Wells 11

I think there's a question mark on this statement. We lost ...was it 8 games? .. by under 13 points this year. Including 3 of the last 5 by 6 points. We also dropped shockers to the Bombers and Roos. Trac was in his first year back post an horrific injury and Oliver is just beginning to pick up his peak fitness. I don't know about Lever and May but if they also returned to something approaching full fitness I don't think we're thaaat far away. The truth will be exposed in 26 but Im not without hope that our list is still very good. Our depth is poor I admit.

I know little of how clubs go about recruiting players from other clubs but surely a thorough medical is part of it. ie We would do full due diligence re his back injury wouldn’t we?

I don’t think we’ll be hearing much of this til the Cats season is finished. Doesn’t mean there’s not a lot of work going on behind the scenes though.

intersting indeed. your opinion or information?

Coming around to believing we have THE best man for the job. I really applaud the club for doing this process fully. Despite the dribble from the usual media ratbags I saw a professional club in action. The only question mark I have is that his family has moved to the gold coast I believe? I read somewhere he stayed to see if he could land the job. Coaching is one of the highest pressure positions you can have…anyone with any info at all re how he can make this work with his family?

No offence Ted but if your still bothering to read or see anything Caro has to say about the club you're a glutton for punishment. When was the last time she said anything positive about us? IF we kept goodwin and sacked him at years end and had no time to get a new coach before trade week, she would also have laid into us about that too.

It’s hard to believe this really might be happening! Not sure we’d have ”the best” training facilities would we ? I mean certainly in the upper echelon I’d be hoping but there’s some big clubs out there.

For some reason your post has come up empty? Are we trying to get him?

me frikn too! that’s the heart of what we need now.

Think we gotta find a replacement. Typical insurance companies though...am enbarassment for the AFL.

Congratulations Jaydn. 172 games is a long and fine career. Always liked him at the dees. So close to having a premiership medallion.

is that a throw away line or little more?

it was 25 now there’s 15 left.

SO SO SO sick of losing close frikn games!!! [censored]!!

no

we have NO idea how to win close games.

he just isn’t that anymore is he. Maybe he gets it back or maybe he’s just a different player now. Hard to watch him.

he’s rattled by his own [censored] kicking and poor disposals. How does he get his confidence back?

Either May is injured or he’s finished. Hard to watch one of our champions play at this level

we’re getting slaughtered. our kicking skills are truly lamentable.

spoke too soon.

omg May 🤦

Well I’m gonna step out against the grain here and say we will be in this game up to our necks. I’m tipping a 6 point win. Ending our run of losing close games before 25 closes. Here’s my reasons. A number of players may be playing for the last time or the last time as a dee and that might create a certain freedom and intensity. We’ve been super competitive ( yes without winning) in pretty much all games in 25 and despite what many posters say have changed how we play. Theres unfinished business with this side v the pies and the players know it…I think ( if I call 25 the last year of the goody era) they will want to end this “era” with a bang. go dees ‼️

For me it depends if Melksham plays on. If he doesn’t then maybe we should.

I remember 21 when Choco and Burgess gave such a strong vibe behind the scenes. I miss those days! Thanks for all you gave and for your hand in a flag that none of us will ever forget. Wishing you well… and I also think it’s time.