Everything posted by Gawn's Beard
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SSP contenders
Yes, or a proper reserves / second tier with deeper squads, or if not a practice squad concept with an inactive list (like NFL). Think of WCE last year for example. Not a fun environment to train in when youâre struggling to get 24 together
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SSP contenders
With AMW potentially having a season ending knee injury + our experience with Gus last year, this has to shine a light on the current SSP framework. Why is there a need for a cut-off at all until say shortly mid-season bye / round 12? Itâs there to replace LTI to ensure equality in the playing lists. Itâs not as is a club is choosing from next yearâs draft pool but from those in second tier leaguesâŠ
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THE 2024 AFL NATIONAL DRAFT - DAY ONE
https://www.melbournefc.com.au/video/1695021/jason-taylor-round-1-afl-draft-recap?videoId=1695021&modal=true&type=video&publishFrom=1732106250001
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Oliver Trade Rumours
While I tend to agree, this continually highlights how poor we are at media management. We are the medias favorite punching bag and whether the club are right or wrong on their treatment of Clarry, they canât win in the eyes of the media. Media management shouldnât be this hard. You have a strong lead who develops strong relationships with those who are relevant, offer up some exclusives to keep them happy and friendly & make them feel like the most important people in the industry. Then when stuff like this happens, theyâll call you first as they prioritize the relations, or you call them and ask them to shut it down. Weâve seemingly gone down the path of shutting up shop and allowing them to fill the space, which theyâll do 100 times over. Whatever weâre doing, itâs not workingâŠ
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Oliver Trade Rumours
Iâm wondering whether he was even meant to be there? Was he on the MFC table? Lots of photos from the club of Gawn, Viney, Lever & May but none of Clayton. Anyone there able to shed any light on whether Oliver was on the MFC table?
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Christian Petracca
The timing of this stinks. Why is it only now that the AFLPA are getting involved? I donât want to throw up conspiracy theories, however Caroâs almost throwaway line at the end re âstory Christian telling the AFLPA isnât prettyâ makes you wonderâŠ
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Christian Petracca
I think thatâs unfair on fans. The club (well at least amongst fans) was largely harmonious until all of this mess unfolded. If (and it is a big if) this talk about Brand Petracca, bigger crowds etc has any truth to it, then itâs a big slap to the face of the fans in particular. His statement didnât exactly endear himself to fans either, who are understandably bruised over all of this. Iâm sure time will heal all wounds etc
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Christian Petracca
Maybe it was the senior players. They could have been trying to salvage the clubs season, talk through how they approach playing group, etc and were getting donuts from Trac, only to then see him post a bunch of social media vids. Would confuse me too
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How Many Weeks For Kozzy?
Absolutely I am taking the same view. The fabric of game is being pulled apart. I get why the AFL is going this direction but itâs completely changing the game, and not for the better
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How Many Weeks For Kozzy?
Donât think itâs fair to paint Kozzy with this brush this time around. Was doing what every player should be doing in those circumstances- engage your opponent, get them off balance and win the ball. Only difference here is that Moore disappears through the floor after Kozzy had moved to engage Moore. Once heâd committed to engaging Moore with his momentum, he canât shift it.
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Kate Roffey
Gary Pert said as much on SEN on Saturday. This will have served as a massive distraction to the Board & CEO over the last 12+ months, not to mention the other ongoing litigation swirling around.
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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)
Pert here is on a hiding to nothing. He knows that every person is trawling for headlines so he has to walk a narrow path
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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)
I wouldnât go that far. What do you expect the CEO to say?
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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)
Putting a fair amount on the shoulders of the leadership group, who will be âdriving the rebuild of the program, led by Gawn & Vineyâ
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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)
âConversations between [Pert] & Petracca is not about him breaking his contract or being tradedâ
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Gary Pert on SEN (17/8/24)
Hasnât come across great, and itâs hard to given the very strong cultural statements made at the start of the season which are being played back to him
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Wildcard Weekend
If you were wanting to have a truly equal fixture, then: Rounds 1-17, play everyone once Ladder after round 17 is split into 3, Top 6, Middle 6, Bottom 6 Top 6 guaranteed finals, play each other once to determine top 6 order Middle 6 play each other once, top 2 then make up final 2 spots in final 8 Bottom 6 play each other for ladder position and determine number of balls for âlotteryâ draft picks (picks 1-6), with highest getting more, etc. Means 22 games plus finals. Devil is in the detail however at least weâd have equal fixture, similar interstate travel, and avoids tanking
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Wildcard Weekend
Agreed. If they are going to do it - which seems inevitable- then they should adopt the NBA model. Not saying itâs ideal, and youâd have to play 2 rounds of wildcard games spread across a week, however itâs grossly unfair on 7th on the current proposal.
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Training Ground?
Yep agree with that. It certainly compounded the problems weâve had as a club prior to Jackson, Roos and co. Less so now, and if Caulfield allows us to continually have the best facilities in the league for the next 50 years then weâre going to be better positioned than Collingwood & Richmond who will themselves have to be looking elsewhere
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Training Ground?
Perhaps over the last 20 years but the Lexus Centre itself has a shelf life, just like Punt Road. As a facility itâll drift towards the back of the pack given the limited space / development potential
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Kozzy bump on Soligo
Whatâs all this nonsense on here about âhe should get a week so Kozzy stamps this behavior out of his gameâ? This isnât comparable to his bump against Bailey Smith. This isnât even him electing to bump. Itâs him running parallel to a player, trying to smother a hand pass with a semi-jump (if it was a full jump his hip would have made contact with his head) in the same way every other player on the ground does multiple times a game. If he gets a week then heâs unlucky, but enough with this hanging him out to dry business!
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TRAINING: Monday 1st April 2024
One thing that BBB does which always goes unnoticed is his deft taps in marking contests. Watch Fritchâs first goal from Saturday - came from BBB deliberately tapping the ball to the back of the contest for Fritsch to run onto. Does it week after week, and of course doesnât show up on the stat sheet, but is invaluable to the way we play.
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2024 Preseason Training Thread
Yep. Heâs a lock for the unused substitute role
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Xavier Duursma
Injury prone, poor disposal and questionable decision making. Itâs a yes from me
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An alternative H&A draw and finals
Agree with this, but perhaps you find a way to incentivize them? Team that tops the bottom 6 earns more lottery balls for the draft (assuming that the AFL wants to introduce this at some point). Or include them in whatever wildcard / playoff the afl want to introduce. No disrespect intended, however you already have a bunch of meaningless games at this stage of the season. By having WCE for example playing against the teams around them they may stand a chance of winning a game or two and building some momentum into the following season. Their fans might actually be more engaged?