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Personally I think it's impossible to sack Simon. The only way I see that as an option is if the players demand it. With all the other turmoil and the number of over 28 year old players that we have, assuming it's true that they love the coach, we'd almost certainly be cactus for the next 5 years. The indignity and trauma of sacking Simon would be an almighty blow to the on field leaders, good luck to the next bloke picking up those pieces.

Bucks was a good coach and often, not always, coaches have done better on their second rodeo. Plus, he won't get a quarter of the $h!t that Goody has had to deal with from the media. In fact I'd suggest the media would back off the club entirely.

Keen for Goody to have another crack in 25. But, I wouldn't be against an approach to Nathan Buckley

Disgraceful from the HUN. Shameful

Feels like it's a no win for Brad, he did what he had to do. If Joe asks to meet him for lunch and he declines Joseph eventually tells Robbo 'I have reached out to Brad to offer some assistance but he chose not to meet with me' Instead Brad meets with Joe, no doubt to hear what he has to say and seek some benefits the other way and Joe tells Robbo, 'I have told Brad he should sack the coach, etc...'

Prior to the last 2 years we've done quite well attracting good to very good players from other teams. Bernie Vince started it. Shortly thereafter it was Jake Melksham, Jordan Lewis and Michael Hibberd. Not long after that it was the quartet that assured the premiership Lever, Langdon, May and Brown. But, no doubt we've taken a few hits to the body in this space the last 18 months. To outsiders it may appear we've reached the mountain and coming down the other side now.

Perhaps better than a tomato can! https://boxing.fandom.com/wiki/Tomato_can

If we, fromt this far outside the bubble think Pert might be part of the problem, I wonder what those much closer but not in the inner sanctum think? Jones, Lyon, Shwarz, Neitz, Hopgood, to name a few.

Agree. Though Speed also said Brendon Gale was involved at Richmond and it was successful. I love when Speed suggested Green should have (or still could) ask for "a month to get things sorted" and hopefully get the media off our backs for a bit.

He also acknowledged that Roffey made an interesting decision to go on Whately's show knowing the gap that existed between her and the Petracca's accompanied by the quote, "a president needs to be involved in a crisis..."

I hope Pert and Green were listening

Great listen, thanks for sharing

Hopefully this review will finally put a line in the Shand!

Don't mind that either, but if Jeffo comes on someone will need to make way

The benefit of Membrey is he's actually a forward. Petty and Turner are both backmen being retooled. They have shown glimpses and may get there but are not natural forwards. If Jefferson comes on, a combination of JVR, Jefferson and Membrey with Fritsch, Pickett and Chandler could be something. Petty and Disco can settle in the backline easy enough.

Over 65% accuracy full career. Pretty robust too, 17+ games per season 2016 - 2024 (except 2023)

Membrey worth a shot. Tough and that goal kicking accuracy (assuming his career stats align) would be very welcome.

Agree. We'd recruited half a dozen blokes in their prime on big money/long terms deals before the flag, then had marquee premiership players to contract long term after. We just haven't didn't have the cap space 2022/23 to bring in big names on big money. We were forced to moneyball it. FWIW I actually thought Hunter was pretty good in 22 and not terrible for the first half of 23.

plus, Pickett 23 & 24? Petty in 23? Grundy to us in 22? That's just related to our club in the last 2 years, heaps of other examples of (big name) contracted players being courted elsewhere. We've tried with Tom Lynch at least once too

Wouldn't that be likely to injure him? We should get the bloke that can throw the house!

Do they need to be OOC? Doesn't seem to matter when other clubs come at our blokes...

Very little sadly. The Social Media age has degraded journalism to a gutter profession. (Some) Lawyers get a bad wrap for being ambulance chasers, Journalism in the 2020s has taken it to a whole other level.

Agree Mach5. An in principle agreement was reached weeks back. ANB did us a favour declaring SA in the event PA might have a sniff and drive the price up attached, potential win for club and player. PA didn't enter the race, declared Adelaide and move on. We've no doubt got othe rmatters to deal with and that pick 25 (or whatever package we've negotiated) might unlock currency for other winning moves.

Can't really see how you'd leave the CEO out of a review TBH. The governance structure would be interesting. You'd think the CEO would be the sponsor and not an active participant. I can imagine these reviews can get sticky if the CEO tries to control the narrative to protect the horse called self interest. I'd hope Pert isn't that type of CEO.

Hate's a strong word. Perhaps it comes across that way in some posts. No hate from me but definitely some disappointments. Seemingly little progress with our home base project Very little influence upon the media/ability to control a narrative The club leaks like a collander which has resulted in us getting roasted mercilessly by the media, over an over Club communications possibly worst in the league Spent a lot of time defending the culture/denying a culture problem - I am sure he's invested considerable time trying to improve the culture, thought it's not obvious how/where or if it's helped!