kurtneverdied

The trade period hasn't started yet and that also includes player movements. Delistings were the easiest part.

The club openly stated we needed to to have our senior coach before the start of the 2025 AFL trade period to ensure the coach was involved in shaping the playing list. That's fact not cuckoo.

Last year he was the 9th highest player in supercoach scores with a 119 AVG and lowest score was 91 which is ridiculously consistent! So if played in his ideal role he is a absolute gun.

Ummm.. there was a reason to have a head coach appointment by now and no later. Obviously we need him to tick of which players to keep and target as well as recruit assistants. We are already playing catch up in that regard.

Not arguing with the expert at getting appointed Mr Lasso 😉

Meh, panel where probably just being nice. They are not going to say they were [censored] to their face.

Why does literally everything gets leaked. I know it's not a biggie, but it's something that probably shouldn't be talked about outside the panel until it's over.

Yeah I'm a bit wary of picking someone because they interviewed well. I think we should of been already 95% sure on who we'd pick before interviews. It's not like we have no idea who they are and what they have done unlike the common workplace interviews.

We get blown away by opposition best kids every week and have been that way for a while. For those that play supercoach you'd know that if you have a gun mid vs the Dees you'll probably score very well. Also like the fact that he hasn't fully broke out yet which means we get him cheaper and he hasn't had a consistent role as of yet. If he's played in his ideal role his ceiling is actually pretty big.

So interviews with the assistants still in the finals?

I think most are overthinking all this. Caro is a journalist. Journalist job = get clicks. She hasn't just walked out of the secret AFL Powerbrokers room on the secret level at Crown Towers with orders to publicly convince Buckley to go to Tassie.

He should. He's also predicted 27 Brownlow votes on AFL site which is his best by far. He has always at least equaled his prediction since 2021 so perhaps a bit of smokie (for top 3) as the umps certainly notice him and with Trac and Oliver not taking a heap a way, however losing most games will hurt. Paying $150 for the win. Mcluggage another underated one who polls better than expected at $67.

Best of luck mate. Vincent Chungue, guy with the tablet on our bench got an internship as his way in. Maybe try and get in touch with him. He's on LinkedIn.

Who should go is anyone not fully invested in the club. I'm a fan of May. He cops it for his passion and competitiveness, but I love him for it. I really want to see him forward now we have key back depth. He would take the pressure off JVR, Kentiand Jeffo etc TMac can probably play another year back too.

Social media is going downhill badly. X (Twitter) in particular is unbearable. Free speech, as Musk thinks it is, is just full of the stupid people believing stupid things. It's all negative too and of course everyone having a go at everyone and everything. Facebook is all about blaming the council for everything. Humans have a negativity bias where individuals tend to focus more on negative information and experiences than positive ones. Demonland is very good in comparison, though personal attacks, in any form are completely unacceptable and unnecessary. Treat others how you would like to be treated.

I'm pretty sure the club already said they needed a new voice and he's been there a while. I think he even said that himself. So no point putting his hand up.

So he's a restricted free-agent and I was just reading the AFL rules regarding that. We can match the offer and if he refuses to sign he must either seek a trade or enter the draft. I'm not 100% on the wording as it says national draft on one page and just draft on another. Can anyone confirm if he can choose the pre-season draft over the national draft?

Let's hope they don't over analyse everything or go for the one who talks themselves up the best.

I'm whole heartedly against the whole concept of boards. Most are board hoppers just there for the $. Their expertise is highly questionable in the areas they make decisions. Usually get their information from a single source who is a butt kisser. The set-up is outdated and dangerous to any organisation. Boards are the main reason issues don't get resolved or even brought up in a timely matter.

May and Kentfield into the forward line this week. May to take the best key back which will help Kentfield, JVR and one of Howes/Turner/Adams (like to see how they all go up forward I'm sick of Petty being the only swingman).

Yep will be box office entertainment 😬

No we could of traded him after his first incidents or the year after that... Or if he was on a contract that had a bit more flexibility we could actually get something back if a club was interested.

It's super risky. Oliver is classic example of the problems big, long-term contracts can bring. I wouldn't sign anyone more than 4 years. I'll just take the generous AFL compo if they walk.

Has anyone heard of selling while market is high and not low. Fritsch puts a few good games together and demonland goes from he's pathetic to a must keep. Lever had major ankle surgery and was perhaps rushed and/or mismanaged with it. An injury free pre-season and he'll be back to his best. Fritsch has value now and it's either take that value or gamble he will perform consistently for the length of a full season. There are 3 players we could have traded for heaps. Trac, Oliver and Petty and now we would be lucky to get a first rounder from all 3.

This is a piece of cake compared to the post-Daniher to pre-Roos eras.