Harvey Wallbanger

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Don't we have to wait for the external review of the footy department to be completed before any announcements can be made? I'm backing in Richie McCaw.

We got Brisbane's future 3rd rounder, traded our future first to Essendon and future third to Adelaide

I am hearing we have 83.

So do we know what number it is? Maybe the boy from Traralgon - Tye Hourigan - oops, ssshhh.

Did others hear Tim Lamb say in today's presser that we also had a late pick in this year's draft? It was difficult to hear the question that drew that response. The AFL website shows us with only 5 and 9. If so, and we want Yze, the late pick could be used on him or another Jason Taylor late draft gem?

Yes - the building element is outside the track - just a small pavillion inside the track, near the two ovals.

By making that donation F&T you get to vote in the MFC Board elections. Ain't that worth something?

Close - it was 19 December last year. 2022 - 20 February 2023 2021 - 2 March 2022 2020 - 15 February 2021 2019 - 17 February 2020

I was at the B&F and I do not recall any standing ovations for either Pert or Roffey. Kate was treated respectfully and Pert's introduction came with what I would call a murmur...

Sounds like an unwavering faith in the "great and the good" to work out what has been wrong with the "great and the good", make some changes, and we will be "great and good" again at some time. Mmmmm.

So keep the members in the dark?

Didn't he say Clayton will be in the mid-field with Max, Jack and Trac at the first bounce Round 1 - we might be playing Geelong? BTW, I take it from the Pres's speech we are not playing Round Zero next year?

Great team effort, and great coaching - we can now sneak into the finals at a time when the cavalry returns - Pearce, Purcell, Mackin, et al....Go Dees!

Well better to ask the question in early October, than wait until you get the whitewashed report later in the month.....well done Ricky! Remember, in September there was no external review happening at all (recall Kate's answer to the question in the famous interview?) - it suddenly got turned into an external one by enlisting Darren Shand and an unnamed external, independent expert to review the Board. Nice way to put the badge on it. Fantastic!

Don't worry Ricky, Drysdale Demon is into all sorts of weird conspiracy theories. You can say you are Ricky Dunn, confirm you wrote the letter, do a DNA test and send him photos and he will still believe you were on the grassy knoll. Suggest you do what most of us do on this forum and just skip over his posts.

Because he would have got this response: "Thanks for your email. I appreciate you taking the time to reach out and thank you for your passion and loyalty to the red and blue. The Board and I often receive feedback, ideas, and communication from a wide variety of supporter groups, and value the thoughts and opinions of all our members. We engage with these groups, including Deemocracy, often and will continue to do so to ensure our membership base feels heard and valued. External experts have been engaged as part of both the Board and Football Department reviews. As previously communicated, the ambition of both review processes is to strive for excellence and to ensure, that as our game demands, we evolve to achieve sustained success. The reviews of both the AFL program and the Board will be completed in October and the priorities identified will be communicated to members. Thanks for your continued support of the club and I look forward to seeing you at the footy. Thanks Brad"

But his main point is that the reviews being done at the MFC are not truly external and independent. Are you happy with the make up of the teams doing the reviews? You say it was a dumb way to do it - what should he have done?

And Barrett's agenda is to get rid of Pert?

Gee, he's gone hard: There have been no smiles at Melbourne for a very long time. Only disappointment, in-fighting, and most damningly, hurt. Someone needs to take control of this mess, and in my eyes, Gary Pert, the CEO since 2018, needs to be removed in order to begin that process.

Katrina, and you have posted on this thread because you don't agree with Ricky Dunn's open letter?

I read he has had health issues - don't think he is up for another gig.

Stephen Drill HeraldSun re the MRC (who could it be?): The MRC has also been looking for a new chief executive after Josh Blanksby stepped down. A high profile AFL figure has been linked to the role.

Our COO has been there for a hundred years - no immediate problem if the CEO has to toddle off.

But Petracca, Oliver and Pickett weren't for trading, were they? So a successful trade period is convincing our best players on long term contracts to not go anywhere else? I guess "considering recent events" is the key expression here.