Redlegged

Well put.

Better players might help.

FFS Can we give it a rest?

Good player. Saw him kick 7 from CHF one day. Became a top class full back. Good administrator. Urbane, polished, but not weak.

Could do a lot worse. I'd rather have Trump for President than Lyon. Sorry. Upon reflection...

God there's some sad negative [censored] being spouted on this thread tonight. Time to close it down.

Can't stand Whateley. But he conducted the interview fairly. Let her hang herself, and seriously damage the club in the process. It was a performance she will never recover from.

All true. She began the interview somewhat flippantly and soon drifted into incoherence, with a touch of arrogance thrown in. It was a total shocker, no getting away from it.

That Swan and whoever anonymous else at Collingwood allegedly didn't like Pert several years ago isn't relevant. As said. Champ.

This is true. Neither she nor Pert are to blame for losing for 4 finals straight, for the appalling game day mismanagement of the final v Carlton, for the Grundy debacle, for weird player positioning (Petty) and a game plan so boring and predictable you'd have to be a masochist to go and watch. That's largely down to the coach. Mind you, Roffey is his biggest supporter. She goes, he won't be too far behind.

Stupid to use 'they' when you are talking specifically about an indigenous player. Think it was just ineptitude, but you can bet a big deal will be made of it. Just another element of what was a PR calamity

Anything about the 'they' remark? Because I can tell you, it will cause a furore.

Had wanted Roffey to speak. Now I wish she hadn't. Abysmal. The reference to 'they' always getting homesick. Unbelievably inept. Expect a [censored]. Now seriously concerned about the club.

Who cares what Dane Swann thought of Pert? Has no bearing on anything. Just peddling scuttlebutt.

I tend to agree. Melbourne play a dull, defensive game. No wonder we can't generate crowds. Similarly Goodwin's pressers are stupefyingly dull. Much of the time is spent praising the opposition. It's woeful. Overall, the club is always on the defensive. Very good article on this in today's Guardian, by Jonathan Horn. Very good writer, about the only one covering AFL.

What the [censored] has Kamala Harris got to do with it? Ludicrous analogy.

I am now liking Pert even more. You're scraping the bottom of the barrel.

Good question. Who the hell is leaking this stuff? And why? It can't all be a media plot. Hard not to escape the impression the joint is run by buffoons. An impression reinforced by Goodwin's feeble, platitudinous pressers and a president who appears to have taken a vow of silence.

Jefferson=depth, based on hope. Still way off and maybe will stay that way. Nonetheless, prefer Petty in defence, though he's been pretty good lately.

Wise words. Time for a little lie down.

The real issue is what exactly is the nature of Petracca's beef with Melbourne? I have no real idea other than its somehow bound up with (or was exacerbated by) his K's B injury. Whatever it is, the challenge is on to resolve it. I'm ignoring Jordan Lewis's [censored] about players with 'agendas'.

Agreed. That interview could/should do some good. Note also that Morris said Melb should be a top 8 side next year. A refreshing contrast to the apocalyptic scenarios being spouted by the hyenas in the media.

You should. Interesting and informative. And Morris is by no means all negative about Melbourne. Quite optimistic in fact. More so than many on the site. With Petraaca, though, the problem is real.

To the posters - or is it singular? - around here think the team 'didn't deserve' to win...Tell that to the players...preferably to their face. Contemptible garbage.

Correct. It would be totally destructive. Totally stupid. And totally unwarranted.