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Jackson only signed a 1 year extension...the usual is 2 years which is what Rivers & Kossy signed... My point in regard to this is similar to yours, we win games & players stay. Jackson taking a year put's him in the undecided category.

Father time to catch up & Cats miss the 8...

Tom went forward as a last resort when his form dropped off in defence. He'd become a liability.

Lynch and May were on big $'s to stay and in the end even that didn't convince them to stay. Early years they were on the improve but stalled and they moved on. Jackson only took a short option on his future. It's pretty obvious that he's looking at how we shape up. If we head backwards he'll be off quicker than you can say Perth...

This is just not a very smart post. If Goody gets the sack next year it means we will have failed. That puts us back in rebuild territory as you can guarantee players like Oliver, Petracca and Jackson will be looking to move on. The happy outcome would be for Goody to prove most wrong and turn out to be a master premiership winning coach. That is unless it's more important for you to be proved right than us getting success.

If we get smashed it won't be an overreaction.... It's solid top 4 or bust next season.

'norm', you consistently build these players up like they're the 2nd coming of Barassi... ...are you sure you're not shifter Sheehan or Michael Turner in disguise???

Sparrow...

Parish is a good footballer, was always going to be. It's wrong to call him list filler. He was the safe pick... He's just not the quality of Oliver and I'm happy we took the gamble with him.

Have you met him 'old dee'?

Jake is usually on the money, the hun can be a bit hit or miss. Who do you believe? or has someone else corroborated either of these stories. I hope the Hun is right as I like to see C/wood suffer, but....

I just don't understand how the smart people in charge of the game couldn't see the holes in the NGA thing in the first place. Enough of us on here could see it... It was a dumb idea from the start.

No Excuses then lists 4... *2020 *Lost preseason advantage *Cancelled game *Cairns I always find it funny when coaches say this. There are always reasons that can be seen as excuses. When is a reason an excuse and an excuse a reason by the way.

I don't know...I'm not overly excited. I never like the idea of drafting needs.

I think even Kane Cornes will like this appointment....not that we need to pass the Kane test but he is a big wrap for Williams.

Experience has just walked in the building...Yze now Williams to go with Richardson. A wealth of footy knowledge and finally some real experience. It's been our weakness in the FD. edit: did I say I was excited??? you bet I am.

It was probably coming after he missed the CEO position. Then the sideways/backwards move was the last straw. Interesting though that he wasn't their first choice.

'Jimmy' me lad. The job was never done, it was half a....rebuild. Roos taking the money and running without getting his man. Jackson in some too and fro with the Prez, not able to complete his job. It was never finished.

I think Dodo must have pix...he might win. Can't see any other reason he has kept his job.

The interesting thing here is going to be a clash of philosophies. Josh likes to get a deal done and looks for a win/win. Dodo...wan't win at all cost and couldn't careless about the other party. Will it work, who's will will win in the end?

https://www.theage.com.au/sport/afl/josh-mahoney-appointed-essendon-football-manager-20201208-p56lo8.html Says Mahoney, recently departed Melbourne?

I'm not disagreeing 'Lucifer'...let's hope they keep up the good work. ...but imagine if they didn't have the father/son picks? Also think Buckley has had an easy ride with his mates in the media...might change next season if performances drop off some more.

They have a great get out of jail free card in father/son picks. With another Daicos due soon and Kelly back from injury to go with Moore and Daicos otherwise they would be a mess.

Does it have to be??? If he experienced the behaviour he says he did at Collingwood and his account has been backed up by teammates then it's just not good enough. ...and that should be all that matters. What's this point scoring got to do with anything? Maybe I'm off the mark here 'Cranky', but I don't think so.

The drama was amplified by a media just waiting for the next zinger from crazy mixed up Heritier...they couldn't get enough of him, it helped build a narrative about him. There he goes again... Some of his views maybe over the top, maybe he's just trying to get his point heard. ...it doesn't change the fact that he suffered racial abuse from people who should have known better, people who purport to support their people. It's pretty obvious despite all the window dressing that in the end he wasn't one of their people. They don't respect diversity.