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Goodwin 3 x top four finishes and one outright top finish. Bevo zero top 4 finishes. I think Goodwin gets those points back personally.

it was.

don’t worry.. with good coaching we can can rid him of those habits.

" a hole filled with more hole" its sadly true. Billings is the one for me. I mean he is such an everage kick of the football and a slow / poor decision maker. At some point that hole within a hole turns into a black hole doesnt it ...and starts sucking the life out of the team.

Jesus...poor buggar. Is that season ending for Trac? Given how this frikn season is shaping up Im imagining it is. I honestly feel like we've been cursed since late last year.

A few comments and questions. Looking for some kind of silver lining., 1./ Collingwood are elite with turnovers and we just couldn’t defend their fast breaks. They seem faster, more physical but also much better kicks. Are we really suddenly this far behind? 2./ Our kicking for goal was a mix of terrible but also unlucky. Kozzi hit the post .. was it 3 times? As poor as we looked do you think if we kicked straight we’re actually in that game… or am I clutching at straws. 3./ I can’t quite put my finger on it but there seems to be a definite lack of buzz or joy or energy in this group at this point. I can’t help but wonder about what’s going on behind the scenes. Did you feel the same?

yep... forgot about the broadcast partners and the need to speak of a level playing field. Thats big. And yes also, post game you will never hear it spoken of from a losing coach or a winning one for that matter. It seems like the coverage CAN cope with commenting on a warped version of "loading" ie the byes as impacting results. Many comments on who hasn't had one, who's coming off one, how many each team gets... but they still talk about the byes as representing "a rest" rather than a loading block. We've got a looong way to go. I love that you talk about all this so much by the way...Im much better informed now.

The only reason I can think of that this doesn’t happen is it’s for internal eyes only ie a place clubs look fr an edge over other teams. So high performance managers while critical and, as you rightly point out, who DO have a big impact on apparantly strange results, are secretive of their methods. Even so, I’m with you, you’d think more people would at least be asking questions of them. I also think the days when it’s being ignored are numbered.

A good point. Angus will do what he feels liked to do. But sometimes life also just lays down certain pathways doesn’t it. Given what happened to him next to the fate of the father of his bride it must be a strong pull.

his comment was NOTHING to do w financials. read it again before attacking please.

If you haven't renewed then you're not really a supporter. Looks you got tested and folded.

Yes and...Max is the GOAT. Who wouldn't want to both learn off the guy and play a decent if not smaller role for a year or two?

Not so sure about that. It’s easy to forget after the Grundy debacle that Jackson and Gawn worked so well for all parties. It’s a great opportunity for an up and coming ruckman to learn from the GOAT for a cpl of years in a lesser role. It just wasn’t a great opportunity fr an already established AA ruckman.

We're about to find out if last week was just an aberration for an incredibly consistent team over the last few years ...or the start of something creaking and collapsing. I have no idea which way the dees are going nor how this match will go. My suspicion is this will be a closish match but also one we lose. I have distinct end of a golden era vibes about the 24 dees. But in saying that the Dees have made me incredibly proud the last few years...a bit more luck and we win 2 flags . Im not putting the boot in here at all...its just my sense. Hope Im wrong

from all reports it was just a bit too soon...he stepped away.

For now anyway. He looks at least 6 weeks away for mine...maybe more.

yes it’s a terrible loss. The worst fr many years. But I’m honestly embarrassed to hear so much talk about sacking our only premiership coach since 64 and after 3 top 4 finishes. The coach is NOT the problem.

and then got slaughtered by the press for it. The media united around the collingwood/ Maynard cause… it still makes me sick.

that puts things into some perspective. I wonder , aside from feeding the collingwood hype train with the inflow of dollars that comes with that etc, why would the AFL feel so adamant that he not get suspended?

I’m watching him get mant possessions in the Casey backline but consistently waste his possessions.

Yes we do but not many we can actually pick. I suspect shache isn’t playing another game at the dees, BBB can maybe play a couple more but also may also be finished. Pettys injury may re flare… perhaps it already has. Fullerton is there but not yet in frame and jeffo may mot play til 25. So if Petty or JVR go down we have no one really that’s ready despite a list of names.

huge team lifter as well.

depends on how hungry I was 😉

Thoughts on Mcadam. They consistently placed him as the deepest fwd today … i couldn’t figure it out. Surely he’s a small fwd not a tall? or is it all just fitness that as yet he doesn’t have? Doesn’t look ready for mine.