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You had microphones in the rooms? Or you read Robbo? Well coached against a game day spud and it's basic common sense that Brisbane would come primed to ay against an pretty ordinary injured opposition. Next thing you know people will be saying Goodwin is one of the great coaches because MFC won a flag under him after 57 years.!

Rivers was disappointing but worth keeping unless thete is a big trade deal in play. I don't fancy Spargo myself but he is the best link player and decision maker in a disconnected forward line . Sparrow good trade material Melk gets unfair treatment here but is probably finished. No one actually knows if JVR can play at this level ,so I'd suggest chill pills are in order. After all MFC has a tradition of VFL champions

He is an exceedingly uninteresting interviewee. With most coaches you get insights, glimpses of personality or at least a touch of "madness"

I am not sure which of the two is worse. Goodwin was at least a very good player,the other one has absolutely no talent whatsoever

You forget that Oliver said in an interview a few weeks ago the Max hits it straight to him and he just handballs to Trac without looking because they play in seamless harmony! I want to know if he actually watches replays while Salem is doing his hair. And we wonder why they didn't win

He's too scared to say anything else in case Daisy corrects him

Any chance Jackson can take a mark occasionally?

Which is why I distinguished it from a sudden death chance after a loss or an opportunity to go into the Grand Final following a win and a week off. Mind you I doubt they bother to read it

We're not done yet..? Subliminally acknowledging there's been problems? It would read differently next week if they were straight into the Prelim . Strange...and they haven't mentioned the Queen!

Dud Sportsbet have the Dee's as unbackable favourites for the first 10 rounds this year? Like pretty much every expert commentator? Geez Louise what has that got to do with.....anything ?

Fair enough ,if Goodwin suddenly becomes a game day coach it would help for sure. We heard it was Max who made the winning move last yeat

Yeah keep the pretence about "flicking the switch " going as long as possible

I am hoping if it's close he'll do a Rohan with 2 minutes on the clock and kick the goal to seal it. He's been trying for mark of the year for two seasons now so it's time he actually catches one. Mind you his block to let Trac do his Daicos snr goal last year was pretty snazzy much unrecognised and gave a needed boost to Tracs goal kicking reputation (!!!)

Make decisions about style and structure? Seriously? Now Captain Conservative has stopped" loading "do you reckon he's going to ring left field changes to an unchanged team

That judgement is on hold until the season is over. Lose tomorrow and it's 5th or 6th rather than 2nd

Selection table(s) week after week when opportunity rather than neccesity presented itself

More likely than not imo

I think they'd have to do it at night and hope no one would notice

Oh if you expand the list like that you are no doubt correct

He's not reading it

It might be just enough to convince Harmes to look for a trade if he does. Just sayin

I said nothing about courageous changes this week pal.That ship has sailed and won't be back on port until next season when apparently we a looking at getting an aging injury prone ruckman who,as good as he may be ,isn't good enough for a hot young team without a first choice ruckman to want to keep. Perhaps that's your view of courageous? We need another powerful running mid We really need some one with the potential to recharge our " bottom six" because apparently there isn't anyone waiting in the wings or surely when we had the the chance at 10 zip we would have trialed them ( sort of like the freedom of Geelongs ground). This week I accept they may just shuffle the deck chairs and it may be enough for a 50/50 game given that we last year we were the best team going around. Next year is time for a new attitude. Has the FD got that ability? We have most of the attributes in place if they have the courage.

Demons complaint about Geelongs home ground advantage are clearly not grown up enough to remember when the MCG was Melbourne's home ground. It wasn't until Richmond stormed the castle we lost that home ground advantage about 57 years ago. A radical change in structure and style is courageous whenever it happens ...but are you suggesting we should wait about 5 or so years (try 10) as failed contenders before tweaking the approach ? Wow just wow!

Well you may have misunderstood me because you more less said what I and many others gave been saying here and elsewhere for weeks/ months now. A great coach would'nt let a side at 10 zip but not "flying" ,just carry on as if it was all a plan ...8 weeks of " loading" Lol..may have been people on here but not finding a way to blood more depth while persevering with out of form category 2 players just isn't great coaching . I havnt said he is no good..57 years since I last witnessed a flag tells me he got something right . Like many I will consider a Prelim a good pass mark. Getting to the G/F will surprise me and surely we'll expect some substantial changes next season;not just adjusting to no Jackson. Take a look at a courageous Geelong FD crashing through a habitual game plan and team structure and giving themselves yet another chance He's the coach,let's see his moves