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We had a bad day at the office yesterday. But we've also seen the other side of the ledger against the Saints, Blues & Suns Nonetheless, yesterday was very disappointing With the Demons it's maybe 'expect the unexpected' The Senior players have to bring it because if they don't, we can't expect the young and/or the inexperienced players to win us games. It's too big of an ask Our inexperienced players are learning how to play, at AFL level. Any player can be critiqued, but who's leading the way? We need Bowey, Rivers & Viney back, asap

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What about all the unforced errors (turnovers) 138 so far Edit (4 minutes later) 155 (turnovers)

The young players are not the issue.* All of them need a few pre-seasons & 60-80 games under their belts but more importantly, they need the senior players to lead the way Which was sadly lacking yesterday (senior players output) I counted up to at least 10 experienced players who were well below their best The danger pre-game was complacency and whether King could read what might get delivered Let's face it, we starting having these no-show-up games a few years ago with arguably, a much better team But even the best teams have off days (Bulldogs yesterday as well) Steep learning curve ahead with lots of ups & downs. We just need to stay ahead in the win column *Even the great Chris Judd could only average 18 possessions per game in his first 68 matches (3 years)

What an opportunity hey? 4 & 1 staring us in the face ... a win and we might be a contender (maybe) A loss and it's another re-start Seize the day!

Bang bang ... bang?

If they are dumb enough to think that a caretaker coach could work then yeah, they'll sack Voss early Caretaker coach - 2 or 3 wins. New game plan? Good luck! End of season (or near the end) is a far better scenario (for Carlton) And the caretaker coach might mirror Voss anyway. After all, their whole FD would be geared towards playing a certain way

Won't do them any good. They lack the talent to play today's new AFL standard. Caretaker coach won't help either. Too much is set in stone in footy clubs these days And the Blues are doing what we used to do ... Bomb it in long, time after time. Dumb football. Turnover- City A new coach needs a year to turn it around (or at least the whole off season) Our sport has become like the NFL in that regard (not like soccer) And the NFL teams generally wait until seasons end to sack their coaches. Black Monday they call it

Blues lose ✔️ Pies lose - probable ✔️ Bombers lose - Should be ✔️ Hawks lose - hopefully ✔️

Our best beats Essendon's best. Game-plan aside, King's has to make sure that the team is switched-on But that can apply to any match, anytime. Let-downs can happen but a good coach can see that sort of thing coming

No doubt, but winning contests is a fundamental part of the sport. In many ways, a non-negotiable. To not do so means a team can't win big As for the rest of it, although it's only been a month, from what we've seen, we've gone from butchering the ball on a contest basis to not butchering the ball anywhere near as much The thing that stands out are our footskills & teamwork (and the rare long bombs down the line) And our long kicks forward are no longer time-consuming bombs. They're quite often rapid and low-flying to 1 on 1's And it should be pointed out that Goodwin didn't leave the club in bad shape, it's more about the game plan & game style that's way different. Players personnel wise, we're in decent shape Compare that to say when Roos took over (when we lacked basic talent) As previously stated, Goodwin did try and change our style in 2024 & 2025 but his message fell on deaf ears. Needed a new voice

Excellent post In previous years what we saw primarily were long bombs down the line (from anywhere on the ground) long bombs to packed forward lines and scrubber kicks forward that amounted to not much at all. Our teamwork on offense was poor Compare that to now and it's like chalk & cheese. The eyes have it It does help when the chief culprits aren't playing but I'm not sure that the chief culprits can't mend their ways anyway. It just needs a complete buy-in Fresh start, different voice, different method, different FD, etc etc We played a certain way for 10+ years and it's hard to change, just like that Goodwin did try and change things from early 2024 and in 2025 but we needed a different voice. But the players themselves were at fault as well (on and off the field)

Hard to see us even going close to matching Richmond's offer anyway (if it came down to $$$$'s only) Apart from the cap space availability, would we want to commit to that sort of dosh?

Dons, Blues, Tiges, North, Eagles & Port all no? That leaves 12 teams & 10 spots

Tigerz offering $16Million over 8 years