Fritta and Turner

5 hours ago, Robbie57 said:

How many saints have become demons, a religious question for the experts (quite a few recently) then there was big Carl......

I immediately thought of Shane Grambeau - w hat a beautiful name.

3 hours ago, Diamond_Jim said:

I still dream of that third quarter his Dad played in the final against Adelaide.

The father of another high draftee in his draft year warned me that Tigga was a bit laconic.

What might have been.

Good luck young Tigga

Laconic - dont you love it. The word that keeps on giving. Ok, he doesnt say much to the point of rudeness, as long as he can get the ball.

2 minutes ago, daisycutter said:

just fyi

land height (not platform or rail height) at caulfield station is approx 38m

land height at glen huntly park is approx 49m

so there is an 11m height difference north to south with the slope down to the north

this means ovals will probably be dug in quite a few metres on one side creating an embankment which would be good for viewers without affecting sight lines for racing. Probably deep enough to allow for some lockable storage facilities to avoid the wasted time of moving gear as at aami

above heights are not precise for exact placement sites, but a reasonable indication

There are already 2 storey buildings in the middle of course, plus bbq shelters and er ablutions block. Obviously thse dont impact race viewing. And as you say the 'back straight' is on a rise.

One Battle After Another - with len and Sean

If you havent seen this yet, do yourself a favour and get to the cinema now.

(In the style of quirky Coen Bros movies)

And some of the Trackwatchers behind the scenes banter -

Wow. Who is that sprinting over there? - a dog walker has just run on to retrieve a ball.

Viney looks much taller. - I think someone else is wearing nos 7.

Has anyone seen (insert players name here)? No, but I saw his sister in Maccas (Thx)

and

You DIDNT did you Ghosty? - Yes.

8 hours ago, beelzebub said:

Currently the only access to the middle is via tunnels. Not thinking they're a size to easily facilitate ground moving plant.

One of the tunnels is pedestrian traffic only but i reckon you can drive a golf buggy down it.

The other is a 2 lane vehicle road which would accomodate earth moving equipemnt for the creation of the ovals.

3 hours ago, The Jackson FIX said:

What other parts of a game are there?!

Can he cook?

7 minutes ago, KozzyCan said:

My point is the public line we gave to the media was a convenient narrative that allowed everyone involved to save a bit of face.

A week later we said that we brought Jack Steele in to play Oliver's role. So not sure how anyone squares that circle.

Jack Steele has a defensive game and Clarrie doesnt.

3 hours ago, Ghostwriter said:

But there’s also Kev, Slarti and Harvey Wallbanger. It would have to have at least four bedrooms coz as much as I love them I ain’t sharing a room with any of them 😝

The mind boggles, absolutely.

The reports would be interesting, even those about training.....

Is there room for Noah Yze on our list?

With 2 first rounders next year and apparently room in our salary cap who should we target?

3 hours ago, dees189227 said:

Anyone know when we start pre season?

I think Ghosty posted somewhere that it was the 11th November

29 minutes ago, BDA said:

He's made a good start. Much better communicator than his predecessors

But clearing the decks is the easy part

Ultimately the club and his tenure will be based upon success on the field

TBH I reckon that clearing the decks is very hard. Just go read the Tim Lamb, Tracca and Clarrie threads.

But as you say the clubs purpose is to win at footy, and Guerra doesnt pull the boots on. Tough gig.

4 minutes ago, Demons1858 said:

Nice article, when sober, May is super likeable and team first.

"All I would say is by the time the AGM comes around we will be in a position to give a really positive alignment.”

Many have made similar proposed AGM porclamations and failed. Let's hope. Then again what does "positive alignment" mean and does that mean its not really an official announcement just some positive unofficial comments

I use a health professional the same as maysie.

"Lovely bloke, affable but has those eyes you dont want to see when you leave the bar at 2.00am"

What a bunch of sad sacks on this forum.

Condemnd if they communicate, condemnd if they dont. its spin spin spin. Blah blah blah.

Maysies story was what I thought it was.

Trac wanted a fresh start elsewhere, when you consider the changes made, possibly means he iss not happy with what hasnt changed. Anyway he checked out 2 seasons ago.

The interesting points were the $$$$. Room in the soft cap and the salary cap as well.

2 hours ago, chookrat said:

If anything offering a stable long term tenancy without the drama of the MRC should make us an appealing prospect for the Trust. Surely they look at the MRC and think what are these muppets doing.

True. The only hassle is the car park we want to build on is currently leased by the MRC.

No

Now what am I going to do....

On 16/10/2025 at 11:56, Random Task said:

I think lamb just misspoke or was referring to it being past 7:30 so no further trades were being done today.

Unless there's been an unannounced changed of rules you can trade picks right up to and on draft night.

Lamb was asked a very poorly worded question. Are you taking picks 7 and 8 to the draft? As trading for players has closed you have to take them to the draft, so he said yes. Lamb was not asked Will you uptrade on draft night?

8 hours ago, hardtack said:

Does it really matter what these media pundits say? Not worth wasting energy on, in my opinion.

Tend to agree.

So am I happy or sad with our trade performance?. Im happy and i think we have set ourselves up to be able to trade for a player next year

CJ has played 76 games. Sometimes I wonder where have I been. Still, I dont like the Hawks.

5 hours ago, Redleg said:

They hurt Tracc, which led to a fracture in his relationship with us, ultimately leading to him leaving.

Reading the tea leaves between the lines I thought the relationship was already on rocky ground the season before when the rumours of Tracc wanting out started to surface. Pure conjecture on my part but this might explain the clubs lucklustre response to his terrible injury.

Still back on topic, I dont like the Pies.

12 minutes ago, Young Angus said:

Tim Lamb does not instill confidence, like the part when asked if he would take the picks to the draft he responded “well we can’t trade them now@…but you can can’t you Lamby?? Pick trading up until draft night isn’t that the rule?

Don’t mind the result but really should have had more mongrel to get Humphrey, but hey three first rounders is nothing to sneeze at for a 30 year old.

Taking the picks to the draft was a dumb question (coz we are like duh) and the interviewer got off lightly.

Sorry to see Trac and Clarry go but with the picks we got in, and players, I am happy with how we went.

Going into next years draft with 2 first rounders and space in our salary cap means we are setting ourselves up to trade in a player???

7 hours ago, hardtack said:

The part of the letter that I find a bit dodgy, is the bit I’ve quoted, regarding Clarrie… requested? Really?

Takes me back to the old Bellbird days…Charlie Cousins, did he fall, or was he pushed?

(oh, and Andy, you may want to consider a minor change to the post’s title 😉)

Fall....who did he play for anyway

4 hours ago, GawnOfTheDead said:

Delist.

I think thats harsh, but agree. Want him to succeed but.....

1 hour ago, Random Task said:

Is this baileys 2nd or 3rd medical now?

As a very young man I got horrible drunk on Baileys and need a medical