JTR

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Some will say I have my head in the sand, but the actual (an ongoing) surprise to me when observing threads here and elsewhere, is that people still allow themselves to get into such a lather over what the usual suspects in the media say. All you need to do is pay attention to who they are, any agendas they might have, what they get out of going with their 'scoop' and what they are actually saying. In most cases they say absolutely nothing worth paying attention to and their story is rarely anything more than a manufactured gossip column or opinion piece presented as fact.

From a "Whatever happened to Will Brodie?" thread on Reddit...

You don't think losing Brayshaw, Petracca and Smith has anything to do with this? Or other key injuries to irreplaceables like Gawn, Lever or May? Or Oliver being a shadow of himself due a disastrous offseason? Or all of a sudden losing all our depth, both as a result of the above and also with guys like Jordan, Harmes & Bedford looking for opportunity elsewhere at (in hindsight) the most inopportune moment? Or playing a bunch of kids to try and cover all these gaps, most of whom are in their first or second seasons?

I hereby pledge my allegiance to Goody and team ~aCcEpTiNg MeDiOcRiTy~ 🤜🤛

At least we aren't Essendon 'supporters'. What an absolute disgrace these clowns are. (language is NSFW) rapidsave.com_essedon_get_their_carlton_moment-3pctb22go1fd1.mp4

Here we go... 🙄 Can't let the ridiculous Petty pile on get off track now can we?

In the Oliver scenario, 'journalists' like Morris or McClure call around the other clubs and ask them if they would be interested in him if he was available. Clubs would then respond with something generic like "we have a lot of players on our radar", or "we're all about making our list better" just like the example a few posts back. Morris/McClure then say things like "there is significant interest from other clubs" even though that interest is simply the answers they have received to their own questions, and not actual things that have happened like approaches from one club to another, or an indication from the club with the player that they actually want to trade him. That's all the smoke is, and they create it themselves.

Tom Morris creates the smoke, then says "look, smoke"

Tom Morris 'journalism'... 🙄 Hey Adelaide, if Oliver was available would you look at him? "Yep, definitely" Hey Geelong, if Oliver was available would you look at him? "We have a lot of players on our radar" Hey Collingwood, if Oliver was available would you look at him? He's a quality player. We be silly not to" Hey Hawthorn, if Oliver was available would you look at him? "Definitely, he'd be a great fit" Hey Melbourne, are you looking at trading Oliver? "Absolutely not" Tom Morris... "I'm hearing there is noise around Oliver and clubs thinking he is gettable" Kane Cornes... "So Melbourne say they want to trade him?" Tom Morris... "No I didn't say that, but there is definitely interest" Morris is a [censored] grub. Every time anything re Oliver comes up, he's always the one pushing it. Most of the off-season [censored] can be tied back to Morris and his manufactured scoops. Why does he hate us so much? Is he still upset about Hogan calling him a leech and the fakest figure in the media?

A non-dominant ruckman is completely redundant in todays game. You don't bring a guy like Fullarton in just for the sake of it when he hasn't been much more than serviceable at VFL level. Because they know nothing about the developing talls they are talking about, other than their name isn't Petty.

He said Fullarton was too, just to clear things up for all posters since your comment.

This. Probably an unpopular opinion around here, but I don't think our forward stocks are that bad and see how it is getting to them as the glaring issue. If you copy/pasted guys like JVR, Fritsch, Kossie & Turner into the forward line of a team like Sydney with Heeney, Warner, Gulden and co. kicking it down their throat, they'd be looking like superstars. Probably the only FF we could bring in now who would make a difference with our current setup is Curnow, cause he has the ability to make something out of nothing, regardless of how good/bad the delivery to him is.

Bun Bun? That place is the best! Not sure how the roll survives all the way from Springvale station to the MCG though. Mine wouldn't get far beyond Westall station 😁

Also a non-buyer at the ground. Not that hard to survive three hours without having to get something to eat or drink and I can always take something in with me if needed. Last week we sat behind a couple who had two drinks each every quarter, plus food. In all, it would have cost them well over $200 on [censored] food and drinks in plastic cups. Cost of living crisis though they reckon........

57+ point win please, so we can go ahead of the filth on percentage

What time do they start? Edit - nevermind, I found it. It's on as we speak. Enjoy then!

You'd think, but the general theme here and on the various 'supporter' pages elsewhere clearly indicates that many have no clue at all. The level of anger and vitriol directed at our players and coaching staff for not producing 2021 (or even 2022/2023) type performances is beyond ridiculous, particularly given we now have no Brayshaw, Jackson, Grundy, Hibberd, Smith, Jordan, Harmes or Bedford, we have key injuries to Petracca & Lever and others such as Oliver, Petty & B.Brown are either seriously down on form or about to hang the boots up. So almost our entire premiership midfield, our second ruck/forward, our best defender and basically all the depth players we had to help cover situations such as right now have been replaced by kids, most of whom are in their first or second full seasons. Blind Freddy could see why we are struggling this season and will probably continue to do so until we get some more games and experience into our kids. But nope... let's blame Goodwin, or Stafford or suggest the club has serious cultural problems and say that anyone (like me) who thinks otherwise has no idea and is just "accepting mediocrity" /rant

We've been relatively young and inexperienced all season. People are only just starting to notice. All the following have been regulars except Tholstrup, Brown and I suppose Turner Tholstrup (18) Windsor (19) Brown (19) McVee (20) Bowey (21) Howes (21) JVR (21) Turner (22) Rivers (22) Pickett (23 - as of a couple of weeks ago) Then we have AMW who is 20, Woewodin (21) & Laurie (22). Chandler, Petty & Spargo are also only 24.

To the ~gOoDwIn iS pLaYiNg fAvOuRiTeS~ crew, remind me of all these AFL standard players we have that are banging down the door at Casey?

If we had Sydney's midfield and system going inside 50, we wouldn't need him. No one would be talking about how poor our forward line was and JVR, Fristch, Pickett and hell maybe even Petty would be looking like superstars. How many here would have said yes to Tom Lynch if he was available? Anyone see how ineffectual he was last night when Richmond were getting it in slow and high to him, just like we do? Our midfield is what needs all the attention.

Closed training sessions are not uncommon.

If he doesn't go down the slide wearing the #10 guernsey and helmet, he is a [censored] uncle.

Do you feel better now?

But I thought Stafford was the problem and all we needed was a decent tall forward?