10 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Hibbo retired

Only after being left out of the semi vs Carlton, even though he was clearly still best 22.

@Demonland

Media like Eddie Maguire say Melbourne are this incredibly unstable club … having sacked a 9 year coach.

In that time:

North - 4 coaches

Carlton - 3

Essendon - 3

Gold Coast - 3

St Kilda - 3

Unstable ?

9 hours ago, FireInTheBennelly said:

I know I'm in the minority, but I personally don't believe we were that far off, and a bounce next year was more than likely. I don't feel that now.

Time will tell.

I thought this last year, but 7 wins with a soft draw and not many injuries shows we are a long way off top 4

hope you are right

22 hours ago, YearOfTheDees said:

Gee the $3.90 for sundays match might be worth taking.

$2.70 for the bullies for 40+

30 minutes ago, spirit of norm smith said:

@Demonland

Media like Eddie Maguire say Melbourne are this incredibly unstable club … having sacked a 9 year coach.

In that time:

North - 4 coaches

Carlton - 3

Essendon - 3

Gold Coast - 3

St Kilda - 3

Unstable ?

Typically rich from Eddie
Got rid of Malthouse for Buckley after he coached them to finals 9 times from 12 seasons.
Won the 2010 flag and was runner up in 2011 which was his last game as Collingwood coach.

When Malthouse was asked if he looked at the coaching "Succession plan" as a sacking he said he did.

8 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

I for one think in this case it was a player. The players had an emergency zoom meeting at 8:30 and then by 8:45 Morris broke the story. If Morris trusts that source he's probably going to air it pretty quickly. I know for a fact that the bulldogs leaks in 2021 and 2022 that angered Bevo (which led to the infamous Bevo/Morris stoush) was from a player that Morris played cricket with.

This was my assumption too

Given the age and the Melbourne Grammar network, I’m assuming the leak came from a fellow old boy

The memories remain

7 hours ago, Demonsone said:

Empty feeling & It’s rinse and repeat for our club, have witnessed this every decade since the 70s, we are so unstable with drama every decade & how we won a flag is amazing!

They all found a way to sabotage the club for continued success, the environment Goodwin had to coach in after P Jackson laid the stability foundations with Roos is very sad and will haunt the missed opportunities to win another flag during the 22-23 period!

Goodwin had issues no question but the constant off field dramas didn’t help with the instability of interim President & CEO, a hard sell will be needed to convince a Longmire, Simpson, Hinkley to want to coach with the only positive that the list is in decent shape.

When will this club ever be stable???

This is what you have been wanting all season, posted ad nauseum in nearly every thread.

On the payout and soft cap, I read last night that Hawthorn were able to spread Clarko's over multiple years. We should be allowed to do the same. It is the AFL though.

9 hours ago, At the break of Gawn said:

I for one think in this case it was a player.

It wasn’t a player, the players found out via Facebook and other socials at the same time everyone else did.

15 hours ago, Demonsone said:

So Melb like the way it was handled… with interim President & CEO who should have been present! Were the new replacements involved in the decision?? We appear so unstable and issues run deeper than just Goodwin though his results were poor and time was up, who’s been responsible for the culture & player behaviour and the handling along with the Trac issues, the footy set should not be spared! Sad day and whilst may be warranted as hear g goody say ignore the score board & don’t get hung up on the results is about clubs on a full rebuild not one that he thinks can win another flag!

Thanks for the flag Goody!

To new President & CEO you have a big job ahead to get the right coach & fix the footy dept issues, keep any talent from requesting a trade, culture issues & that damn home base for once and for all

Green IS NOT an interim President. He is the President. The incoming CEO was present.

1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

This was my assumption too

Given the age and the Melbourne Grammar network, I’m assuming the leak came from a fellow old boy

That May just be the case???

3 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

It wasn’t a player, the players found out via Facebook and other socials at the same time everyone else did.

The players had a zoom meeting before the news came out. Gawn spoke to Goody at 7.30

Just now, BangBnagBang said:

The players had a zoom meeting before the news came out. Gawn spoke to Goody at 7.30

Clearly not all of them were present. At least three players found out by feeds in their socials.

11 hours ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

We are 2-7 since round 11 with the only wins coming against the bottom 2 sides. How is the net trend upwards?

In game style, in the way we wanted to move the ball and in margins.

Yes, we were struggling to finish off those games, but we have a percentage of 108.7% and a record of 7-8 since Round 6. That is a trend upwards given the previous year.

And again, I don't know how many times I have to say it, but I wasn't against the sacking. I don't like the timing or its handling.

As for Alan Richardson allegedly being on the selection panel for the next coach, who was the person responsible for ensuring off field matters with Clarry and Trac were handled appropriately and professionally? That's not up to the senior coach. And who is responsible for the wider football department? Alan Richardson. And yet he seems to have got a pass. Mind boggling.

I'm sure some of the players won't be too keen on him. He had to be consulted on the senior coach being sacked. I haven't heard a single positive thing about Richo until he has a year remaining on his contract and he's allegedly doing a good job.

And thanks to the restructure that Pert did at the end of 2020 you had Richo being moved from Goody's mentor to his boss. Soft cap constraints aside, a toxic and confusing, conflict riddled management structure I would have thought.

12 minutes ago, Ghostwriter said:

Clearly not all of them were present. At least three players found out by feeds in their socials.

What a [censored] show. 🤦

26 minutes ago, BangBnagBang said:

That May just be the case???

That’s a Langdon bow to draw

11 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Whack

18 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

I think some of these players are too comfortable being comfortable

When Max was discussing ruthlessness, it honestly sounded like he was trying to convince himself to be ruthless

A bit of disruption might be good for these boys

14 hours ago, Dee Zephyr said:

Maybe we tried to get players to add to the list that could make an instant impact. There are a lot of factors to consider.

We lost Jackson, Gus is the biggest loss of all, Hibbo retired, Joel Smith was finally coming good with his body and was pivotal late in 2023, Brown was a decent target and we got maximum out of him i feel. Then Nibbler headed home, it all happened so fast.

We lost leaders all over the field, can’t expect the younger ones to fill the void instantly. That takes time, I just don’t know which players we could’ve gone after to replace all of those.

Not forgetting the loss of McQualter and Yze.

56 minutes ago, BangBnagBang said:

Green IS NOT an interim President. He is the President. The incoming CEO was present.

He is President for a specified short term until the guy we really wanted is back from holidays. He is an interim President in every sense of the word.

6 minutes ago, MrFreeze said:

I think some of these players are too comfortable being comfortable

When Max was discussing ruthlessness, it honestly sounded like he was trying to convince himself to be ruthless

A bit of disruption might be good for these boys

What should motivate players - hating and fearing the guy that coaches them? That's pretty old school. There'll be members who want a coach who sprays them at half time and smashes the phone in the coaches box, and members who prefer a coach who the players like being around. Each to their own, but I can understand and applaud Ed for speaking his mind and taking issue with a relatively faceless 'Board' who make decisions that the players don't agree with.

46 minutes ago, Adam The God said:

In game style, in the way we wanted to move the ball and in margins.

Yes, we were struggling to finish off those games, but we have a percentage of 108.7% and a record of 7-8 since Round 6. That is a trend upwards given the previous year.

And again, I don't know how many times I have to say it, but I wasn't against the sacking. I don't like the timing or its handling.

As for Alan Richardson allegedly being on the selection panel for the next coach, who was the person responsible for ensuring off field matters with Clarry and Trac were handled appropriately and professionally? That's not up to the senior coach. And who is responsible for the wider football department? Alan Richardson. And yet he seems to have got a pass. Mind boggling.

I'm sure some of the players won't be too keen on him. He had to be consulted on the senior coach being sacked. I haven't heard a single positive thing about Richo until he has a year remaining on his contract and he's allegedly doing a good job.

And thanks to the restructure that Pert did at the end of 2020 you had Richo being moved from Goody's mentor to his boss. Soft cap constraints aside, a toxic and confusing, conflict riddled management structure I would have thought.

We'll have to agree to disagree on the first point. I didn't see much different game style wise and the same issues that have been there for years persisted.

Agree on your second point, Richo was foisted upon us by the AFL with the help of his mate Pert, can't think of any positives he's actually brought to the club and should have been out the door last year.

31 minutes ago, dazzledavey36 said:

Results speak louder than words. Loving your coach is not mutually exclusive with needing a fresh voice.

Also who can take him seriously in that beanie 😂