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Todd Viney Leaving Confirmed

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3 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

I'd be interested in that, too.  I think with Goodwin, Mahoney and Pert still there, that is a good nucleus to present to players.  They could also put forward that, as a club, 2019 was totally unacceptable and we knew that changes needed to be made.  We need changes both on and off the field, and we are doing that.

Then again, I could be talking out of my back pocket as I have no real idea what goes on behind closed doors.  I know McCartney was offered a deal to stay but wanted to move on to new things, but the others might have been a mutual thing to help refresh the club as a whole.

And Richo has a reputation of getting on with players and being good at player development.

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    52 minutes ago, dave said:

    Mike Sheahan just said on SEN, Todd Viney is leaving Demons

    The interesting part of that will be, if he stays in footy, or has got an opportunity in another field.I am guessing the latter.

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    1 minute ago, Redleg said:

    And Richo has a reputation of getting on with players and being good at player development.

    I'm also hopeful that we add Yze to the coaching mix as well.  While we're hoping for a few wins in terms of the players we bring in, I think our biggest change for 2020 may be what happens off the field.

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    Funny thing is, Garry seemed very surprised. He said he'd have to call his mate after the show was finished.

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    52 minutes ago, Wiseblood said:

    Even a broken clock is right twice a day.

    And why analogue is twice as good as digital.

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    No more nepotism, and possibly junior Viney is being shopped around ??‍♂️

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    1 hour ago, Ron Burgundy said:

    Season 2019 was simply out of the box.

    Possibly worse than 1997, 2003 and 2007-2013.

     

    Worse than 1997 and 1999, about onpar with 2003, but not anywhere near as bad as 2008, 2009, second half of 2012, 2013 or 2014. 

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    1 hour ago, DubDee said:

    Thanks for your service Todd. You have been part of taking us from a basket case to a club capable of on-field success

    Loves the club, his house is often littered with young demons looking for a feed

    I agree it is good timing to part

    Respectfully put DD. Well said and I agree.

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    The interesting part of that will be, if he stays in footy, or has got an opportunity in another field.I am guessing the latter.

    Nick Kyrios needs a new mentor...

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    10 minutes ago, Satyriconhome said:

    So where have you got your hands?

    Is this confirmed yet, or implied?

    You better wait and see Satyr, just like all of us. 

     

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    1 hour ago, Redleg said:

    Yet where he could have used his conflict of interest, re Ollie Wines, his son's mate, we didn't and totally wasted pick 4. A disaster that still costs us.

    You think? The last thing we needed was another inside bull with average kicking skills.

    An besides Wines has hit his ceiling and it ain't that high

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    18 minutes ago, binman said:

    So do i. I predict there will  further changes

    #theinsidesource  

    no-one suspect the man hiding in the bin

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    2 hours ago, Wiseblood said:

    There has been no indication that it ever was a conflict of interest.  You would like to think that Todd is professional enough to not allow that to happen.  I'd wager that, if it did, then Peter Jackson would have stepped in to remove him from the role a long time ago.

    Either way, we will agree to disagree on that point.  One thing we do agree on is that it's a positive move for the club.  Todd has been there long enough.  Time for some fresh faces.

    Even if there wasn't, and there would be few that would know outside the four walls, if it looks and feels like a conflict of interest it might have caused unrest amongst a few troops WB.  Maybe more than a few.

    PJ clearly stated he was there to handle everything non-FD and he was leaving all calls regarding the FD/footy related to Roos.  Either way however, the Viney connection was ticked off well before now.

    Having said that, has anyone that's played for a club/team here ever seen any conflict of interest when a player's dad/mum is involved at an official level?  I certainly haven't!  :pj:

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    1 minute ago, Rusty Nails said:

    Even if there wasn't, and there would be few that would know outside the four walls, if it looks and feels like a conflict of interest it might have caused unrest amongst a few troops WB.  Maybe more than a few.

    PJ clearly stated he was there to handle everything non-FD and he was leaving all calls regarding the FD/footy related to Roos.  Either way however, the Viney connection was ticked off well before now.

    Having said that, has anyone that's played for a club/team here ever seen any conflict of interest when a player's dad/mum is involved at an official level.  I certainly haven't!  :pj:

    I would have thought that, had it been a major issue before, it would have been stopped long before now.  Viney was there when Paul Roos was coach and it didn't seem to worry him too much.  I just don't think the conflict of interest was close to being anything more than a minor issue at best.

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    43 minutes ago, binman said:

    You think? The last thing we needed was another inside bull with average kicking skills.

    An besides Wines has hit his ceiling and it ain't that high

    Now Bin, we picked Toumpas, enough said.

     

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    7 minutes ago, Rusty Nails said:

     

    Having said that, has anyone that's played for a club/team here ever seen any conflict of interest when a player's dad/mum is involved at an official level?  I certainly haven't!  :pj:

    Surely you are joking. I have seen plenty.

    Dad’s as coach of their son’s sport’s team, among the worst examples.

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    2 hours ago, Redleg said:

    Yet where he could have used his conflict of interest, re Ollie Wines, his son's mate, we didn't and totally wasted pick 4. A disaster that still costs us.

    I think this is the example which shows there was NO conflict of interest. It is well known that Jack and Ollie were great mates, yet the decision was to recruit Toumpas who was disappointing.

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    2 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

    @Sir Why You Little confirmed to have sources. 

    SW has long tentacles that many are unaware of Mr T...

    His call yesterday was spot on

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    6 minutes ago, Redleg said:

    Surely you are joking. I have seen plenty.

    Dad’s as coach of their son’s sport’s team, among the worst examples.

    Quote I Am Serious GIF by Top 100 Movie Quotes of All Time

    Ty Mr Leg

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