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Waiting for the next Doomsday DL Thread ... "Will Trac Be Able to Find Pre-Injury Form?"

EXTERNAL REVIEW NOW. EVERY POSITION AT THE CLUB. TOP TO BOTTOM. I'M LIVID. sorry for shouting

It's not so much about what do we want her to say now it's about what she should have been doing either while Trac was injured or picking the phone up and talking with him in the last 2 weeks since this blew up. He's one of our most important players and as the leader of our club she hasn't either bothered to speak with him or worse he won't speak to her. Our leaders have absolutely failed ever single member. We must demand change.

Once again we did not adjust or handle the wet conditions as well as our opponents. We could not keep out feet and the ball was once again soap in our hands. Collingwood did not have as many issues with the wet conditions as we did. Very frustrating to watch.

It seems there was a significant miscommunication surrounding Trac's prolonged absence from the team, and pinpointing exactly where the fault lies is challenging. It's likely that there were breakdowns in communication across various parties involved. What is clear, however, is that Trac was given time away from the club to recover, which is entirely fair and understandable considering the circumstances. While the club was undoubtedly aware of the physical toll on Trac, they might not have fully grasped the mental challenges he was facing as a result of the incident. One would assume that the players were informed of Trac's leave, but perhaps they were not aware of the duration or the depth of his mental struggles. It's reasonable to think that some of the players may have tried to stay in touch with Trac, likely reaching out via text. If Trac wasn’t responding, possibly because he was grappling with the mental aspects of his situation, it’s easy to see how concerns could have arisen among the players. When they aren't receiving responses to their messages but then see him active on social media, posting cooking videos on TikTok and Instagram, it might have raised questions like, "Where is Trac?" This lack of communication seems to have been confirmed by reports from training sessions where Trac was overheard apologizing to people at the club for not replying to their texts. This suggests that either Trac was feeling overwhelmed and disconnected, or that there was a broader issue of the players not checking in on him, leading to feelings of isolation on Trac's part. Jake Lever’s comments about players asking, "Where is Trac?" indicate that either they hadn’t reached out to him or hadn’t received any responses, and perhaps the club had not adequately communicated with the team about Trac's situation or the length of his absence. While confidentiality issues between Trac and the club (as mentioned by Jake Lever in the interview) may have complicated matters, surely there could have been a way for the club to update the playing group without breaching any confidential agreements. The situation involves numerous variables, and much of this is speculation, but the root cause seems to be a breakdown in communication on several levels. Moving forward, it’s crucial that everyone involved gets together to address these issues and ensure that such miscommunications don’t occur again. The hope is that relationships can be repaired and that the club can improve in more than just communication, evolving into a more professional and supportive environment for all its players.

Fantastic news. Well timed too to send a message. He could walk away from his AFL career with 10 All Australians.

Agree they need to sort this situation out but this episode has blown any opportunity for him to be a future captain of this club to smitherines. Captains don’t act like pirates unless they’re this guy.

Carlton’s first round picks this year and next are basically useless as they will be late first round draft picks. If he wants to go to a “big” club then it has to be a [censored] team with high drafts pick currency. And a Top 5 player.

I can’t imagine any scenario where Viney would desert the Dees. He is the heart and soul of this club and if he left it would be soul crushing to the fabric of this club.

I’ve gotta agree with the consensus that Trac not traveling with the team in what seems to have been a team bonding exercise and to show the camaraderie of the group speaks volumes. Very disappointing and very depressing. I hope fences can be mended and that change will come from this.

Really impressed with Marty Hore the last couple of weeks. I thought he was doing ok before getting injured early in the year too. What’s his contract status going into next season?

I’d love to snuff out any chance of the Filth making finals. This is our Grand Final now.

Understand that he potentially is upset with how the club is traveling, the direction, the handling of his injury etc (we all are). I’ll also concede that it’s not certain he has asked to be traded and it could just be a media beat up/storm in a teacup but would it hurt for Trac to come out and say “I’m not [censored] leaving” a’la Wolf of Wall Street.

Now that finals are out of our reach do we bite the bullet and play whatever kids we have in the 2s and give them a taste of seniors before next season? Surely we have salvage something out of this season for next season and finish as low as possible to get a better draft hand and fixture in 2025.

I'm not convinced Max was 100% fit. We obviously rushed him back due to the predicament that we find ourselves in but Max clearly was not over his injury and it showed.