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12 hours ago, george_on_the_outer said:

...and as we can see from the dates included....The BOARD under Roffey has had NO strategic plan for the past 12 months, and we still have nothing today.  No wonder the club has no idea where it is going and what it is doing. 

A huge indictment.

It's like the board have been hiding under their desks for 12 months.

7 hours ago, Sir Why You Little said:

Chicken and the egg NC. Nobody is interested in The MFC except us

They've had plenty of time to think strategically about how to entice money out of various interests (state gov, fed gov, local gov etc), and come up with what? Kate had 11 years on the board for this very reason. 

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On 06/09/2024 at 22:55, Antioch said:

She felt it was ok she had not spoke directly to Petracca despite the media attention and the massive injury. She spoke management speak. She appeared to have no understanding of the problems at the club neither on or off field or was in total denial. The interview was an acknowledgement of a failure as a leader, even though she didn’t realise it at the time. It was obvious to everyone else who heard the interview. 

The narrative that Kate didn't speak to Trac is false and needs to stop. In his video a week or two after the injury Trac specifically mentioned Kate Roffey and how supportive she had been. In the recent interview re speaking directly to Trac she was clear that the Footy Department were handling player interviews and that her door was open should Trac want to speak to her directly. Trac and the club have been clear re his trauma and giving him as much time as he needs to work through this with Goody, Richo and the Leadership team in constant dialogue with Trac. It would be inappropriate for the President to be getting directly involved re his playing future beyond offering her support.

While I'm comfortable that Kate stood down as President, as she didn't communicate to a level you would expect from the President of a football club I don't accept the narrative that she failed to communicate with Trac or that she is in denial re challenges at our club.

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16 hours ago, daisycutter said:

if it really is only 30min drive from cbd, i don't think any melbournian would see that as a problem

It's more like 40 to 45 mins or 35mins with $13 in tolls one way

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44 minutes ago, chookrat said:

The narrative that Kate didn't speak to Trac is false and needs to stop. In his video a week or two after the injury Trac specifically mentioned Kate Roffey and how supportive she had been. In the recent interview re speaking directly to Trac she was clear that the Footy Department were handling player interviews and that her door was open should Trac want to speak to her directly. Trac and the club have been clear re his trauma and giving him as much time as he needs to work through this with Goody, Richo and the Leadership team in constant dialogue with Trac. It would be inappropriate for the President to be getting directly involved re his playing future beyond offering her support.

While I'm comfortable that Kate stood down as President, as she didn't communicate to a level you would expect from the President of a football club I don't accept the narrative that she failed to communicate with Trac or that she is in denial re challenges at our club.

Have you spoken to Christian?

"I haven't spoken directly to him"

"I haven't spoken to the Petracca family for a while"

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On 08/09/2024 at 10:25, drysdale demon said:

When she joined the board, the then existing board had in it's previous years put the club in it's worse position it had ever been in. The club was stuffed, the AFL had to appoint an outsider in Barrett to take over, a non Melbourne person.

When she took over as president it was rd 4 of 2021.

We won a flag 24 games later which she contributed to with her stint on the Board. Well done.

But from that point on we are in a worse position. She now leaves us with a review into the footy department and the Board and a fractured playing group.

Not a leaders bootlace.

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Regardless of what the final outcome is of this one thing that really needs to improve is communications which at times has been amateurish.


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3 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

When she took over as president it was rd 4 of 2021.

We won a flag 24 games later which she contributed to with her stint on the Board. Well done.

But from that point on we are in a worse position. She now leaves us with a review into the footy department and the Board and a fractured playing group.

Not a leaders bootlace.

Well if you think that she joins a few explayers who became presidents of the club.

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34 minutes ago, jnrmac said:

Have you spoken to Christian?

"I haven't spoken directly to him"

"I haven't spoken to the Petracca family for a while"

At the 2 min 30 sec mark Trac specifically mentions Kate Roffey and the support from the club. Re speaking directly to Trac it was in reference to his frustrations raised with the Footy Department towards the end of season which were being managed by the Footy Department. As for speaking to his family, Trac and his partner had been away in Noosa to get away from footy so I'm not sure why the President would be calling him and his partner at this time.

 

 

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19 hours ago, alpha33 said:

I've now read the strategic plan for 2020-2023. It talks about its vision being to commence construction by 2023.

A promise is something that could not have been made without the necessary consents and agreements having been put into place beforehand and is altogether different to a vision.

Good point. Well made.

Posted
2 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Have you spoken to Christian?

I believe the question was regarding whether she had spoken to Christian about his reported intention to go elsewhere.

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On 07/09/2024 at 11:33, mo64 said:

I'm not aware of Brad Green's attitude to lockdowns, but what relevance does it have as a board member or acting president? I suspect your question is politically motivated. Do you have to be a card carrying unionist?

I never said it was relevant, I said it was interesting. Thank you for the useless response. 

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14 hours ago, jnrmac said:

Have you spoken to Christian?

"I haven't spoken directly to him"

You know what quotation marks are used for, right? I'm pretty sure that you do, and that along with some others on here you're now being deliberately disingenuous to push a political agenda, or at least willfully ignorant by dismissing the many posts which highlight the context of her comment in full and what can be genuinely attributable to Roffey. 

Whately: "Does he (Petracca) have a preference to be elsewhere?"

Roffey: "I haven't spoken directly to him about that". (own italics).   

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On 08/09/2024 at 07:59, Roost it far said:

The Board needs to rid itself of those involved in the court cases finished and pending. The club needs a clean slate at the top hopefully led by Steve Smith. They can then dissect the football program and help make the necessary changes over the next few years. We still have a strong list and a solid bunch of youngsters coming through. We need to be playing finals and for that we need the best people. 

You might be right about this but of course, those involved in the court cases include Peter Lawrence.

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Has our new president made a statement yet? I must have missed it! Brad should be careful he is not a sacrifice

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32 minutes ago, drysdale demon said:

A bit impatient.

I don't think it is. We've just seen our previous president swiftly pushed out and a new person given the top job. Would be nice to hear him speak and tell us what is going on. From the clubs perspective why did Roffey decide to step down a year before her term ended, what is the club's plan going forward, what can we be told about the review?

I think these are pretty reasonable questions for the club to answer.

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16 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

I don't think it is. We've just seen our previous president swiftly pushed out and a new person given the top job. Would be nice to hear him speak and tell us what is going on. From the clubs perspective why could Roffey decide to step down a year before her term ended, what is the club's plan going forward, what can we be told about the review?

I think these are pretty reasonable questions for the club to answer.

I understand what you’re saying, but I would offer that the club probably wants to lay low, now that finals performances/outcomes/expectations are the media focus, thank god.
 

The club should be concentrating on the external review and when that’s logistically sorted, that should be the next announcement to come out. That way we control the narrative.

Only an opinion and not saying you’re incorrect to feel that way. 

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51 minutes ago, BoBo said:

I understand what you’re saying, but I would offer that the club probably wants to lay low, now that finals performances/outcomes/expectations are the media focus, thank god.
 

The club should be concentrating on the external review and when that’s logistically sorted, that should be the next announcement to come out. That way we control the narrative.

Only an opinion and not saying you’re incorrect to feel that way. 

Personally I think that the clubs actions are doing the opposite of controlling the narrative. The media has told the story the whole way through. Take the review. We first hear Pert saying he'll be doing a review in the SEN interview, and he does one every year so its nothing remarkable. When Roffey goes Green says he's reviewing the board. Then a few days later we get a report that the club has 'backflipped' and we are actually doing an external review helmed by Darren Shand, then we find out that Green and Pert will also be on the panel of the review.

All of that confusion could have been avoided if the club announced the review when it was called for explaining who would be conducting it and what it's parameters are or if Green had given us a mission statement when he took over.

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13 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

Personally I think that the clubs actions are doing the opposite of controlling the narrative. The media has told the story the whole way through. Take the review. We first hear Pert saying he'll be doing a review in the SEN interview, and he does one every year so its nothing remarkable. When Roffey goes Green says he's reviewing the board. Then a few days later we get a report that the club has 'backflipped' and we are actually doing an external review helmed by Darren Shand, then we find out that Green and Pert will also be on the panel of the review.

All of that confusion could have been avoided if the club announced the review when it was called for explaining who would be conducting it and what it's parameters are or if Green had given us a mission statement when he took over.

Everything involving Pert is spin without substance

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2 hours ago, Ollie fan said:

You might be right about this but of course, those involved in the court cases include Peter Lawrence.

As  a result of Mr Lawrence's efforts Ollie, guess what:

1. This year you will get an email from the Club advising you in advance of when nominations open - no need to subscribe to the Herald Sun and scour the classifieds. You can even nominate for the Board (there are spots up for grabs) - still have to find 20 endorsees though.

2. And after 1 October the Board cannot insert their preferred candidates onto the Board giving them an incumbency advantage going into the election.

3. If you make it to your 30 minute session with the Candidate Assessment Committee you wont be sitting opposite a majority of Board members.

4. And finally - you still can't "campaign" of course (no media circus you understand) but you can obtain a copy of the Members' Register and put your case directly to other members.

 

 

 

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14 minutes ago, Hawk the Demon said:

As  a result of Mr Lawrence's efforts Ollie, guess what:

1. This year you will get an email from the Club advising you in advance of when nominations open - no need to subscribe to the Herald Sun and scour the classifieds. You can even nominate for the Board (there are spots up for grabs) - still have to find 20 endorsees though.

2. And after 1 October the Board cannot insert their preferred candidates onto the Board giving them an incumbency advantage going into the election.

3. If you make it to your 30 minute session with the Candidate Assessment Committee you wont be sitting opposite a majority of Board members.

4. And finally - you still can't "campaign" of course (no media circus you understand) but you can obtain a copy of the Members' Register and put your case directly to other members.

 

 

 

You’re still salty about not being allowed to go on radio and mouth off at the club?

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On 08/09/2024 at 23:52, Adam The God said:

A huge indictment.

It's like the board have been hiding under their desks for 12 months.

They've had plenty of time to think strategically about how to entice money out of various interests (state gov, fed gov, local gov etc), and come up with what? Kate had 11 years on the board for this very reason. 

You are absolutely sure Kate stood on the Board on a ticket in 2013 on an invitation to spearhead the Training and Administration base. 

You do understand that in 2013 we had finished 5 years in the bottom of the ladder, were penniless and in debt plus Jim Stynes  had started the rescue act of recovery. 

Then the base was not a priority as our survival as a Club on the field and our underwhelming on field performances also of major concern. 

So although you say 11 years That’s  not really the full time we started the base seriously as each opportunity within a stones throw to the MCG was discarded by location, green groups and lack of vacant land available.

You would be aware of the reasons and circumstances of where we are today with Caulfield. 

Again the major reason  for the delay is the Caulfield intricacies location and State Govt involvement in this area. 

Do Melb fans want it built without due process and hasty overactive decisions? 

The State Govt are the chief stakeholder with the MRC and We can’t automatically overrule their processes towards the land usage at the Racecourse. 

So you know this but like many others are sheeting full blame on our Board for the delay. 

Kate has been Chair  while we have had an extraordinary 3 years of results and building our Club. 
Yes some of the gloss has started to override our success this year but we still well ahead of 2013 in our situation.

Thats what needs attending to in the next 6 mths so 2025 can be a restoration of our on field and off brand. 

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