Neil Crompton

David Parkin was my coach for a season. He was doing his teacher training at my primary school so they naturally made him the football team coach. He said I’d make a good cricketer.

….. but who’s looking?

Viney was Shiite Oliver was shiiter Petracca was shiitish

You’ll be calling him Mick next, OD.

HG, if the date of the meeting between Smith and Buckley that @Gator gave is accurate, then this took place when we were only 0-3. To me, this would imply that internal discussions on Goody would have started well before this for us to have actually reached the point where we were sounding out prospective coaches. Obviously our ‘24 years performance sowed a number of seeds of doubt.

I agree Uncle, but change is harder for some to accept. It might just be a game, but I’d guess a fair few on here would find it far easier to accept change at their workplace rather than change at their football club. Hopefully for those affected, the outpouring here is cathartic for them, and they are able to “let it go”. I am so much more impressed with Max after his MMM interview. He has set the tone for his team ( and hopefully for our supporters)- an exciting future awaits. And this will start with a great performance on Sunday (I hope). Cheer loud and proud on Sunday Uncle.

Great read - well done

We had only lost our first 3 games by April 3 (although 2 bad losses). Seems early for Smith looking for replacements?

I think that was back when we had a coach, a CEO and a President.

After Gawn’s comment on MMM, Campbell in and Gawn on Darcy!

Just two things I want to say: thank you for your outstanding dedication to this Club, and particularly the players. The fact that you are so well loved within the playing group means you are entitled to feel extremely proud of your efforts and the legacy you will leave. We are a much better club for having you onboard. Secondly, time you signed up to Demonland and gave us the inside goss on all things MFC. Best wishes for whatever you do next.

Goodwin was all class under trying circumstances. Good luck.

1pm announcement apparently

I'm going to wait for the official Board announcement before i make judgements about the call and its timing etc . At this stage we don't know what has transpired internally - only the outcome (and I'm sure Morris could only care about the outcome).

so the f what? - As long as they were appointed because of their ability, what should it matter? Do we choose players from the draft that only barrack for the Dee's? You only seem to appear when you want to stick it to the Board. And even that's ok if you have a valid complaint - but you don't this time, so this only makes you look petty.

I’ll admit I haven’t been Clarry’s greatest fan for the best part of 2 seasons. Yet a couple of weeks ago I noted on here that I thought I saw small signs of the old Clarry starting to reappear - only to be disappointed in him last week. But this week he started to look like the Clarry of old, his confidence, which has been sorely missing, just seemed to grow as the game progressed. I know the competition was poor, but if those signs continue over the last 3 rounds, he may well get back to his best next season. Fingers crossed. I don’t think I’d be trading him.

TRAB, it helps when you have 100,000 members to get good attendance figures. I noticed WC pointed this fact out on their banner yesterday - I guess you cannot blame them for boasting about something.

Unless I've missed it, it appears as though someone isn't pumped today.

Petracca - a very selfish player who has too high an opinion of himself - an opinion that is totally unjustified this year.

Great title!

I’d like to see Lever start obtaining his coaching credentials as I think he’d make a great coach - hopefully our backline coach one day. I very much doubt the 666 penalty would have occurred if he was playing.

If Clarry and/or Trac request a trade at the end of the season, we get screwed if we let them go. My answer would be that if they want to go then we will oblige them only if they tear up their existing contract with us. This is the only way we will get fair compensation for these players. This should be mandatory for all players requesting trades while under contract.

Did Maynard have clenched fists when he slaughtered Gus? Bet the flucc he did.

Go on, take it. You know you really want to.

Just out of interest, are there any other DL’s that played for the old Springvale club?