Sydee

Agree - probably more risk but also probably higher ceiling

Well, it's about time that changed then isn't it. How many Ruckman have been coaches in that period and failed? How many non Ruckman have coached in that period and failed? Let's try and remain glass half full until we see how things play out

I wish him well and at this stage this seems like a sensible appointment He has a very good CV and has worked closely with some good senior coaches. he is currently in charge of GFC midfield who seem to go ok. I'm not having a pot at Goody but having watched a few of King's past interviews he appears to be pretty capable at handling the media and answering questions clearly. Time will tell if this puts us back in the race but I'm feeling more confident in our chances next season having made this change than if we had done nothing.

Fair call - I'm not worried who we are chasing but if we get to next season with no new faces/options in our KPF stocks I will be seriously worried. If you look at our current options on the list I doubt very much whether any of them would get a start with any of this year's finals teams. That must be a concern for everyone I would have thought.

Not having a go at you at all No. 31 but there seems to be a reasonable number of people on this forum happy to take a swipe at the club from time to time - personally if it is deserved, I have no problem with that. When it is undeserved then that is clearly different. Nobody here really knows the real story behind Goodwin not coaching the final 3 games - either way I don't think it makes much difference to anything as we were going nowhere either way. She can have an opinion, we can all have our own. When we stop being able to voice them without being attacked is when we really need to worry.

To suggest Amiss is Weidemen 2.0 is a big stretch. Is he worth a first rounder plus Tholstrup I'd say probably not. But Tholstrup to date hasn't really fired a shot and the jury is still out on whether he will. Amiss is an upgrade on anyone we currently have on our list as a tall KPF (Fritta is not a KPF). This has and continues to be an area of need that so far, we haven't fixed.

He was certainly quick to turn the ball over

I'm not pointing the finger at the Griffiths though. I don't think any of us know exactly the reason why so many have dropped off but it's a fact and someone needs to either find a way to fix it or maybe it is time to farewell some club favorites that potentially don't have the hunger or will to give 100%

Your second sentence would suggest otherwise

Watched this bloke pretty closely live in the final game of the season v GWS Looked a bit slow to me - if we think we need a defensive mid/tagger ok I suppose but I would not want to be giving up anything more than a second-round pick at best

LOL Gunstan -------------------------- light years ----------------------------------------------------Jefferson

I watched the 2021 GF replay recently and if you don't think some of our more experienced players have dropped off in terms of speed/fitness then we must be living in a parallel universe

I'm not too fussed as to the reason our collective and in some cases individual fitness has dropped away. I'd like to address that asap so we can really start to compete with the better teams when it really matters.

So, there is an "i" in team after all

Lindsay? Salem? Bowey?