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Jimmy was fantastic at getting people to donate but he oversaw some of the worst administrative and hiring decision the club AND league have ever seen. If it weren't for GC and GWS entering the league we quite possibly might have gone winless across two seasons, in his 3rd and 4th seasons as President.

She mentioned the club's coiterie a few times. Definitely sounds like they're trying to enhance his business opportunities. Seems to me he has put on the table what he wants/needs and they're in a "wait and see" mode.

Can anyone imagine Eddie McGuire saying "I haven't spoken with the family"? He'd be at their bloody doorstep. Seriously the club buckled here and gave into Demonland hysteria for Roffey to speak.

This is a train wreck.

Part of me thinks that the club's entire "We're not trading him" spiel has a lot to do with the fact his frustrations about his injury ultimately do sit with the AFL, and that they know that any potential push via the grievance council would likely fall in the club's favour. There is definitely a component of this that falls on the AFL, even from a branding perspective given he is one of the faces of the league and is essentially threatening to unravel an AFL entity in the club. It could well be the league here that is playing a role, and I wouldn't be surprised if they were already involved in a mediator role. There is a very complex trade scenario that would have to play out if he does leave. And given we are already hearing of official trade requests, the fact he is still silent suggests something is bubbling beneath the surface. Whether that's mediation or a genuine attempt to facilitate the trade we probably won't know until trade week.

What an absolute rabble of a club we are. You just know things a cooked when Gary Lyon squirms whenever he's asked something. I'm pretty [censored] at Petracca in all of this but never has a club unravelled quite like this.

That would be incredibly tough to get an outcome out of, though. Melbourne could say it is willing to trade him, but at market value, of course. Which is subjective to a degree but ultimately reflected in his contract and salary, which demand a high return. I can't see the tribunal ruling in his favour unless the club knocks back a deal of reasonable even value next to his contract. You're talking two top 5 picks, or Nick Daicos. He also can't go down that route if he picks a team and isn't happy about not ending up there.

In space, no one can hear you cheer.

I'm not even a fan of Goodwin's coaching and I 100% choose Goodwin

The next step now is for Petracca's camp (and potentially Collingwood or Carlton) to start over-cooking his injuries to bring his trade value down. Continue making his place at the club untenable, force a trade, and get it at value. Bookmark it. I reckon within 7 days we'll see a report about how he'll never be the same player again yada yada yada.

Seeing Collingwood supporters on Twitter suggest a straight swap for DeGoey which would be like swapping a brand new pair of Jordan 1's for a pair of slippers from KMart.

I said it earlier in this thread; this is going to look bad for "brand Petracca". He's not going to win friends in the league by wanting to leave on these terms. Who does this guy think he is? He wins a flag and a Norm Smith and complaina about his personal brand? lol CYA!

GWS.

Imo the bigger immediate loss was a healthy Ben Brown. His experience and positioning straightened us up and made Fritsch a better player.

Would be peak Melbourne to win one when no one is around to watch it.

I'd be less inclined to cancel my membership if the trade involved Curnow or TDK. I reckon Carlton members would riot though.

Imma estimate between 1 and 150 billion years. Somewhere there

Needs its own site. 'Kozzieland'

NBA starts now

Goodwin has a poor record against specific types of coaches. Longmire Longmuire Had a poor record against Buckley And now also McRae. Our last 5 scores vs Pies: 57 51 66 53 56 Says everything.

We were still a chance to play finals though. We needed Freo to win. And our game was before there's. We would have got in on percentage. We lost to Freo and Sydney in the last month despite being heavy favourites in both. We won our last two but we choked to end the season.

Maybe it's just me but I thought we were far and away better than them that quarter. Their pace, composure and some free kicks forward of centre ultimately evened the ledger. We didn't fold.

had them on the ropes. just lacked composure.

Kozzie and Chandler have both been good