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Fair call. Max has been excellent

I’ll back Trac in to get back to his best. After hearing Maxy’s interview last week I’ve no doubt ll get back on track with the playing group. I’ve no concerns there. Neither Trac, the playing group or the club covered themselves in glory during this whole shambles. The backgrounding to the press has been appalling and an inditement on everyone. I would like to know what issues Trac raised and how these will be dealt with. There needs to be communication from the club to the members here. The usual “she’ll be right, every club has problems” line won’t do. I expect to see changes and it looks like Pert and Roffey are in the gun. Huge 2025 coming up for this club.

Impressive effort from the wooden spooners

My takes from this whole imbroglio are: 1. the club leaks like a sieve. Stamp it out now. 2. trac needs better advisors. 3. Kate Roffey needs to prep properly before interviews. And her and Pert need to can the corporate speak. Talk plainly to us members, acknowledge issues and communicate a plan to address 4. Max Gawn is an outstanding leader and communicator. Pert and Roffey take note 5. Stop talking about culture. Demonstrate culture through actions on the field.

We have plenty of problems at the club. Max as captain is not one of them.

I reckon we should trade him

6. Hore 5. Mackin 4. Heath 3. Goldy 2. Pearce 1. Mithin

I think you should write a letter to Kossie Pickett @Swooper Northey

Looks like your letter did the trick. well done Swooper

I'm just glad this nonsense is sorted and didn't drag on until the end of the trade period. what a pointless solo run from Trac. a trade was never a possibility. hopefully he can get his head down, focus on his recovery and be fit and firing come round 1. After listening to Maxy yesterday I'm sure there'll be no bad blood between him and the playing group and he can re-integrate without any problems. We need the norm smith trac doing what he does best on the footy filed. Leave the brand and cooking recipes until post career. The leaking and backgrounding needs to stop. the next anonymous source that feeds news to the media needs to be hunted down and banished.

Very good start to the season against a tough opponent Kate Hore class the difference. Macken very good as well. Shelley Heath a little tiger as always. Not perfect but always great to win at that sh*tpile. We don't get the W down there too often. Go Dees

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Macken has been excellent all night

that could be an important point

that has to be the worst HTB free ever against chaplin

superb ruck work Pearce.

tayla harris looks in real trouble here

easily the best game of the round so far. proper tough contested footy.

where would we be without Kate Hore. Heads and shoulders above everyone else.

Its weird seeing Maddie Gay in Essendon colours

Doggies miles off the pace today. no decent senior players other than Blackburn. Going to be another long season for them by the looks of it.

I reckon Maxy could make a decent president down the track.

Whately is such a snivelling moraliser. That editorial placed the blame for this situation squarely at the feet of the club. downplayed the branding and bigger club dimensions. actually, implied these were leaked by the club to make trac look bad. I think his grand narrative is this all arose because the club and AFL wanted to avoid any potential repercussions from how trac was handled from a medical perspective on KB. The club have issues of which the board are at fault but painting Trac as the 100% victim here is insane. Is it because he wants to keep him sweet so he continues to rock up to 360?

There's also the come home factor. Step forward Harley Reid. And would be great to see Mac Andrew in the red and blue seeing as the AFL dudded us there.

I wouldn't be the biggest Schwarz fan but i thought he spoke quite well here.