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Oscar didn't have a great game. ...and I believe you 'bin', saw some of it with my own eyes. What he did show is the need for and extra tall for structure down back. I just hope that Goody doesn't go away from that structure... ...So with some luck he plays Thommo in place of him.

Robbo having another shot at Eddie. Not the best of mates... He never misses a chance.

He was an AA midfielder 2 years back and he's only going to get better. Has plateaued a bit at the mo but will finish his career as one of the best of his generation. Bet Lllloyd would love Oliver at EFC...guess what, you can't have him.

Surprisingly...he rated himself and the department rather highly.

Yep, another year wasted 'Lucifer'. Should have happened last season. They have to get a really knowledgable football person to do this job. I would think Pert has connections to Andrew Ireland from the Roy's days... he is the type of person for the job.

Tommy still out for mine. Either Pruess into the ruck sharing with Jackson. or Tomlinson in with Jackson.

Yep, was me. I think Jack needs to modify his game if he's to be of value to us. He needs to learn how to play in a team environment. Our midfield is not so much one dimensional as it is too individual focussed. We don't run a team midfield. Jack is one of the problems here but the bigger issue is the coaches have done nothing to fix it. ...and in their wisdom they have left the wrong player out in the cold...Gus. Viney and Oliver shouldn't be in the square together. Gus, Trac & Oliver with Harmes and Viney to be an impact player...

Anyone that has Tommy in the team this week has no idea and that includes the coach if he continues to play him...

Not that we really believed it in the first place but... There goes the idea that AFL media were independent and the AFL would not expect any favours.

Personal opinion but I don't think he is. I think he's more suited to the small defender role...

Sorry 'big', but I totally disagree on Tommy Mac. That was a very poor selection. Sparrow's selection was ok but he was playing the wrong role, no doubt and I've expressed that a number of times. Why Goodwin played him as he did was just plain dumb.

I thought he finally got it a few weeks back but... Yep, it's very frustrating. I wonder if/how it effects the players.

It wasn't Jimmy's position to ask for help. I actually blame the board for the position we found ourselves in. Jimmy should not have held the Presidency when ill and they should never have allowed him to bring Garry in. It should never have come to this. As for CS and the rest, well that was the old boys club at work. Garry was key to this as he was key to Bailey's sacking...don't think he wasn't wielding influence not only in the media but behind the scenes. As for him coaching. Give me a break...he can sit in the media and throw the odd grenade. All care no responsibility. Leave him there.

Along with the Tommy Mac selection we can say it was one of the poor selection moves. His impact was negative, Boak took him to the cleaners. ...If anyone needed to step up in the middle it was Angus but yet again he was left on the outer. We're often beaten at the selection table before we hit the ground... It was very definitely a mistake...

Got in early 'Nev'...I thought the big 'E' would have started this thread by now along with his 100's & 1,000'S of others since Thursday...

I thought he was ok for a kid...he had a go. Doesn't offer much as a mid. Big body, not much else. He was towled up by Boak, many better players have been of course. I still see him as a defender if he's going to make it.

You have no idea...

You're right about one thing 'Mental'...we were too top heavy. The selection of Tommy Mac was a poor one. The best our forward half have connected & functioned in recent times was over the last 3 weeks, pretty much from the time Tommy left the ground with his eye issue. If anybody in our football department showed some sense they won't repeat the mistake again. Jackson with Wied gives us a functional forward half. Add AVB & Bennell then we have a chance of a winning score.

He was...

Agree, he will turn it around. He's too good not to. On a similar path, I think the whole team is being over coached at the moment. Clayton is a prime example. They often look lost...

Coaches... As you've shown we have midfielders who can hit the scoreboard. The FD have to take responsibly for the regression in performance across the board. Selection and positional moves are not helping but.. We are not developing players, they are all going backwards with the exception of Trac. and even his development was slower than it should have been.

I think it might be time to try Tomlinson as a defender. I'm not sold on OMac...

Brown has now passed him in the pecking order without even playing a game.

May by a long way tonight...daylight 2nd.

I would have put Harmes or more probably Brayshaw...he needs a task like that to get him moving again. It was bad Goody at the selection table this week. I thought Max was poor tonight by the way. Thought May was your best by a long way, kept Charlie to 1 goal and only 5 touches...when the ball was coming down silver service.