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It also makes me wonder if it's important to keep someone like Chapman on board to provide continuity from how we were transitioning to a transition game plan is so far as to provide a smooth transition from that transion to how we want to transition under a new coach. Do we want to go to a totally new gamestyle for the third time in 2 years or just make tweaks to the direction we were headding with a fresh voice? So much transitioning.

I'd really like us to give Adams more exposure at the top level, but agree it's hard to justify his spot with the available senior players. Play him as sub maybe? Sharp is the next closest to winning a permanent spot in the side. He actually reminds me alot of ANB era 2020 when he was on the frindge, but had the weapons and application to become a perminant senior performer by developing just that bit more to take him to the next level.

I've got no real take on if Snoop is a good bloke or not, but I take total umbrage at the amount they are paying him for this gig. $5M for 30min performance is just excessive for our code. I don't give a rats about market rates for international performers, creating a spectacle, ra, ra, ra etc, etc. To me it shows that the AFL executive are so totally out of touch with the everyday supporter, the clubs and playing group. Are you really telling me that this bloke is worth paying 2x the annual salary of the best players for a single performance and is a non trivial amount with respect to things like soft caps etc. If the $5M was spread around the AFLW playing ranks it would be around nearly another $10k in payments for each player, taking them closer to a professional wage.

Todd Viney officially coached as a care taker for a five games back in 2011.

From the net Re Gus - Salary Cap Relief: The AFL granted Melbourne salary cap relief to help manage the financial burden of paying out the remaining portion of his contract. Timeline: The relief was structured over three years, with 90% of the contract paid outside the cap in 2025, 75% in 2026, and 50% in 2027. My thinking is more did we bring some of the backhanded payments for Trac and others forward to 2025 and 2026, so we could reallocate that down the track, since because of the timing it wasn't really possible for us to offer that to attract other players in 2025 (could have retained Jordan or Bedford) and probably similar for 2026.

Please, if a similar thread starts up again, shut it down. In my view, that was the epitome of MFCSS and not something that sucessful clubs supporters would focus on. Really hope we can move on from that rubbish after this saga.

He came to us in 2023, so would have been McRae. Edited. Even more McRae

... if we're going to get all technical, it was a Ben Cotton article (if you can even call it that) quoting Jon Ralph 😉

I wouldn't worry too much. The general media scuttlebutt surrounding the club is not great (and part of what contributed to Goodwin's demise IMHO), but I recon Carro would be one of the last people someone like Bucks, Horse or any other aspiring coach would take seriously.

How is that harsh? Did you read the Fox article / story line I was referring to? “Simon Goodwin presented to that board on Monday night, it was all about how this club would compete for a premiership next year: ‘We’re so close, we can sniff it’. That board was diametrically opposed to that view. They were crystal clear this was a club that needed some kind of step or two backwards before it pushed forward,” Ralph told Fox Footy’s Midweek Tackle on Tuesday night. ... Ralph said Melbourne’s decision to move into a new direction ultimately came down to the club not seeing him as its next “premiership coach,” believing the list needs a “significant revamp”. The options I gave for the possibilities were Either the board has a different appraisal than Roos, Ralph has his story up shiit creek or something in between that maybe they're more aligned with Roos, but do think a fresh approach is needed. If you read the rest, it has much of the same tine. Seems to me that Ralph has overreached on the part about the boards appraisal of the list from what you are suggesting.

That also pricked my ears up a bit. Does anyone on this forum know with any great authority where our cap space is or isn't? Know we've got some stars tided up on long term contracts, but is it possible that we've actually been able to shift stuff around a bit TPP wise, particularly with that bit of relief we were given for Gus (i.e. did it allow us to bring any back ended payments forward? etc)

I did see that too. Buckley has also similarly praised our list, though, not quite as emphatically as Roos. Kind of makes a mockery of the story line that the MFC board didn't see the team being as close to competing again as Goodwin. Fox Sports‘Diametrically opposed’: Inside story of Goodwin’s axing...‘Was he deluded?’ Inside story of $1.2m Demons axe... and trade watch set to re-ignite Either the board has a different appraisal than Roos, Ralph has his story up shiit creek or something in between that maybe they're more aligned with Roos, but do think a fresh approach is needed. Time will tell I guess and hopefully the truth does come out down the track.

I wish it was. His for the taking if he wanted it I recon.

I think they are quite different players. Personally, I think Hendo has better skills and footy IQ, but Culley has impressive athletisim for a huge body and a bit of X factor about him. I thought Hendo looked good for his first few games, then seemed to fizzel. Might be one of thoses player that's a gun at VFL level, but not quite good enough for AFL.

I do think Rivers is a player for the future, but I also see him butcher the ball way more than he should. Fixes that and he could be a real weapon.

It was a baptism of fire, but I'm glad we gave him the opportunity. Winning doesn't help our cause as much as developing these guys for the future. Also agree that May's suspension probably hurt us today. I thought Naughton was really damaging for them for most of the game.

Gawn Oliver T Mac Langford Bowey Melksham

Enjoying this game much more than I expected. Keep it up Demons, I want to sing our song loud today

I don't know why - kicking out in front in space like that isn't rocket science and doesn't take great acts of skill. Imagine how many goals Kossie would kick if we put it out in front of him in a free 50m arc like that.

About time we had some luck roll our way

To be fair, I think he was actually decent for us, but struggled to get a go amoung a glut of great and in for mids

Playing free from desire on the MCG speakers now - I love it

Roo looks on today

Tyrrells should put out a Melksham vintage. Just keeps getting better with age.

I've got a lot of love for Disco, but his kicking in the back line is a liabilty at times