710 Ashbury St

Wow. Awful spelling error on my part—writing too quickly as always. And I’m usually the one correcting everyone else’s spelling. Thank you…

Yep. My absolute favourite. Huge Deadhead. And 710 Asbury is the address of the Grateful Dead house in the Haight.

This is a hard one. I’ve got a crazy headache from looking at it. Has anyone got it yet?

Yea, according to an article I read a couple weeks back in Code Sports: Code Sports on MFC changes

I’m not at all surprised at the digs he’s taken at the media. He was their number one target for much of the last few years at least. And Cleary pretty much chased him through the airport—when he first said anything to him, apparently Claz told him that if he tried to get him to answer questions he’d tell him to [censored] off. And he did. This was right after his meeting. And as I’ve said before none of us know what went on inside those 4 walls. I imagine the truth is somewhere between what MFC has said, the media has said, and what Clarry’s version is. And sorry, but he’s not wrong on Tom Morris either. As for him thanking supporters and doing a farewell post—sure, it would have been nice and maybe will happen. But, let’s not forget that this isn’t a move he wanted to make and had just recently released a statement that he’d be at the club next year. This wasn’t an amicable parting and he is obviously hurt and angry. The wound is still open. Combine that with him not being all that articulate at times, but by all accounts of people who actually know him, he’s a genuine guy. Anything he’d say now would be pure PR spin and not authentic. He also doesn’t have anyone running his socials for him as someone like Trac does. I get that the trade was probably the right way to go—doesn’t mean he has to be happy about it. I’m not happy about it, but apparently that’s because I’m a woman (someone said in a post that it’s women upset about it because we’re mothers—nah, I’m [censored] human). I’m with Max when he said he hopes next season we see Clarry with a Brownlow around his neck. Lots of you wanted him gone—I’ve accepted he is. But, let’s not forget his part in 2021. He had a PART in it—just like he’s had a PART in what’s happened as a TEAM since. All this [censored] about him single-handedly taking us out of contention is ridiculous. There’s 22 players all up for every game. Then there’s a coach. And let’s not forget the absolute [censored] the MFC has been at the CEO, President, and board level. If you don’t think that instability runs all the way through the team, I’d vehemently disagree.

LOL not sure who I’d choose—probably Bontempelli, Jesse Hogan, or Zac Butters.

I’m a Trident member and can get premium guest passes—they’re like $30 but you still have to get a GA ticket for the guest if you want to sit in the premium guest area (not where your reserved seat is). To be honest, when I go alone, I sit in my seat, but when I go with friends, I like sitting on level 1 close to the field for some reason. So, have stopped getting the passes except for the big games (Anzac Eve, Big Freeze) I reckon I sit in my actual seat maybe 5 times a season. I considered changing my membership, but when I’m alone, at least I have the people around me to talk to since they’ve been there awhile.

Yeah, he is. I read an article today that said a decision was made that he could be picked up as a free agent or go into the rookie draft (I think those were the options anyway). I was surprised when I read he was eligible again.

That’ll go over well during their “Carlton Respects” round…

Not to sound like an [censored], but Swans fans have much more to be in mourning about than Isaac Heeney getting engaged 😂. I agree about hating to sort through nonsense reporting to get to the actual footy bits though.

I’ll be the one in the middle. The oldest person to play AFL professionally and a woman to boot. Hoping you’ll all chant USA when I run out—especially when I fall over my own 2 feet and stop to catch my breath after running 5 meters—because it’s also a perfect metaphor for what my country is :).

You’re not alone. I’m waiting to see the end result before I pay the $700+ for my membership. I’ve expressed to the club my concern about administration and how things have been handled from top to bottom over the past few years. I’ve got no issue paying for the membership—what I do have an issue with is spending $ to support a club that has been mismanaged. I think they’re a bit delusional because they warned me that I’d have to go back on the list for a reserved seat again. Sorry, but I go to almost every game and the members section I’m in has plenty of seating available. It was a poor response in my view anyway. We are bleeding members, no one shows up, and if we take significant unders for Trac and Clarry—especially with no players nominating us to trade into— I’ve got some concerns at the administration level. I’m not an economist, I’m a social worker, but in senior management and watching the last few years unfold on that front has left me shaking my head on many occasions.

This comment is not in relation to Oliver/Trac, but I do think some responsibility should be taken by club administration. There’s been a ton of unrest and no consistency at the CEO/Board/President level for quite awhile. I know that this may seem unrelated to team performance, but without consistency at the highest level, the impact will flow down. I’m not excusing anything or attempting to shift blame at all, but I truly believe it plays a big role in things. It’s a collective effort. My job is in no way elite sports, but the level of chaos involved in a transition at the CEO/Board level does flow down significantly to people regardless of level.

I definitely won’t be booing him. And obviously when Giants play us, I’ll be all about us winning. But, I tend to watch a lot of footy—probably way too much for someone who never liked sports—so I’ll definitely be tuning into GWS and 100% barracking for them in those instances. In regard to Clarry the person, I’ll always be hoping he finds happiness in his life. It’s just the Social Worker in me. So you know, your posts in particular for some reason have given me some perspective and helped me move beyond the emotion of it all to a more logical approach. Initially, I wasn’t always sure how to take things you wrote, but after reading lots of them, I understood you to be balanced in your views. So, thank you for that.

This week, I’ve been reading on here but not commenting. I know you guys will laugh at me and all that—but I’m gutted by this whole situation. I agree he’s an adult and needs to make decisions and act like one. But I also feel like he’s been a media target—often for good reason—and I imagine that’s exhausting. I understand that it’s exactly what life as an AFL player on big $ will get. Doesn’t make it any easier. I also believe what actually occurred in that room is somewhere between the media version, the clubs version, and Clarry’s version (whatever that is). He was obviously hurt—in his mind, this was the first year (in the past 3) that he thought he wouldn’t be put up for trade—something caused him to think that. And then it changed very quickly. I’ll be honest, the Collingwood comment, I took it as a guy who’s hurt lashing out. I’m not going to read to much into it, because like the airport nonsense, we see what the media wants us to—definitely not the whole picture. And again—he’s been hounded by the media incessantly—they’ve speculated about his personal life, continuously brought up his issues outside footy—even without reporting anything new on that front for over a year. I left a job last year after changes of CEO and lots of other things. I know that angry feeling. Thankfully, no one in the press gives a [censored] how I feel—but catch me on a bad day and who knows what I might say. I’ve never been into sports-other than tennis. I moved to Australia in 2013 and got really into AFL in 2016 which was his first season. He’s been my favourite player and he was a gun for us. This hurts—because for me, it’s the first time I’ve given a [censored] about any kind of sports or any player. My family/friends in the US would be laughing at me if they saw how I’ve been—and I’m not young. My son is 29 and is a huge sports freak. I never understood when he got so upset about his teams (Patriots, Yankees, Bruins, and now Richmond) losing games/players. I get it now. I’m heartbroken and will always have a special place for Clarry. I well and truly hope that this move brings him the peace and recovery that settles him. I also want to see him back to his best. I believe he can get there. I know he wasn’t at his best the past couple of years, but come on, he did not “single handedly” cause us to not contend. That’s ludicrous. It’s been a strange week for me with lots of emotions. So, if you want to laugh at me and react with vomit emojis or whatever have at it.