Adam The God

I'll take 44,000 this year. Let's make finals, win a final and we'll be able to surpass the 45,000 barrier next year. 50,000 is very gettable by 2020.

Quite true. We don't know how they were treated internally and maybe they were thoroughly respected, consulted, felt valued etc, but we can only comment on the external messaging and to my mind, if that was me, I could have interpreted that as a shot to my ego. I guess given how carefully PJ choses his words, I would hope Bartlett would do the same. And look, perhaps there wasn't a lighter way of saying it, but that does seem unlikely.

It's more how you manage an organisation or a team of people working for you. As someone who oversees film productions, I can tell you that people feel a lot more valued and work harder when they are respected. I think this is a completely separate issue to the participation award culture in schools and in some homes, which will see a generation of kids grow up with absolutely no resilience what so ever. Instead, I see this as being about organisational cohesion and the evidence says ensuring people feel valued and part of a team (good culture), is how you get the best out of the majority of people. It's also a key pillar to ensuring loyalty. Loyalty is also clearly a trait PJ has worked hard to build up within the walls of the footy club. Time will tell if Bartlett's messaging around topics such as this, will impact on the culture of the club.

Demonland might become more interesting for it, but the club seems a little less tight lipped in the last week, than it has in the past. Or maybe I'm simply reading into it...

That would be the Federal Government you're thinking of. You know, the ones trying to privatise the ABC, having already handed Murdoch tax-payer-funded Telstra. That's a great organisation now isn't it? The more you privatise, the less customers get. It's all about cutting costs.

I'm not sure if I've got this, but I would hope there'd be a commercial element to the precinct we would own and could then exploit for profit. This is what we've always needed and in the MFC heartland. Fingers crossed. Another one for @Chook in Perth. Kudos again, mate. Wonder if the Sun went public after Chook's post yesterday. It wouldn't be the first time...

Due respect? Not sure he's earned it... He's talking absolute rubbish as usual.

Or someone at AFL House said "settle down, Tom".

As I said to my old man, I'd be worried if Malthouse had endorsed Pert. I remember what happened the last time he endorsed someone that came to our club from Collingwood. The bloke is a doddering old gronk.

Fair enough.

That'd be consultation then...

Kent lost me in his second season with a string of lazy performances. He's a goal kicker (when he's kicking them straight), but hasn't improved on his work rate in all his time at the club. He's old Melbourne.

I'd be staggered if the AFL's man wasn't consulted on Pert's appointment. Staggered.

Spot on, mate.

I'm excited. PJ would not have endorsed a candidate that he didn't trust or think could do the job.

A better option than Tom Bugg, but that's not saying much. May make it in a new environment but have said for many years, he won't make it at Melbourne. Best for both parties if he moves on. A bit like Howe, Dunn and Watts. He's run his course here.

I think we're a top 6 side fully fit. Add Gaff to that side and we're nearing top 4. Our biggest problem for mine is that despite what some say, our depth is really ordinary and our bottom 4 to 6 are a) too inconsistent at best or b) Not good enough to be playing in a top 8 side.

I thought there'd be a Vince thread first, but I guess that's where my head is at. ?

That's game style though.

Agreed, except our current team have excelled recently by lowering their eyes and hitting short targets, but also being able to judge when to pull the trigger on the deeper kick too. Along with work rate and confidence, Hunt's kicking is the key thing keeping him out of the 22. Has he improved this area of his game in the 2's?

Agree with most of this, except for the point about Watts being traded for cap space. Jack was traded for game style and application.

I reckon he's a much, much better longer kick. I remember in his first year, his kicking from half back to the advantage of a forward was his standout move.

Got a lot of it today, but was going at well below 50% DE at a point. Tidied it up slightly, but would be a lot more damaging if he hit more targets. He's working up some great form though. For a guy who struggled to accumulate, he's found himself with leather poisoning the last fortnight.

It's not actually. Unlike the contractions "they're" or "we're", "who're" should be written "who are".

I have no inside info, simply a feeling that he's already verbally committed to us, ala Lever. I expect a Demonland "insider" will take a similar guess sooner or later too.