Ted Lasso

I’m not surprised or concerned by the AFLs clear and transparent desire to get Buckley to Tasmania. It reinforces 2 things to me. We should be doing all we can to convince him to come to Melbourne instead and if we are a serious club we will be able to do that. Nathan Buckley is EXACTLY the coach we need. It would be disappointing if we’ve sacked and are paying Goodwin 1.2 million dollars next year to miss out on all the experienced coaches and go with an untried assistant. That feels like nearly the worst case scenario.

i dunno Buckley doesn’t strike me as someone who would waste his or a clubs time. I think he’d have declined an interview if he had any significant doubts about his desire to be in the process.

Delist Jeffo!? Our greatest ever forward? Maybe we should trade max and sign mark neeld as coach again while we’re at it

I think people forget he’s only 22. He’s already a good player but he’s got a lot of improvement left.

Nowhere but up!!!! 😉

same. But I’m definitely Increasing tracs time as a forward and telling viney to work on a secondary role, letting clarry be the sole ball winner and adding more speed through the midfield overall.

Granted, but windhager is only 22, will continue to develop and very capable of playing a very similar role where he can be accountable for the oppositions best and win the ball himself.

It’s a bit if a mind boggler isn’t it? SOS is an okay defender but that’s an outrageous deal

Does our pick 23 get this done in a trade?

Freo a chance to sack JL?

Wow this is poor from 15? AFL listed players.

The standard of umpiring combined with the complete lack of consistency in the application of virtually any rules is one of the biggest issues in the game. At times it’s unwatchable.

I think it’s time we start calling him the almighty El Jefe

i Agree, but I think it’s just a mature acknowledgement from the club this isn’t just a footy coaching role, the entire club needs realignment and repair and the person to do that is going to need experience

I think 3 years is the sweet spot regardless of who we select. it gives us a good look at them, but a bit of a get out option if it's a total disaster. I don't think the first contract of a coaching stint should ever be more than that, and i'd even argue it shouldn't be full stop. We've seen amazing coaches like Malthouse, Clarkson and so on go to clubs and struggle, so it feels like too big a gamble to treat coaching contracts the way we do players.

Hense the long, thorough process we're currently going through. Whoever we choose will be properly vetted and recommended by the panel, we can't really do much more

you might well be right, but could you imagine if we did go for an assistant over someone like Nathan Buckley and they ended but being another Mark Neeld? getting these decisions long can set the club back 5-10 years

That'll do it! thanks mate.

What was the deal with Maynard and Keays post game? did anyone see what happened there?

it really is something to out-feral Collingwood supporters.

I think if we were to consider a trade to the Hawks of Petracca, someone like Cam McKenzie being included in a deal with draft pick(s) would be appealing potentially. I think he's someone who would add to our young core coming through and potentially give us some value. The draft pool this year is pretty heavily compromised and i suspect with Tassie coming on board we're a little while away from a totally clear draft like what we had last year so we may have to get a little more creative to add to our talent pool. It's why the idea of us doing a Richmond and trading everyone out for bulk draft picks is silly, the whole plan is based on the idea there is talent available to us within that pathway

For sure, lets go a highly touted Collingwood assistant! we nailed that last time haha

I think the appeal of Buckley is the potential Paul Roos impact of changing the culture of the entire organisation, our challenge doesn't just involve on field and it's silly to suggest it does. We've had rolling drama for a few years, what appears from the outside to be slipping standards on and of the field and off field issues to key players as well have behavioral/attitude ones. The reason Bucks appeals to me more than say Skipworth is that any edge Skipworth might have purely in terms of coaching is likely significantly outweighed by the benefits of Buckley in terms of raising the standards across the board and coming in with an aura that demands immediate respect and credibility. This impacts sponsors, players considering the MFC, players undecided about staying at the club, the caliber of support staff we might bring in, there is a whole list of benefits someone like Nathan Buckley brings that go way beyond coaching. So even if we thought Skipworth was a slightly better coach, i think there is still a very obvious reason Buckley is the run away favourite for the role.

Additionally i am really looking forward to the mental gymnastics the AFL does this week to justify not suspending Jordan De Goey for an action that's been suspended consistently every other time it's happened.

I think the club itself needs more in terms of leadership than an assistant is likely to be able to provide and this is why Buckley is a favourite. They’re all great coaches but we’ve basically had max carrying the club and now we need to rebuild the culture and standards around the place, the actual footy performance is just one part of what we need to happen