Demons1858

l find alot of the the opinions in this thread to be unbalanced ... schache, billings, fullarton, hunter are cheap depth players for round 3 or 4 picks .. those picks don't typically make it and certainly aren't of any use for 3 or 4 years anyway if you go to the draft but we are in theory contending ... some say we didnt bring in a clear starting 22 player but to do that we need to swap some key picks and go without the likes of Kolt and Windsor which having seen them l am glad we picked them up ... mcadam is the one blemish but has time and we were desperate for a forward in trading periods where there aren't many available ... our issue is we lost depth in angus and smith, petty was average, and our 2 generational mids were both injured and not prepared ... no team copes without their 2 best mids

No, referring to the old one in 2020. We need to start construction soon as l understand. Have you had a search?

l think supporters realise that she became prez midway through our premiership year when l think we were around 10 or so wins without a loss. Footy dept changes were made in the preseason my pert well before. l can still appreciate her 11 years of service however as a volunteer in very difficult but rewarding positions. Surely other past board members also deserve just as much credit

Pretty sure the board itself set timelines in their communicated strategic plans ... correct me if l am wrong

Without reading a heap about it appears the challengers to that board are looking to scale back proposed developments broadly speaking ... hoping that doesn't include our home base

Could NZ have a team

Lets also be forward thinking and include Tassie Devils

Swans, cats, port, gws, blues, dogs, hawks, lions, pies, freo, saints, gold coast, dons, crows, eagles, norf, tigers in no particular order

For whatever reason, l still feel we are a chance ahead of others of getting him if he leaves Port Just don't know he is worth the asking price ... my experience is also that players that develop late also decline more quickly

11 years service in a high involvement volunteer role needs to be congratulated along with setting in motion a board renewel that will likely see Smith move in. The training base being the obvious negative and perhaps not addressing the C word

Sinclair may go into midfield

Wondering if its designed to leave room for Smith to make an assessment of what he needs as Prez. Perhaps also shows the current boards willingness to do what is right for the club and move on if that's what is needed

The other one is employee and player satisfaction and that C word culture and lets not forget the training base... a review should answer all those issues

Maybe Josh M comes back

Roffey has stepped aside for Green ... well done without issues it seems ... ready for Smith in 12mths

Selwyn has been doing well on probably alot less money that can go into the football dept

The biggest impact of a poor season often happens the year after

Pies to leave the comforts of Melb occasionally

And yet despite the current board inviting interest from Smith, the media are suggesting its a challenge ... talk about twisting the facts

l hear that what got him over the line is that we are helping him launch a new line of Petracca branded pasta

I am not a fan of roffey for some time mostly due to the progress of the training base and her occasional self congratulating, but she said she has told trac she is happy to meet any time If trac doesn't want to talk then thats that The media then say she hasnt spoken to him and his family as if to say she hasn't tried. Its a pile on and that was always going to be the case because the media want to continue to benefit from this story

He is not really a people person and definately don't want him picking our next coach

2 other board members have flipped and he has support of some key trainers and jockeys

l mentioned this in the petracca thread ... its relevant but not sure its a seperate thread ... can't see any conflict of interest ... they both want money it would seem

Trac knows well enough that his brand will return if he lands at another big club with adoring fans ... it is all about money ... it is all about money outside of footy and after footy ... "let the place burn" gee if that's what he said its just terrible ... kids that adore him are listening to this and he just doesn't have the awareness it seems