Gawndy the Great

Yes but the trick is Smith is supposed to be overseas for most of the year. i think we will see him as a board member then assuming Presidency end of 2025.

It’s a big call to make especially when we are on the precipice of irrelevance. It’s hard to read 2024. In hindsight was all the off field issues and dodgy preseason the real reason or was it our natural decline. If it’s the later, then you don’t go after him and invest in a mini rebuild, if it’s the exception then you go all out. The reality is we don’t know what the true state of our playing group is, whether Trac and Oliver can return to their full potentials, will Petty come good, can we reinvent our game plan etc. Only the club will and I hope they make the right call for now and the future.

Let’s make sure we keep in touch with her throughout the surgery. As Andy would say “Too soon?”

Only so his brand doesn’t suffer. At least on that the club and player have overlapping interests.

Well for one he needs a pre-season for the pre-season. If he is having to sit out another month or who knows how long before getting back to full running, then he'll have limited runs on the board when pre-season starts. Instead of doing an Oliver, i think we hold him back and add another fitness block when the season starts. End of the day i dont know what im talking about, but gut feel is he wont be ready by Round 1.

The same segment mentioned his frustration with other players not working hard enough or putting in the same amount of work as he does. Be keen to work out who we all think falls into this category. Buckley’s comment mid year comes to mind around skin folds.

I dont think Trac plays Round 1. i think he misses the first 4-6 weeks of the season.

He is still contracted at the end of 2025. If we address the core issues, then he really doesn't have a leg to stand on unless of course there are other reasons he wants to leave. We shouldnt repeat the same mistakes with Oliver. Dont start Trac until he has effectively completed a preseason where his fitness is close to what he has achieved previously. If it takes an additional 8 -10 weeks for the season, the so be it.

I think its more so the trip to Noosa and how it was handled rather than the post injury itself. I think the disconnect between the playing group and himself personally was the crux of the issue and potentially the optics of Trac as a result. I dont see how a disconnect like what is being reported happens though, surely someone had enough brainpower to call him up or even Richo up and be done with it. Still feels a bit trivial though.

Serious? He was looking for an out. 100% can guarantee you that.

I have heard an unverifiable rumour so chose to ignore if you wish. Roffey will depart and be replaced by Steve Smith (I think that was the name I heard) former MCC president.

I did a second coat of some trim upstairs . Not more than 30mins

Yeah I’m with you. Damage is done. I don’t think he’ll be with us in 2026, but by then Pies will have picks for us to use. I think we start an offical death ride Pies thread. Top 5 pick is luming.

Exactly. Even if he doesn’t play a single game next year, I’d rather him out of the spotlight so he becomes irrelevant in a football sense. The Trac camp would be stupid to let that happen. It’s 1 year lost in the twiglight of his career. We just have to hold firm.

Exactly. I think if push comes to shove, we will absolutely play these cards. 1. Unhappy with med treatment and post injury Comms and want out? Here’s the list managers number for Norf and Richmond. Both have satisfied our trade demands. Take a pick - no need to go down grievance route. 2. Unhappy with standards, game plan, direction etc? Sit your [censored] down and help us out. We will see you at day 1 pre season. If still unhappy we can better deal 2025 draft and get you the Pies who’ll have cap space as half their team will have retired. Well also take their first pick and F1 too. 3. Want to build brand Trac? Good luck with that. If you want a trade to Blues , you must hold a press conference declaring the reasons you want to go otherwise See you day 1 pre season. This is how I’d play every scenario.