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Buckley "not a complete failure" as a coach, wow you're harsh. He was Dom Sheed magic away from a flag and followed up with PF and SF finals and then his message ran out. All coaches except Chis Scott and Kevin Sheedy have a use-by date at a club and even Sheedy ultimately did. Buckley's coaching trajectory at Collingwood was similar to Goodwin's at Melbourne except he didn't snag that elusive flag. I don't think anyone is describing Simon Goodwin as "not a complete failure". Buckley did preside over cultural change at Collingwood, he inherited the "rat-pack" of players and weeded them out and then took his list to within a kick of the flag. He's been there, done that and IMO has grown from the experience. I'm with @Ted Lasso and his persuasive posting, Buckley is the right choice for Melbourne at this time.

Carlton's 1st via Petracca to Hawthorn, our 2026 and 2027 1sts and McVee would get it done if Jackson pushed hard for it.

Edited for accuracy.

Papley just turned 29 in July and this season is the first that he has missed substantial games through injury. He's played most matches, most years. He's young enough to get back to it. Look at Jamie Elliott.

Trade, Draft and Free Agency board is your friend for this information.

Swap Papley for Campbell and I'd do that deal if I was Carlton.

I appreciate your point Sue. I think the benefit, at least to me, of search, maps and translate outweigh the downside. Instagram is a bit of fun. Anyway back to Trac and Clarrie. Anyone is tradable for the right price. I don't think we can get value out of a Clarrie trade in salray cap relief or picks so unless he's disruptive to culture I'd keep him. I'd prefer to retain Trac too, but a trade for him could deliver value so I'd be open to that if it clearly benefitted the club.

Google built search to make money Sue. I think there's a lot of hysteria about the "algorithm". It knows what I'm interested in so it serves me content about footy, skiing, surfing, wine etc and Ads relating to those areas, often about products I haven't heard about and that I have gone on to buy and enjoy. I generally don't get content I'm not interested in and if I do I skip it and the algorithm realises I'm not intetested. The only annoying thing about the advertising is when I research something and make a purchase, the Ads for products in that area keep coming for some time. A way to say "i already got one" would be nice. The problem is not social media and the algorithm, it's stupid people.

Social media platforms have always been commercial ventures, they were never public services. Ways have been found to monetise them and that was always the plan. They haven't been "hijacked".

Who is saying no compensation for SOS?

Clubs do get compensation for Unrestricted FA based on their age and contract at the new club. The restriction is only that clubs cannot match to force a trade. See last year: ESPN.comSaints, GWS reap first-round compensation picksThe AFL was in a generous mood on the opening day of free agency, with St Kilda receiving a prized first-round draft pick for losing Josh Battle, and GWS also reaping big rewards.

It's good management to re-contract TMac and Melksham now. They're loyal servants and they are having their exit interviews this week. It's a bit rude to say "go on holidays with the family but work hard and come back ready for pre-season and we'll think about it then".

McVee is a very good player, defensive and attacking. Hopefully we can retain him. People lament losing Jordon and Bedford, McVee is a better player than either of them.

Or maybe it unlocks our ability to trade other players. No surprise you find a negative everywhere.

Petracca hasn’t played mainly forward until late this season. To be successful he'd need to present a marking threat like Rayner and he's not able to do that currently. I'd seriously consider a trade to Hawthorn if we could get Carlton's first rounder and a player.