The Jackson FIX

Feels like other clubs are much better at identifying talented smalls (that impact games) than us. We have Kosi, yes, but he cost us pick 12 and that’s about all we have (I’m not a huge Chandler fan).

Fairly confident the club wouldn’t be seriously considering Membrey.

True story: Trac and Goody crossed paths in the gym this morning. Nervously I asked what the mood/interaction was like and the response from the observer was ‘very warm, familiar and friendly’. Apologies for the mundane update, just doing my bit to lift page count on this thread.

It feels like whenever a club publically states their asking price for an A-grade player, they just don’t budge. Eg. us with LJ, Adelaide with Lever, GWS with Cameron… very hard to sell it back to the members when you set the expectation at 2x 1st rounder and come back with less… Best case scenario for Dees would be finding 2x late first-rounders for the deal.

Diggler

As each day passes I fear we’re more likely to have the camaraderie of a MAFS dinner table than a premiership side

Solved! Does the 2 pages include a cover page? Comfortable in the knowledge now that future premiership success awaits!

An interesting read. Genuinely can’t figure out what they’re all ‘not on the same page’ about though… you hear ‘communication’ thrown around a lot but I’m pretty sure this whole saga hasn’t been caused by a few crossed wires here and there… feels like Trac is looking for something significantly more tangible to occur (like a key figure gone, or a player behavioural committment that is uncomfortable for many of the playing group

Let me know if you find somewhere that will take the bet. Early Norm markets typically pop up mid-season and I think they mightn’t let you multi Norm-into-premier in a future as they are related bets. Like the bet though so let me know if I’m wrong!

Trac signs monster deal promoting magnesium powder on Instagram to cure the associated aches and pains that come with carrying a premiership cup

Nah.

Travis Johnston perfectly credentialed.

My understanding is he is filthy about the pile on ‘brand Petracca’… but he is similarly filthy about the state of the club… Believe he has privately reached out to a few outside player circles he trusts/cares about stating this. This was last night but from the sounds there was a sense he was now in for the fight

Wonder what Trac thinks of the Bont sticking fat with the Dogs - they have parallel stories in so many ways but I wonder if Trac admires his courage to stay or thinks he’s just not reaching/cashing in on his potential

Fox Sports jumped the shark a long time ago. Their rising star has become a McLovin lookalike who makes Schnitz jokes whilst reporting on the tribunal

If it’s Choc then that ranks pretty low on our order of problems

Who is the other person retiring that would impact sponsorships?

Recent occurrences have nudged us further down the re-build path than the club would like. I was anti-rebuild - thought we could top up with some smart recruiting (eg Dan Houston) but Trac’s silent outbursts have made that infinitely more difficult now so I’m more open to the cultural and attitudinal cleansing that a re-build could bring.

Recent success will do that to you

Crikey that’s grim!

I don’t understand what this means?

I’ve spotted her shopping at Yarraville Coles - if she’s elitist, she’s not doing a great job of it.

Were the players told?

Thanks @Skuit. Possibly need some sort of ‘Trac Anger-o meter’ to get a benchmarked read on his levels of discontent

Paywall so can’t read the article but what is the context behind him saying ‘odds of playing next year are better than they were a week ago?’… I was under the impression the exact opposite was the case?