23 minutes ago, Fork 'em said:

 

 

Would you believe I’ve never seen this cut. Thanks - what the hell has happened to this club. 

9 minutes ago, Gawndy the Great said:

Would you believe I’ve never seen this cut. Thanks - what the hell has happened to this club. 

After reading the comments I'm thinking there were a few who hadn't seen it.
And yeah ... As I stated up higher.
It's starting to be a tough watch.

Edited August 15, 20241 yr by Fork 'em

3 hours ago, Ethan Tremblay said:

Could’ve been worse, you could have described it like being at a Democratic Party rally. 

It’s weird. You obviously find Zach Galafanskis amusing, but he’s….ah, never mind. 
 

Edited August 15, 20241 yr by Mel Bourne

8 hours ago, John Crow Batty said:

We led 3 of the 4 finals early before being overrun late. We mostly had full strength sides except for Petty last season. We couldn’t shake off the opposition even once despite close games. 

We had a few who were limping into the finals with injury. Fritta being the obvious one. 

8 hours ago, HarpenDee said:

Still good mates with Moore after his raised knee lacerated his spleen 6 months after the Maynard incident? Doubtful for mine

First bloke to shake Maynard’s hand on KB from memory

8 hours ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

First I’ve heard of this. I wonder if I’m alone in not having heard it 🤷‍♀️ 

I'm pretty sure I've heard Max say he told goody to leave LJ in the centre square because he was dominating at that point 

Ok have I missed something- has then been another story in the press I haven’t hear off? Why is everybody convinced he’s off to the Pies? Should I been even more worried or are we all just jumping at shadows?

The club would be out of its mind if it traded him to the Pies. Could you imagine the membership drop off. It’d be Barrassiesque. Except Ron was proper tough. 

Collingwood don't have the capital to get him unless they want to give us one of the Daicos boys. It isn't going to happen.

If Trac really wants to leave he will know that he needs to go to a club that can actually get the deal done and satisfy our trade requirements.

I remember Nathan Buckley saying once that you can lose players but you can also win them back. I still don't think he goes, but if he does it will spell the end for this regime.

1 hour ago, dees189227 said:

I'm pretty sure I've heard Max say he told goody to leave LJ in the centre square because he was dominating at that point 

Correct.

I was talking to someone with close connections to Collingwood about the Daicos brothers being unhappy at Collingwood and wanting out. Their dramatic fall from 2023 Premiers to being outside of the 8 this year, combined with their coach calling the playing list a bunch of losers a few weeks ago, and then going blaming last weeks loss on the umpires can only have left them disenfranchised with the direction of the club.

9 hours ago, Deestar9 said:

If Trac goes …he goes because sadly we’re not a top 4 club (member wise) He loves playing in front of big crowds & what we dish up (crowd wise)  is not what he wants. He def wouldn’t go interstate (no MCG) there & so who knows who will come for him but I’d rather have Oliver & Viney (who will stay) because I believe they bleed red & blue (like Max) . I don’t feel that with Trac. He’s 29 played in all our finals series but didn’t make a difference in winning or losing so I’d def take the high picks if they come our way. I personally have lost a bit of love for him..still can’t believe he acknowledged Maynard after the Brayshaw act. 

His set shots were part of the problem we lost those finals, couldn't handle the pressure of the big crowds. Better he stay at Melbourne...

Edited August 15, 20241 yr by Rednblueriseing

Given the confusion I think now is the right time to set the record straight.

i was in the Perth for the granny (I snuck across the border. Don’t tell anyone). I was sitting behind the dugout and noticed how well dogga was going in the middle in the 3rd. I yelled out to goody ‘Reckon you should leave dogga on for the quarter. He’s killing it’. Goody turned around, nodded his head and gave me a thumbs up. The rest is history.

hope I’ve cleared that up for everybody.

 

This thread is a classic example of spiralling. I suggest posters take some deep breaths and calm down. 

Reading this thread you get to see the 7 stages of grief play out before your very eyes

• shock and denial.
• pain and guilt.
• anger and bargaining.
• depression.
• the upward turn.
• reconstruction and working through.
• acceptance and hope.

 

 

1 hour ago, Colm said:

 are we all just jumping at shadows?

A lot are

The story of the Dees post Bang Bang Bang is gonna be interesting to read when its written.

Whatever has happened its time to trim the sails and set a course for 14. 

Edited August 15, 20241 yr by demoniac

19 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

A lot are

Very tangential… The phrase ‘jumping at shadows’ has always kinda been a bit weird to me, because generally, everything has a shadow and if it’s making you jump, then it’s probably moving? So you could be jumping at a shadow of a thing that’s actually there. 
 

Because of this, I can only give that phrase, 2 out of 5 stars for conceptual integrity.

On 12/08/2024 at 20:18, picket fence said:

Hnmm a distinct but DISTURBING possibility. If he goes, cheezus there will be a LOT of Members INCLUDING ME Totally peeezed of. Seriously if he goes then our culture is poisen. Coz many other players stuff up and come out OK on the other side! Why can't we be the same. Sorry but if he goes, cheezus ARMAGEDON awaits!

Does seem something is amiss at the club.

I hope it's just all rumor and innuendo.

11 hours ago, praha said:

I've said it here before but if any of Oliver, Petracca or Viney are traded I will cancel my membership. Not so much because they left but because of what led to it.

This is such [censored] amateur hour. 1965. 1980s. 90s. 2000s. 2020s. Not even a flag can save us from being just the same old Melbourne.

Well not quite- crises at the club are usually preceded by periods of sustained mediocrity, this one was preceded by actual success - we will always have 2021!

3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

I'm pretty sure I've heard Max say he told goody to leave LJ in the centre square because he was dominating at that point 

The poster said it was Burgo who instigated the LJ move. 

3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

I'm pretty sure I've heard Max say he told goody to leave LJ in the centre square because he was dominating at that point 

Again, I know that. I was questioning the poster’s assertion that Burgo was the one who “instigated” that move. 

2 hours ago, chookrat said:

I was talking to someone with close connections to Collingwood about the Daicos brothers being unhappy at Collingwood and wanting out. Their dramatic fall from 2023 Premiers to being outside of the 8 this year, combined with their coach calling the playing list a bunch of losers a few weeks ago, and then going blaming last weeks loss on the umpires can only have left them disenfranchised with the direction of the club.

I'm waiting for the

pile on in the media.......

3 hours ago, chookrat said:

I was talking to someone with close connections to Collingwood about the Daicos brothers being unhappy at Collingwood and wanting out. Their dramatic fall from 2023 Premiers to being outside of the 8 this year, combined with their coach calling the playing list a bunch of losers a few weeks ago, and then going blaming last weeks loss on the umpires can only have left them disenfranchised with the direction of the club.

Is this for real?

I find the alleged Macrae comment interesting. Nasty. Omg11111\/\/h@t about their c|_|Ltur3111111

Edited August 16, 20241 yr by Superunknown

Is the silence deafening yet?