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    14 minutes ago, von said:

    It is a tough industry and comparing yourself to Geelong might be a waste of time. Not every basketballer is Michael Jordan. Not every footballer is Gary Ablett. Doesn’t mean they aren’t professional and working to high standards. But you are starting to differentiate between culture and high performance. You can have great culture while working on your high performance and your recruiting. Recruiting is largely luck too. Who’s available and when might not always suit your needs and stamping your feet saying we didn’t get what we need doesn’t help or change the fact that it’s a lot of luck. 

    I don’t dispute anything you say. But as far as the Media are concerned, and that is where “Culture” is discussed mostly

    It’s all about Winning at the Pointy end of the Season. 
    If Culture meant anything else then Meth Coke would have been dissolved in 2007

    7 minutes ago, von said:

    That seems simplistic to me. You can maintain high standards across all areas and it may not lead to on field success. What if you just don’t have the players you need? Your list and the injuries you get along the way are in large part due to luck.  It almost feels like you are setting yourself disappointed with unrealistic standards.

     

     

    No. That just means your standards and recruitment has a lot of improvement to go. It’s a Tough Industry 

    To be successful you have to demand the best

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    8 minutes ago, Monbon said:

    Just came across this: 10 dodgy decisions this year, apart from the 3 in the E Coli Wobbler :

    Leigh Matthews and J. Bartel: 

     

    The Situation is getting worse. The AFL need to strip back a lot of grey rules. 
    reduce the interchange rotation to 30-40 a game

    i cannot stand incorrect disposal being called play on

    These suits have bastardised the game while being paid $millions

    Enough


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    The Umpires are already scrutinised after every game by their own department, and we have the current mess. 
    The amount of Cameras on the games will increase each year, the quality of those cameras will also improve. 
    the only way to make umpiring better at the Top Level is to pay the Umpires a high wage and make them accountable to the public after each game, otherwise the current situation will just keep frustrating everybody. 
    What happened to The Croms last Season should have been the line in the sand moment. 
    They were denied a Finals Berth 

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    1 hour ago, whatwhat say what said:

    this bit:

    In the year immediately following the year of the retirement (Year 1)

    will be interesting to understand whether or not that's 2024 for gus, or 2025 for gus - the wording is so opaque that it's completely unclear

    from my reading of it, if we were able to put all of gus' salary for the length of his contract, the MOST we could absorb in one year is 90%

    so, for instance, if the remaining four years of deal was worth $2.8m (an average of $700k per annum) the most we could absorb in the arbitrary year 1 (2024? 2025?) would be $2.52m

    now, of course, that's completely unrealistic

    in short, yr incentivised to absorb as much as possible of it in year 1 post the forced retirement

    but...to be honest, you'd need a financial lawyer to poke the holes in this - it's clear as mud for joe public

    all i can say is STUFF THE AFL

    imo that the ENTIRE contract isn't voided from salary cap considerations is a complete farce

    they've retired him ffs - perhaps he wanted to play on, risk or no risk?

    this bit is so mealy-mouthed and filled with legalise:

    The Guidelines do not provide a guarantee of TPP relief being provided with regards to any specific concussion-related retirement event.

    The provision of TPP relief is at the complete discretion of the Concussion TPP Committee with consideration given to the terms of the relevant contract and the circumstances of each eligible retirement, and subject to the maximum thresholds approved.

    is as confusing as all get out

    so...the 90% etc. is dependent on the concussion tpp committee? and who sits on that? and when do they make judgement?

    clear

    as

    MUD

    Sounds like a good lawyer could take this apart, line by line


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    8 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    I ask you would you like it if your boss did that if front of people to answer for mistakes made, you said if I was paid enough but I then asked if you weren't would you like it, it appears not as you don't want to answer it but that's OK.

     

    If i was going to be under public scrutiny for the quality of my work. I would want Top Dollar. 
    So i believe The AFL Umpires should be paid Top Dollar, and be accountable after the Game

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    9 minutes ago, von said:

    Is culture more powerful than luck with injuries? Does a season outside the 8 mean culture is shot? The way the system is created means it’s very hard to defy gravity for too long. Do down years and rebuilds always point to poor culture? Hawthorn were very successful but it turns out may have not had the best culture. I think people are defining different things as culture. Our culture looked shot in 2019 but it was for the greater good in the end and our culture came through and won us a flag. 

    A Good Culture is sustained Success and high Standards over a period of time. 

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    12 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    Sorry disagree about umpires doing a press conference they are not there to be attacked by the media, and paying them more won't solve the problem either, the afl can slow the game down by 10 interchanges a quarter foe a start.

    The Umpires won’t be attacked if they adjudicate the game correctly. That’s the whole point. Make them accountable 

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    23 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    Why should they does your boss drag in in frontr of you fellow workers if you make a mistake.

    You know what I meant...

    My job wasn’t done in front of the Public. 
    Pay the Umpires a serious wage with a weekly Media Conference. 
    i guarantee the mistake count will drop dramatically 

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    8 minutes ago, demon3165 said:

    People moan and then move on it's only a talking point for so long and then it's on to the next game.

    That is the EXACT AFL attitude


    Put the Unpires in a Media Conference scenario every weekend and they will sharpen up their eye sight immediately. 

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    7 minutes ago, Dr. Gonzo said:

    A good culture means consistent high performance. Consistent high performance in the AFL means competing for flags. Competing for flags means making/being competitive in Preliminary finals at the minimum.

    Not winning flags the last couple of years doesn't make us a failure. Not making Prelims does and that should be the expectation of our supporters.

    Yep. Straight Sets exits from the Finals is not acceptable, regardless of circumstances, if we are to emerge as a “Successful and Stable” Club 

    We have to ingrain that into the Club psyche. 
     

    Hawthorn have done it from 1971 onwards. They are never down for long


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    23 minutes ago, DeeZone said:

    I am very interested to see how our club reacts to this idiotic decision, hell we expect to pay Gus in full but not from our player payments like having one hand tied behind your back. In that case Collingwood should have to share our burden.!!!

    Yes, i am not a Lawyer, but there would be many ways to instigate this, if the Club is inclined. 
    Because as it stands I would only be giving out 3 year contracts from today onwards. It’s just too dangerous for the Club, because you cannot front end all player contracts 

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    1 minute ago, demon3165 said:

    Cornes is a [censored] full stop,  the human headline wannabe. 

    Of Course.

    His role is not suited to everyone. He thrives on it, except when Port Adelaide are involved. His persona then changes drastically!!

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    1 minute ago, WalkingCivilWar said:

    Why doesn’t this apply to Cornes, though? Why can he come out and say what we’re all thinking but other journos can’t/won’t?

    He is probably the token Thorn, who helps SEN and Social Media to have daily content.
    Wilson is probably the only other Journalist who is able to put the boots into the AFL whenever she wishes.
    It is a totally different scenario in the media, from when i was involved in the 80’s and 90’s. 
    The AFL love to have content 24/7 whether it is positive or negative, it really doesn’t matter. Clickbait generates revenue and the crowds still rock in. 

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