Adam The God

Based on what? How would you know the operation of the board or otherwise?

Austrian actually.

Yep, I found this bit interesting: Led by Chairman Glen Bartlett, the Melbourne Board has reviewed its composition over the past 12 months, to ensure the right mix is in place to achieve the strategic objectives it has set out for the next three years. This process identified that with Thurin retiring from the Board, ongoing expertise in the commercial real estate space was required. It was also identified that a director with a strong AFL background was necessary, given the Club’s core business.

Rennick's a property and legal guy.

Yeah, real bugger. Was hoping we'd land him as midfield coach.

Yeah, hence my 'they can't ask for the world'. But you said less than a second rounder. Good luck with that. Providing Brown passes the fitness test, if we could land him for a single second rounder, I'd take it and run.

Couple of points about this. 1) You're assuming North want to get rid of him, not the other way around. 2) They essentially pushed him out the door under Shaw, so they can't ask for the world, but doesn't mean we can get him for a bag of crisps. He'll still likely cost at least a second rounder, possibly more.

Indeed. Thanks Wobbly. I'm very lucky to have you.

The midfield is pretty ordinary...

I don't mind Jayden, but I think he's the sort of player who might yield something handy for us in a trade. He's not a lock in best 22, so it could be a win win for all.

Reckon you're massively overrating them, but each to their own.

Well, there's being aggressive and then there's being stupid. What a ridiculous trade that would be. A first rounder and Brayshaw for someone they're happy to move on?

Totally. Ham, Higgins and two more. Ultimately, at least one will be depth, but we need better depth that can come in and play consistently well in that small forward pressure role. Even without Brown we need to shift our make up to something like this IMV.

At the risk of sounding like a sycophant, where do I sign up for the Bob newsletter? I like the cut of your jib, squire.

Soft cap mate. Have to reduce wages. I reckon Richardson will take the reigns here.

Geez, you're a sassy character sometimes, Steve. No need for it really.

Are you saying the system is great or the team is great or both? I reckon their system, driven by their elite core, is what holds it all together.

Yeah, he's still too soft in the contest IMO, but doesn't mean he won't get there.

There was certainly some improvement, but question marks remain. Let's hope Sam can build further on this season.

I'd agree with this mate. Brown and the MFC have spoken. I certainly haven't heard that we've met with Phillips or have spoken to him at all. That is not to say it hasn't happened, but I think the chat around Phillips came about on here due to him being squeezed out and being a good fit for us. Particularly, with TMac being mentioned in the Collingwood conversation, I think the 2+2 was flipping those two. I hope we're looking at him nevertheless, particularly if Polec is no longer an option.

Okay, I have to step in here. The French Socialists created the neoliberal EU and were neoliberal monetarists. There is taxpayer money at state and territory level because they don't issue the currency, they need it for revenue, but it is government or public money from the currency issuing Federal Government. Federal taxes don't fund spending. This would be inflationary. Taxes place a demand on the currency and are used to control inflation, while bonds are issued to control interest rates. In 5,000 years the currency issuer has never put its tax revenue back into circulation. And this stuff is not left or right wing, it's just monetary operations and how the economy actually operates within a floating exchange system.

Is Daniel Cherny his manager?

Richmond in 2017 had finished 13th in 2016. Port finished 10th in 2019 and just won the minor premiership, narrowly missing a Grand Final birth. Brisbane finished 2nd in 2019 after finishing 15th in 2018. Essentially, you're saying, let's not aim too high. Let's just make finals. How about no, Doc?

Thanks mate. This is why I really want Ben Brown. Martin / Petracca - Cotchin / Oliver - Riewoldt / Brown - Rance / May That elite spine. Weideman might make it, but I can't see him kicking 50+ next year. Others might, I don't.

My thinking is go after the best assistants and have them carry more responsibility. So a three key assistants for the three areas of the ground and then a head of development. Development coach will likely double as something else. We'll probably need Casey Demons coach too that sits within the FD. If Yze becomes forward coach, he may also handle overall strategy. I think FD set ups will look very different year across the board.