AFL 2025

[dedja]

Agree with your assessment dedja.

I wonder if they said to him last night, “end of season we want to part ways” and he said “may as well do it now” more so than them just sacking him now.

I suspect that’s exactly what happened. I respect the fact that he declined and fronted up to face the music.

[whufc]

Agree with your assessment dedja.

I wonder if they said to him last night, “end of season we want to part ways” and he said “may as well do it now” more so than them just sacking him now.

Yep that seems the most likely version of events. Be surprised if they decided to dismiss him instantly after the win vs instantly dismissing him after the loss to St Kilda.

Appears they finally came to a decision that he wouldn't be coaching next year, informed him, and then he has said well I'll go straight away.

[Brodlach]

Coached them for 9 years and been there 11

That’s a fair stretch

[Brodlach]

Blow to the Lions with Lachie Neale out for the next few weeks with a quad injury

[Spargo]

Blow to the Lions with Lachie Neale out for the next few weeks with a quad injury

It’s a tear, that could be season ending…

[Booney]

Blow to the Lions with Lachie Neale out for the next few weeks with a quad injury

It’s a tear, that could be season ending…

5 weeks to the first final, 7 to the prelim. You'd think at worst he's back then.

[Booney]

Reporter : The Melbourne board thinks the playing group needs a new voice.

Ed Langdon : Not sure I'd agree with that.

*Narrators voice*

It's not gone well.

[dedja]

Regardless of whether players loved, loathed or were ambivalent about their just sacked coach, rightly or wrongly, the minute they play their next match all is forgotten and they just move on.

[wenchbarwer]

Regardless of whether players loved, loathed or were ambivalent about their just sacked coach, rightly or wrongly, the minute they play their next match all is forgotten and they just move on.

Exactly, it's their profession, and this isn't local footy where personal relationships would sway a player's decision making.

These players need to now buckle down and impress whoever is going to take over.

[Booney]

Round 24 locked and loaded - at last!
All times AEST

Round 24
THU
Essendon-Carlton (MCG) 7.30pm
FRI
Collingwood-Melbourne (MCG) 7.10pm
Port Adelaide-Gold Coast (Adel Oval) 8.10pm
SAT
Nth Melb-Adelaide (Marvel) 1.20pm
Richmond-Geelong (MCG) 4.15pm
WC-Sydney (Optus) 7.35pm
SUN
GWS-St Kilda (ENGIE) 12.20pm
Dogs-Fremantle (Marvel) 3.15pm
Brisbane-Hawthorn (Gabba) 7.20pm

Round 24.1
WED
Gold Coast-Essendon (People First) 7.20pm

[Spargo]

Round 24 locked and loaded - at last!
All times AEST

Round 24
THU
Essendon-Carlton (MCG) 7.30pm
FRI
Collingwood-Melbourne (MCG) 7.10pm
Port Adelaide-Gold Coast (Adel Oval) 8.10pm
SAT
Nth Melb-Adelaide (Marvel) 1.20pm
Richmond-Geelong (MCG) 4.15pm
WC-Sydney (Optus) 7.35pm
SUN
GWS-St Kilda (ENGIE) 12.20pm
Dogs-Fremantle (Marvel) 3.15pm
Brisbane-Hawthorn (Gabba) 7.20pm

Round 24.1
WED
Gold Coast-Essendon (People First) 7.20pm

No overlapping games on Saturday or Sunday, what a novel idea!

[Jim05]

Our game against the Suns will be an all time classic.
Suns will rest half their side for finals and we will be tanking worse than normal if there is still a chance to finish below North and/or Richmond

[Booney]

Our game against the Suns will be an all time classic.
Suns will rest half their side for finals and we will be tanking worse than normal if there is still a chance to finish below North and/or Richmond

They might be playing for 4th spot so I don't see this happening.

[Jim05]

Our game against the Suns will be an all time classic.
Suns will rest half their side for finals and we will be tanking worse than normal if there is still a chance to finish below North and/or Richmond

They might be playing for 4th spot so I don't see this happening.

There is that possibility of course in which case I’d happily see us roll over and lose by 100 if it cost Collingwood top 4

[Jimmy_041]

Agree with your assessment dedja.

I wonder if they said to him last night, “end of season we want to part ways” and he said “may as well do it now” more so than them just sacking him now.

I suspect that’s exactly what happened. I respect the fact that he declined and fronted up to face the music.

They said he could coach the last three - he said FU

[am Bays]

Essendon

last game for the year on the Goldie with no chance of finals and it's a "make up" game, this will not end well

It'll be Saints v Essendon Rd 23 2008 all over again

[daysofourlives]

Our game against the Suns will be an all time classic.
Suns will rest half their side for finals and we will be tanking worse than normal if there is still a chance to finish below North and/or Richmond

They might be playing for 4th spot so I don't see this happening.

also a chance they have 4th wrapped up and cant move up or down, if thats the case they may as well cancel the game

[dedja]

They could cancel the thurs night game whilst they’re at it.

[Spargo]

Hawks make the 8 @daysofourlives?

[Booney]

Hawks make the 8 @daysofourlives?

Impossible to pick right now.

Hawks v Collingwood, Fremantle v Brisbane and Brisbane v Hawthorn sort that all out. Who knows!

I can see Fremantle, Hawthorn, GWS or the Bulldogs missing out still.