I’m certainly not necessarily supporting the President’s handling of the interview, but the last time I looked she wasn’t responsible for the deplorable goal kicking this year, and if some players, including Trac. had better accuracy she may not have to be defending the culture at the club

Not sure if already mentioned but from the little I’ve heard / read Roffey did a great impression of Kimberly Cheadle at her congress hearing. She subsequently resigned shortly afterwards.

2 hours ago, SFebes said:

I think people need to calm the farm a bit.

Roffey spoke poorly & should resign, but getting rid of her does not solve club culture, we won't start playing electric football again, she isn't responsible for our terrible recruiting, nor off field antics of players, Petracca won't stay if she leaves either, we have bigger issues throughout. It doesn't just end with her gone, we need a whole club clean out/direction and buy in. 

I know that this has slipped everyone’s mind SFebes but are we or are we not in the middle of negotiations for The Caulfield Training Ground option with AFL, Gleneira Council, etc. how does everyone think this May end up if we sack Kate, Gary, the Board and the Footy Department. Just asking for 65,000 paid up supporters??

The one thing that stuck out the most for me was the way Kate pronounced rhetoric.

I’ve been hearing it wrong all these years. 

38 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

I know that this has slipped everyone’s mind SFebes but are we or are we not in the middle of negotiations for The Caulfield Training Ground option with AFL, Gleneira Council, etc. how does everyone think this May end up if we sack Kate, Gary, the Board and the Footy Department. Just asking for 65,000 paid up supporters??

Take your point , but what do we mere supporters know about any negotiations.

In 8 years ( even longer) we’ve been fed quite a number of apparent solutions to a city linked training ground and social club.

3 minutes ago, FreedFromDesire said:

The MRC Board are potentially about to be spilled, with the two main drivers of this project either already gone or out the door, and the council don't wish to engage with our president directly.

I'm not sure it would harm the project if we're being honest.

I'm very curious about this. Any idea why they are so put off by her?

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Given the Petracca issue, as well as a number of others, for a considerable period, any "leader" would have known what the agenda would be during an interview, to which she was invited to and clearly accepted.

I can think of no other club president, which would handle an interview in such a shocking way.  Roffey should not have been surprised at the questions asked of her and for a senior person, she should have been far better prepared.

9 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

I'm very curious about this. Any idea why they are so put off by her?

After hearing her today, I can understand why.

She lost me with her quip at the election some time ago saying the MCC wouldn't want any "Joey from Moe" getting on the board...

But what a shocker today after being absent for months...

17 minutes ago, FreedFromDesire said:

The MRC Board are potentially about to be spilled, with the two main drivers of this project either already gone or on the way out the door, and the council don't wish to engage with our president directly.

I'm not sure it would harm the project if we're being honest.

I thought the council had bugger all say in this, which is why they've cracked it. I don't think it's specifically directed at us, rather that they aren't part of the process and calling the shots.

I will be accepting apologies here within.

65,000 members demand an explanation. 

Kate Roffey needs to go. Disconnected to the key issues at the club. 

Clearly either too arrogant or incompetent.  

Also, maybe I am totally off target, but it seems to me that a source or sources, within the club are intent on leaking to the media.  That, in and of itself suggests disunity and disconnection.

3 hours ago, BoBo said:

FFS this is amateur hour.

If you’re going to do an interview, representing the club in a time of (perceived or real, take your pick) turmoil, you don’t add to the turmoil by not having all your ducks in a row and being consistent in answering very straightforward questions. 

Does anybody have their hands on the steering wheel? 

My thoughts. With significant media management experience my view this is amateur hour media wise for sure.

What was Kate thinking.

You never give the media what they want. Just what you want. Why pander to Whately and go in under prepared anyway.

Sheeeesh.

Love Roffey. We are so lucky to have a strong and brave leader in Kate. 

Thought her interview today was FANTASTIC. 

Go Dees!

So far some people  have discovered absolute genii at Club Administration.

If Kate kept on butting in on Footy matters then she would be classed " interfering "shiela" who does not have a clue about football (and does not know her place).

If Pert started telling the Coach how to coach and manage footy.........well !!

If Goodwin started to tell the Medical Staff how to do their job(s), then........

But if you are a fooballa you must by (media)virtue know everythink. None of the responsibility is yours but you can lay on your back and kick your heels and then the most knowledgable people, the media  in the hole world will automatically assume you must be right ,because a lot of the media are ex -footballers .

From what appeared somewhere ,just before the nightman came and collected ......   One of the criticisms was that no one came to visit our footballa in intensive care. A bit of logic here, that if you are in intensive care ,visitation rights are extremley limited (by nature of the reason you are in intensive care), so the last thing you need is a pile of teammates calling in on the way home from dressup day.

I am just sick of this media driven exercise who suddenly assume they are Club Administrators, Medical Specialists, Psychiatrists etc except in most cases they are Hans Christian Andersons !!

I sincerely hope that Christian Petracca  fulfils the contract he willingly SIGNED up for even though it is with a Club that does not play in front of bid enough crowds.

1 hour ago, Graeme Yeats' Mullet said:

She lost me with her quip at the election some time ago saying the MCC wouldn't want any "Joey from Moe" getting on the board...

But what a shocker today after being absent for months...

After she made that comment, along with the one that "Joey from Moe" wouldn't be an MCC member, both crass, elitist , plain dumb and absolutely incorrect., I wrote to Ms Roffey.

I was concise and polite, as a 50 year resident and worker in and around Moe, making it clear how I regarded her "throw away" (?) lines. I also pointed out how Bernie Vince played for the mighty Moe Lions after leaving the Demons, and former (2 games) player Declan Keilty is the current captain coach. Current Suns stars Bailey Humphrey and Sam Flanders are both from Moe.

I was disappointed but hardly surprised she did not reply.

What is Kate's work/corporate background 

Everyone who was crying out to hear from her, you got your wish. 

4 minutes ago, The Demon Duck said:

After she made that comment, along with the one that "Joey from Moe" wouldn't be an MCC member, both crass, elitist , plain dumb and absolutely incorrect., I wrote to Ms Roffey.

I was concise and polite, as a 50 year resident and worker in and around Moe, making it clear how I regarded her "throw away" (?) lines. I also pointed out how Bernie Vince played for the mighty Moe Lions after leaving the Demons, and former (2 games) player Declan Keilty is the current captain coach. Current Suns stars Bailey Humphrey and Sam Flanders are both from Moe.

I was disappointed but hardly surprised she did not reply.

I’m sorry my good sir, but Flanders is from mighty Fish Creek

2 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

Everyone who was crying out to hear from her, you got your wish. 

And they’re crying even harder now

21 minutes ago, Cosmic Baby said:

Love Roffey. We are so lucky to have a strong and brave leader in Kate. 

Thought her interview today was FANTASTIC. 

Go Dees!

I've just listened to the interview and don't understand what the hysteria is about. I turned off after listening to the first dingbat that called in afterwards. 

As an aside, Phil Davis has such a calm and measured tone. I don't think I've heard him speak before but he's wasted on talkback radio.  

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10 minutes ago, Demon Disciple said:

I’m sorry my good sir, but Flanders is from mighty Fish Creek

Absolutely correct, though he completed his schooling in Moe and played for the Lions, though mainly Gippsland Power.