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I've structured my work arrangements so that I'm working for the entire match Hoping that the Lions win but can't bear to watch Collingwood play at all - full stop! I just detest them

More to the point is that there is more than one senior assistant type that we could look at ... or perhaps we will look at someone who is just an assistant that might be able to step up into the Yze role. Could it be someone from within like Chaplin? But again, how much influence and responsibility do these senior assistants have elsewhere? (the ones where the head coach is boundary-side) Our club itself may well know but what do we know? The appointment may well be an extremely important one as he'll be very likely the right-hand man to Goodwin (unless we go down a different path with Goodwin upstairs again)

Yes but the Tigers passed on him as their future head coach so he might have his limitations And there are quite a few head coaches that are on the boundary now so we may be looking at all the chief assistants that are upstairs So how many head coaches are boundary-side now?

All things considered, we are doing extremely well Decades in the wilderness with so many bottom 3 finishes meant that youngsters weren't going to be barracking for us. You've gotta win Our numbers are related to our miserable past ... 22 years without finals '65 to '86 really hurt. As did that horror stretch from '07 to '16. 32 years of misery means we are/were coming from a long way back However, despite all that we've now got 70,000 members and our crowd are very healthy By contrast, the Pies seem to always be in contention thus their huge numbers ... but in reality, we are not that far being them (again, all things considered) It's a bit of a pipe dream but 10 more years of finals with a premiership or 2 and our numbers will increase exponentially Again, it's all about winning

At issue is that we are in effect possibly in need of another head coach (type) Yze sitting in the stands with Goodwin on the bench points to an assistant like Yze would be making a lot of moves (or not) Maybe a lot of those moves are pre-planned but nonetheless, the type of assistant we might require isn't your normal run of the mill assistant Or, we might revert to Goodwin back up in the stands if we go down another path (a new, midfield coach being just that, a midfield coach only) It's all a bit vague though as we don't know how much responsibility Yze actually had

Lions have started well with a wide-open WR TD ... Packers look up against it already Edit: Halfway through the 2nd quarter and this is a rout! A shellacking! The Lions look really good but there's very little opposition

Matches to look out for this weekend Sat 4.30am Hoffenheim vs Borussia Dortmund Sat 5.00am Barcelona vs Sevilla Sat 9.30pm Aston Villa vs Brighton Sun 3.00am AC Milan vs Lazio Sun 3.30am RB Leipzig vs Bayern Munich Sun 3.30am Tottenham vs Liverpool (set your alarm!) Sun 6.00am Monaco vs Marseille Sun Midnight Nottingham vs Brentford Tues 6am Fulham vs Chelsea

Moir Stakes tomorrow night looks to be suited for 'Imperatriz' again but it's at very short odds. Whilst I reckon it will win again, Rothfire & Uncommon James represent the value. Maybe the exotics? Up in Sydney on Saturday there are 3 big Group 1's. 2 firm favourites in the Metrop & the Flight Stakes but lots of value in both races. The Epsom is a wide-open race Click on any of the links for the Previews Metropolitan Hcp Flight Stakes Epsom Hcp

In the end, we weren't going to play him so your explanation fits as the logical one, DC I suppose once we said to the bloke that we were going down a different path (Max as the main man with a bit of help from JVR/TMac) it was as good as over

Season definer for the NFC North tomorrow? (Lions @ Packers) The 188th time these 2 teams will be meeting so a storied history. A classic match-up (way back) but right now, both teams will be desperate to win to gain a break And here are 2 more game highlights from week 3 Giants @ 49ers extended highlights Eagles @ Bucs extended highlights .

Saints @ Packers extended highlights Broncos @ Miami extended highlights Colts @ Ravens extended highlights

Arsenal vs Tottenham extended highlights Liverpool vs West Ham extended highlights Atletico vs Real Madrid Barcelona vs Celta Vigo

@layzie @Gorgoroth @JV7 @DeeSpencer @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @BDA @Dr. Gonzo @Clintosaurus @DemonDave @Dee Zephyr @Dappa Dan We play for 1 point only this week with a bonus point on offer (oh, and by the way, try to avoid any trap games haha) KC anybody? Other than that, another tough week Leaderboard Tipping Comp 2 - DemonDave, Go the Biff, Dr. Gonzo, layzie, Clintosaurus, DeeSpencer 0 - Everyone else 🤔

Better the devil you know

Would they? We're talking sbout a highly intelligent and well educated group of people (umpires)

And in the coaches award Toby was 30 votes behind the winner (Butters) Interesting that the next 5 in the coaches award filled the top 5 in the Brownlow ... in fact the top 6 were the same 6 for each award

There isn't an award where the midfielders don't dominate proceedings Even the coaches very rarely give votes to backmen & forwards. It's a midfielders medal now as it's hard to standout as a forward and backmen are now part of a zone with flooding a common practice The only way things will change is if we go back to open forward lines as a staple (and what are the chances of that happening?)

A fair result Cripps & Viney also polled well above expectations But the player with the most clearances and 2nd in contested possessions wins the award. Fair enough And be careful what you wish for with regards to the umpires not voting on the award ... do we really want biased, dishonest, unfair, compromised people voting on the award? People like Buckley, Cornes & Robbo? No thanks Leave it as it is but I do agree that the stats should be given to the umpires as a guide Mind you, I've seen plenty of 15 or 20 possession games being the standout and equally, plenty of high possession games having a low impact The umpires may be placing a high emphasis on clearances & contested possessions (Neale, Cripps, Viney etc)

The good old trap game! 😐😁

Having players who are past it (but still contracted) is just a legacy of pro sports (soccer is a good example for those who follow the round ball game) And all the AFL clubs will be affected sooner or later same as all the clubs get burnt with draftee busts So it won't be just our club Lengthier contracts are now a staple in the AFL as they are in sports all around the world Across the board, players reaching the end despite being contracted is going to happen more than we realise (to all the clubs) But what should also be a staple in terms of list management is front ending lengthy contracts. Do that and the payout is kept to a minimum if retirement is imminent So in the quest to win big, 2 or 3 list spots may need to be sacrificed ... over time, it will even itself out (when factoring in the aforementioned occurances to all 18 clubs)

Big North London derby at 11pm tonight ... for those who can't watch it live, SEN are covering the game Liverpool vs West Ham could be interesting (11pm as well) whilst in Europe there are some excellent match-ups PSG vs Marseille (4.45am), Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid (5am) & Torino vs Roma (4.45am)

@DeeSpencer @Dee Zephyr Tips! 2 points are being given away this week unless ... (the dreaded trap game)

Just a guess but 6th from the right? Johnny Townsend is 80 now. Ken Emselle is 79 ... in the back with the dark hair?

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@layzie @Gorgoroth @JV7 @DeeSpencer @Go the Biff @titan_uranus @BDA @Dr. Gonzo @Clintosaurus @DemonDave @Dee Zephyr @Dappa Dan Only one winner in the comp so DeeSpencer picks up a bonus point as well - well played! We play for 2 points this week so good luck Leaderboard Tipping Comp 2 - DemonDave, Go the Biff, Dr. Gonzo, layzie, Clintosaurus, DeeSpencer 0 - Everyone else 🤔