demoncat

What do we reckon - will he be a box or boundary man?

I’d be telling Trac’s management that we’ll facilitate a deal if you get us two quality first round picks (i.e. at least top 10 this year) or a player and a first round pick (potentially with something coming back from us) To me Gold Coast seems the ideal trading partner as they have three first rounders as well as Flanders who we’ve expressed interest in, but who knows if they’d be keen on him or not

Mitch Cleary confirming tonight that we’re chasing Flanders Wants more midfield time and is expected to meet with a few clubs

I’d leave the decision up to King If King thinks Trac is going to play a key role in how we play next year, keep him to his contract and try to get the best out of him If he thinks he won’t contribute to that method in a significant way - or think we need to plug other areas with potential picks or players coming back the other way - then get the trade done while he still has currency Trac will forever be remembered as a Premiership hero, but I’m a big believer in making tough decisions to better the whole of your list (see Hawthorn as the recent example) - we’ll see what King and co think

You’d prefer Goody’s no tie look? 😬

Honestly he struck me as someone Goody brought in simply because they’re mates His work with our defence this year probably underscores that too

Has anyone told King? 😅 In all seriousness, King has indicated that he wants to revitalise our senior players and has already reached out to Trac Not sure he’s going to want to see him leave unless we’re improving with what comes back the other way

If you score over 100 points each week you’re going to win 95% of the matches you play Sounds like a pretty good plan to me 🤣

I have to say I’ve been very impressed with Guerra’s media appearances And yes I know there will be many other metrics by which we’ll judge his performance, but it can’t be understated how important it is to have a CEO who articulate the club’s vision and decision making processes with confidence and clarity A big step up from he who shall not be named…

If he nominates us we are Otherwise not sure we’d have the draft capital to compete with other Vic clubs

High half forward is where midfielders go to die You need a particular type of player to play that role - it was why Nibbler was so valuable for us

Players being offered plots of land out Cranbourne way, you’re hearing it more and more

Time to break another 50+ year drought

Ahh yes, now it all makes sense Welcome to the Dees Sammy

Good chance to be a Premiership assistant this year too 👀

I had come round to Buckley in a big way, but if he wasn’t ready to commit to the club this late into the process then he wasn’t the right choice Congratulations to King, who has done a great apprenticeship under some of the best coaches of the modern era Hope he can follow the recent trend of guys like McCrae and Kingsley who can come in and make an impact early

Maybe, but Buckley being non committal this late in the process would have been a major red flag I’ll take them at their word that King was the preferred candidate And one thing is for sure, we know he wants it

Fly free Bucks, the sleepy shores of Hobart awaits thee

I don’t want to jump to conclusions but I’d be [censored] off at Bucks IF this was the case Not sure why he would go this deep into the process unless he was 99% sure he wanted the job Meanwhile there are assistants chomping at the bit for a senior coaching interview, who have potentially been cost a shortlist because of Buckley’s indecision I’ll stop myself there because it’s still an IF, but not liking how this has shaped if it turns out to be true EDIT - posted this one second before Steven King was announced so DISREGARD 🤣

You know I love your work @BLWNBA but a bit of context on who it was that made the decision (i.e. Buckley or us) would be nice!?

100% Flanders would be the best recruit we’ve bought to the club since Langdon in 2019 (putting aside the Grundy experiment) Is he an out and out midfield gun? No But he’s a quality AFL player who would comfortably be best 22 and can play a variety of positions I don’t know how we could get a deal done compared to the Saints or Blues, but we should definitely be trying to pry him out

Unfortunately it sounds like we’d be in competition with the Saints and Blues for his services, both of whom have far greater draft capital than us Unless he nominates us specifically it’s hard to see how we’d get this done

Must say I reckon it would be a pretty bad look if Bucks pulled out after going deep into the process and being publicly labelled as the front runner As much as I’m in favour of Bucks, if he doesn’t know whether he wants to coach at this point then maybe he’s not the right candidate 🤷 Of course the more likely situation is that Edmund is guessing and Bucks already has one hand on the job

Caro is well within her rights to give her opinion - the problem is she’s misrepresented the clubs actions here, incorrectly saying we didn’t give him the option to coach to the end of the season

Seemed incredibly unlikely to happen anyway but still sad to get confirmation May you make your way back to the MFC some day soon Dogga