Heaps of people here coz 10+ years members were invited.

Pfft bloody weekenders

Some people will do anything for a free coffee.

Anyways, I’m off to get a free coffee.

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5 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Heaps of people here coz 10+ years members were invited.

Pfft bloody weekenders

We're we?

News to me.

3 minutes ago, binman said:

We're we?

News to me.

Yep and my son was really looking forward to going but he's been sick so we had to cancel. Surprised it wasn't more widely marketed, I got an email a couple of weeks back but that was it.

I was gonna go but completely forgot it was today.

Was going to go, put it in the diary on the phone and completely missed it this morning until I got the phone out to pay for the weeks groceries.....

Ah well missed my 'free' coffee

35 minutes ago, Sideshow Bob said:

Ah well missed my 'free' coffee

You didn’t miss much. The coffee was meh. But then again it was my third for the morning and the coffee from Alejandro my gorgeous Colombian barista is a hard act to follow.

I attended the training session, but not for the free coffee, because I do not drink coffee. I had the great pleasure of talking to my good friend Ghostwriter. I also congratulated Trac on his 200th game. Good to see some goal kicking practice including Choco showing them how to kick.

8 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

I attended the training session, but not for the free coffee, because I do not drink coffee. I had the great pleasure of talking to my good friend Ghostwriter. I also congratulated Trac on his 200th game. Good to see some goal kicking practice including Choco showing them how to kick.

Was lovely to see you, Ditcha.

I’m not a 10+ year member so I had your free coffee 😝 Thanksies!

1 hour ago, Ghostwriter said:

Heaps of people here coz 10+ years members were invited.

Pfft bloody weekenders

Some people will do anything for a free coffee.

Anyways, I’m off to get a free coffee.

How dare they,dont they know you are my little sheet rack.Spook em ghosty

19 minutes ago, Ditcha said:

I attended the training session, but not for the free coffee, because I do not drink coffee. I had the great pleasure of talking to my good friend Ghostwriter. I also congratulated Trac on his 200th game. Good to see some goal kicking practice including Choco showing them how to kick.

a geriatric teaching them how to kick,good grief

39 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

You didn’t miss much. The coffee was meh. But then again it was my third for the morning and the coffee from Alejandro my gorgeous Colombian barista is a hard act to follow.

so i am thrown aside for some cartel person with a very odd name

13 minutes ago, ghost who walks said:

so i am thrown aside for some cartel person with a very odd name

Yes but do you make a mean skinny capp like Alejandro?

Is TMac playing VFL?

2 hours ago, binman said:

We're we?

News to me.

You must be on the outer binman

Every member I know got the invitation.

1 hour ago, ghost who walks said:

a geriatric teaching them how to kick,good grief

Hay carefully!

2 hours ago, Sideshow Bob said:

Was going to go, put it in the diary on the phone and completely missed it this morning until I got the phone out to pay for the weeks groceries.....

Ah well missed my 'free' coffee

It would have no doubt cost you way more than a free coffee to get there Bob.

1 hour ago, Fat Tony said:

Is TMac playing VFL?

No, he isn’t. He was at Gosch’s today.

6 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

No, he isn’t. He was at Gosch’s today.

It beggars belief.

1 minute ago, old dee said:

It beggars belief.

But he’s being managed so it’s no surprise he’s not playing for Casey 🤷‍♀️

2 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

But he’s being managed so it’s no surprise he’s not playing for Casey 🤷‍♀️

How come the club didn’t just say that in the team announcement yesterday? Feels disrespectful to say he’s omitted if he’s actually being managed.

Same way we did with Melky.

10 minutes ago, Jaded No More said:

How come the club didn’t just say that in the team announcement yesterday? Feels disrespectful to say he’s omitted if he’s actually being managed.

Same way we did with Melky.

I suspect he was actually omitted though, unless the official wording has changed?

I think it's ok to drop someone like TMac from the team and say "your not best 22 this weekend but not sure to your form and you don't need to go back to work on stuff. You'll be an emergency."

Hard to manage someone but name them emergency too?

Finally though, I believe that "injured", "managed", and "omitted" have contractual definitions with respect to the EBA, and the status of a play can impact their receipt of match payments, their eligibility for injury compensation, and trigger clauses in contracts.

So I suspect that if there is not a physical/fitness reason why someone is being "managed" they probably have to list them as "omitted" even if it feels disrespectful.

26 minutes ago, deanox said:

I suspect he was actually omitted though, unless the official wording has changed?

I think it's ok to drop someone like TMac from the team and say "your not best 22 this weekend but not sure to your form and you don't need to go back to work on stuff. You'll be an emergency."

Hard to manage someone but name them emergency too?

Finally though, I believe that "injured", "managed", and "omitted" have contractual definitions with respect to the EBA, and the status of a play can impact their receipt of match payments, their eligibility for injury compensation, and trigger clauses in contracts.

So I suspect that if there is not a physical/fitness reason why someone is being "managed" they probably have to list them as "omitted" even if it feels disrespectful.

Except Tom has been a very consistent, in fact the only consistent tall defender, so far this season.

1 hour ago, deanox said:

I suspect he was actually omitted though, unless the official wording has changed?

I think it's ok to drop someone like TMac from the team and say "your not best 22 this weekend but not sure to your form and you don't need to go back to work on stuff. You'll be an emergency."

Hard to manage someone but name them emergency too?

Finally though, I believe that "injured", "managed", and "omitted" have contractual definitions with respect to the EBA, and the status of a play can impact their receipt of match payments, their eligibility for injury compensation, and trigger clauses in contracts.

So I suspect that if there is not a physical/fitness reason why someone is being "managed" they probably have to list them as "omitted" even if it feels disrespectful.

He has been our best tall defender all season. Hardly put a foot wrong. Saying omitted is an insult. If he is being tested say so.

11 minutes ago, monoccular said:

Except Tom has been a very consistent, in fact the only consistent tall defender, so far this season.

I agree with this (his form) but not sure why it is relevant to what I said.

He can be our most consistent and in form defender up til now but still be omitted from the team, now that the coaches think the players that make up our best 22 are available.

Does anyone seriously think TMac gives a rats what the team sheet says. He’s 42 and will likely be playing plenty more football this year.