Earl Hood

Vamos Diablos!

And what’s the recovery road for an MCL?

Gee I thought we had a few possibles not playing today, Gawn, Viney, Tracc, May, Windsor, Salem, Langdon might be chance to sneak in come round 1!

Barring a bad run with injuries I think we have the cattle for top 8 and even top 4 but we need to see the game plan and how we execute to really know where we sit.

Update just landed in my notifications has the MFC been reading this thread, perhaps?

McAdam suspected Achilles injury according to Ch7 report. Shute!

I am not sold on Goody’s new game plan at all!

We have the cattle to be top 4 but so much depends on the game plan. If we don’t adapt to the way the game is now being played we will have the likes of Fremantle, Collingwood and Brisbane running rings around us yet again.

Got very teary during his speech. A great man and a great Australian.

We have the cattle to finish top 4 but much depends on: - a good run with injuries - a competitive game plan. if we don’t change the way we play, with a fully fit and with key players in top form, we could still finish top 8 playing predictable, defensive footy but we won’t cut it come finals against the sides playing the hard running, unpredictable, offence first footy we saw last season especially from Premiers, Brisbane. The early signs I will be looking out for are: - Max taking marks around the ground and going back to take a long high kick down the line VS immediately dishing off a handball to a mid running past. - the coach lamenting the lack of connection between the midfield and forwards after we have won the hit outs, the clearances, the contested possessions and inside 50’s but still managing a close win/loss VS the coach lauding our forward efficiency that got us over the line.

Interesting comments re Ricky Mentha, I noticed him last week at Gosch’s during the confined space keeping’s off routine. Some of his footwork in heavy traffic was so impressive I had to get the phone out to double check who he was. Very Pickett like, I thought. Still might need a full season in the VFL to be ready to go.

I was thinking Kerry O’Keefe whose nickname is Skull.

And judging by the tan he must have spent the entire break on a surfboard in WA!

Just walked past Tom concentrating hard and holding a very small bundle with Ruby following behind with a pram and blond kids in Fitzroy this afternoon. Odd I didn’t pick up it was him until I was right next to him. Usually these tall AFL athletes stand out from streets away. He certainly has slimmed down.

So who is the culprit? I want names!