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I should mention that I don't have "the knives out" for Gary Pert. Up until recently I thought he has done an excellent job as CEO of the Melbourne Demons. I just wanted to keep Clayton Oliver at the Demons. Interim President Brad Green has said that Clayton Oliver isn't going anywhere, so I am relieved. However, this news article (if true) does have me greatly concerned: https://www.foxsports.com.au/afl/afl-2024-tensions-between-melbourne-ceo-gary-pert-key-club-officials-coach-simon-goodwin-future-questioned-alan-richardson-problems-at-demons/news-story/464bd24e03de5dbad68e6920037dff36

Yes, well it was a waste of hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses. Something the Melbourne Football Club don't have the luxury to afford. I note that interim President Brad Green spoke about "unity" at the Melbourne Football Club last night. Hopefully he can offer the "olive branch of peace" to Peter Lawrence so that all of this can be resolved. If he can sit down and meet Joe Gutnick for a coffee then he can do the same with Peter Lawrence.

Xavier Lindsay is an excellent kick. Would definitely like to see the Demons draft him. Here are some of his highlights:

If anyone from Demonland was there tonight, did they see Clayton Oliver? Tell him we all love him and want him to stay a Demon! ❤️💙👹

Pick 25# and pick 42# would be acceptable. Could then package them up in a deal to Brisbane or Gold Coast for first round picks.

That would be fantastic if the Demons could fluke something like that! I would literally be over the moon if we could get 3 picks in the top 20!

I thought it would be either Max Gawn or Jack Viney. Very close! Jack Viney now has 2 Melbourne Best & Fairests, the same as his Dad, Todd! Well done! Go Demons in 2025! ❤️💙👹 Nibbler getting 3rd should hopefully bump up his trade value to the Crows. 😉

Amazing speech from Angus Brayshaw. He bleeds red and blue. ❤️💙 The whole room was up to give him a well deserved standing ovation. Hopefully, Angus Brayshaw stays involved at the Club in a coaching role (if he wishes to).

Livestream starts at 7:25pm. Here is the link on the website: https://www.melbournefc.com.au/news/1671770/live-stream-best-and-fairest Hopefully Clayton Oliver shows up? 🤔

Fingers crossed the Demons can get this deal sorted with Gold Coast. 🤞

He could be a handy replacement for Nibbler?🤷‍♂️

So are we getting pick 25# from the Crows for Nibbler?

Is Cooper Hynes an elite kick though? We need better kicks at the Demons. Would much rather Xavier Lindsay.

St. Kilda getting pick 8# in Free Agent compensation for losing Josh Battle is massive for them. They'll have picks 7# and 8# in this year's AFL Draft. This gives them an opportunity to draft 2 young guns or be a major player during the trade period. It would be funny if they offered both picks to Port Adelaide for Dan Houston or even to us at the Demons for Clayton Oliver. I don't think the Saints are that dumb though. Plus their supporters might burn down Moorabbin if they did that.

Are you serious??!! Far out, I was going to have a heart attack! Please stay a Demon Clayton Oliver. We love you mate! 👹❤️💙

Fair enough. We all get emotional as we all love the Melbourne Football Club. I just would be quite devastated if we lost Clayton Oliver, especially if it was for a mere pittance to Geelong. Anyway, I guess we shall wait and see what happens at the Melbourne Demons Best & Fairest tomorrow evening and throughout the rest of the trade period.

Exactly, blame the media parasites. I just don't wanna lose a star Demon and much beloved player in Clayton Oliver. Richmond are losing 4 of their Premiership players and they are barely getting a mention in the media.

And you know all eh? 🙄 This is a discussion forum. All we can do is speculate. I am allowed an opinion just like everyone else. Tough luck if you don't like it. I have been a Melbourne Demons member since 1998. In the end, it's up to the Melbourne Football Club Board to sort this mess out.

This whole Clayton Oliver fiasco has been exhausting. Gary Pert has a lot to answer for sticking his nose in where it doesn't belong and contradicting what Simon Goodwin has been saying. I don't think interim President Brad Green reads the Demonland Forum. But I would highly recommend people who are Melbourne members send emails to him telling him your displeasure about Clayton Oliver possibly being traded. His email is: [email protected] If enough people send angry emails then hopefully he will listen.

Some exciting highlights. I love how clean Caleb Windsor is with the ball. Definitely a little bit of "Robbie Flower" about the way he moves though!

What an absolute disaster this off season has turned into. Leaks to the media on a daily basis. Players being disgruntled. Lack of clear and honest communication from the Melbourne Football Club. Allegations of the Melbourne CEO sounding out clubs to see if they are interested in Clayton Oliver in contrast to the views of the coaching panel and Simon Goodwin. It has been an absolute mess and we are the laughing stock of the AFL after a mere 3 years since our Premiership in 2021. Sadly, I think it is time for Gary Pert to either resign or be sacked. I say this with a heavy heart as I thought Gary Pert was doing a good job. But it seems like I am wrong. Gary Pert came to the Demons to become our CEO after 10 years at the Collingwood Football Club. He did a lot of good work there. But there were rumours from Magpies supporters telling us that Gary Pert meddles too much with football related issues. Myself, and many others ignored this scuttlebutt. In many ways Gary Pert has done an excellent job. He helped the Demons end their 57 year Premiership drought after the internal football department review at the end of 2020. Gary Pert helped us get our membership numbers up to well over 65,000+ which is amazing. He also helped us finally make progress with the Home Base to hopefully be built at Caulfield Racecourse (if everything goes to plan). However, there has now been lingering cultural issues that have been festering. Some of these relate to individuals and topics we cannot speak of here. But we all know what they are. This has been a dark shadow hanging over the Melbourne Football Club and something which will eventually all come out like "opening a can of worms" in the future impending court cases. Of course, I won't say anymore. Anyway, the main thing is that we have had a horrible 12 months at the Melbourne Football Club. Our second straight sets finals losses in 2022 and then 2023. We also had the much publicised dramas around Clayton Oliver and his behaviours. Then the possibility of him being traded. Which fortunately did not occur at the time. Season 2024 started with the suspension of a player for reasons we cannot discuss here. Then the forced retirement of one of the Melbourne Demons leaders and comradery promoters in Angus Brayshaw after almost getting killed by that vile Magpie thug Brayden Maynard. Then during the season we lost Christian Petrracca to a serious injury, ironically, also against the Magpies. Due to injuries and poor form we tumbled down to an embarrassing 14th on the ladder. Once the season concluded we then heard rumours about Christian Petracca being disgruntled and wanting to leave the Club. Fortunately, this was resolved (for the time being). But you had our former President Kate Roffey make a total fool of herself in a disastrous radio interview. Who admitted to not talking to our star player Christian Petracca much or his family?! Not long after that Kate Roffey resigned. Now of course Gary Pert isn't responsible for all of this as Melbourne Football Club CEO. I did mention that he did a lot of good things. What irked me the most was the illusion that "everything was fine" at the Melbourne Football Club and the culture was the best it had been for years! This was deceitful in my opinion. Especially due to the various controversies that cannot be mentioned here. Further to this why would the CEO in Gary Pert be independently asking AFL Clubs if they were interested in trading for Clayton Oliver?! Especially if the coach in Simon Goodwin wants to keep Clayton Oliver at the Demons! Shouldn't we try to keep a generational talent like Clayton Oliver and work through his issues? Just like the Tigers did with Dustin Martin or like the Giants did with Toby Greene? It really has been an absolute train wreck publicly for the Melbourne Football Club. The media have been like vultures gleefully picking at us. Even so-called Melbourne supporters like Tom Morris have been quite pernicious in their behaviour reporting the Club. I think the best course of action now is for Gary Pert to resign as CEO after the Melbourne Demons Best & Fairest. That way, he can leave with some dignity and we can hopefully salvage things with Clayton Oliver (as well as Christian Petracca) and then start things fresh. It will also make sure that the independent review being done for the Melbourne Football Club is indeed independent. Mark my words, the Melbourne Demons would be better cutting away the dead wood now if we are going to start again fresh in season 2025. Anyway, we shall see what interim President Brad Green and the Melbourne Football Club Board does next I guess? The ball is now in their court to make some important decisions and give proper explanations to us as Melbourne members.

Alright then, that is it! I am furious now! I was originally a big supporter of Gary Pert as CEO! I thought the Collingwood rumours were rubbish. This is the final straw! Brad Green needs to sack Gary Pert NOW!!! I choose Clayton Oliver over Gary Pert!

Hmmm David Teague eh? Is he any good? I think he was Carlton coach for a little while. But was he involved with Richmond's Premiership success as an assistant coach? I would rather we approach Cameron Bruce or Justin Leppitsch or Brett Ratten or even Adam Simpson.

All good. I found his contact details in an old email. In any case, I hope that Brad Green makes the effort to reconcile with Peter Lawrence for the sake of unity and shared love of the Melbourne Demons.