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Petracca and Oliver are both being cleared for cultural reasons, albeit slightly different ones. Both moves are wholeheartedly supported from the top down to the playing group. This is absolutely King clearing the deck and resetting the club.

Moving on Petracca, Oliver and potentially May isn’t just about ‘rebuilding’, it signals a massive shift in culture and a commitment to actually pivot the club. This should’ve occurred two years ago. I don’t really agree with your comment either about being very close to being a good side in the later stages of the year. We had moments, but the list as it was fundamentally lacked any semblance of being able to compete with the direction the game has gone in, in a meaningful and ongoing manner. Regarding rebuilds, there are a multitude of factors which form a nexus and a causal connection to either why they do work, or why they don’t at each particular club. I think it’s very context specific. It’s far too early to make a call either way with us, but I’m extremely enthused by what is occurring so far and King and Guerra. The proof will be in the eating, but this is an extremely exciting and positive time, IMO.

We still have Viney and Sparrow on our list, and we’ve moved on two ‘bulls’ in Petracca and Oliver (likely). Although Steele might be a good corporate citizen, he’s another that the game has moved past. We need to be building for the future, not treading water. If Viney was also to depart, I wouldn’t be opposed to what you’re suggesting, but bringing in Steele will harm a rotation of Rivers, Koz, Langford, Lindsay and Windsor.

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Channel 7 News footage Cleary.

So was I, TBH.

Melbourne meets with Oliver

The AFL media doesn’t operate in an isolated sphere, devoid of all media conventions, practices and methodologies. In fact, I wouldn’t even say it’s overly unique in terms of the media cycle. My point still stands and I’ve said it numerous times. If people want to be fantasists and drive the notion that all reporting relating to the MFC is filled with falsehoods, mistruths and fictional narratives, that’s on them. It isn’t reality and the end of the day, the media do not just ‘make up stories’. That’s not to say that everything happens as expected via reports, but that is the end game when you’re dealing with real-time information. I also think a massive issue is that a significant number of people who consume media in general, are not able to deduce the difference between an opinion and a fact. Media literacy in Australia is appalling, but you see it multiple times on here when a journalist/AFL media personality delivers an opinion and people treat this a statement of fact. They are not the same thing at all.

Sounds like there might be more this, potentially this has been a bit of smoke and mirrors. Statement incoming.

Throwing Edmund into this ‘basket’ is completely disingenuous.

Yeah, the media pile-on which constantly occurs on this site is actually insane and beyond tiresome. I work in a field which is constantly reported on in media circles and although reporting sometimes lacks nuance, or some matters pertaining to specificity, the overwhelming bulk of reporting is extremely accurate in relation to broad facts, figures and geographic insights.

I don’t ever recall comparing him to Ashcroft, but the reality is it’s a performance based industry and he is as a high draft selection. At a bear minimum, incremental improvement would be expected. What expectations have I said that are ‘absurd’?

This is criminally under-liked.

Mate, it was a flippant facetious comment. Relax - and welcome to the internet.

'Personality' hire due to a mullet and speed dealer sunnies who hasn't come on in terms of his AFL career...

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Based on what he's shown at AFL level, I truly struggle to see him on an AFL post the expiration of his current contract. I'll say it again, I find this draft selection one of the more baffling ones we've made recently. He's young, I'll give him that and potentially, it's not an insurmountable mountain to climb; but it's heading that way. We'll see what King has in store for him.

Was about to say the same!

Cue the Morris haters.

Rachele and Koz together is pretty tantalising. I also like the age profile of Rachele, would give a decade of service and likely 'peak' when we're back in the window (IMO).