Ollie fan

I said a while ago that although the only sensible course - as endorsed by Speed - would be to keep the outcome of the review confidential, there would be people on here who would insist that that is a cover -up etc, in some unknown way benefits the club to show the world any faults that are found. It looks like that has already started.

I expect they are going - and I sincerely hope that the outcomes are dealt with quietly, behind the scenes, as previously discussed, and as recommended by Malcolm Speed, which would have the pleasing side effect of not letting you and your crony Lawrence - and you still haven't come clean about the nature of your relationship with him, by the way - give the media fodder for further abuse and destabilisation of the club and its administration.

Another negative post. Love your work😱

Would NOT want to lose Chaplin as our backline coach - he does it superbly.

Absolutely renewing. I remember the years that turned into decades when we were nowhere near the finals. The club I love is competitive and has some wonderful players and I will support them every way I can.

I thought that as a ruckman he was quite good, and as a forward he is a man mountain. I don't know what he's like as a bloke, and what he's like at training, but he certainly has had a lot of bad luck with injuries. I still think he'd be worth a go so long as he didn't have huge expectations of being in the first every week.

You say that it is oversimplifying to think that the only thing that matters in assessing a coach is flags. Unbelievable! The amount of criticism that Goody has received on this forum, on the basis that with his unrivalled list (with which Fagan, Voss and others might disagree) he has only won one flag: sorry, but you can't have it both ways. His supporters, including me, think that he was given a promising list and a healthy administration and developed a team which since 2020 has been EXTREMELY competitive (with the exception of the last few matches this year with no Petracca, Oliver in a terrible state and Gawn with a broken leg). I don't know if we are the MOST successful team in the last five years but we are right up there. On that measure he can't be criticised.

Really pleased to see that you read my post and are following my suggestion.

I agree, pathetic. Goody would never do that.

Gee, I would never have guessed that you, and some others, thought that. I had no idea that some people considered that we were disappointing in the finals in 22 and 23. Here an idea: Why don't you, and other likeminded posters, bring it to our attention by mentioning it about 20 times per page on each and every thread on this site? But make sure that you don't mention the losing margins in the finals last year, or the injury list, or the poor kicking for goal by a number of generally reliable players....

What the hell does that mean? Why would we be? We won't be and it us a ridiculous post.

Yep, we aren't in their league, obviously, with our terrible game plan, hopeless coach and dreadful culture. Not to mention appalling list management. Funny how we got closer to them than Geelong did - and in Brisbane..... 5 points.....

... that needed time to mature and learn to win together, as opposed to a team that has won two flags in the previous four years. Geelong get advantages in so many levels starting with government handouts . And what about the media? The original article praised him for how he handled Strngle! Can you imagine what would have happened if that had been a Melbourne player, and the carryon there wouldhave been about culture? He got a free ride, as Geelong always do.

What I love about the last sentence is that there is no way it can be challenged or disproved, even though I believe it is rubbish.

Please please please no

Thanks for posting about football, Hawk - I am saying that seriously - and I agree with you about Grundy.

That is a horrible horrible post. As for Stringer: a disaster that would be.

I'd have him. Ideal backup .

I'd have him back, as backup.

A lot of people seem to forget that he has a GREAT deal of catching up to do with fitness after an enforced 3 month layoff. I am all for his plans. They are the best thing for him to do.

Yes there is - we might waste a high draft pick on a mature/aging HBF.

That assumes that Lawrence would have given the money he spent on costs, to the club. I have no reason to believe that, although I accept he has been a generous donor (? Trying to buy his way on to the board?) Anyway, you will have read the other posters telling you you are going backwards - and until you tell us the truth about your involvement with Lawrence, I am sure that will continue.

Hawk, first of all, why don't you answer some of the questions about your direct involvement in this matter? Your failure to do so is absolutely telling. Secondly, you seem to forget that whilst concessions were made along the way in the trial, ultimately Lawrence continued to pursue the case in the eventually fruitless pursuit of the opportunity to drag Melbourne through a public circus every time there is an election. He lost on that point. As far as most members are concerned, I think we are particularly glad that he did because there is enough bad media about the football club in any event. In defending this position, MFC incurred costs; yes, they didn't recover them from Lawrence, but he didn't recover his costs from them either. He appears to be a rich man determined to spend whatever it takes to pursue his personal ambitions. Do most of us find that appealing? No. Anyway, with the somewhat good news about a home, I expect all of this Lawrence rubbish will get forgotten, and not a moment too soon.

PF, we know you think that. Many of us disagree.

I don't think many people hate Longmire, who is generally considered a very good coach. I don't think they hated Parkin or Blight, either. Re the post from Watson11: we have to remember that a coach who has lasted 8 seasons is probably much better than many coaches. Poor coaches don't last anything like that long. So the statistics are against quality, not coaches as a whole.