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Days since this football club last embarrassed itself and all its supporters: zero

Yes, yet another player who has been parachuted back into the side on reputation without having any form or fitness. Same goes for Lever, Spargo, Petty, Viney, May and others. Surely Judd can also see that not making a decision on his future is having a negative impact on his football.

Plus a permanent forward should contribute more than one goal every ten weeks.

Can't run out quarters, can't run out games. We're clearly not fit enough, despite a miniscule injury list all year, to play the type of football we want to play. That's on the conditioning staff and the coaches. All can go.

There were plenty of people prepared to defend Mark Neeld and who wanted him to get more time in charge, even after the axe fell. Goodwin is clearly viewed differently because of the premiership, but some people are so one-eyed that they will never see reality. His time was done by round 5 and never has a player group spoken as loudly and clearly as they did tonight.

Absolutely F'ing Atrocious x23

If this club stands for anything, careers will be ended tonight. Actions speak louder than words, and the players have spoken loudly and clearly. We won't get 8K to next week's game and nor should we. Why would anyone bother buying a membership or sponsoring the club next year when this is what they get? The cost of doing nothing is far greater than the cost of carrying on as though everything is okay.

This was inevitable once Gawn and Salem started kicking backwards 2 minutes into the last quarter with an 8 goal lead. If you don't play to win, you are playing to lose.

Pizz off Goodwin, take your garbage game plan and your lazy, unfit players with you.

At the ground it is so noticeable that our work rate drops off late in quarters. We must be so unfit. Fritsch is the only forward who plays in front and leads at the football. Van Rooyen has completely lost the ability to lead and take a mark. He and Petty must be so easy to play against. We're doing a lot right for the first 20 minutes in each quarter, but St Kilda are closer than they should be. This is a long way from over.

Absolutely pathetic and so predictable. Why would anyone who isn't one of Goodwin's chosen few want to be at this club?

This is so typical of our list management over the past four years. Sestan has been on the list three years, and hasn't really ever come close to a senior game. Even without his recent injuries, I doubt he is dislodging McVee, Bowey, Rivers or Salem from the team. I think he is below Howes as well. So now we're contemplating a fourth year on the list with zero idea whether he can play or not. That's perhaps fine for one or two players, but I'd argue that we also have Culley, Laurie, Jefferson, Moniz-Wakefield, Henderson, Johnson, Adams and Verrall in the same position. That's a huge chunk of the list that is 21 or older and we're still working out if they are good enough, or carrying them because of poor contract decisions. I suspect we do give Sestan another year, but we do need to start cleaning up the bottom of the list because these players are not doing much other than taking a wage. They are certainly not putting pressure on under performing senior players to lift their games.

If the coach has any considerations other than saving his job he would give Culley and Adams a go this week. More likely it will be more of the same old has been's and never was's that have stunk up the joint for the past year and a half. You just know Spargo will come in and contribute 10 disposals and 0 goals, but half of Demonland will rave about that one kick inside 50 that he did in the third quarter.

Good decision to appeal. 17 other clubs should chip in $1K each towards our costs of appealing if they are serious about protecting the game.

I'm not always a huge fan of Gawn's media work, but I thought he was very good last night. That show probably suits him more than more serious formats. That said, it was concerning that he couldn't come up with a couple of decent captaincy options from the current group. We clearly have a massive leadership void.

Disgraceful decision from this unmitigated disaster of a tribunal. This club is as weak as pizz if it doesn't appeal. I'll be really disappointed if I don't hear the senior players from across the AFL community speaking out against this today.

And we need to have a look at Adams, Brown, Culley and Woewodin before year end. I've seen enough of Laurie and Kentfield needs another pre season, but the others should be given a chance to play for their careers. No point bringing in guys like Spargo or Sparrow to get 10 touches a week, when other players might offer something different. Of course, none of this will ever happen.

I know its a weak draft, but having 1 pick in the first 50 selections was never going to be a winning strategy. Now watch Lamb give up the world in future picks / players to get back into this draft.

I'm glad you're satisfied with what has been served up by the club this year. It would seem that most people are not.

I see the inmates are still running the asylum. Why bother having fitness and medical staff when the players are going to do what they want anyway? We've seen plenty of examples this year of players carrying injuries that have significantly impacted their performances - Lever, May and Viney are three obvious examples. I get it to some extent if finals are on the line, but there is no benefit in playing unfit players in inconsequential games, particularly when we have fringe players desperate for an opportunity.

Surely we have a work experience kid available to argue May's case instead of relying on that dingbat Anderson again. His success rate must be running at about 3% over the past few years.

There is absolutely no doubt that Daniher would make us a better side overnight. So maybe we finish 10th instead of 15th next year. Big deal. Ultimately it would be a move that brings us no closer to the next premiership and does nothing other than give Goodwin and Lamb a tiny amount of breathing room as they fight to save their jobs.

Tex Robertson is an excellent runner, but definitely on the small side. He plays in Beaumaris's Under 15s Div 1 SMJFL side that loses about 1 game every three years, but is maybe the 10th best player in that side. His Dad is assistant coach, Justin Plapp coaches. I'm pretty sure he hasn't been playing in the SMJFL rep teams. I've seen Oliver Green play a couple of times in recent years for East Brighton in the same division. He didn't stand out initially, but definitely had taken a step forward when I saw him earlier this year. He did play in the SMJFL Div 1 rep team this year. Tigga Johnstone plays for Bonbeach in the Southern League, but I haven't seen him play (have seen him play cricket). He is on the small side as well.

We've now lost to 5 of the bottom 7 sides (excluding ourselves). There is no question in my mind that we're closer to a wooden spoon than a finals appearance, unless the powers-that-be extract their digits in a major hurry. We'll either beat St Kilda and fall over the line against West Coast, or beat West Coast by 60+ and lose to St Kilda over the next fortnight. The chances of us playing at a decent level in both games are almost non-existent.

It is, but there have been many, many decisions that also looked pretty bloody ordinary at the time they were made and even worse in hindsight. Exhibit A: Bailey Laurie's two year contract extension in early 2024.