Prediction Time to go in 2025.

[DuckYeah]

He signed a five year deal for a reason.

With the interrupted first year we are staring down at 2029 as the year we rise?

 

[ferball]

In your opinion if we keep the stats quo for stability’s sake how much more time should they be given? It’s a very fine line in my opinion. If nothing has improved by this time next year it would be very to argue in favour of keeping the band together.

Even without the racism stuff happening I would have said till the end of the 2027 season.

Because of that ... if we play finals before his contract is up I'd extend him straight up .. if we don't ... it all depends on what our options are.

 

[Dinkers]

Only on BF can there be found excuses for poor performance. If the racism saga has impacted al Clarkos he should **** off. I fyi don't believe it has .

 

[marklovesbeer]

Only on BF can there be found excuses for poor performance. If the racism saga has impacted al Clarkos he should **** off. I fyi don't believe it has .

Who do you want to coach us next year?

 

[Ball Dont Lie]

He signed a five year deal for a reason.

Clarko did. What about everyone else? Making no changes also seems negligent. Stability is important but so is progress

 

[Jindrrk]

You would hope that the club is aggressively trying to get Simmo back to the club as an assistant.

I think he will be the perfect guy to challenge Clarkson and keep him in check.

that would be ideal

I originally wanted Horse before Clarkson as I think he'd be the perfect fit for our club. Simmo has got a great football brain so as a assistant coach would be a great addition

 

[ferball]

Only on BF can there be found excuses for poor performance. If the racism saga has impacted al Clarkos he should **** off. I fyi don't believe it has .

Don't be stupid.

How's he sposed to focus solely on coaching when all that shit was going on?

And after getting him to the club when we were in the shit and he could gone anywhere - definitely success at GWS was waiting for him - we then turn around and dump him in it. No way we're anything ever after that.

That would be the definition of a heartless squib club.

 

[ferball]

Clarko did. What about everyone else? Making no changes also seems negligent. Stability is important but so is progress

Do you remember how shit we were then. Far worse than now. Low base sure but we've won twice as many games as that season. That entire year we scored three goals more than we have till now. We had no structure, couldn't move the ball etc etc.

Even with no bullshit distractions it was gonna take years to fix that.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Don't be stupid.

How's he sposed to focus solely on coaching when all that shit was going on?

And after getting him to the club when we were in the shit and he could gone anywhere - definitely success at GWS was waiting for him - we then turn around and dump him in it.

That's life/society/reality, trial by media if an absolute f*cking disgrace, but sometimes you have to operate with the way things are not the way things should be. He was damaged goods after that point and not fit to tackle that colossal task ahead of him. He hadn't taken a single training session at that point and he didnt owe us anything and we didnt owe him anything. It's a cutthroat world, there is probably no human being alive that has bled more for the blue & white jumper than Wayne Schimmelbusch, but we gave him the arse as coach with so little fanfare that he had to find out he was sacked by hearing it on the radio before anyone at the club told him. We recovered pretty well from that I would have thought.

No way we're anything ever after that.

That would be the definition of a heartless squib club.

Well standing by him didn't do a lick of good, cos right now that is EXACTLY what we are, top to bottom.

 

[ferball]

That's life/society/reality, trial by media if an absolute f*cking disgrace, but sometimes you have to operate with the way things are not the way things should be. He was damaged goods after that point and not fit to tackle that colossal task ahead of him. He hadn't taken a single training session at that point and he didnt owe us anything and we didnt owe him anything. It's a cutthroat world, there is probably no human being alive that has bled more for the blue & white jumper than Wayne Schimmelbusch, but we gave him the arse as coach with so little fanfare that he had to find out he was sacked by hearing it on the radio before anyone at the club told him. We recovered pretty well from that I would have thought.

We had a functional replacement in 1993.

Well standing by him didn't do a lick of good, cos right now that is EXACTLY what we are, top to bottom.

You might think that.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

Only on BF can there be found excuses for poor performance. If the racism saga has impacted al Clarkos he should **** off. I fyi don't believe it has .

Absolutely staggered anyone can believe that. It's pretty simple, go and watch the clips of him arriving at Arden Street, strutting around, chest literally puffed out, now juxtapose that with the vacant stare of the tired, shellshocked creature that we see in the coaches box every week. Maths was never my strong point, but that is pretty simple maths.

I do agree that he should **** off, so to speak.

 

[Woolly Mammoth]

We had a functional replacement in 1993.

Only in hindsight, Pages certainly wasnt seen like that at the time. Admits himself he was a complete dark horse for the job, as the club was mainly targeting Dermott Brereton but he declined, and the media narrative at the time was 'poor old North, have to hire their old under 19s coach cos no one wants the job lol'. Rodney Eade was the other candidate and not exactly seen as a hot property himself at the time.

You might think that.

Brings me no pleasure to type sentences like that, but yeh I do

 

[Gasometer]

Only in hindsight, Pages certainly wasnt seen like that at the time. Admits himself he was a complete dark horse for the job, as the club was mainly targeting Dermott Brereton but he declined, and the media narrative at the time was 'poor old North, have to hire their old under 19s coach cos no one wants the job lol'. Rodney Eade was the other candidate and not exactly seen as a hot property himself at the time.




Brings me no pleasure to type sentences like that, but yeh I do

Yep those days after the sacking were pretty grim iirc

 

[desie]

Yep those days after the sacking were pretty grim iirc

Prompted me to sign up as a member for the first time in the days that followed.

We were at a pretty low ebb.

 

[Gasometer]

Prompted me to sign up as a member for the first time in the days that followed.

We were at a pretty low ebb.

I think I waited a bit longer to about Rd 5; it was the first time in my adult life I had disposable $ and that membership meant something

Today it feels like an annual donation

 

[DuckYeah]

I think I waited a bit longer to about Rd 5; it was the first time in my adult life I had disposable $ and that membership meant something

Today it feels like an annual donation

I wish it was tax deductible

 

[TheNorthFan]

Long time NMFC fan and BF NMFC Board follower. New to posting.

I intend to hold my judgement on the Matt Whitlock trade/draft-exchange until he plays a handful of games. Whitlock has played one game thus far. If we judged all AFL players on just one game, there are helluva lotta players that would not make the cut.

Find it also staggering that some folks want Clarko out. I agree that his first 2 seasons were garbage, but from what I could see this season, he is starting to re-emerge back to his old competitive ways again.

But agree with posters on here about giving the heave ho to the Snoz and Patch. I think they are holding us back. Lack of innovation in list strategy/recruiting has been a bug bear of the fans for along time (a strong competitor to D50 transition kick turnovers) and with the talent floating around in the midfield, Patch has not optimised that area of the ground.

Might've missed it but have any posters on this thread questioned our Captain? Cannot see the value he adds in terms of leadership (on & off the field). I've seen Clarko's press conferences this season, there is not a single mention of the value added by Simpkin to on-field or off-field leadership. There is only mention of how Parker, Darling and Daniel are adding to off field leadership. Where does this leave Simpkin?

 

[Gasometer]

Long time NMFC fan and BF NMFC Board follower. New to posting.

I intend to hold my judgement on the Matt Whitlock trade/draft-exchange until he plays a handful of games. Whitlock has played one game thus far. If we judged all AFL players on just one game, there are helluva lotta players that would not make the cut.

Find it also staggering that some folks want Clarko out. I agree that his first 2 seasons were garbage, but from what I could see this season, he is starting to re-emerge back to his old competitive ways again.

But agree with posters on here about giving the heave ho to the Snoz and Patch. I think they are holding us back. Lack of innovation in list strategy/recruiting has been a bug bear of the fans for along time (a strong competitor to D50 transition kick turnovers) and with the talent floating around in the midfield, Patch has not optimised that area of the ground.

Might've missed it but have any posters on this thread questioned our Captain? Cannot see the value he adds in terms of leadership (on & off the field). I've seen Clarko's press conferences this season, there is not a single mention of the value added by Simpkin to on-field or off-field leadership. There is only mention of how Parker, Darling and Daniel are adding to off field leadership. Where does this leave Simpkin?

I always wondered who The North Fan was and you have finally appeared.

Yes there are months of posts on Simpkin in the Simpkin thread.

 

[DuckYeah]

Dinkers I think its about time to start a Delist thread too.

Corr, Tucker, Bergman, Teakle (disappointed face), Payne is probably set in stone?

 

[The Nostradamus]

Dinkers I think its about time to start a Delist thread too.

Corr, Tucker, Bergman, Teakle (disappointed face), Payne is probably set in stone?

K Dawson delisted

Corr contracted unfortunately

 

[DuckYeah]

K Dawson delisted

Corr contracted unfortunately

I dont think Corr being contracted will matter.

Yes, I like Kal but he reached his ceiling and thought he would have gone a little higher.

Thats 6 if we ship off Corr. Theres no point him being on our list. His entire contract would have been front loaded. Should be an easy “thanks for your services”

Trembath might not go round…

 

[Dinkers]

Dinkers I think its about time to start a Delist thread too.

Corr, Tucker, Bergman, Teakle (disappointed face), Payne is probably set in stone?

I think ideally we use last seasons as that will keep tabs of the amount over the years.

Yes Teakle is in trouble but heard a whisper he might play this week, but I doubt it.

 

[Gasometer]

I think ideally we use last seasons as that will keep tabs of the amount over the years.

Yes Teakle is in trouble but heard a whisper he might play this week, but I doubt it.

Teakle is IN

 

[DuckYeah]

I think ideally we use last seasons as that will keep tabs of the amount over the years.

Yes Teakle is in trouble but heard a whisper he might play this week, but I doubt it.

On fire. Massive call and come through!!

 

[Dinkers]

On fire. Massive call and come through!!

Well then the balls to the wall game plan may also eventuate, we will see