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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

I had to remind myself he was playing ( a little like Jackson actually ) because there was a swarm of magpies all over the ground and he was pretty irrelevant to proceedings

I think the Pies are are a very attractive and exciting team. Not their supporters though. I would only support Doggas team to keep Collingwood out of the G/F

Of all the disasters that have befallen our suburban footy competition Gil is the worst. Has he done anything at all of value ?

That was thev " at our mythical best you all go on about" . I didn't say we weren't contenders now or even that we wernt very good last finals.I did say beating Footscray was nothing to boast about because they arnt that good. Bang Bang Bang was very very good. You can't even see that we are off the pace and we cracked under pressure on Friday ? Running old memes isn't analysis it's what commentators say because they have run out of ideas ,you numpty

Geelong couldn't play any worse but got it done?? Seriously? If this weekend is your marker then we should be worried about the Lions. The Pies would have run all over us on this week's showing. Even May and Petty wouldn't hold them up. At least Geelong didnt ship their daks and crumble onder the pressure like the Dees This almost mythical "we're the best when we are at our best " is becoming a hilarious fantasy meme. It's never happened. Last year we only beat a crook Cats team and no one should consider beating Footscrsy a triumph . That's not loyalty it's delusional

No chance

I bet he won't and will probably play Trac and Spargo and anyone else who can walk unaided. Which is why JVR and every other possible change hasnt had a run in the team to date. This bloke isn't a coaching genius despite last years success. Not by a long shot

Did you watch the Cats fumble all day today or is it just a MFC thing in your mind. Group think

A bit less bombing it high to pockets and more Fitta to space with TMac and Max going to the hot spots might help. Silly I know and its probably too late to change ,but it would give Kossi his chance to take that mark of the year he's inclined to attempt