Mike

Could be worth taking a closer look at Cal's 2019 November rankings. Pickett ranked at 30 and taken at 12. No reason why there isn't a few surprises this time around again, especially in an draft where it's pretty even after the top 8.

Melbourne legend. Thanks for the memories, Trac.

I still have a funny feeling this might happen. Have we actually seen any signed paperwork yet? In all seriousness, I'm looking forward to Trac putting in a good word for his former employer now that he and Humphrey are teammates. I daresay it won't help our cause for Hump 2026.

I've never heard the term Xennial before, but yes, a Xennial classic!

Anyone else feeling similar vibes to this scene in the Neverending Story, when the childlike empress is pleading with Bastian to 'call my name' otherwise their world will disappear and there will just be nothingness?

Someone asked me yesterday if I'm watching anything good at the moment, and i told them I was binging the Bailey Humphrey thread on Demonland. I'm holding out hope until I see Craig Cameron or Dimma put up an Instagram post with a song attached called 'We're definitely not trading you so stop being impetuous' or something in that vein.

Everyone pray to Father Christmas.

Yeah that's fair. I suppose I was reading between the lines in regards to us getting Lindsay rather than keeping our 2025 first rounder, and the justification for that being '2025 = weaker draft'. After that move, and all the chat around it being a weak draft, I don't think the club can blame fans for feeling underwhelmed by draft picks for Trac.

The thing I keep thinking about is how Lamb has made a point of saying that it was essentially a clever move by the club to trade out of this year's draft in order to get Lindsay. What does that say if we accept picks from the Suns now in exchange for Trac. Now we're back in the draft again. A draft that we decided wasn't worth it. I'm so curious how this plays out. The club has to play hard ball here.

If Trac and Clarry are gone, I really hope on the other side of it is a new era where all this can come to an end. The media gossip, the leaks, players supposedly on the way out and then back in again - all the dirty laundry, every season. It's gotta go. Has to be a line in the sand this time.

Came on here to say the exact same thing. Since his name was first mentioned, he's kept rolling out this same line, that essentially he doesn't know if he wants to coach yet, still feeling his way through etc etc. I would have thought he's had plenty of time to get his head around it at this point. Totally fair enough that he may just be trying to protect himself after being touted as the front runner. Maybe it's all just a bit of reputation protection, but it sounds like King well and truly blew them away and beat out Buckley fair and square. Really excited for the appointment of King. Footy IQ, good character and person, plus hunger for a head coaching role, yes please.

Sh*t end to a sh*t season.

Showed plenty today. Proud of the team for that effort after a big week. Seems like a lot of players are rediscovering form at the end of the season. Namely Petty and Roo up forward. Also, Culley looks a player. Strong, made some good decisions, great overhead. Lots for the next coach there to get excited about.

I worry we might scare off the likes of Longmuir. It's not a stable setup at the moment. We had better pull our finger out quick and start presenting as a competent leadership team, in order to land the coach or coaches we want. I think it has to be an experienced coach as well. Or at the very least an experienced assistant to guide things. Throwing an untried coach in there as his first job feels way too risky with how unstable we are at the moment.

Even though many of us wanted change, it doesn't not make it a sad day. Can't imagine how the players feel. Thanks for everything, Goody.