I think there is a big difference between this notion of “cooked” and still being a better option than anyone else at present
He might not be a star anymore & best years behind but still a very handy contributer IMO.
And Woosh’s.
You can’t say he’s not in our best 25 group of players still right now and won’t be next year either. That isn’t cooked.
I expect he has another year in him but will need to be managed accordingly both to ensure we get the best output from him and for the younger players we intend to have take his spot.
worsfold is just being diplomatic, as he pretty much always is. talking him up so it appears that he leaves 100% on his own terms. a 300 gamer of BJs standing within the club, and the league, deserves that.
I just cant picture him playing good footy at the end of next year,if we make finals. He is really starting to get exposed when the ball hits the ground 1-1.
Its Redmans time to shine there,and BJ will hopefully stay on in some capacity in a coaching role like Kelly.
BJ is showing all the traits of an old player in decline. He’s struggling to cleanly pickup ground balls, he’s struggling to find space when he does take possession, and his ability to pressure the opposition when they have the ball is very poor. He looks cooked to me.
He has had some howlers this year, the sort of mistakes that you tollarate from a young inexperenced bloke under pressure.
in an ideal world Gleeson and Redman wouldn’t be injured and we would be playing them. Goddard would be playing in the 2s and realising that it was time.
You give a bloke who has done what he has for the club Life Membership, you don’t gift them a spot on the list.
If he wants to play on next season, it will need to be elsewhere with our blessing.
If we think we can win the premiership next year, then he should stay another year.
He’s regressed but he hasn’t fallen off a cliff yet. He’s one injury away from that. Whether that cliff comes along next year or the year after is anyone’s guess.
I think the calls that Redman gets games next year are hopeful at best. Gleeson takes back a spot in the backline next year and Goddard needs to find another gap elsewhere in the team to fill if he plays on. I’d trust Gleeson to perform in a ten game stretch more than a declining Goddard or developing Redman.
I don’t think we’re a GF threat next year (subject to FA and trades) so we need to convince him that GWS, Brisbane or GC are in more need of his leadership services than we are next year.
We’ve drafted so many impressive ‘leaders’ and poured resources into those ‘leadership tours’ that it’s time they see the rewards of it by stepping up and taking more responsibility with the younger group during matches.
I think the fact he stepped into one hell of a mess in 2013, and rather than try avoid the issue, stood up and backed both the club and the players in says a lot about his leadership qualities.
2013 was then and this is now. How long do you get to dine out on past achievements? He is a one paced player who either pinpoints a pass or coughs it up therefore a net non contributor. Time to make a gracious exit and to move on.
Herald sun article was a plead to stay on. Was interesting listening to John and I know he said list managers would be included in the discussion but how about you throw in Ridley, Redman and Francis in to the discussion to plead their case. They have every right to discuss what about us? If Goddard stays on we’ll go back to S.A (Redman and Francis) or another opportunity that sees us playing more senior games elsewhere next season. All three have more value than an old guy looking for another season.
