Wells 11

Is holding on to Brodie a realistic option? Can whatever was broken be mended?

Is Jefferson considered a flop? I hadnt quite come to that.

Well said

If he left which I dont think he will, its wouldn't be a "silly" thought. But it would be if we gave up a first rounder. Has to be a pick in the late 20's or early 30's to have my interest. Geelomg would never let him walk anyway.

might be influenced by a certain goal decision me thinks.

something in me changed after this as well. I was at the game and that was wellbad enough but the collingwood cheering press and tribunal afterwards added toxic salt to that . Maybe I’ve gone off football a bit since.

Know nothing about him but this 🚨 Trade update - per Cal Twomey 24 year old ruck/forward Tom Fullarton has requested a trade to Melbourne. He stands at 200cm and 98kgs.

Ok so let me try and see if i’m getting this straight. 1./ oliver self tattoos foot and misses games with infection 2./ falls out with conditioning coach 3./ breaks up with girlfriend and loses his [censored]. 4./ rocks up late and wasted to post season interview None of that is terminal fr a generational player like Oliver football clubs move past [censored] like this all the time. But his attitude meets a period where we’ve just lost 4 finals in a row, Goody is taking no prisoners, harley reid is sitting right there and Tasmania is coming. Im going to have to take a deep breath and sit with it.

yep 🙏🏼 let the chapter be closed. And a fresh new one open.

We can be victim to this or use it for ammunition in 24. if it’s us against them then let’s weaponise it culturally.

well, Geelong drafted podsiadly when he was 28 in 2009 and he went ok. So ...if hes good enough?

Im glad all these pesky preliminaries are now officially out of the way. Let the show begin!

we can only hope.

He’s a composed heart beat away from being a top 25 player in the comp. Atm he just looks a fraction too rushed when shooting on the run. Hope he can meet that challenge.

unless it’s someone from the GF teams.

Good point. Unless they are unable to trade them this year?

I know right? I reckon there's a few folks out there that I reckon cant manage their disappointment when things don't go as planned. Im happy to at least hope...with not much attachment to outcome. Its how Ive survived supporting the dees for 50 plus years and still have a smile on my face.

yep..prob mine too.

Yes, but its all about his character...so he is in fact at the heart of it.

TH eonly time hes kicked straight before or since

The dude is perennially injured. Glad we're not in the mix of clubs needing a big backman.

Interesting … and not something I had considered. You’re right though, IF that was in any way true, for whatever reason, it would have been front page news and derailed our preparation.

WCW mentioned it in the “ cool light of day” thread

This is def a question...not a statement. But I wonder what peoples feelings are? I think Im really hoping people refute the thought . What am i missing? "Our time may be up" thoughts. 1./ Goody getting sued and all that press must be putting added pressure on him . Can he manage it? Is he getting supported. 2./ Lost 4 finals in a row. Perhaps the players lose confidence, drive or motivation now after 3 years of pushing hard. . The post game bake Goody gave , and the canx of our mad monday, may send them in all kind of directions pyschologically. Can they bounce back...and stay motivated re training this off season? 3./ Loss of a lot of depth. Grundy, JJ, Harmes, Dunstan, ( most likely BB and possibly Tmac) plus Petty may take a long while to be back. So our reserves will be tested this coming year like no other for a while. If we start getting injuries early the wheels could come off. 4./ No back up ruck. With all the obvious issues that presents. If Petty is missing ( and pending trading for a fwd) we may have no big fwd for the start of the year as well. 5./ The media pile on will only get bigger if we start badly in 24. " wasted our chance" " bad management" " terrible decision re Grundy" Tracc cant kick" "Goody no good" etc etc. It could get fierce next year quite quickly. The heat will be high. Damo and Caro will lead the charge...we've all seen that [censored] movie before. 6./ How many years does a club like ours actually get at the top? We're hardly a Geelong advertising both lifestyle and "best in class" facilities are we. 7./ Gawn at the edge re his age and body. If he falls over, our time at the pointy end may be finished. 8./Teams have gone past us or soon will. Adelaide/ Carlton/ GWS/ Port/ Lions/ Pies "Staying up at the top" thoughts 1./ Midfield is dominant and in their prime. Sparrow improving. 2./ Stars all over the field still in the peak of their careers. 3./ 71 k fans and growing. More big crowds next year...team extra motivated. Win some close ones, change the narrative. 4./ Perhaps a home base announcement Q1? Some good news in the press....changes the narrative 5./ Goody a seasoned warrior as player and coach. Case is dismissed and HWSNBN can F off. 6./ Petty just getting started as a fwd, JVR a year on. Fitter and bigger...and angry. 7./ We just cant have the bad luck injury wise nor the bad kicking of 23 ...it just cant happen again..can it? .

no. it’s the opposite.