to follow 23rd August 9.30pm Man City vs Spurs 30th August 9.30pm Chelsea vs Fulham

Storm up 12-2 and they rarely lose from that sort of position Need to keep winning to gain a home QF

The Pies 2nd to the ball all night Hawks have been very good but Collingwood putrid

Money? If he can get an extra $100k+ per year elsewhere on a longer contract, why not hold out? He's seen plenty of others at the club get nice, big fat contracts so why not get in for his chop

They'll hold the trophy at Lords, you'd imagine (the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy) But India denying England the trophy was an achievement in itself Decades ago we would sometimes get a 6th Test and when the Ashes were up for grabs, the 6th Test might have been played at The Oval ... sometimes even with a 6th day added (stand corrected on that one) But a 2-2 result seems a very fair result, all things considered A nice lead in to the Ashes which is just over 3 months away Soon enough, I reckon the big 3 Nations might play home and away over a 3 year cycle (instead of 4 years) A 2 and a half year gap seems a tad long especially when it involves the Ashes

That's how I framed the appraisal In terms of available talent, to be in the position we are in, is putrid Previously, in seasons where we barely won any games, we had very few, if any, top players This season a number of our players have underperformed, for whatever reason But Gawn, Bowey, Chin, Rivers, Turner, Pickett, T-Mac & Melk have been decent to very good. Lindsay & Langford nice debut seasons But May, Lever, Petty, Salem, Langdon, Fritsch, Viney, Petracca, Oliver, Sparrow, JVR & McVee have had forgettable seasons by their own standards Windsor & Kolt 2nd year blues? Of course, if we can bounce back next year, 2025 might be forgotten much like 2019 has been largely forgotten because of the flag in 2021 That's my view, at least