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Roos has no intention of stepping in. My opinion, but I think the players were over him by the end. He was needed to do a job, he did it and he moved on. He did a great job by the way, no knocking him but I think his time was up. Those who think Roos would have taken us to a flag if he stayed on are off the mark to my way of thinking.

He was basically offered the job before he took ours... He turned them down then. No reason to think he would change his mind now. The club also committed to a new contract with Goodwin at the start of this season. Despite how things have panned out I doubt they would have changed their minds on his long term viability no matter what some on Demonland may like to think. He's ours...like it or not.

Can't really blame the AFL for this one, well not in the way you are talking. The VFA was a dead duck as soon as the AFL started playing Sunday games, probably on the way out before that in reality. The VFA was no competition and many of the clubs were insolvent. If anything the AFL/VFL have helped keep a few of the old clubs like Port & Willy alive, but really it's only a matter of time before they fold or move into some local competition...

Come on 'bin', their game plan has little resemblance to ours. They hit the contest, work together, spread hard, move the ball quickly, hit up targets in the forward half & have quality smalls at the fall of the ball. They have a solid defensive structure... We hit the contest, get sucked into and don't spread. When we get it we move it on quickly & bomb it in to non existent targets & don't have quality smalls at the fall of the ball if it gets to the ground. Our defence is a work in progress, let alone the structure. We don't need to emulate anyone else's game plan be it Tiges, WC, Cats, Pies...we do need to develop our own sustainable winning plan. A plan that suits the structure of our list. What we're doing isn't working, part is the plan itself & part is the personnel to carry it through.

'Billy', we haven't got off scott free. We've certainly copped a serve. ....but a few things. 3 clubs have sacked/retired/whatever their coaches...so this is always going to take precedence. It is now at the serious stage of the season and unless anything major happens at a club not featuring or likely to feature in finals the closer it gets to September the less a club will be covered. You can expect us to get a bit more coverage in the off season. The what went wrong articles will start to appear after the premiership race is over. ...and 'Dee Watcher' is thinking the same. Just posted before I finished this. Agree...

I've thought this could be the case for a while 'Redleg' Looks like we might be seeing this now...

Let's hope he's here for at least a medium term of 3 years plus. He has a history of moving around to further his career. Perhaps it's time to settle down and get the job done at Melbourne.

Thanks 'steve', I happen to agree with you on many of these points. I've posted elsewhere that the Prelim should have been a big wake up call and as you've shown the writing was on the wall even earlier. Let's hope Goodwin has received the message loud and clear this year otherwise we're in for a world of pain next year.

I think you might be overrating Tommy a bit there 'Patches'...

Looks like we are being done over again... This and the PP to GC. Along with the womens footy etc......

Not sure on this but maybe someone can confirm. With the current zones that have been put in place by the AFL Darwin is currently not zoned to any club. A lot of the big clubs are wrangling for it, for obvious reasons. I would think we would/should be negotiating it as part of our future agreement. We are the club putting in the effort so we should get some tangible benefit for doing the work.

Ok 'steve' what would your plan be to regenerate the club from here on? Do you think it's a one year task or might take a few? Targeted players, coaching, FD, committee, board, CEO. Basically if you were the benevolent dictator at the MFC what would you do? ...be realistic in the targets and how we can get them to the club unlike some with a scattergun approach.

I'm not having a crack at him at all, I'm having a fair crack at the board who didn't carry out their responsibilities. ...and no I'm not having a go at Jimmy now either but he shouldn't have been in a position to make key decisions given the precarious position he was in with his health. How could he possibly have been thinking clearly. No, the inaction of that board set us back years and I still can't forgive them for it.

I actually blame the board for this...it was their job to oversee the club & ensure it was run properly. They should have stepped up and stepped in. There is no way a professional outfit would have someone without any experience review & make recommendations on it's operations. Lyon should have told thanks but no thanks...

Was last year the aberration? No. I think Garry used the wrong wording here. If we plot the rise of the club since PJ & Roos took the helm then last year was a logical result not an aberration. Is this year the aberration? Who knows, it's way too early to tell. If we make finals next year then it would appear to be. I think Glen used the wrong wording here also. All I know is this year has been poor for a myriad of reasons. Injury is one but I don't buy it as the reason. Let's hope we can get back on track & we see this year as the aberration we had to have...

So....is Garry Lyon really 'SWYL'????? ....or is 'SWYL' really Garry Lyon???? Has anyone seen them in the same room together????

No, but you do lose your legs. Lewis was good value in the role he played yesterday but at crucial times he still went to ground rather than keep his feet. For a champion player that's always a sign that the end is near. He knows that and will finish a fine career at the end of this season.

Mustn't be any good teams playing this year 'Mydee'...

I appreciate what Roos did at the club...I appreciate what PJ did a lot more. ...but honestly 'bb', the only thing that Roos is really passionate about is himself. The Carlton move is a smart one for him, he knows they are on the way up now and he can hitch a ride and add to the aura that surrounds him. The Sundance Kid rides again...

I thought he left us with the job unfinished but there you go...

Yep...and we're not even flat track bullies.

Oliver tackles last week 6 week before 11... I think he's keeping up his end of the bargain here. He could run back defensively more though, he gets caught out on the counter punch a bit...

Not really... The way the AFL have worded their criteria for the PP opens it up for the Saints to at least think about it. It's not injuries as such that they are citing but the situations with one player maybe forced into retirement with heart problems, another with concussion issues and still another with ongoing mental problems. They have been unfortunate losing the 3 players like this. ...but I think this has been drummed up by Nick & Gary this morning and nothing much will come of it. A bit of a media beat up...who would have thought?

The right moves over the break and we will bounce back up and contend. For a lot of the negatives (constructive criticisms) I've posted about this season I still think we have the foundations of a very good team. Some good trading, drafting, moves and attitude adjustments in the FD/playing group along with a bit of luck and we're as good a chance as any. Remember the Cats were finished after we cleaned them up in the final last season and look how they've bounced back.

When Trac takes his shots he's such a damaging player. On Sunday he went beck to this rubbish... Maybe the disconnect Goody is talking about is actually in the FD or between the FD and players rather than the midfield/forward connection.