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I really don't see any downside with this, and it should have happened with McAdam before the season started. Even if we don't replace these guys mid-season, we're really no worse off.

We can't persist with four tall defenders and four tallish forwards, none of whom ever provides any defensive pressure. I'd still drop Lever first from the defenders, but I'm sure it will be McDonald who goes. Hopefully Rivers comes back in. I said pre-season that it had to be a maximum of one of Mihocek, Melksham and McAdam, and I stand 100% by that. Sorry Jake, but you only play when Mihocek is unavailable. If we had a genuine crumber in the VFL, I'd bring him in this week for Melksham.

The midfield has to be a massive priority, but we need to find a couple of decent small-medium defenders and a crumbing forward as well. We also need to start finding players who can excel in their preferred positions, rather than being mediocre to good in a number of positions. We have so many players at present who are just NQR, bit-part players. Guys like Salem and Langdon have regressed; Chandler, Sparrow and Rivers haven't really come on; and then you have the likes of Sharp, Tholstrup, Culley and Laurie who have very low ceilings. All of those guys are good at some parts of the game, but they put it all together at a high level about once every five weeks. You can have a few of these players to fill gaps, but not as many as we are carrying at present.

I didn't see a second of the game, but I've read the script before. Overpaid, overrated group of lazy footballers decide it's all getting a bit hard and just give up. Has King dropped anyone in the first five weeks? This is what he gets when the players aren't held accountable for their efforts, or lack thereof. I can stand losing, but I can't stand not trying. I can't imagine what Brisbane will do to us next week if there isn't a decent response.

OK, glad this is finally sorted, good luck to Tom. The Herald Sun report that we still to find a list boss, head physio, doctor and VFLW coach, although it seems as though the VFLW coach has been in place since December. https://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/afl/melbourne-demons-poach-collingwoods-aflw-assistant-coach-to-lead-side-in-2026/news-story/a001fd82cbc2a604ab91e3b33f6e70a4

Apart from the fact that Adelaide are already throwing stupid dollars at Zac Bailey ($10M over 7 years), I don't understand the hype around the guy. Where is the evidence that he is capable of being a top line AFL midfielder once he steps out of the shadow of Neale, Dunkley and McCluggage? I'd want a lot more than 20 disposals and a goal a game for that amount of money. I'm not totally sold on Bailey Humphrey either, but clearly he is much younger and has much more scope for development.

https://www.afl.com.au/aflw/news/1488329/mick-stinear-was-reluctant-to-leave-the-dees-one-off-hand-comment-changed-his-mind Geelong have had three months working with the best coach in the business, whilst we continue to drag our feet.

It was bad enough that we went through the trade and draft periods without a coach, but to be heading into pre season without one is disgraceful. What kind of impression are we making on our young draftees and their families?

Goodwin coached all the natural dare and adventure out of the players. I've got no doubt that the players were overcoached in recent times. I'm sure a lot of them appreciate just being able to play football on instinct occasionally.

The three proposed options were all terrible, but at least the first one has red and blue. How long before the AFL just makes all the away teams wear their "official" gather round jumper?

Four months and counting. Either nobody wants the job, or the interested parties are well below the very high standards set by Mick Stinear. Either way, hopefully we get a resolution very shortly.

We don't know about other AFL players being gay because its nobody else's business how they conduct their personal lives, and the vast majority of the population, football fans or otherwise, have a million and one more important things to worry about. There is a very small group of people, most of them in the AFL media, who are obsessed with this issue. I assume this is because they want to paint the picture that this is a safe, welcoming space for the gay community when there is a 99.99% chance that it isn't going to be.

Too small, too slow, doesn't find enough football and doesn't use it well enough. I honestly don't understand how he is still on the list.

$11 GA tickets and free entry for kids 14 and under. The AFL must be expecting a crowd of about 30K for this one that they are throwing out so many incentives.

I assume Nick Stevens' defence to his regular and ongoing legal issues will be to blame a history of concussions.