Dante

I'm writing 2024 off completely, it was a [censored] year and was all over the place. I think everyone has a bad year and we had a collective one, things will turn around next year for Clayton and the club. We have to get on top of any negative press as soon as it hits and not just let it fester away as we did.

Who are you referring to?

George is doing part time fund raising for the club, as well as running his own business.

“I love my job, I’m passionate about footy, that’s all I’m really focused on now.” I would have preferred Tracc to have said after footy, "and the Melbourne Football club". But he didn't. Not reading anything into it, but it would have stopped any speculation.

Sorry to say that that won't happen.

Just what I was told, information is pretty solid.

It's my understanding that PJ will not be invited back to the club. Unless the review makes some radical changes.

Talking to a former Casey forward coach down by the pool and he told me he was talking to Tommo who thinks he's about a 60% t0 70% chance to get picked up by Collingwood. Speaking of which, Pendle's is up here on holidays too.

Currently in Port Douglas and I’ve run in to Thommo a couple of times and he looks really fit.

Even if you scored 20 per hole it would be in better shape than the MFC. The club is the only one I've ever seen that can turn triumph in to disaster, we self sabotage every time.

Maybe it was Tracc or Clarry, there could have been an ultimatum.

We have been talking about a training facility for as long as I can remember and will be in another 10 years. Let's just accept the facts that it will never happen. We have had many different Boards; they have all promised the same thing and it's all pie in the sky [censored]. I've heard some suggestions from time to time that sounded ok, but they've never come to anything. We've blown it, we needed to get in and grab some cash form the State Government, but surprise, surprise, there isn't any left and won't be for at least another 20 years.

In typical Melbourne style they will hit up the same supporters they always do and tell them, as they always do, that they will be recognized and be part of a group that will have their name on a plaque in the entrance hall. There are only so many times you can go to the well before it dries up.

I said some weeks ago, quite a few, that Hawthorn would win a flag before we do, I got a face palm but I think the person that gave it to me would be embarrassed now. We have Jason Taylor, who has provided us with some really good talent but we have, lately, picked some gap fillers who are just not up to it. Not only that, but we've hung on to them. Not sure if there is a disconnect between the coach and the football department but the refusal to play Schacke or Fullarton when a player of that type was desperately needed was nothing short of bizzare.

I think my boat's ok; it's yours that's sinking and not slowly.