Diamond_Jim

I thought you were joking but just saw the article.... unbelievable

watched 15 minutes of the Carlton v Brisbane game... as well as being poor standard impossible to see due to sunlight and shade. Off to clean up the shed instead.

Geelong are lucky enough to have senior players who contribute significantly week in week out. They have four or five players who are plus 28 who feature in their top 15 each week. Remind me in that sense of North with Harvey and the Saints withe Riewoldt, Montagna and Milne. They have also lucked into youth in the form of Kelly etc. Hell..... I'm jealous

'Tracca..... if you don't get it I have to wonder where you have been for the last fifty years. There is no room for what happened to Goodes. It is an event albeit small in comparison to the events of the last two hundred years that should make us all stop and reflect. Sure there may be room for discussion about what changes should flow but definitely there should be change..

I have nothing to go on but perhaps Gill may get a gentle push in the next year. While the financial KPI's are good there has been some stuff ups that haven't' done the "brand" much good. If I was a club chairman I would want to know why we weren't onto this concern some years back. The apology now runs hollow as LH says. The turning point if not before may be the next round of TV rights negotiations. It may not be pretty.

you have it in one MR or should I say three

yep at least four men attacking the ball carrier and of course when we have the ball our players run away, refuse to shepherd and then the ball carrier fluffs the handball or handballs to the player one metre away who gets closed down. PS.. it did work against GWS and the Hawks last year I must admit.

Would like to think you are right but I think that Goddwin will believe that with his three "ins" in the backline that his chaos game will get them through. It may well but as we all know it's not a sustainable gameplan over a season.

nothing over the last two years suggests they are. Collingwood also took the Tigers apart at relative full strength using a controlled gameplan.

just won the last 6 straight to take the second set !!

Great signing. He would have received a decent salary offer and mid 2021 if he performs he will cash in big time. Good luck Sam

doing an MFC but not over yet

Time to engage in that perennial Melbourne supporter activity of picking a second team to follow for the rest of the year. My favourite is GWS. The reason.... they're like fantasy football with their umpteen first round choices that you can then trade forever. Also their winning has little emotional impact upon anyone. Tonight's a tough one .. the pretentious against the entitled (not quite as entitled as Hawthorn though.) In a lacklustre round as was last week there could be a few upsets so... Richmond Carlton Gold Coast GWS Eagles PS time to watch the World Cup... go Sam Kerr !!

sponsor paying by purchasing memberships perhaps?

Did they ever resolve the ownership of afl.com. IIRC correctly it was originally registered by a domain name miner. A quick google search shows a site offering the domain name for sale.

Will obviously have to be something that tends towards world domination but perhaps I am thinking too small.

Disappointment ranking ... 10 Surprise ranking... 3 Been a #$%^ of a season

One certainly hopes so. The continuation of the zone defence with second string players has without doubt been a tactical error by Goodwin. Would it have made a difference.. maybe we would have won two more games... WCE and Adelaide but the lack of scoring ability has perhaps been our main problem in most games.

Agree.. the Weid needs to improve his positioning and in particular stop being pushed under the ball.

The value of Lewis is shown by the fact that even in his third year which was always going to be a stretch he is being forced out of the team not by form but by the fact that because we cannot make the finals the sensible thing is to play the newcomers. Unfortunately we probably need another Lewis like recruit to replace him given that we don't have a surfeit of experienced players. Thanks Jordan... you delivered what was asked.

you may be right but the enigma is whether in combination with Gawn the two could could be the new Bogey and Mccall. Let's face it.. the season is gone... it's time to dance

I'm with you DV8... the years of just going along to see a player such as Robbie while special also marked the slow death of this club. Time to Maximise the Gawn to the advantage of the team

No Spargo jokes allowed OD

If you could have the same amount for one game as we get for two in the NT plus a guaranteed bye the following week would that change your mind. My problem with China football wise is that it is too late in the year weather wise. As an opening round played say on a Wednesday with the next game on the Sunday week it could work well. The obvious choices for the game are the WA teams due to proximity, time zones and being a big mining state (after all it's a trade delegation) but no way will those clubs give up a home game.

Agree... the days of individual shaming etc are out but as you say I would like to think the coach is calmly discussing at least one on one why the shots were missed and how the chances can be improved. We have now played Darwin on a number of occasions and things such as wind, aiming spots, ball swing, power off the boot etc should be known by the players. No use making mistakes unless you learn from them.. sounds trite... but it works.