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It started long before Smith.

At last some common sense.

No need to regret your post, it just fuels my utter contempt for the media :)

Just because you don't want to admit it's true, it doesn't mean it's not true, given it is on public record.

Conversation in the sports editors office at the Hun: "Hmmm, how else can we get leverage out of this?" "I know! Why don't we ask the opinion of a past captain of a rival club who has never had anything to do with Petracca or Melbourne Football Club, and could really have no possible idea of what's going on there?" "Brilliant idea!"

I'm sure they'll find some way to blame Melbourne for this....

And you don't think the intent he was making was painted in a negative light? If you don't then that's pretty naive of you.

And I stand by that, I'm sure they could. They have a good grasp of the communication theories.

Exactly the point I'm making, I'm glad someone gets what I'm trying to say.

Yet you still can't pinpoint how a video explaining agenda setting function theory is a personal attack on you....

It absolutely is gatekeeping while he selected elements of the story to deliberately paint it as a negative (starting it off with saying he won't be at the best and fairest) and deliberately omitting Trac's reasonings for it which he clearly pointed out in the video.

How is that a personal attack? Meanwhile I was called a nuffie.....

Here, let me help you out. I'm sure my VCE Media students could explain it to you.

Gatekeeping is absolutely unprofessional behaviour. Perhaps you should read up on agenda setting function theory, there were key elements of the story that he chose to leave out.

Really? How is it an awful take? Personally I think it’s an awful take to twist a positive of him being given the green light to train to his full capacity for the first time in months, him expressing in a heartfelt way how he’s looking forward to be the best he can be, how he wants to get his body and mind 100% to where he wants it to be for the start of preseason to give himself the best chance he has to have the best 2025 he can, and by doing the camp like he’s done for the last 3 years is his way to go that, what’s it matter if he’s missing a night in the grog to do that? Is it really a big deal if he misses the B&F? Is it such a bad thing to call out the unprofessional behaviour of a media hack with a long history of being a slimeball?

EXACTLY! The perenially outraged media [censored] will find fault with anything we do as a club. Damned if we do, damned if we don't.

They all are. Last night that Morris scumbag posted a tweet along the lines of "Petracca will not be at the B&F". And when several Melbourne supporters pulled him up on the video the club put out as to why, and stating he should be posting on the positive, he doubled down on his dickheadedness, putting in laughin emojis etc. I truly hate him.

One of those so called supporters has the surname Morris and the last name Tom. Still bitter about the fact the club turfed him out as an employee when he was leaking info to the media. Little wonder Jesse Hogan hates his guts.

The media have stooped to new lows on this, and they're really [censored] me to tears. How dare they take a positive story of him getting to the stage where he is able to train to full capacity, wants to go the extra mile to get himself mentally and physically in the best shape he can be for 2025 and speak positively on his role in the future direction of the club, and all those [censored] leeches want to go on about is how he's missing the Best and Fairest? FFS, they're the absolute pits, the lowest form of humanity, the absolute scum that I dread to scrape off the bottom of the shower recess. I truly hate them.

He’s been given the go ahead to train at full capacity, according to the article from yesterday.

Yes. They should have.

How’s this for an interesting take - I’ve seen suggestions in various social media reports that MRC are looking at funding this through potentially selling Sandown Racetrack. If that’s the case, would Melbourne need to raise a huge amount?

The interview with Trac the club just put out is really lovely, I have to say. Doesn’t stop me being still a tad angry with him but it’s diminishing!

I'm not surprised but I'm seriously annoyed about it. As Perty said at last year's AGM, if it was as simple as the idea of getting a training ground, it would have been done years ago. The biggest barrier to this happening sooner is the lack of readily available space close to the city that members would be happy with, with stakeholders willing and able to make it happen. Here's probably the best opportunity we have since Gutnick turned down the Olympic Park precint we're ever going to have. FFS, let's embace it!

Keeping out the filthy aspects of society, ie those who wear black and white