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11 hours ago, DeeSpencer said:

Geez this place bounces wildly back and forth on Sparrow. I said this after the 2021 grand final and I'll say it again now. He's a great role player who has limitations with his disposal but absolutely busts his backside and always cracks in hard.

He had 0 CBAs today so naturally his disposals are down. 6 score involvements is solid work though.

And his effort is all over the tracker sheet. 2nd in sprint distance. 2nd in average speed. 4th in total sprints. 2nd in average speed in attack. 

Stop with this madness that he'd get dropped for a kid.

Where did you get these stats from?

Officially closed. Too many confirmed and unconfirmed issues that take up too much energy and focus on the goal at hand and I'd even say the hunger full stop is not the same.

It makes so much sense to get a half forward with grunt and connect.  We don't have one of those with BOTH attributes. Also, Langdon has been nothing like his pre-rib injury form, which might be the kick in the pants he needs.  Anyone can run all day but you need to be damaging as well.

If the Saints pay 50% of the salary then it is a no brainer.  A seasoned player who needs a fresh start could be the new Blake Acres (not playing wise but draft steal) and in a winning environment.  

5 minutes ago, 58er said:

He might be Goody's  successor in  2027 maybe. 

Watch for round seven Next year!

Move him on if he wants to go.  Get in a pick and use that for someone else who is younger or can kick in the draft.

1 hour ago, Wells 11 said:

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? . 

 

What was the bake he gave the team after the game? I haven't read anything about it here so any info would be great. Mad Monday cancelled? Interesting...

We could have been sucked in like Port Adelaide in giving another contract before the finals.  I am seriously concerned about what the 'learnings' will be if we lose tonight. Does Goody learn anything?

Love how they said it was a Dead rubber after the loss.  Tipping it wouldn't have been if they had won.  

If anyone has a spare MCC concession ticket, let me know.

MCC visitor tickets not even an option. Pathetic system for a dad to take his daughter to the game.

Our podcast has just dropped out recap of the QF and the five main points of how we lost the game.  Take only ten minutes to see if I was on the mark: 

I just dropped our preview on our podcast on YouTube and I made sure to look the last five weeks, not the entire year form line. Outside of the Carlton loss (win) we have been awesome over this period where they have only been chugging along.  

Check it out (only eight minutes total) and if you like it, give a subscribe (they're free)!

Turner - please stop fumbling. I will give him the leighway of a hotly contested game to walk into.

Chandler has nothing to worry about. No-one is taking his spot, especially Spargo. 

If we win this week, rest Gawn against Sydney. No need to play him if we have top four sewn up. 

I did notice that Carlton always went back to go forward which gave them a little extra time to escape the contest. The other was Weitering was all by himself during the first quarter and in wet conditions the dump kick is always going to happen. Why we didn't even up the contest is beyond me. Wet footy is completely different to day. It is about gaining territory and not over handling the footy, two things we have not been able to master.

I just want to know the reason for JVR getting dropped? Kicks three and still can't get in without a reason. Too good for VFL.

I am jealous of how they extract the best out of every player on the ground. You know that every player on the ground will contribute and make an impact, especially with their bottom six. 

There is still the 'we can tell in the first five minutes if they are on' mindset with our group that I don't see with Collingwood.  They are on every week. 

I've also said before that the lack of creativity, flair and risk from the coaching department is going to cost us in the end.  We might have a team of Mercs but they are being driven by a 50-year-old in second gear for safety and refuses to open it up and see its true performance. Until this risk-averse gameplan changes, we are only delaying the inevitable. 

11 hours ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Jesus we honestly must have the best guys in the business when it comes to managing salary cap.

Would have thought we'd be knees deep...

If BBB, T-Mac, Tomlinson and Hibbard all go that frees up a bit of cash.

Jordan dropped again?  Getting beyond the joke with this kid. I'd leave too if I was getting this sort of treatment.

Harmes in to tag Serong

Kozzie stay inside 50 with the instruction to be a BBB feet all game

Brayshaw is back to the wing

Sparrow all game on the ball

Smith to tag Schutlz (always gets away from us)

Petracca stay perm HF.

Get a defensive first-minded player starting in the middle. Have to do with the form of Darcy and Jackson.

Coaching panel to try something different ONCE!

He was part of WA's leadership group for the u18 carnival. Natural fit!

Jacob Grant from the Dandenong Stingrays is one I like. 191cm utility, raw, and loves the contest.  Brother was training at Casey last season.

McVee out? Really? Did you see his run and delivery out the backline? Sure he made a couple of mistakes but he is a massive upgrade on Hunt. Triple B will need a rest and Pickett in.  Simples.  

West Coast is cooked after the weekend injuries and the bigger Optus Stadium needs us to have a running team. We will outrun them and it will be a shellacking! 

But..... anyone who is not 90% (no-one is ever 100%) must not be risked. We saw what happened to Gawn last year.

This is the thread I look forward to every month!!