Did it go through Neeld first?
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Why would the Tigers release Caracella in the middle of a campaign to win back to back flags? Wasn’t he the “mastermind” to their success last year? Maybe we can ask them for Martin as well?
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Keener than ever to know which genius decided to stamp out player/coach hostility by extending Woosh’s contract.
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Many thought we were a top 4 chance. We’ve moved four places in the wrong direction.
I reckon it would have been part of the original negotiations when getting Woosha to the club.
E.g. if players get suspended year 1, we’ll give you an extension.
They had to have discussed potential suspensions at that stage…
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To play devils advocate, what do people want to see over the next month or two to back Woosha in for next year, with changes made around him.
That Mark Neeld vision is unfathomably awful.
His pregame message was about the average age of the squad? Absolute prattle and then some guff about “face your fear boys”. He had no fking idea what he actually wanted to communicate to the group.
Contrast that to Sheeds, a simple message delivered with clarity and passion.
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Kevin Sheedy was external. He did well for the club.
More to the point… Why would Caracella want to leave when they are looking good for back to back flags?
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A resignation. Then I’ll back him in for whatever he wants to do next year with my heartfelt best wishes for the future.
Worsher had one season and eight games to MAKE this mess.
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At least say you stole it from Futurama
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Awesome post. I too spent too long reading bile on blitz and gave up a couple of weeks ago but fortunately came back momentarily to read your thoughts. Well written, agree with it all.
That look really angers me
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Sadly, the players and the coaches appear to be in that stage of the relationship where you both know it’s over but neither of you want to be the one to break up with the other.
The best thing is always to end it in a mature fashion before things escalate and get uglier.
Giving Worsfold time to turn this around is a nice sentiment but the unfortunate reality is that bird has flown. This isn’t a Hardwick and the Tigers situation.
haha… his last one had an asterisk next to it. He is looking like he wants to get one without complications.
Adam Cooney says coach John Worsfold should wear more of the blame for Essendon’s struggles
JON RALPH, Herald Sun
May 14, 2018 7:00am
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ADAM Cooney has accused John Worsfold of deflecting blame to his players as Jake Stringer’s form slump jeopardises his place in Essendon’s side.
The Bombers are riding a four-match losing streak that has heaped pressure on Worsfold ahead of a clash with Geelong on Saturday at the MCG.
Worsfold again threatened his team with the selection axe on Saturday as Bombers fans wait to see if he follows through.
He challenged his players to find a trademark after the humbling loss, saying it was up to them to fight through this period.
But Brownlow Medallist Cooney, who played under Worsfold in the second of his two seasons at Essendon, suggested he was passing the buck.
“There’s bigger issues than skill errors, it’s the competitive nature of the players at the moment and a lot of them are in self-preservation mode at the moment,” Cooney told SEN.
“I think (Worsfold’s) heaping too much onto the players and deflecting away from himself, I’d have liked to see a united front from that press conference yesterday.”
Jake Stringer, Anthony McDonald-Tipungwuti and Darcy Parish are all in the selection gun after yet another poor loss.
Stringer’s form in the past fortnight has been terrible, as AFL great Wayne Carey called for him to be dumped to the VFL for an extended period.
In the past two weeks he has recorded a single scoring shot (a behind), laid only two tackles, and averaged 42 ranking points and 12.5 disposals.
One passage of play saw him leading a chase for the ball before nearly stopping as Darcy Lang went in hard to collect the ball, Stringer sauntering past the contest.
Devon Smith’s superb start to the year has also put many of his teammates to shame.
He recorded 15 tackles against Carlton as he notched 97 pressure points, the highest recorded of any Essendon player since 1999.
Smith now has three of the best six recorded pressure ratings since 1999 at Essendon — despite playing just eight games as a Bomber.
In glaring contrast, Brendon Goddard’s pressure has been non-existent in the past fortnight.
Goddard has had zero tackles in the past two weeks, the only general defender in the competition not to lay a tackle during that period.
Former AFLCA boss Danny Frawley echoed the concerns of many about the Don’s lack of tactical acumen.
He described Brendon Goddard as “at the crossroads”, saying “it was amazing how he spooked up, isn’t he the guy that has to put the heat on the forward”.
“I think he’s been the right man for the right job at Essendon for the past, there’s no doubt with his motivational and people skills, but (new football boss) Dan Richardson needs to add a strategist to be able to help John,” Goddard said.
“The late Phil Walsh did a fantastic job at West Coast to get the web going when Worsfold was just teetering a little and then Phil left to go to Port and then John’s coaching tenure finished for whatever reason at West Coast.
“They really need someone at the cutting edge that’s going to get them playing consistent modern football. If I’m a player right now in an Essendon jumper, I deep down want us to change our style.”
He reads Blitz too. 
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4-8 wins.
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