whatwhat say what

i am nevertheless impressed by yr clutching for misery

ah, that's some epic levels of mfcss - full hanrahan!

that the media were more concerned about this than discussing why goodwin was let go said volumes about the state of afl medja it was only really the guardian that looked at the reasons why; https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2025/aug/05/afl-simon-goodwin-sacking-by-melbourne-demons-was-ruthless-but-the-right-call

doubly so if harley leaves end of 2026 on the back of oscar allen leaving as a free agent at the end of this season they're going to have picks 1 and 2 in this draft, plus - probably - be given a start-of-second-round pick as a priority pick that's four picks inside, say, what will end up being top 30 that won't make them better over the next few years, but it may help them in 2029 onwards

i suspect they were just shattered after giving their all for 2.5 hours to fall a goal short

if he wants to go, what's he worth? this draft is so compromised and, apparently, low on quality, that i would be keen to get a player for him unless we think we need points in 2025 / 2026 for white, sinnema this draft, and then prasad in 2026

that [censored] kornes hated this stuff, so you know that it was good chaplin could not stand him when they were together at the pear i think we know who is the better football person and leader in a club environment

who knows it's all just rumour at this point in time

yes, the form dropped off the cliff the psychological damage by dropping four finals in two years of straight sets exits must have been enormous goodwin talked about how hard he drove the players to start 2021 - i do wonder if he burned them out tom mcdonald going down with a foot injury when he was playing so well at chf and then the punch-up at entrocote, compounded by flagmante giving teams a template on how to beat us, was the end of the golden run still, 17 wins in a row and a premiership it was glorrrious

it's easy to think that with how gracious he's been since being sacked but, as he said, it's a performance-based business, and we have failed to perform under his tenure for a period of time then the capitulation to st kilda made his position untenable

hinkley and davies are rumoured to be creating pear 2.0 with their old assistant coach voss at the baggers, so don't know where the story that he's coming to melbourne is coming from good people person and media performer

gillard is, imo, the best full back in the competition she's a big out

windhager is a very good player would be in our starting midfield imo

he's in skins, not tights

if we can turn him into our own errol gulden then happy days

every club leaks clubs with clear issues leak more

parko has always been clear that he was an mfc supporter as a kid, i'm pretty sure he's great to listen to when he talks about footy

crom offering 2 first round picks for petty is a #kornesmyth according to a very well placed source, no such offer was ever made

excellent i was hoping he would be keen for a senior role but i suspect this gets him back to the city of melbourne before a coaching role becomes available end of 2026 (e.g. carlton, potentially north, mebbe a succession plan at the aints or the peptides)

a mess how? we have appointed a new ceo our board is settled, with an orderly changeover from the current president to the next at the agm in december revenue remains strong our crowds have held up pretty well despite some ghastly on-field form our membership is, again despite our woeful performances on field, i think the third highest it's ever been at the end of the accounting period? or does sacking a coach - a football-related action, so closer to on-field than off, and more likely to affect revenue, attendance, and memberships than anything else - count as 'off field'?

she actively says that he should coach tasmania(n) devils, a team that DOES NOT EXIST, over the melbourne demons, the oldest team in the top tier competiton in the world and the founder of the game

Even Caro admitted that these days ‘end of the season’ refers to the end of the aflw season, as the aflm / aflw effectively runs from February through to December She criticises the timing then admits it’s in keeping with how clubs treat ‘in-season’ these days

he wants it, clearly, and is happy to go through the process

cam bruce has gone mad cam bruce has gone mad cam bruce has gone mad cam bruce has gone COMPLETELY mad

or buckley...