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About time we won one and it would be sweet if Grundie was the difference

I referenced the coaches elsewhere but fair call on inclusions. I doubt anyone players,or assistants, thought Goodwins unchanging game plan over last season and failure to try and re jig the forwards in the last half was great coaching. if they had given Jackson 4 weeks on his own and let Max do a Selwood freshen up anything coukd have happened..etc etc etc The lost plenty of those games even with Max,so Jackson wouldn't have been the difference We will see what they can bring with them tonight.With 4 out they might lose to a tall Doggies but if they bring a good new game then .." its just round 1"

The difference from that match up last finals was that after half time the Cats could steady down and control the game and went on to win. Maybe the Cats are good enough and deserve to be favourites imo but maybe the age factor will come into play this year. Collingwood are danger requiring creative thinking as the season goes on which is why I referenced Ooze and Choco in my post. Creative thinking and surrendering control isn't Simon's way by ALL reports. He's a coach now not a champion player. But obviously it's just round 1. We we learn a lot with our best 18 toninght

Clearly I was watching the wrong game. MFC wouldn't have been within 5 goals of either team last night. But then it's only round 1 and assuming Choco and Ooze have some influence with "the coach" and we get some new blood into the best 22 along with a new game plan there is time to to up the game. I doubt Carlton or Richmond are going to worry the comp

1 Stepping out of the stand and seeing the crowd in house 1/2 hour before the bounce on G/F afternoon. 2 seeing a Dee forward " free" in the square and watching the mid spot him as well and hit him on the chest and then the Collingwood/ Richmond / Carlton fans leaving the ground 3 Daisy Pearce correcting BT and making him look stupid. 1 BT 2 commentators who clearly don't know the names / numbers of the MFC team. 3 BT

No need...I have already said it. Ffs just give it a rest and get on with your homework

Thanks ,I don't imagine players or fans enjoyed the last half of last season....playing the skipper I jued from when they were 10 nil and not trying depth players, not adjusting tactics that had been sorted out by the other teams etc etc. The Club / coach was looking pretty complacent/ insensitive/ headstrong/ stupid

I really don't ask many questions On this I put a simple proposition ; apply Occam's Razor In this case why hasn't he signed by now? And immediately people rolled up with multiple theories The simplest answer is just that he is not going to. The refutation is Brayshaw..the difference is he was upfront about looking at other options.

Yep and all the more interesting if 'Land and the press dont rattle on about it and just concentrate on the footy. Please please please stfu( not you in particular) ps how do you " know" he's a huge plan of the new game plan and what is it given that we havnt actually seen it? Do you mean he's keen on midfield time?

Trac or Max?

He hasn't signed yet and it's getting to "signing time" metrics. There is a credible rumour he's thinking of going because he doesn't really like living in Melbourne( not that he doesn't like playing for Melbourne) . He isn't apparently in an established living situation( aka brought a house) in this town and the Club is just saying what tradition requires them to say when it's likely out of their hands. No shortage of choices I don't KNOW hes gone but .. OCCAMS RAZOR Don't need " indigenous "," family ties" , "money", " lonely / no partner" in the theoretical mix Further more I THINK the wild desperate philosophy on here suggests that you all " know" he's likely gone. I'm very happy to be mistaken

I know all the signs are there Occam's razor

You've only now realised that Jackson wasn't particularly respectful of the responsibility his natural talent required of him? Immature and thick as a plank Kossie is gone but for different reasons. It's still a drag though. With luck Kossie will give us a season of competitive magic and a flag , rather a quarter of talent pitching for a self entitled future

The last paragraph is just embarrasing

man. TMac’s on the run kicking has improved too. It cannot be underestimated how much we missed TMac late in the season for his work up the ground and in the 50m arc. He looks super fit "his leg is as good as its ever going to be now" said Oscar at Tom's birthday party for his son. the actual question is how it will stand up it he gets a tweak, not how good is it right now

Because he us injury prone ?

That's why they are trying to ruin BBB

Trade him for Wattsy is the obvious move

Be very very very suprised

What? Is the " coach" going to tell them to kick it out front of him on a lead? I'd like to see that and will believe it when it happens

You probably won't want to remember it after this season.

If that's what you think will make him stay then you're all crazy

Hilarious

It's Jake Lever. Next....

Flexibility would be something new for MFC version 2022. Apart from injuries it was lack of FD flexibility that made the 2021 Premiers so " gettable"